Hi, my name is Sevio. I am the first child of two children in my family. I currently study at Tarumanagara University majoring in Accountancy. I’m from Vincentius Putera shelter. I’ve been living in the shelter for seven years. I like the spirit of education here, I’ve always been given the opportunity to continue my education to a higher level.

Finally, I was chosen to get a scholarship from the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation. I am so happy and grateful that Heliconia helps my education, so I can become somebody in the future. Thank you to the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation, I will never forget this organization.

In Vincentius Putera shelter, I learned not only about school knowledge, but also learned to be disciplined, and self-reliant, and how to increase my skills. One of the skills I have is playing football. I won some football competitions with my friends. Every year, Vincentius Putra shelter holds a music concert event, and I’m always involved in it. My friends and I were singers in Music Concert 2020. I have many skills, I play guitar, football, sing, and dance. I used to be chosen to be a leader in some events in the shelter. I’m interested in various activities so I can develop my talent for the future.

I live in the Vincentius Putera shelter because my family is poor, and we experienced financial difficulties. My father died in 2009, which required my mother to work on her own to provide for my family. Then in 2015, I started to live in the Vincentius  Putera shelter. I felt sad at first, why I had to stay in the orphanage, but as time went by I realized that the Vincentius  Putra shelter has helped to develop my talent and gives me an education. I never regretted living in this shelter. By living in the shelter, I also help my mom to save her money.

I know life will go on and I want to be happy with the people I love when I succeed in the future. The first step I will take is to study well and take responsibility for what I have chosen. I don’t want to disappoint those who help and support me, especially Vincentius Putera Shelter and the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation. Thank you Heliconia and to those who were involved in selecting me to get this scholarship. I will do my best.

Sincerely, Sevio.

Last Message from Sevio, May 2025

After completing the internship, I thought I could finally relax and enjoy a break before starting my thesis. However, in reality, I had the mandatory Accurate certification exam so soon, it was one of graduation requirement. I was worried to be failed on the exam, if I failed I wouldn’t be able to do the thesis in the seventh semester. My fears came true: I failed the first test at the Accurate certification exam. While waiting for the results, I saw an announcement about the last available batch for the exam. Then I decided to sign up for the final batch. I took the second exam with extra focus and care, and this time I passed. So then, I could do the thesis in the seventh semester.

I tried to have a break before starting my thesis, but many of friends are starting their thesis already. I had no clue what topic I would choose, what references I needed, or what kind of thesis I wanted to write. I was completely stuck and didn’t know where to start. Days went by, when some of my friends had already reached Chapter 3 of their thesis, while I hadn’t even written a single word. That’s when the anxiety started to kick in.

In early August 2024, the thesis registration form was finally released. I will write about tax accounting for my thesis. I’m interested in taxation since the fourth semester, especially after taking the taxation course. I also had interned at a tax consulting firm, which strengthened my interest and led me to select a tax-related topic for my thesis.

I was fortunate to be assigned to Ms. Viriany — a lecturer and tax consultant, as my thesis advisor. I was very grateful to be mentored by her. I learned a lot about taxation through her guidance. She was incredibly patient, detail-oriented, and cooperative. Whenever I needed an extra consultation session, she was always willing to adjust her schedule for me. The biggest challenge during the thesis process was choosing the right industry sector for my research. My thesis title was “The Effect of Profitability, Leverage, and Firm Size on Tax Avoidance in Consumer Cyclicals Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).”

Step by step, I fulfilled all the thesis requirements, and finally, my thesis was completed and submitted. Still, the most important step was the thesis exam. I couldn’t enjoy my Christmas holiday — I was filled with anxiety and fear of not passing and having to delay graduation by a semester.

My thesis exam was scheduled on January 9th, 2025. The night before, I was so nervous and couldn’t sleep at all. When I entered the examination room. I was anxious at first, but as the session began, I felt surprisingly calm. During presentation, I was choosing my words carefully to ensure clarity. I managed to present all the key points effectively and I was able to answer all the questions. After the presentation, I was asked to wait outside the room so the examiners could discuss. When I was called back in, I was told that I had passed. I felt a huge sense of relief, mixed with overwhelming sleepiness! I took photos with my friends and returned to the shelter. More than joy, I felt gratitude — that I had completed my degree and could fulfill my responsibility to the shelter and Heliconia.

After graduation, I started applying for jobs in audit, tax, and accounting firms. Then I was accepted an offer at PT. Uniair Indotama Cargo as an accountant. I think I was a bit rushed in accepting the job at PT. Uniair, but I have no regrets — I learn a lot from my seniors here, and the work environment is very comfortable.

My graduation day was on May 11th, 2025. My mother, little sister, uncle, aunt, and cousins, also suster Yose (Head of Caregivers at Vincentius Putra orphanage) came to my graduation. What made it truly special was the presence of my family and friends. In the evening, my family, suster Yose and I were invited for dinner with Heliconia to celebrate our graduation. I’m so proud to be part of Heliconia and deeply grateful for all the support I received throughout my college journey. I was happy for being able to show my mother the people behind Heliconia, who supported my education selflessly. The event ended with a group photo and a video call with Carli from Netherlands. I was nervous speaking to her because my English isn’t fluent, but thankfully, Naomi helped in translating. I truly thank everyone in Heliconia, both in the Netherlands and Indonesia. For now, this is all I can say. I pray that God blesses all of you abundantly in every step of your journey. God bless you.

Message from Sevio, August 2024

In the 6th semester, I did “Accurate Certification”. This is an official certification that shows my skills and expertise in using the “Accurate Accounting Software”. This software is commonly used by companies to manage bookkeeping and financial reports. The Accurate Certification Test is a mandatory, if I didn’t pass, my thesis would be delayed. I must pass this test, so I could continue doing my thesis. However, thank God I passed.

This semester I did internship at AMB Consulting from December 11th, 2023, to April 30th, 2024 as an accounting. AMB Consulting operates in the field of tax consultancy. I was directly supervised by professionals in the taxation field to complete my job descriptions effectively. It was a significant opportunity to gain new knowledge in the field of taxation. I was part of the corporate team led by Senior Consultant Mrs. Christina Shinta, who also acted as my mentor, and assisted by the sub-team leaders, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Penty, and Mrs. Jeni, along with all the staff at AMB Consulting. This support greatly helped me, from socializing to the process of completing my job descriptions. There was no work-from-home policy during the internship, so I could experience the office environment directly, which made me easier to adapt and socialize. After the internship was finished, then I did the report and did the internship trial exam, similar to a thesis seminar but with a smaller scope. This report based on my internship tasks and the tax course. I was so nervous and I couldn’t sleep before the exam. But thank God, everything went well.

An interesting experience from this semester was that I was able to immerse myself directly in the professional world where I could collaborate with and be guided by professionals. I gained a lot of knowledge during the internship where I could directly apply what I had learned in college, and I even encountered tasks that were not covered in my college courses. The work environment was very comfortable, making the operational activities very enjoyable.

This semester everything went well and enjoyable, but the saddest part was that the last period of me participating in student organisations become closer. What makes me sad is that I can’t work together with my friends in the student organisation again. I have one bestfriend in the student organization who really cares about me, and we are close. She always helps me with my work assignments. She is the one who motivates me to join the student organization. During events or gatherings, my social energy often gets drained, causing me to isolate myself, but she always comes to me, jokes around, and makes me not feeling alone. I don’t know if we will see each other often or not when we are no longer work for the organisations, we’ll see how it goes.

For the next semester, I will focus doing. I hope the thesis examination will go smoothly, so I will get good result. I would like to express my gratitude for always giving me the opportunity to continue my education. Heliconia Fellowship Event 2024 was very exciting; I was able to get to know each other.

Message from Sevio, November 2023

There’s nothing special in the 5th semester, everything was running normally as usual. I had done my duties and responsibilities both on campus and in the shelter. So everything was fine and very grateful. I got new experience when applying and looking for a company for internship. It was really that hard to find a job and luckily I got it, I will do the internship in a tax consulting company started from December 11th, 2023 to April 30th, 2024. I will do my best to get good results. My goal for the next semester is to finish the internship well, complete the report on time, and do the comprehensive internship exam well. The activities during internship increase my knowledge, especially in taxation.

The most unpleasant thing about this semester was that during the exams, both the Midterm Exam and the Final Exam, I was not in healthy condition. I had cough, cold, and fever so I felt very uncomfortable when doing the exam. But I tried to go to campus and did the exams anyway.

I would like to thank the Helicona Scholarship Foundation for my study, for supporting me, and for always reminding me to maintain good behavior and focus on study. I am grateful that Heliconia supports every activity that I do. I would like to thank you for your support all this time and your very meaningful guidance. I apologize if in the 5th semester there were many shortcomings and I try to improve them and be better every day. Every support provided is an investment in the future. Thank you for making my dreams come true and opening doors of opportunity for future generations.

Message from Sevio, June 2023

Thank you to Heliconia Scholarship Foundation, kak Naomi, kak Susi and all those who involved in my study. I hope all of you are well. Also I thank God because of His blessings I could finish the 4th semester. This semester, everything went well, even though there were obstacles, but I finished it well. In the shelter, there was a Music Concert event with the theme “Home Concert Vitra 2023”, I participated in the event as a committee. The children of Vincentius Putra shelter played the musical instruments for the concert. The concert was assisted by extracurricular teachers. Praise God the event went well and smoothly. I also trained futsal for the children in the shelter because they did not have a professional trainer yet. I trained them basic futsal, such as passing, shooting, control, dribbling.

At campus, I took part in the Accounting Festival Seminar held by Accounting Students Council (IMMAKTA/Ikatan Mahasiswa Akuntansi Tarumanagara). This seminar contains the role of accountants in the era of technological development and whether the accounting profession will disappear. I was explained that technology is very helpful for the role of accountants in completing their duties. No matter how sophisticated the technology is, the one who will make the decision is an accountant. I also took part in Skills Training activities as a Moderator in the debate. It was a new experience for me because I had to learn how to be a debate moderator, someone who has to be objective and neutral. This semester, I participated in a futsal competition between Tarumanagara University students, even though I didn’t win any championship, at least I got friendship connection. Semester 4 lectures went smoothly, thank God for increasing my learning outcomes. With the support that has been given to support my education, I tried to be better than last semester. I apologize if so far there is any mistake that I have done either.

I just want to say thank you for the support and trust that has been given to me. The help you provide is very valuable for me in pursuing my education and will be a valuable provision after graduating from college. The opportunity will not come twice, but it will come to those who try repeatedly.

Message from Sevio, January 2023

First of all, I want to thank God for His kindness in my life, for all ups and downs that I experienced during this semester. I also want to give my gratitude to Heliconia Scholarship Foundation for supporting my education. The 3rd semester has an important role in my academic journey. The lecturers provided comprehensive understanding of the various topics with clear perspective. The lecturers are not only knowledgeable in their fields but also have a lot of of experiences and are able to offer practical insights on the topics we discussed in class. Lecturers could answer any questions and gave clarifications on any topic that may not fully understand by the students.

This semester also has its own challenges. I found it hard to keep up with the learning pace, especially when the material was too difficult. To be honest, I felt the materials were very much difficult, so I didn’t get great results. Therefore I apologize to Heliconia Scholarship Foundation. I promise to keep trying and be responsible on my study.

In semester 3, I joined the Students Council (DPM/Dewan Perwakilan Mahasiswa) organization. This organization occupies the highest structure in the Faculty’s institutional system. It aims to become a forum for student movement, develop soft skills, and student aspirations. The first time I joined DPM organization, I took part in PESARA (Member Basic Training) which is one of the requirements to become a DPM member. This event was held in Bogor for three days. I did many activities such as playing games, eating together in pairs, art performances, sports together so that we could be close to each other. After the PESARA event, I officially became a part of DPM. There are many benefits of joining campus organization: such as develop leadership skills, work collaboratively with others, and gain experience in event planning and management. Campus organization helps me to build a sense of community and foster a supportive environment. It also gives me the opportunity to make a positive impact for the university and its community. However, working on campus organization also has challenges. Sometimes it’s difficult to promote the event and influence people to join the event. We must be creative to approach the audience. We also learn how to handle conflict that may arise and make the right decision.

I also took part in a New Students Futsal Match (LIMABA/Liga Mahasiswa Baru). Unfortunately our team had to lose, but it was a nice experience. I got new friends, so one day we can play together again. I also often play futsal with my friends in the shelter. We sometimes did futsal match with other schools and thank God we won the match, we played and practiced at the same time. Thank you for the opportunity that has given to me so that I can still continue my education. I am very grateful and will do my best. I love You all and God bless.

Message from Sevio, August 2022

Praise God I have finished the 2nd semester well. The 2nd semester is more difficult than the previous semester, but thank God I passed it with full responsibility. In the 2nd semester, I did my activities hybrids, so not all of them are fully online. I was happy because I could study at the university.

I also joined a seminar on MBKM (Freedom in studying, Freedom Campus). By attending this seminar, now I know how to attend the lectures. It was very helpful because there were many choices that I could take such as internships in a company to find business ideas, teaching, and many more. I also participated in futsal activities, I registered myself in the 1st semester, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, futsal activities just started now.

This semester my GPA is 3.40, I apologize to my mentor because compared to last semester, this semester my GPA has decreased. It is a lesson for me to study even harder. I admit it is more difficult because each semester will have a higher level of difficulty. But maybe, this is purely because I’m not hard enough to study.

Thank you Heliconia Scholarship Foundation for the support. In the future, I will try to be better, and also I will join a student organization to seek new experiences and learn new things.

Sincerely, Sevio.

Message from Sevio, February 2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the mentors and the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation, hopefully, this new year all our daily plans and lives can run smoothly and always under the guidance of God.

I have been studying for six months and have had a very impressive experience. Adaptation in all aspects makes me strive to always be a better person. Until now the lectures are still applied online. Praise God, for always guiding me until the end of the semester, so I could pass the first semester without any disturbance.

In the Vincentius Putera Shelter, I joined the choir and performed in a virtual concert that was held in January 2022. There were some obstacles, but I solved everything well. It taught me to always be careful and always rely on God no matter what the problem is. Once I was given a group task, my group thought that the work that had been done was good but there were still things that needed to be improved and it was very troublesome for our group. Maybe we weren’t careful enough and we needed to brainstorm it together to improve it, but in the end, we performed it well. One thing that must be appreciated, each member in this group always respects each other and could reduce selfishness to succeed, so that we can finish it.

Praise God I got a 3.6 GPA in my 1st semester. Even so, there are still many things that I need to improve so that the mistakes that occurred this semester will not be repeated in the next semester. With this result I am not complacent with satisfaction, I will always learn again and again. If I am satisfied with this result, I believe I will not improve in the future. For the next semester, I will strive to be better and give my best. Thank you to the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation for always supporting my educational journey. God Bless.

Sincerely, Sevio.

Message from Sevio, August 2021

I have been following online lectures due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The first time I entered college, I started with an introduction to the university environment for three days. I got a lot of new things, such as the term twibbon that I should post on social media, and doing assignments together with my new friends.

Because for now the learning is still carried out online, I have to pay more attention to maximize the lessons. In the first week of the lecture, the material that was presented was relatively easy because it had been studied when I was in Senior High School. As time went on, the materials that are provided began to feel more difficult and to be honest, I have a bit of difficulty following this online learning. In my opinion, there are some lecturers who convey the materials quickly. Even so, I will try harder to get good results, and also I will try to adapt faster so that my learning process can be even better.

The Mid-Semester Examination results haven’t been issued yet. I hope and pray for good results. So far I have made friends although not many and I also have not joined a student organization. Maybe I will join the student organization in the 3rd semester because, in the 1st and 2nd semesters, I want to focus on developing my academic skills.

It was my first experience that made me willing to learn and improve my education for the future. I will be serious about continuing this education and I will do it with full responsibility. Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely, Sevio.