“Biarlah rahasia itu tetap ada karena ketika kau mencoba menguaknya, hanya ada kekecewaan kau temui setelahnya.”
-Kira, 2011-
Start your life by dreaming what you want to become so that u will end your life by becoming what you have dreamed before....
Aku bersyukur karena telah dikaruniakan kedua mata untuk melihat, melihat indahnya ciptaan Tuhan di dunia ini untuk selalu aku amati dan akhirnya ku syukuri nikmat Tuhan itu.
My last post was on 1st August and today is 3rd Dec. It means already 4month passed since that day. It is believed that many things have happened during that period. I really wanted to write down all of them, but in fact i couldn't. It isn't because I didn't have time to do it, it is just cuz I was lazy to pour out my ideas in this mind.
France ! Previously, I knew nothing speaking on France. I didn’t even know what “Bonjour” means :D But then, after taking French class since three months ago, I can speak France now. Although I still can’t speak fluently, at least I know how to introduce myself a bit :D Yeah, finally I did it. To be honest, previously, I’ve never thought to speak France and even take the class for that. It is coincidence, I can say like that. Why? Well, I’ll tell you the story.
I think the nature law which says that whatever we do to other people no matter good or bad, it will turn aside us and we don't know when will it be, is true.
My last post was on 1st August and today is 3rd Dec. It means already 4month passed since that day. It is believed that many things have happened during that period. I really wanted to write down all of them, but in fact i couldn't. It isn't because I didn't have time to do it, it is just cuz I was lazy to pour out my ideas in this mind.
L-A-Z-Y ! Yeah, that's one word which I do believe can affect the whole life if one has it inside their-selves. Lazy to eat will give us sickness. Lazy to study or to do best will keep us away from success. Lazy to move will keep us stuck in the same place whereas other people who keep move on will go far away leaving us behind. In a nutshell lazy is the most dangerous virus which should be avoided in our life.
A short passage above is only a point of view of mine which I think can describe what I have done in the past four months. As I said, I was lazy to share it. However, it's good that I still have a willing to keep it in my mind to write later. Yup, 4 months was not a long period to experience the life, yet wasn't a short time to engrave our memories. Well, being to the point I just wanna share my activities during that time which will be posted on the next post.
Today I am happy that I decide to start writing this blog again. I really miss the moment where I feel excited sharing my story to other people through a note. At the past I used to have reading and writing as my hobbies although in reality it is rarely to see me holding a pen to write or a book to read. From now, I'm going to bring the good habits back to my daily life. And I should keep this promise, not only keep it but make it realize =)
-Kira-
ilustration (yanniewongyy.blogspot.com)
“ING NGARSO SUNG TULODO, ING MADYO MANGUN KARSO, TUT WURI HANDAYANI”
(Di depan memberi teladan, di tengah memberi bimbingan, di belakang memberi dorongan)
Sekitar satu jam telah berlalu dari tengah malam. Aku masih berkutat dengan diktat kuliah demi mempersiapkan diri menempuh ujian akhir yang sudah di depan mata. Lelah karena berjam-jam melototin catatan-catatan kuliah itu, sejenak aku merilekskan badan. Putar badan ke kanan, putar ke kiri, tak ketinggalan dengan memijat kepala yang ketika kupegang terasa panas. Tampaknya telah mencapai titik didih akibat dijejali berbagai rumus mata kuliah Peluang dan Statistika. Lirik kanan, lirik kiri, dan pandanganku pun tertuju ke arah laptop mungil di atas meja belajar yang sejak sore tadi kuonggokan begitu saja karena tidak ingin ia memecah konsentrasiku ketika belajar. Kuberanjak dari kasur springku mendekati benda elektronik itu. Kutekan tombol power, layar hitam itu pun kini berwarni-warni. Sedikit menunggu karena proses loadingnya agak lambat, yang kuterka mungkin saja karena telah terkontaminasi dengan virus atau juga disebabkan oleh beratus-ratus ribu file yang telah dimasukkan ke tubuhnya. Loading pun selesai, bergegas ku klik ikon berlambangkan lingkaran berwarna merah, kuning, hijau, di tengah-tengahnya biru *jadi teringat lagu Pelangi ciptaan Pak A.T. Mahmud (Alm.) :D Klik sana, klik sini, hingga akhirnya jendela browser itu pun telah dipenuhi berbagai website yang kemudian satu per satu kujelajahi isinya. Selang beberapa menit kemudian pandanganku pun terpaku pada sebuah artikel yang tengah menjadi hot-thread di salah satu forum website terkemuka.
BERITA DUKA DI HARI PENDIDIKAN NASIONAL
Perahu Terbalik di Bengawan Solo, Siswa Tenggelam Ketika Akan Ikut Upacara Hardiknas
Hatiku teriris-iris membaca sepenggal kalimat di atas. Kusadari bahwa hari ini tanggal 2 Mei adalah Hari Pendidikan Nasional yang bertepatan dengan hari kelahiran seorang tokoh nasional yang semasa hidupnya begitu berapi-api menyerukan semangat pendidikan kepada bangsa Indonesia, yaitu Ki Hajar Dewantara. Betapa mirisnya negeri kita kalau kita amati dengan cermat bahwa betapa banyaknya putra bangsa yang berpotensi untuk memajukan negeri ini dengan berat hati harus putus sekolah karena kendala biaya pendidikan yang tidak terjangkau. Betapa pilunya juga ketika melihat kenyataan bahwa banyak cendikiawan Indonesia yang terpaksa meninggalkan tanah air, memilih berkarya di negeri orang karena tidak didukung oleh pemerintah dalam mengembangkan risetnya yang semata-mata nantinya didedikasikan hanya untuk negeri tercinta.
Mengenyam pendidikan adalah hal yang belum dirasakan oleh rakyat kita secara merata. Kita dapat melihat dengan sangat jelas bahwa bangku pendidikan hanya bisa dirasakan oleh mereka yang bermodal tinggi saja lantaran harga “bangku sekolah” yang dari hari ke hari kian melangit tidak mau kalah dengan kenaikan harga sembako bahan pangan ataupun BBM. Namun demikian, kusadari juga bahwa tidak sedikit orang yang masih mau peduli akan nasib pendidikan bangsa Indonesia. Sebagai contoh, telah banyak LSM atau juga pribadi yang merogoh koceknya untuk membantu putra-putri bangsa yang ingin sekolah tetapi mengalami kesulitan ekonomi. Pemerintah pun tentunya tidak tinggal diam menyangkut masalah pendidikan ini. Salah satunya adalah menaikkan anggaran pendidikan untuk tahun 2011 menjadi sebesar Rp 249 triliun, walaupun sebetulnya hal ini belum juga cukup untuk memenuhi biaya kebutuhan pendidikan di Indonesia. Hal itu dikarenakan sebagian besar dana tersebut tersedot untuk membayar gaji guru yang seharusnya memiliki anggaran terpisah. Pada akhirnya, kita sebagai rakyat kecil sejauh ini hanya bisa menyampaikan suara-suara melalui berbagai perantara seperti, media cetak, elektronik, ataupun LSM saja tanpa bisa berbuat hal kongkret yang sekiranya bisa mengetuk hati pemerintah agar mau membuka mata melihat kondisi yang sebenarnya.
Terlepas dari itu semua, hal yang bisa kulakukan kini adalah bersyukur sebesar-besarnya atas nikmat yang telah diberikan oleh Tuhan karena sampai saat ini aku masih dapat melanjutkan pendidikan hingga ke perguruan tinggi. Atas berkat rahmat Alloh Swt. aku bisa merasakan indahnya masa-masa kuliah dan betapa nikmat terasa ketika setiap hari aku menerima ilmu-ilmu baru. Ilmu pengetahuan yang Insya Alloh selalu kugunakan dengan baik dalam rangka membangun tanah air tercinta. Sesungguhnya aku melakukan ini semua hanya karena mengharapkan ridho dari Alloh Yang Maha Kuasa. Sebagaimana teringat firman-Nya dalam Al-Qur`an surat Al-Mujaadilah ayat 11 :
“. . . Allah akan mengangkat (derajat) orang-orang yang beriman di antaramu dan orang-orang yang diberi ilmu pengetahuan beberapa derajat”
*Angkatlah semangat menuntut ilmu yang merupakan salah satu dasar dalam menjalani hidup. Meningkatkan ilmu berarti membuat hidupmu lebih hidup.
Ditulis di : kamar asrama UTP
I think the nature law which says that whatever we do to other people no matter good or bad, it will turn aside us and we don't know when will it be, is true.
It's like a mirror. It will reflect back our deed. If you are doing good with people then people will do good to u as well. I do believe whenever I feel that people around me do not care to me it means that I do as the same as them. Perhaps, I do not realize that I did that also to the people.
Jangan terlalu banyak menuntut, karena hal itu hanya dapat membuat kita sakit. Kita menuntut ini itu untuk dipenuhi, tapi cobalah becermin terlebih dahulu pada diri kita apakah sudah patut untuk kita meminta tuntutan itu? Sebagai contoh, kita meminta uang jajan tambahan pada orang tua, tetapi sering kali kita melalaikan apa yang diperintahkan orang tua kepada kita, masih sering kita membantah perintah mereka. Lalu, apakah pantas bagi kita untuk menuntut kenaikan uang jajan? Jawabannya, tentu saja tidak, bahkan sangat tidak pantas.
Contoh lain, kita sedih karena merasa tidak diperhatikan orang lain, merasa jarang diajak bermain oleh teman-teman, atau kesal karena mendapatkan nilai yang kurang baik dalam ujian. Sebelum kita protes, sebelum kita merasa sedih akan hal itu, bukankah sudah sepatutnya kita mengevaluasi diri terlebih dahulu. Apakah kita memang sudah melakukan yang terbaik, apakah kita sudah berusaha dengan maksimal? Mungkin kita merasa bahwa kita telah cukup memberi perhatian terhadap sesama kawan, sesama manusia, namun bagaimana dengan lingkungan sekitar? Bagaimana sikap kita dengan alam seperti tanaman, hewan, sungai, dan sebagainya? Apakah sudah cukup juga kita memerhatikannya, menjaga lingkungan sekitar agar tetap baik dan nyaman? Sudahkah? Jika jawabannya adalah belum, maka pantaslah kita mendapat ketidaknyamanan itu. Ketahuilah bahwa kita juga tidak boleh melupakan alam sekitar untuk dijaga.
So, sebelum kita mengeluh akan perilaku orang lain terhadap kita, terlebih dahulu kita evaluasi diri kita akan hal apa saja yang telah kita lakukan selama ini yang mungkin saja bisa menjadi penyebabnya. Lain daripada itu, sesungguhnya mengeluh itu adalah hal yang tidak baik.
Talk less, do more, gain more as well
It’s been three months since I came back to Malaysia. Ya, three months ago, I was there, back home, enjoyed the time that I spent together with my family and friends. I was also enjoying Indonesian food, watching Indonesian television, jogging to the nearby stadium every weekend. I miss to do those activities. Now, what am I feeling? It’s changed. It’s different, totally different. Currently, I’m in my room, but the same as my room back home. Alone, sitting in front of my laptop by staring at the pictures of my family, my friends, my foods, my homeland. Trying to recall back all those memories played inside my mind. Sometimes, I smile remembering of the happy moment that I had. But, most of the time I wipe off my tears that fall down whenever the homesickness appears, make me want to go back to that time. And I’m even willing to grab my suitcase, book the ticket, and fly back to my hometown, leave all my bustle of studying behind only to cure my pain by feeling homesick.
Feeling homesick
My parents : Ayah-Bunda
My sista : Icha-Riri
My extended family
My friends at : UI, Unila, BTA’s lover, SMANDA-PIRATES (Pasukan Intelek Ipa Tiga Smanda), SPANDA-AXEL I, SD : 6A-Kartika II-5
My home
My lovely room
My teddy bear
Indonesian traditional food : pempek, tekwan, model, somay, ketoprak, kue serabi, jus alpukat.
Depok
Lampung
Indonesia
My motherland
Missing all of them
If only I were there, I would be able to enjoy my mom’s cooking.
If only I were there, I would spend time together with my family.
If only I were there, I would be able to taste Indonesian traditional food.
If only I were there, I would see my friends and hang out together.
Ya, it’s true if only I were there.
Suddenly, I’m awake from my dream
and realizing that I’m not there right now.
It hurts my heart by missing those moments all the time.
It becomes worst day by day.
The more I try to heal it, the more I feel the pain.
The homesickness that I feel is becoming greater
time by time, day by day, month by month.
And I don’t know till when it’s gonna be cured.
However, apart from that, I can feel the sweetness within that.
It’s sweet because I have those moments as the memory
Sweet memory.
I’m really grateful for that.
Then, by realizing it, the homesickness that always wants to attack me,
slowly it lose its power because the sweetness heal my hurt though.
So right now, the condition is changed.
The more I feel homesick, the more I have power to get up
solely to show that I won’t be lost easily.
It gives me more energy for my soul.
Eventually, no more saying “If I were there”
nothing else except saying “I must be there coming back home with my success”
Success against the homesickness as the barrier to reach my goals.
-Kira-
In my campus, there is a subject which is called social science/humanities elective. This subject offers two type of subject at which students need to choose one of them. First is Language and Communication subject which offer Arabic, French, and Mandarin. Then, the second one is Social and humanities subject which offer Culture Anthropology, General Psychology, and Introduction to Political Science. It is a must to every student take this subject because it is one of the main subject to be taken. To me, I’m planning to take one of the language subjects since I’m really interested to learn a new language and get to know more about a particular country. In the beginning, I would like to take Mandarin. It is because I have a dream that one day I can go to China visiting one of the seven wonders in the world, “The Great Wall of China”. Unfortunately, I could not take that subject in this semester because the timetable for that subject is clashing with other subject which is more important to take in this semester L. Then, I would like to take Arabic, but the class is not open for this semester. I don’t want to take culture anthropology or other subject since I’m just interested on learning language. In the end, here I go, taking French class since there is no other option to choose.
After three months experienced on learning French, now, I strongly say “France, I’m in love!” -J’adore Paris. Oui ! It makes me to add one more list on my dream list which is visiting Paris. Yeah, now I really want to go there if I have a chance. I want to see Eiffel Tower in real whereby recently I can only stare at the picture. There are many things that attract me to learn more about France, i.e. the culture, the traditional food, the science development, and many others.
Apart from my dream, I want to tell you what I’ve learned so far in the French class. So, at which the time where the class is about the end in this semester, I know how to count in France, how to describe something, how to express the time, and many more lessons that I’ve learned. Then, not leaving behind, I’m assigned to make a video presentation and to perform a drama using French :D I did it with my groupmates very well. I feel satisfied. So, I won’t be dumb anymore if there is someone asks me speaking on French. ^^
PS : Here I attached the video that I made with my friend as the assignment of French class.
"Mengemil dapat mengurangi rasa kantuk yang didera."
"Lestarikan kuliner nusantara, majukan citra Indonesia."