Arbor Vitae - Tenth Edition

TECHNOLOGY

SPECIAL SECTION

MEDICAL AFFAIRS

Virtopsy: The Era of Scalpel is Over

28th EAMSC 2015 Indonesia: Behind the Lenses

Unveiling the Truth About Forensics 10th Edition | February 2015

ARBOR VITAE THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF AMSA-INDONESIA

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Starting out the second half of the tenure with this delightful edition, our tenth. I cannot describe our excitement in preparing for this particular edition, actually we have been very ecstatic about it since the very start!

‘The truth is out there.’, the forensics will always wear that sentence up their sleeves. They will go through any steps necessary to seek out the cause behind someone’s death, or an accident. On this edition we will find out more about the field, you can read more about it in the Current Medical Affairs section.

EDITORIAL

On this special edition, other than the usual sections, Arbor Vitae has been upgraded. Now the members of AMSA-Indonesia can write reviews about Movies and Culinary experiences. We have also added a very special section called the EAMSC 2015 section. You can read and find out about the latest AMSA International Conference on the section.

Needless to say, we hope you would enjoy reading Arbor Vitae as we have enjoyed making it for the past ten editions!

Regards,

Jevonda Edria Bamitha Editor-in-Chief

Arbor Vitae 10th Edition Forensics: The Baing World of Legal Medicine February 2015 Jevonda Edria Bamitha Editor-in-Chief Emiliana Kartika Illustrator Publication and Promotion Team AMSA-Indonesia 14/15 Publication and Promotion

CONTRIBUTORS

Ruth Angelia Putri T. AMSA-UKI

Rosyida Avicennianingtyas AMSA-UGM

Christian Tricaesario AMSA-Undip

Hana Mutia Afifah AMSA-UGM

Jessica Linoto AMSA-Ukrida

CONTRIBUTORS

Dilanny Puspita Sari AMSA-MCU

Siti Shalihah Ramadhani AMSA-Unsri

Adinda Elvira AMSA-Usakti

Rara Ayuningtyas AMSA-UGM

Gerry Susanto AMSA-UNS

CONTRIBUTORS

Mudrikatul Jannah Djibu AMSA-UGM

Adhe Ikhmaynar Puteri AMSA-UMI

Ahmad Aulia Rizaly AMSA-Unhas

Gilang Baswara AMSA-UGM

Nadia Fadhilah AMSA-UB

CONTRIBUTORS

Nadia Marsha AMSA-Unpar

Nur Rahma Rizka Putri A. AMSA-UGM

Emiliana Kartika AMSA-UAJ

Rizkya Amelia AMSA-Usakti

Widi Cahya AMSA-Unpar

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MEDICAL AFFAIRS

UNVEILING THE TRUTH A

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FORENSIC written by:

Jessica Linoto

People’s perceptions of ‘forensic medicine’ are immensely influenced by what have been portrayed in TV series or games.

Some of them barely even portray the reality of forensic medicine.

In the movies they did analysis on evidences collected from the crime scenes, waited five minutes for the results, and you’ve got your culprit.

However in reality, it is never that simple. Forensic medicine is just a little part of medical science, namely legal medicine. According to the dictionary, legal medicine is a branch of science and medicine that studies the application of scientific and medicinal knowledge into legal matters mainly in the field of law. Therefore there will be time when forensic specialist will have to testify as an “expert witness” which makes them obliged to testify about the result of testing and analysis as well as what those results would mean. In court, works of forensic specialist can be challenged, therefore few of the main quality that a forensic

specialist must have are being unbiased, objective and applies equally to either side of any legal matter unlike in movies where they are mainly identified with law enforcement and prosecution of criminal cases.

In order to be a forensic specialist, one must have a degree and specialized training, according to the requirements such as a degree in science, math courses, statistics as well as writing skill.

In addition, it is also crucial to have good speaking skill and ability to write understandable scientific report for explaining the results of the analysis to the jury and others. Most importantly as a forensic specialist, one must have an unbiased ability, have an intellectual curiosity, and have a personal integrity.

The working hours and salaries of forensic differs, depending on the employer which can vary from local government, federal state, public or private laboratories, hospitals, university, or police department.

Forensic specialist may works in laboratories, crime scenes, offices, classrooms, and morgues.

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences have created eleven selections such as anthropology, criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering sciences, general, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology, psychiatry and behavioral science, questioned documents and

toxicology. Forensic anthropologists are specialized in recovery and documentation of skeletal remains and associated evidence at the scene as well as laboratory analysis on the bone to determine who and how the person died. Forensic anthropologist must have background training in archaeology for being able to do proper methods of excavation and mapping to apply during recovery of buried or scattered human remains.

However forensic anthropologists aren’t limited to recovering skeletal remain as they play important role as well in recovery of fire scenes and mass fatality incident such as plane crashes or explosion.

Criminalistics, on the other hand, analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence, then report the results for use in the justice system.

What criminalistics do are identifying the evidences and linking them towards certain individuals, objects or location through physical evidence.

Paul L. Kirk described the focus of criminalistics in his famous quote, “Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves, even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him. Not only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he scratches, the

blood or semen he deposits or collects.

All of these and more, bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot perjure itself, and it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it can diminish its value." Here are two examples of various sections of forensic specialist and what each has a particular expertise in.

The purpose of being a forensic specialist varies and depends on each person. Just as how Fredy Peccerelli

becomes a forensic anthropologist in order to help family of the victims of Guatemala 36 year conflicts obtain closure and information regarding their missing loved ones, the intrinsic motivation in order to become a forensic specialist could be a personal reason. Regardless of the reason or motivation to be a forensic specialist, the works of a forensic specialist shall focus on bringing the hidden truth in light.

ODONTOLOGI FORENSIK UNGKAP IDENTITAS MELALUI GIGI written by:

Siti Shalihah Ramadhani Novizar

Identifikasi forensik merupakan upaya yang dilakukan dengan tujuan membantu penyidik untuk menentukan identitas seseorang.

Pada dasarnya prinsip identifikasi adalah membandingkan data antemortem (data semasa hidup) dan data postmortem (data setelah kematian) pada orang yang tidak dikenal. Data yang diduga sebagai orang hilang terkadang kurang lengkap, bahkan tidak ada. Identifikasi dilakukan melalui berbagai metode, seperti sidik jari, medik, odontologi (ilmu gigi dan mulut), anthropologi sampai dengan pemeriksaan biomolekuler.

Forensik odontologi merupakan salah satu metode penentuan identitas individu. Keunggulan teknik identifikasi ini bukan saja disebabkan karena ketepatannya yang tinggi sehingga nyaris menyamai ketepatan teknik sidik jari, akan tetapi karena kenyataan bahwa gigi dan tulang adalah material biologis yang paling tahan terhadap perubahan lingkungan dan terlindung. Gigi merupakan sarana identifikasi yang dapat dipercaya apabila rekaman data dibuat secara baik dan benar.

Berdasarkan hal tersebut, terdapat lima alasan utama mengapa gigi dapat

dipakai sebagai sarana identifikasi yang dapat dipercaya.

Pertama, Gigi merupakan rangkaian lengkungan secara anatomis, antropologis dan morphologis mempunyai letak yang terlindungi dari otot-otot bibir dan pipi sehingga apabila trauma mengenai otot-otot tersebut terlebih dahulu.

Kedua, Gigi sukar untuk membusuk kecuali gigi tersebut sudah mengalami nekrotik, biarpun dikubur umumnya organ-organ tubuh lain bahkan tulang telah hancur tetapi gigi tidak (masih utuh).

Ketiga, Gigi di dunia ini tidak ada yang sama kerena kemungkinan sama satu banding dua milyar.

Keempat, Gigi geligi mempunyai ciri-ciri yang khusus apabila ciriciri gigi tersebut rusak atau berubah maka sesuai dengan pekerjaan dan kebiasaan menggunakan gigi bahkan setiap ras mempunyai ciri yang berbeda.

Kelima, Gigi geligi tahan panas, apabila terbakar sampai 400 derajat celcius gigi tidak akan hancur terbukti pada peristiwa Parkman yaitu seorang dokter dari Aberdeen dibunuh oleh Professor JW Webster. Pada kasus ini korban dibunuh, lalu

tubuhnya dipotong-potong lalu dibakar di perapian, tetapi giginya masih utuh.

Pada kasus kecelakaan besar, pada umunya dilakukan identifikasi melalui gigi korban.

Lama proses identifikasi berkisar 20-60 menit dan berisiko diulang akibat tidak sesuai standar.

Seluruh geligi korban masingmasing diperiksa dan didata dengan cermat. Untuk membuka rahang korban yang telah kaku, perlu teknik dan keterampilan tersendiri. Kemudian geligi korban dirontgen. Setelah dirontgen, hasilnya dicocokkan dengan data rekam medis korban sebelumnya di dokter gigi yang dikumpulkan pihak keluarga. Tanpa data itu, tim berusaha mencocokkan gigi depan korban yang sedang tertawa atau tersenyum dengan gigi yang terlihat pada foto asli berformat digital.

Namun, di Indonesia, pemeriksaan forensik odontologi sering mengalami kesulitan dan hambatan. Hasil pemeriksaan gigi masih perlu dilengkapi pemeriksaan sidik jari atau DNA supaya lebih meyakinkan, karena tingkat kepastiannya hanya 75%. Hal ini disebabkan karena rendahnya antusiasme masyarakat Indonesia terhadap

kesehatan, terutama seperti general check up atau sekedar mengecek kesehatan. Sebagai contoh, foto rontgen gigi tidak semua orang Indonesia mempunyai, bila dibandingkan di luar negeri hampir semua orang mempunyai data-data medis tersebut. Alasan lain dikarenakan masih minimnya dokter ahli forensik di Indonesia.

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A LITTLE CHAT:

AMGAH written by: Mudrikatul Jannah Djibu

INTERVIEW

CURRICULUM VITAE Nama

: Abdi Marang Gusti Alhaq

Nama Panggilan

: Amgah

Tempat, Tanggal Lahir : Jakarta, 9 Oktober 1994 Riwayat Pendidikan SD Trisula Perwari 2 (2000-2006) SMP Labschool Jakarta (2006-2009) SMA Labschool Jakarta (2009-2012) Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada (2012-sekarang) Pengalaman Organisasi

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Asian Medical Students’ Associaton (Anggota AMSA-UGM) 2012/2013 Asian Medical Students’ Association (Representative AMSA-UGM) 2013/2014 Asian Medical Students’ Association (Regional Chairperson AMSA-Indonesia) 2014/2015 Asisten Dosen Patologi Anatomi (Ketua Koordinator) 2014/2015

Prestasi

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Juara Harapan Lomba Menulis Cerita Pendek Remaja 2011 Juara 1 Lomba Poster Publik Indonesian Medical Student Training and Competition 2013 AMSA-UGM 2013/2014 : o Best Overall AMSA University o 2nd Place Most Influential University o 2nd and 3rd Place Public Poster World Diabetic Day AMSA-International o 3rd Place Most Scientific AMSA University o 3rd Place Most Stable University o 3rd Place Scientific Poster East Asian Medical Students’ Conference o 3rd Place National Research Project Competition

Q : Bisa diceritakan sedikit tentang Kak Amgah, tentang rutinitas atau kebiasaan, apa yang dilakukan sehari-hari, atau hobi dan yang lain?

A : Aku biasanya belajar, menulis, main bola, main game, dan mengajar patologi anatomi. Sejak SD aku udah suka main bola dan main game bola. Waktu SMA pernah ikut lomba sepak bola class meeting dan kelasku menang, waktu itu posisiku jadi kipernya.

Aku juga suka nulis, waktu SMP aku pernah ikut lomba menulis cerpen tingkat nasional dan dapat juara, juara harapan sih, tapi aku puas dengan hasil karyaku, waktu itu juga jurinya bilang karyaku udah bagus hanya perlu perbaikan sedikit. Dari situ aku makin bersemangat menulis.

Awalnya aku menulis berita bola, tapi setelah dipikir berita bola udah terlalu sering dan aku beralih ke tulisan yang melankolis misalnya curhatan atau nasehatnasehat. Biasanya setelah menulis aku minta orang lain baca tulisanku dan kasih komentar tulisannya udah bagus atau belum. Aku minta dikasih masukan, biar tulisanku makin bagus lagi. Tapi sejak aku mulai aktif sosial, aku semakin jarang nulis apalagi minta pendapat

orang lain tentang tulisanku, aku hanya menulis di blog. Kalau mengajar, aku udah mulai mengajar dari SMA. Aku mengajar teman-temanku untuk Ujian Nasional dan Ujian Masuk Perguruan Tinggi mata pelajaran Matematika dan Biologi. Aku suka pelajaran Biologi tapi lebih cenderung suka biologi manusia dibanding biologi hewan atau tumbuhan, makanya aku memilih masuk Fakultas Kedokteran.

Q : Kenapa Kak Amgah memilih masuk AMSA dibanding organisasi lain yang ada di KMFK? A : Sejak SMA aku suka sosial, manajemen, dan organisasi. Di SMA aku pernah melamar jadi anggota MPK tapi nggak diterima.

Dari situ aku merasa ada yang salah dari aku dan ada yang harus diubah. Aku memilih AMSA karena aku tertarik sama salah satu program kerjanya divisi SE (Social Environment) yang berbaur sama anak-anak jalanan.

Aku pengen ketemu anak jalanan dan mengajari mereka. Aku terinspirasi dari novel “Perahu Kertas� karya Dee, aku pengen kayak Kugy yang mengajari anakanak jalanan.

Q : Dan kenapa Kak Amgah mencalonkan diri jadi Representative AMSA-UGM? A : Sejak aku bergabung di AMSA, di divisi SE, aku senang dan seperti punya keluarga. Anggotanya menyenangkan. Dan saat itu aku merasa manajemen di AMSA-UGM masih ada yang kurang, aku ingin AMSA-UGM yang lebih baik. Jadi aku mencalonkan diri sebagai Representative untuk AMSA-UGM yang lebih baik lagi.

Q : Kalau jadi Regional Chairperson AMSA-Indonesia?

A : Aku menyalurkan kepercayaan orang lain terhadapku untuk menerima amanah ini.

Sebenarnya di luar target di tahun ketiga, tapi dengan banyaknya dukungan teman, aku menerima dan mencoba menjalaninya.

Q : Pertanyaan terakhir nih kak, sebagai penutup. Kasih tiga kata yang menggambarkan AMSA untuk Kak Amgah...

A : Keluarga tempat berkembang. Kalo boleh satu lagi, keluarga tempat berkembang refreshing dari kuliah yang penat, hehe..

28TH EAST ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE 2015

(This special section is only available on the tenth edition of Arbor Vitae)

(This part of the special section written by: Adinda Elvira) - The East Asian Medical Students’

Conference is an annual conference hosted by various cities around East Asia. The 28th East Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2015 is one of the biggest conferences AMSA-Indonesia ever made. It is an annual conference that gathers AMSA members across Asia in which they can share knowledge and culture through various ways in one globally discussed theme.

EAMSC is a great opportunity for medical students to understand more about health problems in the world.

This year, EAMSC was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from January 10th-15th, 2015. The topic for the 28th EAMSC was “Sexually Transmitted Infections: Halt The Disease, Help The People”. Delegates from each country in (mostly) East Asia attended this conference to discuss this topic.

After careful selection and consideration, 21 delegates from various universities in Indonesia were sent off to attend this conference.

First day of the conference, well here goes the awkward first meeting! It was the day we met the other delegates from another chapters for the very first time. There were around 280 delegates from Asia, Australia and Europe.

The delegates were divided into 16 groups consisting of 15-17 people. But worry not, after multiple group sessions, ice breaking and fun games, the delegates got along really well. Later that night, the opening ceremony was conducted at The Auditorium of Pelita Harapan University.

The second day of the conference was filled with academic stuffs. The first thing we did that day was listening to the lectures from several speakers about Sexually Transmitted Infections. After the lectures, the

delegates were given some time to discuss a case and practice history taking for STI patients. Then, after watching the demo, we performed the circumcision technique using the head of a chicken, a condom and a minor set. Later that day, we had our welcoming party. The theme of the party was “90’s neon welcoming party”.

It was a fun party where we got the chance to introduce ourselves to another and make new friends.

On the third day of the conference, the academic competitions were held.

There are 4 competitions that were held that day such as Scientific Paper, Scientific Poster, Public Poster and Video. The competitions were very intense. Each submission was prepared and presented very well. The academic delegates from Indonesia won the 3rd p l a c e f o r t h e s c i e n t i fi c p o s t e r competition. Yay! After the scientific competition ended, The Cultural Booth night was held. Each chapter had to make and decorate a booth to represent their countries. Traditional foods, drinks, clothing and handwritings were showcased that

night. Some chapters even handed out free souvenirs!

Fourth day of the conference was the ‘fun day’ of the conference. The delegates were brought to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah to experience the real Indonesia. Well at least the miniature version of it. They were taught how to play Angklung and how to do the Saman dance. Most delegates found it hard and painful to perform the Saman dance. After the excruciating pain, the delegates visited a couple of Indonesian traditional houses where they were welcomed with traditional dances and performances. Then, the delegates were transferred to Museum Bank Indonesia to experience a night at the museum. First, the delegates did the museum tour and dinner. Then they played the treasure hunt outside the museum area. In each post, they were given some clues and tasks to complete to move to the next step. There were so much screaming and running around, adrenaline rush kicked in, everybody was sweating like crazy but it was such a fun and unforgettable night!

On the fifth day of the conference, the delegates went to MRCCC and Lippo Village Siloam Hospitals for a hospital visit. They were shown how the system works, the rooms, and the equipment. After the hospital visit, the delegates went back to UPH to do the flash mob and community service. At night, the cultural night was held. Each chapter performed on stage. There were so many varieties of performance such as singing, dancing and even martial art. The cultural night was also the farewell night for all the delegates because the conference ended the next day. So everyone did their best and enjoyed the night while it lasted.

The closing ceremony was conducted on the last day of the conference. Presentations about next year’s EAMSC and AMSC were given by the hosting countries. Before the delegates went home, they released hundreds of balloons to the sky and this marks the end of the 28th EAMSC in Indonesia.

THE VEGEMITE AND THE PELUIT A DELEGATE’S EXPERIENCE (This part of the special section written by: Emiliana Kartika)

I was so lucky to be selected as a delegate for the 28th EAMSC Indonesia last January.

I have been very interested in joining EAMSC since I knew this from the former representative of my university. I would like to be a part of the GM or Technical Team, but I can’t meet one of the requirements—to attend the training—since I had

responsibility on a local AMSA event.

But being a delegate was way better than I imagined. It led me to lots of experiences, life lessons, and priceless happiness. For me, Jakartabased Indonesian, having Jakarta and Tangerang as the host of the event took me the shortest distance to any international events that can possibly be held. I felt more comfortable as I wouldn’t have to face the culture shock therefore I was ready to welcome the other delegates from other countries and make friends with them as an Indonesian.

Days before the conference, I started feeling nervous. This is my first international conference. What will I do during the conference days? How can I interact with other delegates from another chapter?

Days passed and then came the first day of the conference. After an unexpected two-hours ride from my house, I finally arrived at the hotel.

The delegates from my group have gathered for the ice-breaking session.

I was fortunate enough that the session has just started. We played games like the one in Eat Bulaga TV Show. I was thought only Indonesians or Filipinos (The Philippines is the origin country of the TV show) knew about this quiz, luckily some of delegates from other chapters have done this before. Ice breaking session ran smoothly and we got to know each other in a fun way.

There are two group moderators in my group. They are Amelia Victoria Tamsil from AMSA-Unhas (currently working for AMSA-Indonesia as Director of AMSEP) and Caren Surbakti from AMSA-UI. I had a great experience with Kak Amel teaching the delegates how to play an Indonesian folk game, ‘Kotak Pos’.

They easily adapted to the song and tried to sing with us in the following sessions.

That is how I had good beginning of the conference, when I found that a simple ‘Hello’ could lead to anything.

Every day has its own stories and a thousand words limit on this article won’t be enough for me. Seriously, you have to join another international conference while you can.

On the night of the food festival, I was with the delegate from South Korea and Australia. I explained to them all of the Indonesian food that was served. The night was spent to tell each other the uniqueness of food in their countries, until a delegate was asking me the name of food.

“It is bottled in a jar, it is thick in consistency. Brownish in color, usually put on the top of the bread.

Guess the food!”

What comes first in your mind? I guessed chocolate spread and it was wrong, so he prepared the spread on the top of a cracker and asked me to eat the food. He brought some of them, to be served in the cultural booth. We were all so shocked that it tasted salty instead of sweet as we all expected! We are fooled by its color and consistency that resembles chocolate spread.

Oh he fooled us, how could we all forget that he came from Australia!

Later he explained to us, it is called

Vegemite. Vegemite is a dark brown Australian food paste made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. A popular spread for sandwiches, toast and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for pastries.

It was a night worth to remember. We are all fooled by its appearance. Some likes the vegemite, yet some don’t like the malty texture of the jam. We put ourselves in shame and there’s no cure for that.

I feel that I spent the best days in early 2015 with my new friends from other chapters. When it came to the last day of the conference, delegates exchanged their countries souvenirs. I brought some traditional bamboo-andrattan peluit.

With no explanation, I simply give the peluit to the delegates. At first, they considered the souvenir is just an ornament. Then I explained to them on how to use that whistle.

I have no idea how the delegates from another chapters, especially the boys, liked the peluit that much.

We are all surprised by another cultural product. Well, we could learn it all, but the experience I had on exploring the culture of other chapters is simply priceless. There I learned how differences made great experiences.

Thanks to nothing else but the opportunity I have been given.

I strongly suggest every AMSAIndonesia readers to take part in any upcoming international conference. I am very grateful having every single experience during the conference, not to mention the knowledge improved by lectures and workshops. It’s not because it’s the least important, but you know no one likes being too serious. Thank you AMSA-Indonesia, thank you EAMSC 2015: it’s been a pleasure representing Indonesia in our homeland!

BEHIND THE LENSES COMMITTEE MEMBER’S EXPERIENCE (This part of the special section written by: Gerry Susanto)

“[EAMSC 2015] Open Recruitment Group Moderator & Technical Team”, the first thing that came up in my e-mail since I subscribed to AMSA-Indonesia Mailing List, and it led me to precious and unforgettable experiences!

Oh, Pardon me, my name is Gerry, member of AMSA-Indonesia from Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta (UNS), and this is my story about the 28th EAMSC-Indonesia 2015!

Yes, I was registered as a member of the documentation technical team for EAMSC 2015 since August 2014, and attended the first GM training in November 2014. That is the first time I met my irreplaceable workmates, they are: Bill Vitalis, Charlene Janice, Vicko Pratama, Maureen Ridwan and Gezta Nasafir from AMSA-UPH; Savina Umar and Pratiwi Siswaji from AMSAUsakti; Gilda from AMSA-Untar; Anthony from AMSA-Ukrida; Ajeng Apsari from AMSA-UNS; and Amy Tryabto from AMSA-Unhas. That time, to be honest, I really haven’t realized what this committee is going to face in January 2015. Long story short, after 2 days being with my outstanding workmates from other

universities, I instantly became fond of them. Maybe we were just meant to work in this team! Let’s skip to 9th January 2015!

The proverb “Jika tak kenal maka tak sayang” is totally true; I don’t need to adapt with my mates in D-1 of EAMSC 2015. Thanks to the first GM Training, and also thanks to the most hardworking division, the Manpower Division! Without them we wouldn’t be able to meet each other in November 2014. It’s the most unfortunate that I couldn’t arrive in time for the second GM Training because of remediation of OSCE; instead I arrived D-1 to EAMSC 2015.

How ridiculous!

We were plotted by our boss, Bill Vitalis, each day with different tasks, some were instructed to take photos, and some to take videos. Amy and I were plotted in video taking. Thanks Boss! The most interesting part about being the documentation team was how we’re able to catch moments that were experienced by the delegates and capture their emotions within it, these things were never seen by other divisions.

The first day was simple; capture the arrival and the opening ceremony.

But unluckily I was stranded in the airport while my mates were in the opening ceremony venue. Yet there’s something to be glad for, because I

arrived in the venue when the dinner started, there weren’t any documentation personnel around! I was capturing the moments all by myself because I know how the delegates wanted every moment recorded. From the first day I learnt that every single person can affect something, even if you don’t realize that. (note: I don’t mean to exaggerate myself, I’m only willing share the lesson I learned from EAMSC 2015).

Second day was the academic workshop day! Hoooray. But I woke up late, what a shame (So sorry Jimmy). The noon was quite long and I was really happy to see the delegates’ excitement when they tried to do circumcision procedure. It was priceless even though I didn’t capture them. When it comes to the welcoming party, something unexpected happened! The schedule was instantly changed because of the delegates’ demands. And surprisingly the event division had the calmness and quick thinking behavior needed, and the welcoming party was smooth as silk! All thanks to event division. It was shockingly remarkable. It’s clear that the lessons I got from the second day are ‘rather than be panicked with the situation, it’s always better to be calm for a while and completely analyze the situation to find the best solution.’

Third day was a relief! We only stayed in one venue; think how much ATPs we saved, brothers and sisters! The day was filled mostly by academic competition. Which I don’t understand but at least I observed and learnt how to present academic papers and posters (It was my first time witnessing a academic competition, lesson learned!). The exciting schedule of course was the cultural booth! For those who doesn’t know what a ‘cultural booth’ is, please register yourself to IMSTC 2015 or AMSC 2015! Yes! It was a cultural exchange hour; each chapter opened a booth filled with their chapter’s most unique items, cultures, and dishes. Japanese with their calligraphy, Nepal with their sight seeing spots, Indonesia with its Jamu, Australia with their kangaroo suit, India with their red-dot-on-theforehead-thing, and countless more.

From this event, I realize that there are still countless stuffs I don’t know about the world, and thanks to Mr. Jung Yang Jin from AMSA-UKI that has succeeded the cultural booth!

Woohoo!

Fourth day, tiring day yet another exciting day! It was cultural workshop at TMII and Night at the Museum, shortly (because the limit for an article is only 1000 words): this day reminds me how we should be proud to be an Indonesian! We have so

much culture to offer! A lot of stories and myths that amaze foreign people!

So stop complaining about being an Indonesian, guys!

Fifth day, again, I woke up late... never mind that. That day was Hospital Visit day and farewell party.

By following the delegates in hospital tour, I saw some of the delegates were amazed by our health facilities. I learnt that we shouldn’t be unconfident of our health care system! What we should do now is learn the medical stuffs as best as we can! (114 words left).

Sixth day, only half day remained.

The closing ceremony was more than beautiful! That all I can say! Simple yet unforgettable! Releasing colorful balloons together, but what most people didn’t see was the committees’ emotion! They were more than satisfied, even though they were all tired, but I can saw in their eyes, they finished a masterpiece together! From the beginning to the end, all together in happy and hard times. That day I learned, when efforts were given completely, the magnificent result will follow.

In the end, all I can say is, thank you EAMSC 2015!

Thanks for the opportunities and experiences!

Some said #EAMSChanyauntukdikenangbukanuntukdiulang.

But in their hearts I believe they would repeat it once more!

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WORLD ISSUE

AEC ASIAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE OF INDONESIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS written by:

Emiliana Kartika

You might ask yourself, why I should know about things that are not related to my studies?

Well it is not directly related to your studies, but it is directly related to your future. Who? Yes, you. Find out why you, as a medical student, should be aware of this issue.

What is ASEAN Economic Community?

Countries in Asia are lagging behind the great economic growth of China and India, the two giants of Asia. The economic growth of ASEAN countries, specifically, gets halted because of freetrade agreements that create even bigger socioeconomic disparities as free flow of cheap foreign goods kills the local market share. ASEAN initiated the integrated economic community, as a solution to increase competitiveness advantages and to withstand India and China’s market as one integrated region of ASEAN countries. To ‘play’ individually, ASEAN countries, are perhaps, too small to conquer the market. Integration of ASEAN countries will create a great emerging giant—in comparison to India and China—and is expected to effectively bring greater stability for growth and development.

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC—not to be mistaken as AMSA Elite Chairperson!) is the embodiment to the leaders’ vision of ASEAN future. It is a region-wide integrated community, consists of ASEAN countries, in order to transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and freer flow of capital. Leaders of the countries of ASEAN members signed the Cebu Declaration in 2007, affirmed their commitment to the establishment of AEC by 2015. It is planned to be launched by the end of the year.

Indonesia, the largest economy in the region, is currently gearing up to brace the opportunities by AEC. However, just like other ASEAN countries, Indonesia has its own challenges to meet its target as well.

Enough with the difficult words and economic terms.

Now you’ll be asking why we should be aware of this?

AEC is simply defined as an integrated open market.

Healthcare is one of AEC priority sectors that we— medical students—should pay attention carefully. Talking about healthcare, especially medical practitioners, AEC allows medical practitioners from other countries that meet the requirements to work in Indonesia; well (maybe) vice versa. But as medical students residing in Indonesia, we need to know how it could affect us in the future.

Briefly, AEC leads to health care workers liberalization. There are four modes of supply, referring to ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services:

Cross-border trade––Supply of a service from the territory of one country into the territory of any other country.

Example: A patient in Jakarta consults via online, to be tele-diagnosed by a medical practitioner in Singapore.

Commercial presence––Supply of a service by a service supplier of one country, through commercial presence, in the territory of any other country.

Example: A hospital establishes its subsidiary in Indonesia.

Consumption abroad––Supply of a service in the territory of one country to the service consumer of any other country.

Example: A patient from Indonesia visits Singapore to get treatment in a hospital in Singapore.

Presence of natural persons––Service providers, be it professors, doctors, nurses and other skilled and professional workers are allowed to work in another country.

Example: A doctor from another ASEAN countries opens a practice in Jakarta.

The latter might be the one that we should be mindful of. Comparing the theories above and the fact that we see everyday, we realize the common fact that the government has the homework to improve the quality of healthcare services and manpower, so that it could compete well in the region, not just being the targeted market for other countries. But we should not depend on the

government. The process that it takes might be too long for us to be prepared. We are supposed to lead initiatives, so we shall not think twice to start doing what we can do to improve ourselves!

To work in Indonesia, foreign medical practitioners are required to speak Bahasa Indonesia. This might be an advantage for us, Indonesians, who already master this skill. But it won’t be wrong to master another local language. Try to practice what you learn as how the old saying says: practice makes perfect!

Well, to speak Bahasa Indonesia is definitely not a big deal for most of us.

The next step, how about to communicate properly? Doctors in leading medical tourism countries— such as Singapore and Malaysia—are well known for their integrity and empathy on understanding patients.

They don’t mind to go the extra mile for the need of the patients. Put yourself in the side of the patient on every Skills Lab practice. Feel how a patient would feel more satisfied when he/she is well treated and knows that the medical practitioner cares for him/ her.

Keep yourself updated with latest technology in medical sector. Arm yourself with adequate information on operating basic and advanced medical devices; it depends on your

competency. Consider learning other skills needed to enhance your performance as future medical doctors. Quoting a quote from Dr. Lakshmi Halasyamani, chief medical officer at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, listening is a soft skill that a doctor should possess, enlisted on the top of the list. "Frequently, patients come with specific concerns that may or may not have anything to do with the issues we are concerned about. If we do not start with what we can do to help a patient from his/her perspective, it is unlikely we will be able to effectively partner with the patient on their health concerns."

Lots of things might have popped in your mind. Why don’t we do A? Shouldn’t we do B? We can do C, or D, … the list goes on. Keep in mind that we should be sensible about how AEC affects our career in the upcoming years. It brings us a lot of whole new opportunities and challenges ahead.

Be prepared, folks!

Listeria monocytogenes:

WHEN APPLE BITES BACK written by:

Dilanny Puspita Sari

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n apple a day, keeps the doctor away�, a sentence we often heard in which, literally or not, teaches us whether your food will affect your health. It really does express a good principal about modern medicine, prevention of the diseases. But somehow, it becomes ironic, when, these apples they advised you to consume, bites off your health.

Few weeks ago, the world was shocked by Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in America from prepackaged caramelized apples made of Granny Smith and Gala apples produced by Bidart Bros, California. Causing massive call-back for Bidart Bros Apples throughout the world.

According to the Center for Disease Control, as of January 9, 2015, 32 people infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been

reported from 11 states. Those states are Arizona, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

The CDC reports that 31 ill people have been hospitalized. Listeriosis, an infection caused by consuming food infected, has contributed to three deaths. Ten illnesses were pregnancy-related, with one illness resulting in a fetal loss.

L. monocytogenes were considered as animal pathogen for over 80 years ago, until in 1983 indirect transmission from animals to human reported, where cabbages stored in the refrigerator over winter was contaminated from infected sheep manure. Since then Listeria has been implicated in many outbreaks of food-borne illness, most commonly from exposure to contaminated dairy products and prepared meat products.

Listeria is a gram-postive, sporeforming, motil via petricious flagella, rod-shaped bacteria,

sometimes arranged in short chains and longer cells can be mistaken as Corynebacteria, direct smears they may be coccoid and can be mistaken as Streptococci.

In the culture it produces incomplete beta hemolysis.

In 2001, the Family of Listeriaceae was created within order Bacillales, which also include Staphyloccoceae, Bacillaceae, and Brochotrix.

Listeria monocytogenes is one of 6 species of Listeria which can infect both animals and human. The other one, Listeria ivanovii is considered as the causing pathogen for listeriasis in animals.

With its capability to survive the extreme conditions, Listeriasis causes 1600 sickness per year in US only, and it becomes the 3rd leading cause of death caused by food poisoning. L monocytogenes, has the ability to cross the intestinal, blood-brain, and fetoplacental barriers. Once it enters the gastrointestinal tract, the bacterium internalizes within the host's epithelial cells, where it

multiplies and initiates the processes of infection.

Internalization of the bacterium can occur by either phagocytosis (in the case of macrophages) or induced phagocytosis (in the case of normally nonphagocytic cells). Listeria utilizes the cell-wall adhesion proteins internalin A and internalin B to bind to the host-cell membrane receptors E-cadherin and Met. Once the phagocytic vacuole enters the cytoplasm of the cell, a phagolysosome produced by the bacterium, listeriolysin O the main virulence factor of Listeria, lyses the vacuole and allows it to enter the host cytoplasm, where it multiplies.

In the cytoplasm, Listeria spreads cell to cell by actin-based motility. Surface proteins on the bacterium, called ActA, initiate actin formation. This allows the bacterium to propel to the cell membrane and create filopods. A filopod is an elongated protrusion of the cell membrane that encompasses the bacterial cell and extends to adjacent cells. Adjacent cells ingest the filopods, allowing the bacterium to enter the cytosol of the new cell. This enables Listeria to avoid antibodies, complement, or neutrophils of the host cell. Immunity to Listeria is primarily cell mediated, which explains the greater association between listeriosis and conditions involving impaired cell-mediated immunity, such as pregnancy, AIDS, and organ transplantation.

Listeria monocytogenes invest in soil and fecal products. Listeria monocytogenes has been

associated with ingested raw and contaminated foods, such as raw and pasteurized dairy products, raw vegetables and fruits, raw meats and smoked fish. Because of its ability to grow at low temperatures, Listeria monocytogenes can be found growing in refrigerated foods as well.

Society groups prones to Listeriosis are pregnant women and their newborn, adult above 65 years old, immunocompromised individuals.

Because of the long incubation period (3-70 days) the diagnosis and tracing of Listeriasis can be difficult.

The symptomps may vary from noninvasive as flu-like; focal symtopmps as in GIT as watery non-blody diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea; until invasive symptomps when it reaches the bloodstream as meningitis, brain abscesses, or rhombencephalitis.

Invasive infection in pregnant women may asymptomatic or present with nonspecific flulike symptoms.

Primary bacteremia in pregnant women can lead to intrauterine infection, premature labor, stillbirth, and neonatal infections. Neonatal listeriosis is a potentially fatal infection that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, or meningitis. The two forms of neonatal Listeria infection are early-onset syndrome, occurring hours to days after birth, and late-

onset syndrome, occurring more than 5 to 7 days after delivery.

So what can we do to prevent ourselves from Listeriosis? You can start by eating clean, avoid eating half-cooked food. Because Listeria lives in low temperature, separate between raw food like fruits and meats with cooked food, and make sure you keep your refrigerator clean by washing it with hot water and liquid soap. When preparing raw food make sure you wash and rinse your food well under flowing water; and wash your hands, knives, countertops and cuttingboard after handling raw food. Also avoid consuming drink or food from unpasteurized milk.

So guys, Indonesian Minister of Agriculture said that the US apples coming to Indonesia are not infected

by Listeria monocytogenes. But that’s not the reason we stop caring about our meals. Especially in the term of hygiene and manufacturing process.

Sometimes we’re just lack of attention about where the food was taken or how it was proceed and where and how it was kept, also what’s its gonna affect our health.

As they say “You are what you eat!” so let’s know more about our food.

Let’s eat not just to be full but also to be healthy and stay healthy!

Virtopsy: The Era of Scalpel is Over. written by:

Rara Ayuningtyas

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TECHNOLOGY

Autopsy

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T h i s s p e c i fi c w o r d h a s b e e n mentioned a lot recently, especially on news related to massive scale disaster or even a mere suicide and homicide. If you search the meaning of autopsy in dictionaries, for example Merriam-Webster, autopsy means "an examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death."

The word "autopsy" was first used around the 17th century, and around 3000 BC, the ancient Egyptians were one of the first civilizations to do the removal and examination of human's internal organs for their religious culture mummification. The usual and conventional way of autopsy is using scalpel and other surgery knives to make incisions and dissections that are needed to show what needs to be seen underneath the skin. But, is it the only way to do autopsy? Is there any other alternative of autopsy that is more accurate and appropriate for the relatives of the deceased?

Absolutely, there is.

Virtopsy, a new approach in forensic imaging invented by a team from Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Bern, Switzerland.

The term "virtopsy" is a portmanteau of virtual and autopsy, which virtual means the qualities of capability, e f fi c i e n c y , e f f e c t i v e n e s s , a n d objectivity. This approach combines the technology of CT (Computed Tomography) scan and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to be able to present high-resolution, 3D image of the corpse's body. The idea of virtopsy popped up in the mid 20th century, in a conversation on an airplane between Prof. Richard Dirnhofer (the former head of the Institue of Forensic Medicine of the

University of Bern, Switzerland) and a senior police scientist. They discussed about having a technology for imaging injuries in 3 dimensions that can ease the investigation of a murder crime. What started as a light conversation about visualizing injuries in 3D evolved into a project to create a full-body and non-invasive dissection.

CT-scan is used to show foreign objects, bone and air or gas distribution throughout the body, and MRI is good for showing more detailed and complicated body components such as organs and soft tissues. Well, because this autopsy is computer-based, the result will be much easier to be distributed among the specialists for further analysis.

Virtopsy surely has quite-a-lot-andworth-to-obtain advantages. The autopsy no longer uses scalpel and other surgery knives to fully unveil the corpse's internal organs. It is easier for doctors because the relatives will be relieved that their loved ones won't be "mutilated" in an unapproppriate manner. Besides, it will reduce the subjectivity of the pathologists and human error caused by touching the corpse. The pathologists just have to touch some switches and the machines will do all the work.

Furthermore, the machine will be able to archive the autopsy record and data of the cadaver, so it won't be difficult if such datas are needed again in the future.

This new and crisp technology is not utterly and completely flawless.

Virtopsy actually takes slightly longer than the conventional autopsy. But the high-quality result and the cadaver, which will be still intact compensates the extra time wasted.

Another big hole in Virtopsy is its price. Imagine you're using 3 modern imaging machines (3D surface scan, CT scan, MRI scan) all at once for autopsy. Hopefully, in the future the machines will drop in price and we'll have them installed on every hospitals in Indonesia.

But how does this thing work?

Virtopsy involved taking a 3D surface scan of the body using stereoscopic cameras and projector that cast a stripe pattern onto the body. And then the body should undergo CT and MRI scan. Why should they use both?

POLYMERASE

CHAIN REACTION TEKNOLOGI KECIL UNTUK HASIL YANG BESAR written by: Ruth Angelia Putri T.

Di era globalisasi ini, seluruh aspek kehidupan manusia seolah tak lepas dari kemajuan teknologi.

Hal ini pun dirasakan oleh seluruh umat manusia, terutama dalam bidang kesehatan.

Begitu banyak dampak kemajuan teknologi yang dirasakan oleh masyarakat dalam dunia pengobatan, mulai dari tata cara penegakkan diagnosis yang berbasis teknologi hingga pengobatan dan tatalaksana operasi yang makin membaik.

Salah satu aspek kesehatan yang memanfaatkan teknologi adalah Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

Teknik ini sekarang sangat umum digunakan untuk kepentingan diagnosa penyakit genetik, penelitian dalam bidang sains dan teknologi terutama pada evolusi molekular, dan juga berperan penting dalam kedokteran forensik. Polymerase Chain Reaction ini merupakan suatu teknik sintesis dan amplifikasi DNA secara in vitro dengan menggunakan prinsip kerja enzim. Teknik ini pertama kali diteliti dan dikembangkan oleh ilmuan bernama Karry B. Mullis pada tahun 1985.

Teknik PCR digunakan untuk memperbanyak segmen DNA dari jumlah yang sangat minim menjadi berjumlah jutaan kali hanya dalam waktu beberapa jam saja, dimana sebelum diemukan teknik ini, dibutuhkan waktu berhari – hari untuk memperbanyak jumlah segmen DNA. Komponen dan bahan yang diperlukan untuk melakukan proses PCR ini adalah template DNA, Oligonukleotida primer dengan rantai pendek yang memiliki urutan nukleotida komplementer dengan urutan nukleotida template DNA, dNTPs (Deoxynucleotide triphosphatase), larutan buffer PCR, Magnesium Klorida (MgCl2) dan enzim polimerase DNA. Dalam proses pelaksanaan PCR ini sendiri, ternyata memerlukan beberapa tahapan penting, yaitu :

Tahap Denaturasi Proses ini dikenal dengan pembukaan untai ganda pada DNA menjadi DNA untui tunggal dan dilakukan sebelum penambahan enzim Taq poymerase ditambahkan pada tabung raksi. Proses ini biasanya memakan waktu selama 3 menit, untuk memastikan bahwa proses pembukaan untai ganda

DNA tersebut berlangsung dengan baik. Proses ini benar – benar harus diperhatikan karena DNA dapat mengalami renaturasi (pembentukan kembali untai ganda DNA) secara cepat jika proses denaturasi tidak sempurna dan dapat mengakibatkan penurunan daya kerja enzim Taq polymerase jika proses ini dilakukan dalam waktu yang terlalu lama. Enzim tersebut memiliki waktu paruh lebih dari 2 jam pada suhu 92,5°C, 40 menit pada suhu 95°C dan 5 menit pada suhu 97,5°C. Tahap Annealing (penempelan primer) Pada tahap ini, primer yang telah disiapkan akan menempel pada untai DNA yang telah dipisahkan pada tahap denaturasi. Primer yang baik adalah kunci kesuksesan teknik PCR ini. Kriteria umum yang digunakan untuk merancang primer yang baik adalah primer sebaiknya berukuran 18 – 25 basa, mengandung 50 – 60% Guanine + Cytosine dan kedua primer tersebut sebaiknya sama serta tidak saling berkomplemen. Hal ini dimaksudkan agar tidak terbentuk struktur sekunder pada primer tersebut sehingga dapat meningkatkan efisiensi PCR. Waktu yang digunakan pada tahap ini adalah 30 – 45 detik. Semakin

panjang ukuran primer, maka temperatur yang digunakan pun akan semakin tinggi. Kisaran temperatur yang digunakan adalah 50 - 60°C.

Tahap Extension (pemanjangan primer) Selama tahapan ini, enzim Taq polymerase mulai melakukan aktivitasnya dalam memperpanjang DNA primer. Kecepatan dalam pembentukan dan penyusunan nukleotida oleh enzim tersebut pada suhu 72°C adalah 35 – 100 nukleotida/detik. Hal ini dapat bergantung pada pH, larutan buffer yang digunakan, konsentrasi garam dan molekul DNA target itu sendiri. Proses ini berlangsung cepat, dimana untuk menghasilkan produk PCR sebanyak 2000 pasang basa hanya membutuhkan waktu kira – kira 1 menit. Diperkirakan, tahap ini memakan waktu 5 menit hingga seluruh produk PCR yang ada telah membentuk untai ganda.

Polymerase Chain Reaction ini mrupakan suatu bentuk siklus reaksi yang berulang, dimana kira – kira dilakukan 25 – 30 kali pengulangan siklus reaksi tersebut demi mendapatkan molekul DNA untai ganda baru dengan jumlah lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan jumlah DNA yang dijadikan cetakan. Saat ini pun, PCR telah dibuat dalam mesin elektronik praktis yang dapat memudahkan proses

siklus reaksi tersebut. Sejauh ini, jenis dari PCR pun sudah mulai bervariasi, diantaranya adalah Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), Inverse-PCR, Nested PCR, Quantitative-PCR, Reverse Transcriptase (RT-PCR) dan Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD).

PCR sering kali digunakan karena dianggap memiliki keuntungan yang sangat tinggi, didasarkan oleh tingkat spesifitasnya yang tinggi, efisiensinya yang baik dan keakuratannya yang memuaskan. Spesifitas PCR terdapat pada kemampuannya memperbanyak segmen DNA sehingga menghasilkan produk melalui beberapa tahapan siklus.

Selain itu, proses ini dikatakan akurat karena enzim Taq polymerase yang digunakan dapat meminimalisir kesalahan pada perbanyakan produk. Hanya saja, PCR ini masih menghantam hambatan yaitu penggunaan biaya yang relatif tinggi

untuk melakukan setiap tahapan prosesnya.

Teknik Polymerase Chain Reaction dianggap menguntungkan karena dapat memberikan produk yang berjumlah besar dari bahan DNA yang sedikit dan dalam waktu singkat. Tidak heran jika tknologi canggih ini sekarang banyak digunakan dalam hal forensik, terutama untuk mengidentifikasi jasad tanpa identitas dalam waktu hanya hitungan hari, tak lagi dalam hitungan bulan. Meskipun telah banyak hal yang ditemukan mengenai PCR ini, tentu dengan semakin berkembangnya teknologi, maka akan semakin berkembang pula penelitian mengenai proses PCR. Diharapkan, semakin banyak ilmuwan di masa depan yang senantiasa meneliti mengenai PCR ini ke arah yang lebih baik dan memberikan terobosan terbarunya demi kemajuan teknologi penunjang kesehatan.

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MUSIC & MOVIE

MUSIC & MOVIE written by: Adhe Ikhmaynar Puteri

THE POPULAR CHART 1.

Uptown Funk! – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

2. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran 3. Take Me To Church – Hozier 4. Sugar- Maroon 5 5. Blank Space – Taylor Swift 6. Fourfive Seconds – Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul, Mccartney 7. Lips Are Movin – Meghan Trainor 8. I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith 9. Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding 10. Shake It Off – Taylor Swift 11. Time Of Our Lives – Pitbull & Ne-Yo 12. Jealous – Nick Jonas 13. I Don’t Mind – Usher ft. Juicy J 14. Stay With Me – Sam Smith

MARCH MOVIES Chappie Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the i n fl u e n c e o f h i s surroundings – some good, some bad – and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from anyone else: he is a robot. The first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. His life, his story, will change the way the world looks at robots and humans forever.

Cinderella A live-action feature inspired by the classic

fairy tale, Cinderella brings to life the timeless images from Disney's 1950 animated masterpiece as fullyrealized characters in a visually dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.

The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother.

Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella's father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon

her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind."

She will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an apprentice at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella's hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham-Carter) steps forward and -- armed with a pumpkin and a few mice -- changes Cinderella's life forever.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent The Divergent Series: Insurgent raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them.

Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.

The Gunman In The Gunman, Sean Penn stars as a former

special forces soldier and military contractor suffering from PTSD. He tries to reconnect with his long time love, but first must go on the run from London to Barcelona and across Europe in order to clear his name

Home When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet.

But when one resourceful girl, Tip (Rihanna), manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

Get Hard When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order.

Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars.

But despite James' onepercenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison.

Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to "get hard" and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other.

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CITY GUIDE

Semarang / CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY

Saat berkunjung ke Kota Semarang pastilah tidak asing dengan istilah Kota Lama. Kawasan ini biasanya disebut dengan The Little Netherland, karena hampir sebagian besar kawasan ini terdiri dari bangunanbangunan lama bergaya arsitektur Eropa klasik.

Seluruh bangunan kuno yang ada disini sengaja dibiarkan pada bentuk aslinya dan hanya direnovasi untuk mempertahankan bentuk. Hal ini dilakukan untuk melestarikan saksi bisu sejarah, bahwa kawasan ini dulunya merupakan kawasan perdagangan di bawah kongsi dagang Belanda yang dikenal dengan VOC pada abad 18.

Kota Lama memiliki beberapa tempat ikonik yang sudah terkenal, namun ada satu tempat unik yang tidak boleh dilewatkan. Di sebelah barat Gereja Blenduk berdiri sebuah galeri seni yang bernama Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery. Namun art gallery ini tidak terlihat dari jalan raya sehingga pengunjung harus masuk lewat jalan kecil di sebelah Gereja

Blenduk, tepatnya Jalan Taman Srigunting. Suasana Kolonial masih jelas terasa saat menginjakkan kaki di depan gedung ini, membuat pengunjung seolah-olah sedang berada di tahun 1800. Pendirian Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery memiliki komitmen untuk mendedikasikan galeri ini sebagai media pengenalan bagi karya-karya seni dari seniman Asia kontemporer, terutama yang berasal dari Indonesia. Galeri ini terkenal telah berhasil mempromosikan seniman muda berbakat dengan adanya pameran dan event seni yang sering diadakan di tempat ini.

Sejarah bangunan ini cukup menarik, dulunya adalah sebuah perusahaan bernama Winkel Maatschappij yang dipunyai oleh tuan H. Spiegel. Pada tahun 1905 gedung ini diambil alih Tasripin (pengusaha pribumi kaya raya) yang menjadikan bangunan ini sebagai kantor dealer motor dan perusahaan farmasi. Kemudian pabrik Limun Fresh membeli bangunan ini dan digunakannya hingga pada tahun 1990-an. Lalu pada tahun 2008, Chris Darmawan yang merupakan seorang arsitek dan koletor melakukan konservasi dan mengubah bangunan ini

menjadi sebuah bangunan yang berfungsi sebagai art gallery.

Galeri ini menyajikan karya seni yang menarik. Ketika memasuki galeri ini, mata pengunjung akan langsung dimanjakan dengan keindahan berbagai karya seni yang dipajang di berbagai sisi dan sudut ruangan. Terdapat beberapa foto bangunan ini sebelum direnovasi, lalu ada juga bukubuku menarik tentang berbagai karya seni dan arsitek. Ada satu karya menarik yang dipasang di sudut barat lorong utama tempat ini sebelum masuk ke kantor, disana terdapat satu motor unik

yang merupakan karya dari Yudi Sulistyo, ia membuat karya ini sebagai wujud persembahannya kepada pembalap yang meninggal dunia beberapa tahun lalu, Marco Cimoncelli. Namun sayangnya, pengunjung tidak diperbolehkan menyentuh semua karya seni yang ada di galeri ini. Peraturan ini dibuat agar karya seni tidak rusak oleh tangan-tangan jahil.

Bangunan ini dilengkapi CCTV yang dipasang di beberapa sudut ruangan, sehingga penjaga galeri bisa mengawasi pengunjung kapan saja.

Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery memiliki dua lantai yang masing-masing terdapat banyak lukisan dan karya seni lain, seperti patung. Pencahayaan tempat ini sangat diperhatikan sehingga dijamin pengunjung akan merasakan sedang berada dalam pameran kelas internasional. Untuk naik ke lantai dua, pengunjung akan melewati tangga yang didesain modern dan terlihat simple.

Sesampainya di lantai dua, pengunjung dapat melihat berbagai lukisan dengan media alas dan pewarna yang berbeda.

Setelah mengetahui banyak hal tentang Semarang Contemporary Art Gallery, masihkah Anda menunda untuk memasukkannya dalam daftar wajib kunjungan Anda? Tidak perlu menyediakan banyak uang agar bisa masuk ke galeri ini, karena pengunjung tidak dikenakan biaya apapun alias gratis.

Bagaimana? Apakah Anda semakin tertarik?

Galeri Semarang, Contemporary Art Gallery Jl. Taman Srigunting 5-6 Kota Lama Semarang 50174 Indonesia +62 24 355 20 99 / +62 24 355 21 99 galeri_semarang@yahoo.com www.galerisemarang.com

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CULINARY

CISANGKUY Where Sourly Sweet Meets Melty Bombs written by: Dilanny Puspita Sari

Anyone of you ever heard about Cisangkuy before? For you who have never heard of it, you must have guessed it’s a place in West Java. Anyone ever heard of it before your head must be screaming “YOGHURT!” Okay, so Cisangkuy is a place in Bandung City which is famous for its signature yoghurt. Located in jalan Cisangkuy no. 66, just few steps from Gedung Sate, Museum Geologi and not far from Jalan Riau (which is famous for its Factory Outlets), Yoghurt

Cisangkuy is really really easy to find. With its Cozy Old-school Colonial open space style, you will find yourself lost in time. You can choose indoor or outdoor seat under the trees where the breezy wind glues your butt to your chair. You can see many youngsters and family chatting warmly and sippin yoghurt.

So what’s special about the yoghurt itself? As we know yoghurt is a fermentation product of milk with sourness as its

signature taste. But uniquely this has just traces of sour behind its sweetness. Sweet and fresh real fruit chops you can’t really get enough of it.

There are two kinds of yoghurt, Juice and Nonjuice Yoghurt. The fruits is blend together in the juice yoghurt.

The non juice yoghurt is more thick with fruit chops. Various flavours you can enjoy too like strawberry, grape, lychee, chocolate, coconut, and special one with rhum. All in the range from IDR 8.500-15.000. And also there are some snacks you can enjoy too, like pisang coklat keju, bolu pisang, potato wedges and sausage, and also some traditional food like gado-gado, soto, bakso, and so on.

Around jalan Cisangkuy you can find many sellers selling traditional Sundanese food, like surabi, Bandros, batagor, siomay, which you can enjoy while sippin your yoghurt.

And also not forget to mention Kue Cubit!

This traditional snack is booming now with the breakthrough of greentea flavor and also various topping you can choose to top them.

In jalan Cisangkuy also you can find Kue Cubit Greentea. You can choose these bombing topping from oreo,

cheese, silverqueen, toblerone, cadbury, kitkat, and many more (even to mention them making my tummy grumblin). You can also choose the wellness. If you dont mention, they will make it halfcooked, so its still melty on top.

It tastes so good when you eat it warm and the un-cooked greentea batter melts on your tongue. With the twist of the topping and maybe a glass of cold sweet and fresh yoghurt to balance it, really brightens up your day.

Opens from 8 AM to 5 PM, Yoghurt Cisangkuy really is a must visity culinary spots in Bandung. You can enjoy the other food stalls until 8.30 PM. Cisangkuy is just one spot among uncountable must visit culinary and tourist destination spots available in Bandung waiting for you to step your feet on. So guys, if you have plan to visit Bandung, never have doubt to call or contact us!

Bandung is ready for you! Are you ready for Bandung?

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Coherent Rizkya Amelia Natural heritage speaks visually and courteously - Linow Lake, North Sulawesi

Campus Nadia Marsha My second home, Faculty of Medicine Palangka Raya University

Memori Nur Rahma Rizka Putri Aulia Ingatan perlahan hilang seperti pohon yang dedaunannya makin lama makin berguguran. Sesekali bolehlah sejenak kita duduk di sepoi udara dan rimbunnya pepohonan, menikmati kemilau matahari. Sebelum kesibukan terlanjur kembali, sebelum semua keburu tak bisa dinikmati.

The Romance Ahmad Aulia Rizaly The photograph is shot on Sanggar Agung Temple, Surabaya. I think no caption is needed for this photograph :)

The Sunrise Ahmad Aulia Rizaly The view of sunrise from Apparalang Beach in Bulukumba, Sulawesi Selatan. This newly-developed beach is a new attraction for those who are hungry for the beauty of nature. It only takes 4-6 hours from Makassar, depending on the time of your departure.

Tanjakan Cinta Widi Cahya Barangsiapa yang bisa terus berjalan tanpa berhenti hingga ke atas bukit dan tanpa menoleh kebelakang , dipercaya kisah cintanya akan berakhir bahagia. Itulah mitos tanjakan cinta.

Donut from Our Little Friend Gilang Baswara Delicious right? Kids from Adopt a Friend program are very awesome!

You Are Not Allowed Nadia Fadhilah Do you see the word in there? Sometimes we need to use that for limiting things have to and should do or the opposites.

AMSA AMSA EVENTS EVENTS

The Climb: A Charity Concert AMSA-Universitas Diponegoro - Christian Tricaesario

Thalassemia is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disorder that affects the formation of Red Blood Cells resulting anemia symptoms. Thalassemia Major people need routine blood transfusion as their Red Blood Cells destructed faster than normal people. This routine blood transfusion costs a lot, of course.

That’s why AMSA-Undip thought to collect money from a charity concert for those children who suffer from Thalassemia.

The theme, which is also the name of this charity concert, is The Climb. Yes, it is based on Miley Cyrus’ song entitled The Climb which tells about life and the fighting to survive. Because we felt that song fits with thalassemia children’s struggle, so voila! we decided to use it as our theme and concert’s name.

It took place at Wisma Perdamaian Semarang, January 24th 2015. The gate was opened at 5 P.M. to taking pictures at photobooth and souvenirs at front desk.

Not only to donate money, the purpose of this event is also to entertain and bring a little happiness for thalassemia children who gathered in Yayasan

Thalassemia Indonesia Cabang Kota Semarang. They came with their parents and of course got special seats in the front rows.

The concert was opened with thalassemia children’s performance.

They sang two songs, which the second song was about Thalassemia. After that, Diponegoro University Choir (PSM UNDIP) sang amazingly and gave roses to thalassemia children. Besides that, there was also an extraordinary performance from AMSA-Undip member, Kenansa Anjani, who danced solo ballet. Not only Kenansa, but other AMSA-Undip members showed their amazing talents such as couple dancing, singing in vocal group (Il Medico), and playing violin (AMSA-Undip’s new Representative, Cantika!!). In

the last session, PSM UNDIP sang few more songs and then the concert was closed by collaboration between PSM UNDIP and Il Medico in singing theme song of the concert: The Climb.

The money collected from selling concert tickets then donated to Yayasan Thalassemia Indonesia Cabang Kota Semarang. What made this concert amazing was that friends of AMSA also came to Semarang just to watch it. Thanks to Amgah, AMSA-UGM, and AMSA-UNS for coming! After all, it is only in AMSA where you can get the chance to doing goods for other people, getting experiences, and also being friends with great people.

VIVA AMSA!

Adopt A Friend AMSA-Universitas Gadjah Mada - Rosyida Avicennianing Tyas

Hello, dear people of tomorrow! I'd love to recount an event which was actually happened last December, AAF. What does AAF stand for? It stands for "Adopt a Friend."

Technically, AMSA-UGM had a program for every AMSA in Indonesia to create an event to help children in need, but because we love the concept and the positive things it brought, we decided to do this again last December. In this event, we educated the children about the importance of being clean and healthy.

We held this event for 2 days, on December 7th and 21st. The event took place at Wonocatur, a beautiful village in Sleman. On the first day, there was a puppet show. The show was about Andi. He never washed his hands before eating, never wearing slippers when going out, never brushing his teeth before sleeping, and other bad habits you can ever imagine. Then, he was sick and finally he tried to live a clean and healthy life. We hoped that the puppet show would left an impression in the children's mind and they did what Andi finally did, living a clean and healthy life.

After the puppet show, we held some games. Well, the games still revolved around our theme in hope they would realize that being clean and healthy was not only important, but fun as

well. The first game was searching for sweets on the ground, but after that we asked them to cut their nails so that worms or anything that harms would not stay at their nails.

The second game was plasticine game. We asked them to shape it into donuts and they were free to shape it whatever they wanted or even made some toppings. And then we "baked" the donuts together in the "oven". After that, we ate donuts together, and of course this time the donuts were real! We washed our hands before eating and brushed our teeth after eating.

At the end of the day, we announced the winner of the games but everyone got the prizes just like the winner. We didn't intend to make the games a real competition.

We just wanted to make everyone happy. Before we left, we distributed a card for each one of them for controlling their habits (washing hands, brushing teeth, etc) and we promised them we would come back.

On December 21st, we came back.

We asked them their control card and then watched a video. This time the video was all about worms. It even got a good tagline "Lawan kuman, main aman.� After that, we played games again. The first game was Ranking 1. We asked them some trivial questions and the one who got most of the answers right would be the winner. The second game we played with marbles and the third game was sack race and arranging puzzle.

There's one thing that made me upset. Some children fought over something trivial. Fortunately they made up and then we proceeded to lunch. Oh I almost forgot! Before lunch, we gave them white T-shirt and they could print their hands and scribble anything on it. Then we took photos together and bid our goodbye. It was such a nice and heartwarming event for me. I hoped that next year we were able to create this kind of event again.