Pantai..

Putih pasir meluas..... mengingatkan kau betapa putihnya jutaan jiwa baru yang lahir ke dunia.

Birunya lautan...... mengingatkanku betapa dalam cinta Tuhan padaku, dan semesta alam.

Siluet panjang...... mengingatkanku akan akhir dunia yang bahagia.

Arakan langit...... mengingatkanku betapa indah kebersamaan di alam ini.

Deburan ombak..... mengingatkanku akan semangat hidup yang tak kan surut.

Hembusan angin...... mengingatkanku pada sejuknya kedamaian.
Sinar mentari........ mengingatkanku betspa megahnya ilmu Tuhan yang ingin ku gapai.

Kerang kerang yag berjalan miring itu....... mengingatkanku bahwa aku tidak sendiri disini.

Di titik ini aku duduk memandang jauh bersama segenap jiwa yang bersyukur karena ku telah diberi kesempatan untuk memandang, menyentuh, merasakan, dan menikmati ciptaan Tuhan yang maha Indah ini, dimana aku bisa mengingat akan semua yang Dia berikan pada aku dan pada semesta alam....

Thank God... You're the Best....

What an elementary school.....

Let us move to my school time in elementary school time. Little bit boring, little bit fun, little bit hard, and little bit sweet. Boring because my life in elementary school was little bit static. I always concerned on my achievement. To be the best, to be the best and to be the best was my obsession at that time. Well for the first, it was so great, but later I began to feel I was under pressure. Competition with my friends was not ignored. I was a shy girl, a little bit tomboy and clever of course. I never went out of house to play like my other friends outside of school, a hommy girl. I think a good girl is more suitable for me because it is true.

I spent most my time studying at that time. Memorizing, counting, analysing, and studying were my routines at that time. Wonderful I was not crazy because of it, may be not yet. You know, I always fought with my sister all the time. I didn’t know why. But I was really disturbed if she was near me. It is strange remembering we are sisters.

More grown up, more aware I am. Now I never fight with my sister anymore. Time by time we have more similarity in everything. Appetite, music sense, humour sense and many more. Honestly, I am proud of it. We are now as a team. We often share each other about everything, mostly about boyJ…. But that’s fine.

WheN I wAs.....

Life is not as simple as I thought when I was still very young. I used to think that I could get everything I want only by saying “Mom, I want this, Dad, I want that one”, etc. Yes, they realize what I want because my wants were only some simple things. I could get many candies or colourful balloons that people sold around my village. If my parents didn’t realize my wants, I could cry and they would make my dreams come true. Once again, it happened because my dreams were so simple.

The more I grow up, the more complicated my dreams are. Along my way to reach maturity, I have been a different from people who always naïf facing life. I am changing. Yes, I am changing. It doesn’t out of the influences of my school time. When I was in kindergarten, I always bring food and drink with me to school. Those were the important thing for me at that time. I learnt how to write letter by letter and read as well.

The most memorable thing for me at that time is the time when my lovely Mom ride me school and ride me home by bike. That’s wonderful time. My Mom was never tired to ride her old bike only to make sure that I would not be late for school. She also wouldn’t let me waited to long in the school. My Mom is a Super Mom. I love her so much.

I have my first love in kindergarten time. I fell in love to my neighbour. His name is Wendy. I still remember his full name. He was so cute and smart of course. I never told him about my feeling. I was too shy to tell him. I kept that feeling until I could forget it at all. Actually it’s so hard to erase my feeling to him, but there were no chances for me to build bigger feeling for him. Finally I could forget my special feeling for him.

When I was in TK Mawar (my kindergarten) my first sister was born. November 15^th 1991 was the date. I was happy but also worry, worrying of my parents’ attention. But they never decreased their love to me. They said that I was so independent. I could do my part by myself. Yes, of course I could. I had been five at that time. My father seems love me more. He was so proud of me because my independence. He like me singing. I can’t imagine if I was ever so brave to sing loudly in front of a lot of people.

Agree & Disagree

Do you know how to express agree (setuju) and disagree (tidak setuju) ?

Read the dialogue below, you can use the bold italic expressions to agree or disagree.

Aryo : Guys, we will have a holiday next week. Where will we go?

Morgan : I think museum is very nice place.

Jenny : I don’t agree with you, Morgan. Museum makes me boring.

Morgan : I don’t think so, we can take many interesting picture there.

Aryo : How about beach?

Jenny : Aha! I extremely agree with you, Aryo. I love beach.

Morgan : I’m sorry, but I disagree with you guys. You know I like taking some different pictures and I won’t find it at the beach.

Aryo : You’re wrong, Man! You can get many wonderful pictures there, even hot picture.

Jenny : Hot pictures? Do you mean sexy pictures?

Morgan : I see, I see. You’re right, Man! I can get many pictures of sexy girls with their cute bikini, hehehehe…..

Jenny : I’ll kill you if you take my picture, Morgan.

Morgan : Don’t worry, I don’t think you’re a sexy girl.

Jenny : What???!!!!

Keep in Touch

Keep in Touch

Saya adalah mahasiswa angkatan 2004 English Departmen di UNMUL. Saya beruntung menjadi bagian dari angkatan 2004. beruntung karena saya punya teman2 seangkatan yang luar biasa kreatif, lucu, walaupun memang sedikit tidak waras. Terutama anak2 regulernya (kelas pagi). Sekarang saya sudah memasuki semester 9 yang artinya sudah tidak ada mata kuliah yang harus saya ambil (dan nasib saya srdikit beruntung tidak harus mengulang kuliah demi memperbaiki nilai2 E ataw D). Semakin jarang saja saya datang ke kampus. Semakin jarang juga saya bertemu dgn teman2 saya. Apalagi jika saya sudah bergelut dengan pekerjaan part time saya. Waaah makin susah saja saya berkumpul dgn teman2. belum lagi skripsi saya menanti setia. Arrrggggggghhh.... jenuh..... jenuh sekali. Hiburan saya hanya murid2 saya yang lucu2 dan sms. Kerap saya menghabiskan puluhan sms dalam sehari untuk menghilangkan kejenuhan tersebut. Dan berhasil. Keeping in touch dgn teman2 saya membuat saya tetap semangat dalam menjalani rutinitas hidup saya. Teman2 saya mungkin juga mengalami hal yang sama dengan saya. Atau mungkin ada yang lebih parah. Dan keeping in touch menjadi semacam obat rindu kami. Kadang2 kami juga suka membuat reuni kecil dan berkumpul di kampus, di rumah makan, atau di suatu tempat lainnya. Dan sebisa mungkin saya tidak akan melewatkan satu kesempatan pun untuk berkumpul dgn teman2 karena dgn berkumpul seperti itu, saya bisa refreshing. Mendengarkan teman curhat, melawak, bahkan saling mengolok pun bagi saya terdengar menyenangkan. Dan setelahnya saya akan merasakan tambahan energi. Saya sekarang semakin mengerti kenapa Tuhan Yang Maha Segalanya menyuruh kita bersilaturahmi. Pelajaran yang saya dapat adalah: jika ingin awet muda, jagalah silaturahim. So,,,, keep in touch guys...

Working with CHILDREN = Working with LOVE

I am a teacher. My jobs demand me to keep in touch with children. Actually not all of my students are children. Some of them are teens and even adults. Each aging has its own characteristics. Children with all of their naïf, teens with their puberty, and adult with all of their rigidness.

From three age level, I found that working with children is the most spending energy. I have to control them well in order that I can transfer my knowledge effectively. At the first time I taught children, I often use a loud voice to make them silence. But I found it didn’t work. After I shout at them, a minute later they will make another noise. Wow!!! That makes me exhausted. I was frustrated.

After some classes with the same madness in the class and succeeded making me go mad,

I tried to find out what’s wrong with my students. But I was wrong. The real question is not what’s wrong with them, but what’s wrong with me. The next day, I tried other approaches for them. I read some books about children. I read Torey Hayden’s books. She is great teacher. I read children psychology and many more. I did it until now. So many things I found and it is not enough for me and them.

Guess what??? From many books, reports, article, and discussions I feel I catch one important part that’s always are in every effort I had. LOVE is dominated. I must love my children if I want they love me. I must give them love if I want they give me love too. I must teach them with love if I want they accept my lessons with love. Let them know that we love them and they will let me know that they love me too.

Talking about love, means you have to know your students. Try to memorize their name at least, it will make them feel they are respected. Don’t ever have a gold boy. They are all the same. They need my attention proportionally not too much, not too less. Trust them but keep on observing them. Follow their way and their changes.

Working with children makes me better now. I can smile even when I’m angry. I feel no tired in my day even when I spend my day in the classes. Working with children gives me a lot of experiences, a lot of lessons of life, a lot of fun, and of course a lot of love.

A cHoiCHe

Teman saya baru saja mengundurkan diri dari perusahaan t4 saya dan dia bekerja.
Sedih juga rasanya kehilangan teman seperti dia. Tapi saya benar menghormati pilihan dia. Selama ini dia banyak mengeluh tentang kerjanya, hidupnya, bahkan tak jarang dia menghabiskan seharian kerja sambil 'maaf' mengomel. Dia bilang dia merasa jenuh, dan tak berkembang.

Hidup ini PILIHAN sodara2ku sekalian.

Dalam situasi apa pun kita mesti dihadapkan pada beberapa pilihan. Tapi tidak jarang Pilihan lah yang memilih kita. Dalam keadaan terjepit, bukan kita lagi yang memilih, tapi Allah yang memilihkan untuk kita. Dan saya yakin itu adalah yang terbaik.

Untuk teman saya dimana pun kamu berada, saya percaya kamu telah memilih yang terbaik, atu pilihan terbaik lah yang telah memilihmu. Dan dibalik semua itu pasti ada hikmah yang bisa kita petik.

Makhluk Tuhan Paling Sexy (GOD's sexiest creature)

I want to tell you about what I looked when I was on a trip to my home town Balikpapan. I went by bus. Along the road I passed, I saw something wonderful. I saw God’s sexiest creature or Mulan Jamilla calls it Makhluk Tuhan paling sexy. Wonder what???

I bet you that everybody wants it. Many rich and selfish people want it so much. They will do anything even the illegal ones to get it. It is sexy because it can make people want to touch it. It is sexy because it is very rare. It is sexy because it can save us from many disasters.

God’s Sexiest Creature is Forest

Yups, forest is very nice creature. It gives us fresh air, fresh water, fresh fruit & many more. Moreover forest is beautiful. We are lucky to have it. But what people did is very embarassing. Cut forest cruelly without replant it again, people so careless so forest was burnt. Forest is cring for helps now. But so few people care about it. I think monkeys is better than human to keep the forest. So Guys.. Let’s make forest feels better, & I’m sure you know how. Take it care, replant, & use it well. I love forest because I love my future!!! What about you???

Obat Hati ala Kura Kura

Ini masiy ada hubungannya sama hati gw yang patah2 jadi 13 (knapa 13? Gapapa siy kayanya angker ajah kalo pake angka 13 hehehe). Ada beberapa hal yang bisa lu cobain waktu lu pada patah livernya eh mapsudnya patah hatinya. Ato kalo lu ada masalah yang eeerrrrggg gimanaaaaa gituh.. terus terang ini bukan 100 % ide gw siy.. ada beberapa ide yang datangnya dari temen2 gw dan gw lakukan waktu gw patah hati maren. Nah sodara2ku Lakukanlah hal2 brikut:

v NANGIS. Sometimes crying makes me better. Ketika menangis, masalah akan larut bersama air mata dan air hidung ato bahasa prokemnya ingus. Dan biasana kalo abis nangis yang mayan lama gituh, kita bawaannya ngantuk dan tidurlah kita. Itu yang penting, dengan tidur paling enggak otak kita istirahat, asal gak mimpi buruk ajah.

v TERIAK. Tereak sekanceng2nya kalo perlu ampe boker hehehe. Tapi hati2 kalo mo teriak, lu kudu liat situasi dolo. Idealnya siy kalo mo tereak gituh di pantai, ato di atas gedung yg tinggi. Tapi kalo gak ada t4 yg ky gituh ya udah lah dimana lu suka ajah. Di jamban juga boleh hehehe paling2 lu dikira lg dimangsa ama monster tokai hayyyaaaah..... tapi beneran deh teriak bisa bikin kita plong.

v CURHAT. Ini biasana yg paling manjur sodara2. lu cerita deh ke temen2 ato kluarga lu. Ato ini ajah... eee... lu curhatna ma buku diary.... ato kalo mo lbh kreatip lagi, lu curhat ma poOn cabe, tapi jgn lama2 curhatna ntar tuh poOn cabe bisa naksir ma elu. Ada juga temen gw yang curhat ma binatang piaranna dia. Lu cerita sambil nangis najong ajah ma ikan koi ato hamster lu, kali ajah tuh koi or hamster bisa ngasi nasehat yang bermanfaat.

v MEMBANTING sesuatu. Biasana kalo lg sebel, kita tuh pengen mukul2 orang gitu pan?! Nah daripada lu kena pasal 11 and masup penjara.... mendingan lu banting aja barang lu ndiri. Eits bukan barang yg itu lhoooo, mapsud gw barang2 seperti bantal, gelas, pot bunga, mobil pokokna yang bisa lu banting lah... ato kalo mo yg lebih keren lagi, lu banting harga ajah hehehe...

v BERDOA. Ini adalah cara paling jitu buat gw. Karena dgn berdoa kita curhat ma Tuhan dan pastinya Tuhan gak akan membiarkan gw mengalami masalah berlarut2.

Nah sodara2ku yang beriman, demikian lah beberapa cara supaya ati lu plong, kalo setelah lu ngelakuin ini ati lu gak plong juga, sebaikna lu konsultasi ma teater, kali ja lu butuh penanganan dgn kejiwaan lu... Have a nice try!!!

Bangkit Berawal dari Mimpi

Tinggalkanlah gengsi… hidup berawal dari mimpi.

Gantungkan yang tinggi biar semua terjadi

Rasakan semua… peduli itu ironi tragedi.

Senang bahagia hingga kelak kau mati…

Ada yang tau lirik lagu di atas? Yups, salah satu lagu dari Bondan Prakoso dkk.

Klise dan membuat saya merenung…

Kata orang kita terlalu banyak bermimpi. Masa iya sih?! Kalo menurut terawangan saya, kita ini bukan terlalu banyak bermimpi, tapi justru kita ini terlalu takut untuk bermimpi. Terlalu terhanyut dengan “kehancuran” negeri ini. Terlalu banyak melihat orang lain bermimpi sampai2 kita sendiri lupa bagaimana caranya bermimpi. Bisanya hanya bicara. Bicara kejelekan sodaranya sendiri, bahkan bicara kejelekan negrinya sendiri. Pernah dengar tidak ucapan seperti ini: “Coba liat itu Malaysia, padahal dulu guru aja ngimpor dari Indonesia, eh tapi sekarang malah kaya dia. Indonesia ini sudah hancur.” Hancur karena kita sendiri yang membuat negara ini hancur. Hancur karena kita tidak berani membangun negeri kita bersama. Mau membangun tapi sendirian, gak bersatu, mungkin mimpi bersatu saja gak, apalagi mimpi negeri ini makmur.

Sodara2ku yang baik… Kebangkitan Nasional pastinya berawal dari mimpi. Oom saya yang tergabung dalam tiga roda, eh maksud saya Tiga Serangkai telah berani bermimpi, bermimpi untuk membangun negeri ini. Dari mimpi itu lah mereka berngkat membangkitkan kita kita yg masih tidur pules banget, saking pulesnya gak mimpi apa2. membangkitkan negeri ini yang mimpinya telah direnggut oleh Oom kompeni. Begitulah kita sekarang ini saking capeknya, eeeh tidur eeeeeh keenakan tidur,,, sampe lupa mimpi,,, mimpi aja lupa apalagi bangun. Saya doakan semoga negeri ini berani untuk bermimpi lagi. Saya juga pingin mimpi, mimpi untuk bangkit, bangkit untuk mewujudkan mimpi saya yang mungkin mimpi sodara2 juga.