Jagoan Kecil

Bukan salahmu, jika kamu tidak bisa mengerjakan soal-soal matematika itu...

bukan salahmu juga, jika jari-jari kecilmu tidak lancar diatas dawai-dawai gitarmu...

aku selalu tahu kamu tidak ada henti-hentinya mencoba dan belajar, disaat sendiri dan tidak ada yang melihatmu, mendengarmu...

aku tahu kamu tidak bodoh seperti yang mereka bilang,

aku tahu ada hasrat didalam dirimu untuk ingin seperti mereka, untuk menunjukkan kalau kamu mampu...

dah aku yakin kamu mampu.

pada saat itu, saat kamu masih didalam kandungan, karena suatu hal hidupmu harus diambil paksa, dan Ibu mempertahankanmu... kalaupn pada saat itu, kamu bisa berdoa dan meminta kepada Tuhan... kamu pasti akan meminta jika benar nantinya kamu dilahirkan, kamu lahir menjadi anak yang pintar dan berbakat seperti kakak-kakakmu...

tapi bukan salahmu jika ternyata tidak seperti itu... tidak ada yang salah dengan dirimu....

soal-soal matematika yang belum bisa kau kerjakan, dan dawai-dawai gitar yang belum kau petik dengan indah.... adalah hal kecil yang akan membuatmu hebat nantinya. kamu bukan tidak bisa, kamu hanya belum bisa! dan kamu tidak bodoh! tidak ada yang berhak mengatakan kamu bodoh, atau ada yang salah dengan kemampuanmu, hanya karena kehidupanmu di masa dalam kandungan dulu tidak selancar kakak-kakakmu!

dengan bertahan didalam kandungan disaat keadaan seperti itu, kamu telah membuktikan bahwa kamu hebat!

dan Tuhan juga membuktikan, bahwa kehidupanmu telah menjadi rencanaNya!

dan karena itu semualah, tidak ada yang boleh mengatakan kamu bodoh! TIDAK ADA!!

kamu harus mampu.

kehidupanmu masih sangat panjang... 9 tahun mu ini, tetaplah berusaha.

kamu pintar... teruslah belajar... jika mereka mengukur suatu kepintara hanya dengan ranking di kelas,

maka dapatkanlah ANGKA itu, jika hanya dengan itu mereka mau mengakuimu sebagai anak pintar!

dan beritahu mereka bahwa kamu memang pintar!!

untuk jagoan kecil : E. S. K. P

tidak ada manusia yang bodoh!

saya yakin, di dunia ini tidak ada manusia yang diciptakan bodoh.

saya tidak suka jika ada seseorang mengatakan bahwa seseorang itu bodoh -walaupun saya beberapa atau seringkali juga mengumpat dengan kata tersebut- tapi jujur, dan saya baru menyadari bahwa tidak ada satupun manusia yang diciptakan bodoh.

orang yang lebih tidak tahu, tidak memiliki pengetahuan luas, atau nilai akademisnya jelek, bukan orang bodoh... mereka hanyalah orang-orang yang belum pintar. dengan ketidak tahuannya, jika dia mau berusaha, dia dapat melewatinya dan mengubah dirinya menjadi orang yang pintar.... pada dasarnya semua orang itu pintar. saya sangat yakin itu.

saya kasihan melihat orang yang dikatakan dia itu bodoh. sepertinya, kata "bodoh" itu adalah suatu label yang merujuk pada hal : dia gagal untuk menjadi pintar. sebegitu sempitkah martabat seseorang, dengan  pelabelannya sebagai 'orang bodoh', dia menjadi orang yang tidak diperhitungkan? padahal sebenarnya, siapa yang bisa mendefinisikan apakah tu 'bodoh'? sseorang yang memenuhi syarat apa sajakah yang layak dikatakan bodoh? yah walaupun terdengar kontradiktif dengan pernyataan saya, bahwa saya yakin semua orang itu pintar, tapi memang ada suatu pertanyaan pula, bagaimana takaran seseorang masuk didalam kategori pintar?

dan menurut saya, kepintaran ini banyak sekali macamnya. kepintaran bukan hanya menyangkut tentang pendidikan akademis, keluasan pengetahuan, mengerti banyak hal, dll. ada seseorang dikatakan pintar jika dia cerdik, seseorang dikatakan pintar karena dia kreatif, seseorang pintar karena dia ulet dan tekun, seseorang pintar karena dia memiliki citarasa seni yang tinggi, dsb. dan kesimpulan saya, sekali lagi, PENDIDIKAN AKADEMIS BUKANLAH SUATU UKURAN PASTI SESEORANG DAPAT DIKATAKAN BODOH ATAUPUN PINTAR. Hanya, berilah waktu dan kesempatan bagi orang-orang yang belum pintar, untuk mengembangkan dirinya, dan menemukan potensi 'kepintaran' yang tersembunyi didalam dirinya....

kesempatan dan dukungan, akan memberikan suatu pengharapan yang besar bagi mereka, orang-orang yang mau membawa dirinya untuk lebih maju.

belajarlah untuk peduli.

BOROBUDUR, Magelang ( Notice : Indonesia )

I just realized there are many tourist attractions around jogjakarta! and very WOW!

in front of the Borobudur temple. i've already had a bad feeling

!

some time ago I went to the temple of Borobudur, which is located on area of Magelang. Magelang is located on Central Java ... Well, if pursued by car from Yogyakarta, will take approximately one hour. I strongly recommend do not visit temples Borobudur at the holiday season (months of June-July) or at the national holiday, so uncomfortable! very crowded if you come in the months that, like the sea of people! and certainly can not enjoy the scenery or some place (like a small museum or a diorama) ... so come in the months that deserted, or if possible come in the evening before sunset. if you're lucky, and if the weather support, and you will see a sunset scene that no less beautiful than the sight of sunset from the beach of Kuta Bali. well, I ever heard of a tour package to see the sun rise there, but I'm not so sure, probably better to ask directly there. lol

look at those people behind! eeerrrghhh!

and very unlucky I am, get there at the time of national holidays, which (unfortunately again) coincide on weekend days. god, very musty and very super crowded! but that day was very sunny weather, I had hoped to be able to see good scenery of the temple ... but unfortunately, people were covered my eyes! unlucky.

doing a little 'luck'. wait, is it the right stupa? LOL

There is a myth that if we could touch the little finger of Buddha in the stupa, what we want can be achieved. but apparently not any stupa. because there are so many stupas there, and I did not know which one exactly that 'stupa of luck', so I carelessly did this myth, lol. Who knows eh? lol

I am very envious of Raditya, he had to go there with friends during the afternoon and drizzle a little misty. unlucky? no no! instead he is very lucky! apparently of natural scenery around, the views from the top of the temple no less great than when the weather clears! a bit foggy, making the stupas' aura radiates, very mystical but also beautiful!

'dad, where are you?' i was lost!

A little from my sight

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afternoon sky, @Jetis Village, Boyolali ( Raditya's grandma's home)

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"morning has broken"

@ Bali Strait from the boat

 Swimming pool side @Lor In hotel, Solo

P.S.

Taken with Samsung Camera phone

edited with Photoshop CS 2

- all about amateur -

enjoy :)

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A trip to Bali (notice : it's in Indonesia!)

a time ago, my family and I traveled to Bali.
We spent several days in Kuta.

frankly, this is the umpteenth time we travel there. as my mama says: no boredom to go to Bali. haha ... and I think so too. only dad who very lazy to go there, because in one month, he had three times to go there. It sounds boring. haha ...

hhm ... we feel it is in a foreign country! I could ask (dumb question) is it true Bali in Indonesia? LOL.
how not, in my three days at the hotel, I encountered all, yes I said ALL, hotel guests are foreign tourists! if there are local people, it's only employees and .... us. that's all.
at breakfast, we were like 'alienated', as the only Indonesian family there. it was strange, at once funny ... like we're on a trip to Europe. LOL
er by the way, banana pancakes and ham which are served by our hotel is very nice, it's the only thing that so memorable from the hotel. hahaha ...

no no, it's not banana pancake, it's banana boat @ nusa dua. LOL

then one night, we went out for dinner, still on areas of Kuta.
we decided to have dinner at a seafood restaurant, because they are 'showing off' the fish, squid, shrimp, and giant lobster in front of the restaurant, so we could choose our own seafood which will become our victims. hehe.
and once again, at a restaurant, only we were the only indonesian family! uh ... I also do not know why like that ... just another Indonesian families -and God- knows why. LOL

 okay squid, farewell to your friends! yuuumm!

oh well, food in restaurant was very tasty! I chose the grilled squid, and my sister chose grilled shrimp ... it ws ... superb! Dad was very pleased to have dinner there (hhm. .. I mean, at some restaurants in Kuta which presents live music as well) because he could sing in front of the guest. haha. oh well, at that time he sang La Bamba and Volare ... and it all worked! guests danced! haha

you rock, Pa!

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when we were there, was to coincide with many celebrations. Our guide said it were celebrations held each village ... and is usually held every six months. Aaah ... we are very excited!

@ Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest sanctuary

guess, which one is my sister?

The first was when we were in Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest sanctuary, in which there was the great temple in the middle of forest, while there was a massive ceremony held by the village community of around that place ... maybe if in java, it's like a ritual blessing of the village. so many dance and songs, there was a kind of barong parade, a very large offering, and so forth. very beautiful ...

the ceremony @ ubud

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Our time to Tirta Empul Tampak Siring, else seems so ... there were more festive! many mass dances, gamelan games, parade presented, lots of interesting ...! there mama was given by someone a small package, not know what was in it, certainly that person said for luck ... haha ... I also did not know it's true or not, but my mom a little tense when she received it.

 girls @ Tirta Empul ceremony. they're so beautiful (hehe)

hhm ... be widened everywhere this post. real point is one, why people of Indonesia alienated at their own place? yaa ... puzzling questions ... but weighty. lol

Brunch @ Lake View Restaurant, Kintamani

oh yaa, I also really admire the people of Bali ... they are so global, but still able to maintain their own culture. Wooo ... I was in awe until want to cry ... why I was not born as a people of Bali? kidding ... lol

heading back to jogja :(

I promise to keep returning to Bali! hahahaha ...
I am crazy about Bali.

terlupakankah mereka?

mungkin kebanyakan dari kita sekarang merasa semuanyaaa gak ada yang memuaskan dari pemerintahan negara kita. kita merasa semuanya tidak 'sreg', atau apalah... yang kemudian menyalahkan pihak2 tertentu...
yang kemudian, kita sendiri, sebagai sat bangsa malah saling jotos-jotosan... ngata-ngatain yang aneh-aneh...
pada ga ngerasain dulu gimana susahnya memerdekakan diri, dan sesama bangsa, dari penjajah? yang ada sekarang cuma nuntut ini itu...
hhm... apa itu yang dibutuhkan bagi suatu bangsa untuk maju? selalu menghadap ke depan, menulikan dan membutakan diri akan sejarahnya?

saya, dengan tidak sengaja membuka salah satu foto di album facebook milik saudara saya... ini gambarnya :

                                                            ya.. gambar seorang veteran...

lalu kemudian saya browsing di google, dan muncul banyak sekali cerita tentang nasib para veteran Indonesia, dan hampir semuanya... miris. kebanyakan mereka menjadi tukang becak, kuli bangunan, penyapu jalanan, dll. walaupun mereka mendapatkan gaji pensiunan, tapi tetap saja yang diterimanya masih di bawah standar biaya hidup. jadi begitulah mereka, melakukan pekerjaan lainnya.

pada waktu muda, mereka gak punya waktu buat belajar bisnis, atau buka warung, atau buka usaha lainnya, karena 'sibuk' memperjuangkan negara kita... jadi bukan suatu 'kebodohan' atau 'kesalahan' mereka jika kemudian pada hari tua, mereka menjalani pekerjaan-pekerjaan seperti itu. bukab! bukan karena mereka malas! itu semua malah wujud dari kegigihan mereka untuk bekerja, dengan bekerja apapun itu.

jujur saja, saya pribadi, sebenarnya sangat tertarik dengan masalah ini... mereka sering dilupakan. bahkan (mari, tidak membudayakan menyalahkan pemerintah saja) KITA SEMUA (dan disini maksudnya, termasuk pemerintah juga) melupakan mereka. kita sama sekali tidak peduli.... apa kabar mereka? apa kabar budaya kita yang (katanya) menghargai jasa para pahlawannya? kitakah bangsa yang besar?

yaa... mereka semua, dengan bangga, masih menyandang 'gelar' itu... mereka masih mau bekerja apapun untuk menyambung hidup, bahkan dengan 'sisa-sisa' kejayaan mereka dulu : tangan dan kaki yang tidak lengkap, mata yang harus dikorbankan, hela-hela nafas yang tersisa dari lelahnya perjuangan mereka dulu...
semuanya masih 'tersisa' untuk mereka mengayuh becaknya, mengayak pasir bangunan, atau melambaikan sapu di jalanan...

didalam diri mereka itulah tertanam semangat "MERDEKA" yang sesungguhnya. tidak malukah kita?
berkoar-koar menuntut keadilan bagi diri sendiri (yang padahal belum tentu kita memberikan kontribusi besar bagi negara kita), dan melupakan mereka yang dengan berani sekalipun menghantar nyawa, hanya untuk memperebutkan kemerdekaan bagi kita?

hormati mereka... sejarah lah yang membangun kita.

i feel better! yaay!

hi, how was your day?

my day is better, I hope your days are also er ...

yesterday I felt bad and was always crying, especially in my bedroom, alone. but after that it was a relief, and re-excited, like getting a new soul. haha ... although then finally cried, over and over again ...
well even then, it's very comforting to cry. sounds mushy huh? but I'm very honest! try it yourself, hehe ...

oh, first I want to say happy birthday to my dad ...

happy birthday papa! you look so young (with that wig) ! LOL

he was 48 years old, on July 20 ... and we had a private party along with several colleagues ... sing, dance, so much foods, and all of them ... it feels good, especially Raditya join us. truly a great day. once again, happy birthday, papa ... I am very proud of you.

hhm ... in fact, my greatest healer is Raditya Endro ...
I was very lucky, he was here. with all the words of encouragement, with a gentle pat, which means, "calm, you are great people." to wipe my tears, and with the comforting arms ... all very helpful.

whether he or I who look so pampered?

he who trusted me, like no other people do. he who understand me, with all my mistakes and his sense of forgiveness is so great ... he always gives me the opportunity for learning and changing, always helps me whatever it takes.

happy family! LOL

he is the only person who saw me cry, and let me relieve myself with my tears, then hugged me after I finished. I scold him, under my outburst emotion, and he just listened and then grasped my hand, saying: "you should be able to skip all this, I regret to see you like this."

he always mocked my tiny fingers! ah!

hhm ... what else can I write about him ... * I'm confused
Essentially I know that at least there's someone who understands me.
and I am sorry for all the mistakes I've ever done to him, which made him upset ... I am not going to find another Raditya, inside Tom Cruise though, haha ...

is he look too serious? 

I hope you find 'Raditya' for each of you, hehe ... I know, sounds really stupid, but ... so yah ...
pray the best for us ... :)
good luck to you all.
kiss.