We invite you to write essay about the theme that we plan for Modesty in the next number:
• Modesty 03: Our Idol (deadline, 20 June 2009)
• Modesty 04: Independence (deadline, 20 July 2009)
Selasa, 30 Juni 2009
IN MY MIND
Where is the wind blows
The sky in the night was blue
The path that I always follow
Long distance to get the one
Giving smile for your lie
Somewhere searching for me
I might be the one
Left me in the circle
And I always close my ear
Close the door of heaven
W Awaiting in days
hen the life never ends
Waiting another seasons
Looking the blue sky
As light in the dark
The sky in the night was blue
The path that I always follow
Long distance to get the one
Giving smile for your lie
Somewhere searching for me
I might be the one
Left me in the circle
And I always close my ear
Close the door of heaven
W Awaiting in days
hen the life never ends
Waiting another seasons
Looking the blue sky
As light in the dark
MOTHER
by : Whitetia
Mother…
You never forget to think of me
But, sometimes I forget you
You never forget to pray for me
But, sometimes I forget to pray for you
You never forget to care of me
But, sometimes I Forget to care of you
Mother…
You always remember me when I forget spending second of my life
You always forgive my fault
And I always repeat it
You always care of my situation
And I always let it go
Mother…
Still waiting for another day
When I’m lost and stuck in a moment
As a snow in a dessert
When I’m confused, angry and sad
As an inspire on my life
Hard to change and forget
Forever…
Mother…
You never forget to think of me
But, sometimes I forget you
You never forget to pray for me
But, sometimes I forget to pray for you
You never forget to care of me
But, sometimes I Forget to care of you
Mother…
You always remember me when I forget spending second of my life
You always forgive my fault
And I always repeat it
You always care of my situation
And I always let it go
Mother…
Still waiting for another day
When I’m lost and stuck in a moment
As a snow in a dessert
When I’m confused, angry and sad
As an inspire on my life
Hard to change and forget
Forever…
The Statue of Liberty
by : Whitetia
If Indonesia has a National Monument (Monument Nasional : Monas, red) as a symbol of independence country, America has Liberty Statue as a monument that was presented to the United States of America by the people of France in 1886 to celebrate its centennial.
The Statue of Liberty is located in New York Harbor standing on Liberty Island, it welcomes for visitors and immigrants. Who sculpted and obtained a U.S patent of the statue is Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The statue it self is a robed woman which holding a torch and made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddle iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch. It stands on a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven pointed star. The statue is 151 ft (46m) tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft (93m) tall. Before the statue was built in October 28, 1886, the first model was built in 1870 on a small scale and it located in Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris and the uniquely of Liberty Statue is it was built in France after that it broke out become 200 pieces of big packages and shipped to America. Cause of package process take a long time, The Liberty Statue can be launched after ten years Independent day of United States.
Miss Liberty or Lady Liberty statue is a symbol of liberty and freedom. Her torch signifies enlightenment, the tablet in her hand represents knowledge and shows the date of the United States Declaration of Independence day which written in roman numerals July IV, MDCCLXXVI. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was added to the list of World Heritage Sites until 2007 it was one of 20 finalists in a competition to name the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The Statue of Liberty was engineered to withstand heavy winds. Winds of 50 miles per hour cause the Statue to sway 3 inches (7.62 cm) and the torch to sway 5 inches (12.7 cm). This allows the Statue to move rather than break in high wind load conditions.
Feature Imperial Metric
Height from base to torch 151 ft 1 in 46 m
Foundation of pedestal to torch 305 ft 1 in 93 m
Feature Imperial Metric
Heel to top of head 111 ft 1 in 34 m
Length of hand 16 ft 5 in 5 m
Index finger 8 ft 0 in 2.44 m
Circumference at second joint 3 ft 6 in 1.07 m
Head from chin to cranium 17 ft 3 in 5.26 m
Head thickness from ear to ear 10 ft 0 in 3.05 m
Distance across the eye 2 ft 6 in 0.76 m
Length of nose 4 ft 6 in 1.48 m
Right arm length 42 ft 0 in 12.8 m
Right arm greatest thickness 12 ft 0 in 3.66 m
Thickness of waist 35 ft 0 in 10.67 m
Width of mouth 3 ft 0 in 0.91 m
Tablet, length 23 ft 7 in 7.19 m
Tablet, width 13 ft 7 in 4.14 m
Tablet, thickness 2 ft 0 in 0.61 m
Height of granite pedestal 89 ft 0 in 27.13 m
Feature Imperial Metric
Height of foundation 65 ft 0 in 19.81 m
Weight of copper used in Statue 60,000 pounds 27.22 metric tonnes
Weight of steel used in Statue 250,000 pounds 113.4 metric tonnes
Total weight used in Statue 450,000 pounds 204.1 metric tonnes
Thickness of copper sheeting 3/32 of an inch 2.4 mm
(table source from Wikipedia)
I suggest you to visit the United States for your holiday, especially to see the Liberty Statue.
If Indonesia has a National Monument (Monument Nasional : Monas, red) as a symbol of independence country, America has Liberty Statue as a monument that was presented to the United States of America by the people of France in 1886 to celebrate its centennial.
The Statue of Liberty is located in New York Harbor standing on Liberty Island, it welcomes for visitors and immigrants. Who sculpted and obtained a U.S patent of the statue is Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The statue it self is a robed woman which holding a torch and made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddle iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch. It stands on a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven pointed star. The statue is 151 ft (46m) tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft (93m) tall. Before the statue was built in October 28, 1886, the first model was built in 1870 on a small scale and it located in Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris and the uniquely of Liberty Statue is it was built in France after that it broke out become 200 pieces of big packages and shipped to America. Cause of package process take a long time, The Liberty Statue can be launched after ten years Independent day of United States.
Miss Liberty or Lady Liberty statue is a symbol of liberty and freedom. Her torch signifies enlightenment, the tablet in her hand represents knowledge and shows the date of the United States Declaration of Independence day which written in roman numerals July IV, MDCCLXXVI. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was added to the list of World Heritage Sites until 2007 it was one of 20 finalists in a competition to name the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The Statue of Liberty was engineered to withstand heavy winds. Winds of 50 miles per hour cause the Statue to sway 3 inches (7.62 cm) and the torch to sway 5 inches (12.7 cm). This allows the Statue to move rather than break in high wind load conditions.
Feature Imperial Metric
Height from base to torch 151 ft 1 in 46 m
Foundation of pedestal to torch 305 ft 1 in 93 m
Feature Imperial Metric
Heel to top of head 111 ft 1 in 34 m
Length of hand 16 ft 5 in 5 m
Index finger 8 ft 0 in 2.44 m
Circumference at second joint 3 ft 6 in 1.07 m
Head from chin to cranium 17 ft 3 in 5.26 m
Head thickness from ear to ear 10 ft 0 in 3.05 m
Distance across the eye 2 ft 6 in 0.76 m
Length of nose 4 ft 6 in 1.48 m
Right arm length 42 ft 0 in 12.8 m
Right arm greatest thickness 12 ft 0 in 3.66 m
Thickness of waist 35 ft 0 in 10.67 m
Width of mouth 3 ft 0 in 0.91 m
Tablet, length 23 ft 7 in 7.19 m
Tablet, width 13 ft 7 in 4.14 m
Tablet, thickness 2 ft 0 in 0.61 m
Height of granite pedestal 89 ft 0 in 27.13 m
Feature Imperial Metric
Height of foundation 65 ft 0 in 19.81 m
Weight of copper used in Statue 60,000 pounds 27.22 metric tonnes
Weight of steel used in Statue 250,000 pounds 113.4 metric tonnes
Total weight used in Statue 450,000 pounds 204.1 metric tonnes
Thickness of copper sheeting 3/32 of an inch 2.4 mm
(table source from Wikipedia)
I suggest you to visit the United States for your holiday, especially to see the Liberty Statue.
A Conversation with the Future
by : Nailal Armstrong
In the evening, there was a boy who had run hundreds of miles arrived in a canyon over the sea shore in the west side of the city. While trying to catch his breath, he looked at the orange horizon that blended with the blue ocean.
“Am I there yet?” the boy whispered doubtfully to his mind.
He put his arms on his knees. His sweat wetted all over his body and clothes. The smell of the sun evaporated from his hair.
Tiredness floated from every part of his body.
He tried to stand up using his last energy remained.
“Bravo! Bravo, son! What a great deal!” suddenly the wind blew. It blew the voice of an old man. It sounded like and old man that had been through a lot and filled with life experience.
“Who’s that?” the boy was confused and he looked around.
There was no one.
“Welcome, son! Your boat has arrived on the shore, on the gate of the ocean!” The old man voice continued.
The boy turned around and tried to find where the voice came from.
Nobody was there.
The voice was very soft and nearly soundless but so clear that it was impossible to deny.
“Show yourself!!” the boy shouted again.
“But it is just a gate, son!” He heard that soft voice again.
The wave hit the bottom of the canyon splashing the sea water.
“Who are you?!” the boy shouted frustrated. He knew that he would not be answered.
The cloud was slowly moved by the warm west wind.
“Your little boat was made of the paper anyway,” the soft voice continued. The boy had no choice but to listen “Doesn’t the river that guide you to the sea make you realize how weak your little boat is?”
The wave hit the bottom of the canyon. It threw the sea water to the mouth of the boy. Salty.
“So what?” the boy answered as he liked. He turned his face to the ocean where the voice seemed to come from. Was it a voice of the ocean? thought the boy.
“Do you know how big the waves that will hit you in the middle of the ocean are, huh, tough guy?! Do you know the waves will roll your little boat over and down into the deep ocean?” The voice rumbled and shrank the boy’s gut.
The boy became afraid and shivering. The warm west wind blew through the boy clothes that full of sweat. He looked at the blue ocean.
“I am a little boat that will never go trembling down by any brag or threat.” said that boy in rumbling but husky voice, “I was composed of divine people. I will evolve to gain esteem.
Silence.
The ocean seemed speechless.
The boy continued.
“It makes me an optimist eventhough I live among the conservatives.”
Melancholic wind from the east blew the husky voice to the open sea. Echoing an absurd husky voice.
The ocean swallowed the sun that turned to reddish.
The world turned dark.
Bekasi, 25 December 2007
In the evening, there was a boy who had run hundreds of miles arrived in a canyon over the sea shore in the west side of the city. While trying to catch his breath, he looked at the orange horizon that blended with the blue ocean.
“Am I there yet?” the boy whispered doubtfully to his mind.
He put his arms on his knees. His sweat wetted all over his body and clothes. The smell of the sun evaporated from his hair.
Tiredness floated from every part of his body.
He tried to stand up using his last energy remained.
“Bravo! Bravo, son! What a great deal!” suddenly the wind blew. It blew the voice of an old man. It sounded like and old man that had been through a lot and filled with life experience.
“Who’s that?” the boy was confused and he looked around.
There was no one.
“Welcome, son! Your boat has arrived on the shore, on the gate of the ocean!” The old man voice continued.
The boy turned around and tried to find where the voice came from.
Nobody was there.
The voice was very soft and nearly soundless but so clear that it was impossible to deny.
“Show yourself!!” the boy shouted again.
“But it is just a gate, son!” He heard that soft voice again.
The wave hit the bottom of the canyon splashing the sea water.
“Who are you?!” the boy shouted frustrated. He knew that he would not be answered.
The cloud was slowly moved by the warm west wind.
“Your little boat was made of the paper anyway,” the soft voice continued. The boy had no choice but to listen “Doesn’t the river that guide you to the sea make you realize how weak your little boat is?”
The wave hit the bottom of the canyon. It threw the sea water to the mouth of the boy. Salty.
“So what?” the boy answered as he liked. He turned his face to the ocean where the voice seemed to come from. Was it a voice of the ocean? thought the boy.
“Do you know how big the waves that will hit you in the middle of the ocean are, huh, tough guy?! Do you know the waves will roll your little boat over and down into the deep ocean?” The voice rumbled and shrank the boy’s gut.
The boy became afraid and shivering. The warm west wind blew through the boy clothes that full of sweat. He looked at the blue ocean.
“I am a little boat that will never go trembling down by any brag or threat.” said that boy in rumbling but husky voice, “I was composed of divine people. I will evolve to gain esteem.
Silence.
The ocean seemed speechless.
The boy continued.
“It makes me an optimist eventhough I live among the conservatives.”
Melancholic wind from the east blew the husky voice to the open sea. Echoing an absurd husky voice.
The ocean swallowed the sun that turned to reddish.
The world turned dark.
Bekasi, 25 December 2007
Having Much Money Or Having Much Free Time
By : moehid
I remembered when I was in senior high school or exactly after I graduated from senior high school. I had much free time and I usually woke up late in the morning. I woke up about at 07.00 am. After that I usually helped my mother, I kept the store and in the afternoon I just watched television and took a nap. About 03.00 pm I went to IEC to have daily meeting. I used to do those things about a year before I got my job. It was really exciting when we had much free time, we could go anywhere and any time. Wherever and whenever. No matter it was holiday or not. But one thing that made me sad was when I didn’t have money. I couldn’t go anywhere and buy something. I realized that I hadn’t got the job yet at the time. And I always imagined someday I could have much money. When I was in this situation I always want to go anywhere. I can go hiking and traveling with my friends whenever I want. But the problem I didn’t have enough money at the time. So I only could go to the nearest place and buy the cheapest thing. How poor I am! I was thinking when I will get much money?
Having much money is everyone dreams. We work everyday only to earn some money and use the money to fulfill our daily need. Sometimes people work until late at night and sometimes people have to wake up very early only to reach their dream. As I know money is just a piece of paper or even coin, but why people earn and compete each other only to get money. Money causes anything, such as crime or murderer. The robber do robbery in the bank and the thief kills their victim only to get the money. Mother and son can fight each other only because of money.
Is money important? I think so. But in my opinion money is just a moment. It is not eternal. Someday when we pass away we do not need to bring our money. So that’s why we shouldn’t need to be enthusiastic to have lot of money.. For me, money is just a part of my life. God creates human and he has managed everyone’s life. Money is made by human, but why people really want to have it. I really confuse about it. Personally, I really want to have much money but sometimes I’m afraid I could forget all my friends or family. I just want to have much money when people among me have already gotten their money too. So no one will feel jealous with me.
I thank God that now I have worked and I could earn some money. Although it’s not as much as I want. God has given me the reward and I really thank to my beloved mother and father. They teach me how to be independence and patient. I work hard and I could collect my money. I still remember how happy I’m when I received my first salary, Even it is not more than a hounded thousand. But I always say thank to Allah SWT. I know how difficult my parents earn money to fulfill my daily need and pay my school fee. I hope I could always help my family and my friends.
I imagine that someday I could go around the world or at least go around Indonesia if I have much money. Because my hobbies are traveling and hiking so I usually spend my money for them. How happy I’m when I have lot of money. But now I’m not really happy because I know our life is like a wheel. I really realize it. Sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down. We never feel satisfied to have something. That what I feel now. When you have much free time you have less money, but now when we have lot of money we have less time. If we have much time for holiday we usually feel bored but when we have no holiday we usually want to have refreshing. How weird are those? Yes that is our character and we can’t ignore it. We never feel satisfied and want more and more.
I suggest for those who are still have much free time, just use them before you are busy.
And for those who have a lot money just save them wisely. Enjoy your time without money because money is not everything. People said money is everything, without money you are nothing. That’s true, but what I want to emphasize is the function of money. Do not let the money manage your time and your life. You are the owner so you have to be able to manage it. Believe it or not money does not always make us happy. Remember inside the happiness there is sadness. Having holiday could mean a trouble for us. Never underestimate something. Prepare your trip well before going.
Good luck.
I remembered when I was in senior high school or exactly after I graduated from senior high school. I had much free time and I usually woke up late in the morning. I woke up about at 07.00 am. After that I usually helped my mother, I kept the store and in the afternoon I just watched television and took a nap. About 03.00 pm I went to IEC to have daily meeting. I used to do those things about a year before I got my job. It was really exciting when we had much free time, we could go anywhere and any time. Wherever and whenever. No matter it was holiday or not. But one thing that made me sad was when I didn’t have money. I couldn’t go anywhere and buy something. I realized that I hadn’t got the job yet at the time. And I always imagined someday I could have much money. When I was in this situation I always want to go anywhere. I can go hiking and traveling with my friends whenever I want. But the problem I didn’t have enough money at the time. So I only could go to the nearest place and buy the cheapest thing. How poor I am! I was thinking when I will get much money?
Having much money is everyone dreams. We work everyday only to earn some money and use the money to fulfill our daily need. Sometimes people work until late at night and sometimes people have to wake up very early only to reach their dream. As I know money is just a piece of paper or even coin, but why people earn and compete each other only to get money. Money causes anything, such as crime or murderer. The robber do robbery in the bank and the thief kills their victim only to get the money. Mother and son can fight each other only because of money.
Is money important? I think so. But in my opinion money is just a moment. It is not eternal. Someday when we pass away we do not need to bring our money. So that’s why we shouldn’t need to be enthusiastic to have lot of money.. For me, money is just a part of my life. God creates human and he has managed everyone’s life. Money is made by human, but why people really want to have it. I really confuse about it. Personally, I really want to have much money but sometimes I’m afraid I could forget all my friends or family. I just want to have much money when people among me have already gotten their money too. So no one will feel jealous with me.
I thank God that now I have worked and I could earn some money. Although it’s not as much as I want. God has given me the reward and I really thank to my beloved mother and father. They teach me how to be independence and patient. I work hard and I could collect my money. I still remember how happy I’m when I received my first salary, Even it is not more than a hounded thousand. But I always say thank to Allah SWT. I know how difficult my parents earn money to fulfill my daily need and pay my school fee. I hope I could always help my family and my friends.
I imagine that someday I could go around the world or at least go around Indonesia if I have much money. Because my hobbies are traveling and hiking so I usually spend my money for them. How happy I’m when I have lot of money. But now I’m not really happy because I know our life is like a wheel. I really realize it. Sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down. We never feel satisfied to have something. That what I feel now. When you have much free time you have less money, but now when we have lot of money we have less time. If we have much time for holiday we usually feel bored but when we have no holiday we usually want to have refreshing. How weird are those? Yes that is our character and we can’t ignore it. We never feel satisfied and want more and more.
I suggest for those who are still have much free time, just use them before you are busy.
And for those who have a lot money just save them wisely. Enjoy your time without money because money is not everything. People said money is everything, without money you are nothing. That’s true, but what I want to emphasize is the function of money. Do not let the money manage your time and your life. You are the owner so you have to be able to manage it. Believe it or not money does not always make us happy. Remember inside the happiness there is sadness. Having holiday could mean a trouble for us. Never underestimate something. Prepare your trip well before going.
Good luck.
What Are You?: Understand It And Be It!
By : Daniel Pasaribu
Reading the title above will lead you to come up with ideas of its meaning , but I want to lead you to relate this simple question in to our theme issued this month. Sound silly? Not really, just by adding phrases like ‘assessment, final test and so on’ to the sentence I think it has something to do with EXAMINATION. Just by that simple way? And how it does come? Let me show you, be patient ok?
Before I forget to tell you what I want to say, I write down my purpose implicitly below and hopefully help you to get my point: that is to encourage you to study harder if you are a student.
It has become a tradition in our education calendar where after a final test, school or students have a holiday. Most students, but not all, prefer a holiday to test or have an examination. This situation can be seen from students’ behavior toward tests they will have. Some students study late until night just before the day of test, some feel very anxious, even some change of their life style. These are indicators of students who lack of preparation. These students do not understand what they supposed to be, what they have to do in the case of responsibility.
Here we want to see deeper beyond a test and a holiday. I believe we all have a clear understanding between the two. A test and a holiday can not stand alone; they can not be separated with aspects such as curriculum, syllabus, etc. They should be holistic as a union. That is also as an answer to question why there is not a holiday and a test only, but it’s also made clearly in one semester what a school has to do. There is time to study, do home work as written in the education calendar or in the syllabus on every subject of study, so once again these parts can not stand alone, it is impossible for students to have tests before completing a certain planning of study. If it happens, we will find the situation like presented above and students will fail to meet the demanding of the curriculum as written.
Talking about education calendar also can involve when a test will be held, when the holiday and the amount of time will be spent for a subject. And the term curriculum means to plan time and the purposes (BPNKTSP, 2:2006) Do you know who is in charge in curriculum? Yes , the government by education and culture minister responsible to pass the law called KEPMENDIKNAS , this law continued to SATUAN PENDIDIKAN and then this institution construct the education calendar and it must be based on STANDARD ISI ( if you want to know more about ‘curriculum’ come and joint with Mr. Sophian’s lecture). Now let us make a light analyzing: we have government, we have laws, teachers, students, Satuan Pendidikan, national education standard. They all work together just for one purpose, and I believe if one of them does not work there will be problems. And so it is the same for example students break rules, do not perform the curriculum, finally they hate the test because they are not well prepared.
Back to the question above; where are you? Now I think you can understand that this question refers to which category you belong to? Are you a student? A teacher? Or you are a student at the same time you are as a teacher? Understand what you must do! I really believe you will love when time of examination comes, when holiday is coming and you like sitting in the classroom to attend all subject written in the curriculum.
Here is to make it clearer: where are you? Determined by what your role and your work. Understand means we must play our role as its category. By understanding our role we will be more motivated, more focused to study, so if once again we are students and we will not hate a test any more.
Good luck!
Reading the title above will lead you to come up with ideas of its meaning , but I want to lead you to relate this simple question in to our theme issued this month. Sound silly? Not really, just by adding phrases like ‘assessment, final test and so on’ to the sentence I think it has something to do with EXAMINATION. Just by that simple way? And how it does come? Let me show you, be patient ok?
Before I forget to tell you what I want to say, I write down my purpose implicitly below and hopefully help you to get my point: that is to encourage you to study harder if you are a student.
It has become a tradition in our education calendar where after a final test, school or students have a holiday. Most students, but not all, prefer a holiday to test or have an examination. This situation can be seen from students’ behavior toward tests they will have. Some students study late until night just before the day of test, some feel very anxious, even some change of their life style. These are indicators of students who lack of preparation. These students do not understand what they supposed to be, what they have to do in the case of responsibility.
Here we want to see deeper beyond a test and a holiday. I believe we all have a clear understanding between the two. A test and a holiday can not stand alone; they can not be separated with aspects such as curriculum, syllabus, etc. They should be holistic as a union. That is also as an answer to question why there is not a holiday and a test only, but it’s also made clearly in one semester what a school has to do. There is time to study, do home work as written in the education calendar or in the syllabus on every subject of study, so once again these parts can not stand alone, it is impossible for students to have tests before completing a certain planning of study. If it happens, we will find the situation like presented above and students will fail to meet the demanding of the curriculum as written.
Talking about education calendar also can involve when a test will be held, when the holiday and the amount of time will be spent for a subject. And the term curriculum means to plan time and the purposes (BPNKTSP, 2:2006) Do you know who is in charge in curriculum? Yes , the government by education and culture minister responsible to pass the law called KEPMENDIKNAS , this law continued to SATUAN PENDIDIKAN and then this institution construct the education calendar and it must be based on STANDARD ISI ( if you want to know more about ‘curriculum’ come and joint with Mr. Sophian’s lecture). Now let us make a light analyzing: we have government, we have laws, teachers, students, Satuan Pendidikan, national education standard. They all work together just for one purpose, and I believe if one of them does not work there will be problems. And so it is the same for example students break rules, do not perform the curriculum, finally they hate the test because they are not well prepared.
Back to the question above; where are you? Now I think you can understand that this question refers to which category you belong to? Are you a student? A teacher? Or you are a student at the same time you are as a teacher? Understand what you must do! I really believe you will love when time of examination comes, when holiday is coming and you like sitting in the classroom to attend all subject written in the curriculum.
Here is to make it clearer: where are you? Determined by what your role and your work. Understand means we must play our role as its category. By understanding our role we will be more motivated, more focused to study, so if once again we are students and we will not hate a test any more.
Good luck!
My Aversions about the National Examination
By : Astri Cullen & Moreno Soeprapto
Huff…! Finally, my sister has passed her national and final exam. This year, perhaps, is one of the hardest years for her. I have been watching her for several months when she started preparing to face the national examination, and she looked so exhausted. It reminds me for several years when I was in my last grade in senior high school.
It was 2001 when I was in the 3rd grade of senior high school. I was in Science major at the time. Like other students in the same grade, I was nervous to face the national examination. Yet, it is definitely different now. There was no standardization for passing the national examination in my era. Thus, I was not too worried. I thought, with a good or bad score, I would pass the exam and graduate from my school.
However, my sister’s situation now is different from my situation. She must think and examine how to get the standard score otherwise she will fail.
Talking about the standard score as the requirement of passing the national examination, is it the best way to evaluate the student’s ability? And my answer is NO. It is not fair for students to judge whether they have enough ability or not to graduate from one phase to a higher phase by organizing the national examination. How come the government asks the standardization of passing the national exam whether there are so many schools that can not follow the standard curriculum? For instance, is it fair for the students in outlying place to get the same test with the students in urban area? As we know, students in outlying place do not have many good teachers and they also do not have many types of equipment to support their learning process. Thus, how come they are asked to have the same ability with the students that have high quality teachers and fulfill with sophisticated equipment which can support them in learning process.
Another reason why I disagree with the national examination as the tradition to evaluate the students’ ability is the conditions of the students when they face the exam. We never know whether the students in a good or bad condition. What if when the national exam is held, the student is sick? Or perhaps, he/she is in a big family problem and can not concentrate to answer test items. Can we still force this to those students? Ok, I know there are supplement tests for students who can not follow the exam on D-day. Yet, it still does not solve the main problem because there is also limited day for students who want to follow it. What if the students are still in a bad condition when the supplement test is held?
Even worse, there are so many schools that are dishonest when the tests are being held. They are worried that their students will fail so they help their student by helping them to answer the test or perhaps correct their answer sheet. Since they do not want to have the risk that it will demolish the school’s image, they will do anything to make all of their students pass the examination. Is it allowed? To avoid the bad reputation, they will teach the students about dishonesty. How come we will have a good generation whether the young generations have learned about fraudulent since they were kid?
Since the government has the standard scores of graduation in senior high school, almost all students do not agree with the government decision. They said it will kill them because the students must get the standard scores that are already given by the government. If they are not able to get the standard scores, they will fail. Student have to join the test even though they are sick or they have something to do. It means they will have it again next year. They think the government do not appreciate the three years when they were studying at school. Other bad effects of having UAN there are many unfair ways that we often found since the students have test, liked some students got the questions before the test was started or the teachers help the students answer the questions. Based on my experience when I was in senior high school I saw some friends who are often absent in the class and also rubbed to get good scores in test and unfortunately we also often found smart students in the class fail the test, it does not mean we under estimate the student’s skills, it’s real.
In my opinion, the government needs to change the ways or rules of UAN like the rules of the collage ways by using (IPK). By having these rules, it will help the students and they also can improve their skill every semester, but even though like that the government should give the standard scores for the last examination, and students have to get the standards. It will help them, because they have more than one chance to have good scores. And for the students who are not able to get the standard will have the second chance but not next year and the government should accommodate it.
Based on those reasons, I think the government should rearrange the system of the national examination. The government should pay attention about the students’ ability in each area. They must provide the auxiliary teacher in out lying place and some supports equipment in teaching-learning process. The government also must inspect the national exam standardization. Yet, not to forget to welfare the teachers’ life. Since, they will not teach maximally whether they always think about how to fulfill their families’ needs.
Huff…! Finally, my sister has passed her national and final exam. This year, perhaps, is one of the hardest years for her. I have been watching her for several months when she started preparing to face the national examination, and she looked so exhausted. It reminds me for several years when I was in my last grade in senior high school.
It was 2001 when I was in the 3rd grade of senior high school. I was in Science major at the time. Like other students in the same grade, I was nervous to face the national examination. Yet, it is definitely different now. There was no standardization for passing the national examination in my era. Thus, I was not too worried. I thought, with a good or bad score, I would pass the exam and graduate from my school.
However, my sister’s situation now is different from my situation. She must think and examine how to get the standard score otherwise she will fail.
Talking about the standard score as the requirement of passing the national examination, is it the best way to evaluate the student’s ability? And my answer is NO. It is not fair for students to judge whether they have enough ability or not to graduate from one phase to a higher phase by organizing the national examination. How come the government asks the standardization of passing the national exam whether there are so many schools that can not follow the standard curriculum? For instance, is it fair for the students in outlying place to get the same test with the students in urban area? As we know, students in outlying place do not have many good teachers and they also do not have many types of equipment to support their learning process. Thus, how come they are asked to have the same ability with the students that have high quality teachers and fulfill with sophisticated equipment which can support them in learning process.
Another reason why I disagree with the national examination as the tradition to evaluate the students’ ability is the conditions of the students when they face the exam. We never know whether the students in a good or bad condition. What if when the national exam is held, the student is sick? Or perhaps, he/she is in a big family problem and can not concentrate to answer test items. Can we still force this to those students? Ok, I know there are supplement tests for students who can not follow the exam on D-day. Yet, it still does not solve the main problem because there is also limited day for students who want to follow it. What if the students are still in a bad condition when the supplement test is held?
Even worse, there are so many schools that are dishonest when the tests are being held. They are worried that their students will fail so they help their student by helping them to answer the test or perhaps correct their answer sheet. Since they do not want to have the risk that it will demolish the school’s image, they will do anything to make all of their students pass the examination. Is it allowed? To avoid the bad reputation, they will teach the students about dishonesty. How come we will have a good generation whether the young generations have learned about fraudulent since they were kid?
Since the government has the standard scores of graduation in senior high school, almost all students do not agree with the government decision. They said it will kill them because the students must get the standard scores that are already given by the government. If they are not able to get the standard scores, they will fail. Student have to join the test even though they are sick or they have something to do. It means they will have it again next year. They think the government do not appreciate the three years when they were studying at school. Other bad effects of having UAN there are many unfair ways that we often found since the students have test, liked some students got the questions before the test was started or the teachers help the students answer the questions. Based on my experience when I was in senior high school I saw some friends who are often absent in the class and also rubbed to get good scores in test and unfortunately we also often found smart students in the class fail the test, it does not mean we under estimate the student’s skills, it’s real.
In my opinion, the government needs to change the ways or rules of UAN like the rules of the collage ways by using (IPK). By having these rules, it will help the students and they also can improve their skill every semester, but even though like that the government should give the standard scores for the last examination, and students have to get the standards. It will help them, because they have more than one chance to have good scores. And for the students who are not able to get the standard will have the second chance but not next year and the government should accommodate it.
Based on those reasons, I think the government should rearrange the system of the national examination. The government should pay attention about the students’ ability in each area. They must provide the auxiliary teacher in out lying place and some supports equipment in teaching-learning process. The government also must inspect the national exam standardization. Yet, not to forget to welfare the teachers’ life. Since, they will not teach maximally whether they always think about how to fulfill their families’ needs.
Sunday Morning
By: esoen Class
Sunday morning is a nice time for refreshing our mind from the daily routine on weekdays. Many people spend their Sunday mornings by having many activities to keep their body become healthier and fitter. Such as, go jogging, play basket ball, play football, play badminton etc. We have known that those activities will give us much benefit. But, we still have found that many people are still confused to decide about what activities they will spend on their weekend.
On my Sunday morning is same as others. It is like any other Sunday. I get up early in the morning just for praying Subuh. It needs many efforts to do that. Almost every Sunday is the hardest time for me to get up early in the morning. I wanna say thank a lot to my brother in law who never forget and give up waking me up in the early morning on Sunday. After that, the Devil always invites me to sleep again even I have promised not to do it after praying Subuh. So I am asleep immediately without any instructions. Then I get up to have my breakfast even though I am still sleepy. A plate of fried rice with fried chicken is my favorite breakfast in the morning besides having bread and milk.
Watching news at TV is nice time to get information more while having breakfast. This is one of my activities besides reading newspaper to get the up to date news from it. Jogging is one of my favorite daily activities after I am full. Even I go jogging for 10 minutes because I want to keep my healthy regularly. I usually go around housing with my historical shoes and a bottle of mineral water. Then I take a bath on up stair in my brother’s bathroom in a nice bedroom. Wearing clothes and cleaning up the bedroom are my activities after taking a bath before I pray Dhuha and start my nice Sunday with full of unpredictable activities.
Spend your time well to make your self better and better because your future is depending on your first step. Spend your Sunday morning with useful activities for today and tomorrow. So think wisely for your vacation.
Sunday morning is a nice time for refreshing our mind from the daily routine on weekdays. Many people spend their Sunday mornings by having many activities to keep their body become healthier and fitter. Such as, go jogging, play basket ball, play football, play badminton etc. We have known that those activities will give us much benefit. But, we still have found that many people are still confused to decide about what activities they will spend on their weekend.
On my Sunday morning is same as others. It is like any other Sunday. I get up early in the morning just for praying Subuh. It needs many efforts to do that. Almost every Sunday is the hardest time for me to get up early in the morning. I wanna say thank a lot to my brother in law who never forget and give up waking me up in the early morning on Sunday. After that, the Devil always invites me to sleep again even I have promised not to do it after praying Subuh. So I am asleep immediately without any instructions. Then I get up to have my breakfast even though I am still sleepy. A plate of fried rice with fried chicken is my favorite breakfast in the morning besides having bread and milk.
Watching news at TV is nice time to get information more while having breakfast. This is one of my activities besides reading newspaper to get the up to date news from it. Jogging is one of my favorite daily activities after I am full. Even I go jogging for 10 minutes because I want to keep my healthy regularly. I usually go around housing with my historical shoes and a bottle of mineral water. Then I take a bath on up stair in my brother’s bathroom in a nice bedroom. Wearing clothes and cleaning up the bedroom are my activities after taking a bath before I pray Dhuha and start my nice Sunday with full of unpredictable activities.
Spend your time well to make your self better and better because your future is depending on your first step. Spend your Sunday morning with useful activities for today and tomorrow. So think wisely for your vacation.
Senin, 29 Juni 2009
Introduction
Alhamdullilah, finally we can finish the second publish of our journal, which is arranged by some essay from STIBA IEC students. A simple looks and valuable content of concept are still used in this journal, why? We suppose the readers are not bored when they read and understand it.
Preparing the examination and spending our holiday tips and information will fulfils this journal. As we know that next month all of us will have a final test of this semester and we have to prepare it before getting a great score and of course holiday, then it could refresh our mind. In this case, you have to read some tips to spend these times more useful and nicer.
Not only tips, we also have poem and new rubric FYI (For Your Information) to make it more complete and richer. At this moment, we want to say thank you for all of STIBA IEC students which already give more participation to arrange this journal, Mr. Bejo Sutrisno as Editor, and Al Fahmi Pustaka Utama as Publisher.
Creative Team
Preparing the examination and spending our holiday tips and information will fulfils this journal. As we know that next month all of us will have a final test of this semester and we have to prepare it before getting a great score and of course holiday, then it could refresh our mind. In this case, you have to read some tips to spend these times more useful and nicer.
Not only tips, we also have poem and new rubric FYI (For Your Information) to make it more complete and richer. At this moment, we want to say thank you for all of STIBA IEC students which already give more participation to arrange this journal, Mr. Bejo Sutrisno as Editor, and Al Fahmi Pustaka Utama as Publisher.
Creative Team
Minggu, 28 Juni 2009
Just Traying to be honest
Just trying to be honest
Behind which other masks
do we hide our face full of scars
deep scars
dark
So many masks that we have worn
Just to meet other masks on the face adorn
on the world play stage we perform
on the many thoughts that flash
in the mind behind so many masks
so let yor real face reveal
it is the veracious way to talk to yourself for real
and to God not to conceal
Translated by Desy Diah Resmisari
Bekasi, June 2008
Behind which other masks
do we hide our face full of scars
deep scars
dark
So many masks that we have worn
Just to meet other masks on the face adorn
on the world play stage we perform
on the many thoughts that flash
in the mind behind so many masks
so let yor real face reveal
it is the veracious way to talk to yourself for real
and to God not to conceal
Translated by Desy Diah Resmisari
Bekasi, June 2008
Together
For together
If we can fight together, we must be quite together
If we can play together, we must pray together
If we can plan together, we must stand for together
If we can hit together, we can beat together
If we can cry together, we must try together
If we can seek together, we must speak together
The future of someone is built on a plan
Of working together whenever we can
So "if" must stand so tall
And "must" alone, cannot fall
For together, forever we bring
The best, the good of it all
by ; Hasnia
If we can fight together, we must be quite together
If we can play together, we must pray together
If we can plan together, we must stand for together
If we can hit together, we can beat together
If we can cry together, we must try together
If we can seek together, we must speak together
The future of someone is built on a plan
Of working together whenever we can
So "if" must stand so tall
And "must" alone, cannot fall
For together, forever we bring
The best, the good of it all
by ; Hasnia
What a Day!
Author unknwon
I had the most terrible day in my life. In the morning, I woke up at 7.00 o’clock while I had to start working at 7.30. I was shocked and took a bath quickly. After getting dressed, I felt so hungry. I remembered that the night before, I hadn’t had dinner, so no wonder if I felt really really hungry in the morning.
I went out from my bedroom and I found no ones home. I went to the kitchen and hoped I would find some food, but nothing was there. The only thing I could do was cooking noodles. After having breakfast, I was ready to work, but both of the motorcycles in my house were used, so I had to walk to look for the public transportation. My house was a little bit far from the main road, and I hated walking that far.
I arrived work late, and you know what? My boss was there. He was almost out everyday, but that day when I was late, he was there. Oh my gosh… he smiled strangely and we made a small talk. It was the firs time I chatted with my boss. While we were chatting, I got stomachache. I knew my stomach was sensitive. And because I ate noodles that morning, I got a terrible stomachache. My boss asked me to take some Pills but they didn’t work so he asked me to go home.
Since I knew that nobody’s home I decided to go to mall. And as soon as I arrived in the mall, my stomachache was gone. I went to the bookstore by lift. While I was in the lift the electricity went out and the lift stopped. I was so scarred because there were 5 people in the lift and I was the only woman. I prayed to god and those men were smiling when they are looking at my frightened face. After 15 minutes waiting, I thanked god that the lift started to move again.
I reached the third floor and went into the bookstore. Bookstore was my favorite place. I could spend many hours there. At the bookstore I met my old friend. I used to hate him because he always insulted me when we were in high school, but I had to admit that I missed him, though. We talked a moment and he started to insult me again. I knew that it was a joke but I couldn’t stand it anymore. So I snapped him and left that bookstore angrily.
I was so upset, and then I decided to watch a movie. Watching movie alone was very strange. At the movie, I kept thinking of the bad things that happened to me that day. I asked the god, why the more I thought, the more I felt tired, and then I realized that I slept for about an hour. I woke up in the end of the movie. Again, I felt bad. I was angry to my self.
Then, I felt hungry, so I entered my favorite restaurant but the seat was full. Oh my goodness! I hated that day so much. While I walking out the restaurant, a man called me. He was the man that I met in the stopping lift. He offered me to sit at his table. Since it was late in the afternoon and I hadn’t had lunch, so I accepted his offer. I sat there and ordered my favorite food. We talked about many things and he was an interesting man to talk with. From many topics that we talked about, I couldn’t get off of one topic. He told me about Thomas Alfa Edison. Edison was a deaf man, but Edison never thought that the deafness was a curse. Edison said that his deafness was blessing. Because of his deafness, Edison didn’t talk with people so often so he could have much time to study and do his experiment. So, “why don’t I think that day from the different point of view?” my mind kept talking like that.
After eating, he rode me home. At home, my family was there and my mom asked me about my day. I could say how terrible that day was, but instead I said that I had an interesting day. I could sleep more hours than usual, and I also learnt how to prepare breakfast for my self. I also did exercise that was really needed by my body and I felt fresh after walking for 10 minutes. At the office, I could chat with my boss and I knew how attentive he is to me, since he asked me to take medicine and went home when I was sick. And because of that I could spend my time in the mall. In the mall, I met a handsome man in the stopping lift; his face was really cute when he was smiling. I went to bookstore and met my old friend that I missed a lot. I also could take a nap on a comfortable sofa in a cinema. And the best part of that day is that I could have a meal together with that handsome man and I could learn something.
My point of view was changed. I could see a positive side from the terrible event. What an interesting day!
I had the most terrible day in my life. In the morning, I woke up at 7.00 o’clock while I had to start working at 7.30. I was shocked and took a bath quickly. After getting dressed, I felt so hungry. I remembered that the night before, I hadn’t had dinner, so no wonder if I felt really really hungry in the morning.
I went out from my bedroom and I found no ones home. I went to the kitchen and hoped I would find some food, but nothing was there. The only thing I could do was cooking noodles. After having breakfast, I was ready to work, but both of the motorcycles in my house were used, so I had to walk to look for the public transportation. My house was a little bit far from the main road, and I hated walking that far.
I arrived work late, and you know what? My boss was there. He was almost out everyday, but that day when I was late, he was there. Oh my gosh… he smiled strangely and we made a small talk. It was the firs time I chatted with my boss. While we were chatting, I got stomachache. I knew my stomach was sensitive. And because I ate noodles that morning, I got a terrible stomachache. My boss asked me to take some Pills but they didn’t work so he asked me to go home.
Since I knew that nobody’s home I decided to go to mall. And as soon as I arrived in the mall, my stomachache was gone. I went to the bookstore by lift. While I was in the lift the electricity went out and the lift stopped. I was so scarred because there were 5 people in the lift and I was the only woman. I prayed to god and those men were smiling when they are looking at my frightened face. After 15 minutes waiting, I thanked god that the lift started to move again.
I reached the third floor and went into the bookstore. Bookstore was my favorite place. I could spend many hours there. At the bookstore I met my old friend. I used to hate him because he always insulted me when we were in high school, but I had to admit that I missed him, though. We talked a moment and he started to insult me again. I knew that it was a joke but I couldn’t stand it anymore. So I snapped him and left that bookstore angrily.
I was so upset, and then I decided to watch a movie. Watching movie alone was very strange. At the movie, I kept thinking of the bad things that happened to me that day. I asked the god, why the more I thought, the more I felt tired, and then I realized that I slept for about an hour. I woke up in the end of the movie. Again, I felt bad. I was angry to my self.
Then, I felt hungry, so I entered my favorite restaurant but the seat was full. Oh my goodness! I hated that day so much. While I walking out the restaurant, a man called me. He was the man that I met in the stopping lift. He offered me to sit at his table. Since it was late in the afternoon and I hadn’t had lunch, so I accepted his offer. I sat there and ordered my favorite food. We talked about many things and he was an interesting man to talk with. From many topics that we talked about, I couldn’t get off of one topic. He told me about Thomas Alfa Edison. Edison was a deaf man, but Edison never thought that the deafness was a curse. Edison said that his deafness was blessing. Because of his deafness, Edison didn’t talk with people so often so he could have much time to study and do his experiment. So, “why don’t I think that day from the different point of view?” my mind kept talking like that.
After eating, he rode me home. At home, my family was there and my mom asked me about my day. I could say how terrible that day was, but instead I said that I had an interesting day. I could sleep more hours than usual, and I also learnt how to prepare breakfast for my self. I also did exercise that was really needed by my body and I felt fresh after walking for 10 minutes. At the office, I could chat with my boss and I knew how attentive he is to me, since he asked me to take medicine and went home when I was sick. And because of that I could spend my time in the mall. In the mall, I met a handsome man in the stopping lift; his face was really cute when he was smiling. I went to bookstore and met my old friend that I missed a lot. I also could take a nap on a comfortable sofa in a cinema. And the best part of that day is that I could have a meal together with that handsome man and I could learn something.
My point of view was changed. I could see a positive side from the terrible event. What an interesting day!
Hikers Vs Vandals
By : Abdul moehid
Both of them are absolutely different. But they have the same place to do and work in. They have relation each other, even basically the meaning are different. Vandals are the person who likes to destroy and damage something, could be the public facilities and natural resources. That is what I think and guess. Hiker is someone who enjoys traveling and likes exploring new places, and they usually love Mother Nature. They usually explore the jungle, forest, river, hill, or mountain. But that is according to my friend who has activity as the hiker. Actually I’m a hiker too, but I’m not the real hiker because I didn’t join any education of navigation skill or survival training, except for Boy Scout extracurricular when I was at my high school. I just enjoy seeing the Mother Nature and appreciate what the God has created for us. I also ever climbed some mountains in Indonesia. I started camping when I was in junior high school, and I went hiking with my friends when I was in second grade of junior high. So what I want to share with you is the experiences of climbing some mountains. It isn’t about the story when I climbed the mountain, but it is about the environment around the mountain or forest among them. Maybe for you who is hiker will not interested in reading this journal, because you have seen what the mountain like. But I want to tell the readers who have never known about the mountain and what is it like.
Do you think it is nice to explore the forest or mountain? Yes, but if the mountain or forest is clean. I ever had an experience that gets on my nerves. I feel sad and shy as the hiker. I saw too much garbage in the mountain and forest. I was thinking that the doer is not the hiker, because like my friend said that hiker loves Mother Nature. They will keep cleaning and think green. It was shocking me when I visited Rinjani mount in Lombok. The High is about 3.726 mdpl. This mount usually visited by some foreigners from other countries. They are really interested in viewing the Sagara Anak Lake and the Top of Rinjani. But why the mount is still dirty. Don’t we feel shy to our guest that came to Indonesia? I ever made the conversation during my trip in Rinjani with one of the foreigner (Bule). I was with Mukhlas. Actually, Mukhlas and I just want to practice, and also to get new friend, but unfortunately I didn’t remember the name, but I remember what he said. Here is my talk with him
Me : Excuse me sir, how do you do?
The foreigner : Hey, hello how do you do.
Me : Hmm…I’m Moehid, what’s your name?
The foreigner : My name is……….
Me : This is my friend Mukhlas.
Mukhlas : Hay sirs…where are you from?
The Foreigner : Well, I’m from Scotland.
Me : Are you on vacation?
The foreigner : Yes we are, and we have been here about a week.
Me : wow that’s nice. Hmm…by the way have you summited the top?
The foreigner : yes we have, and we are going to stay in Sagara Anak now.
Me : what do you think about this mount? Is it beautiful?
The foreigner : yes, it is. But unfortunately it’s dirty. This is the dirtiest mount that I ever climbed!!!
Me : (just said OH MY GOD…. then talk about other)
How sad and how poor we are. The Bule was saying that. It is embarrassing, isn’t it? Rinjani is the third highest mountain in Indonesia, but it’s dirty. So in my opinion vandals and hiker are almost the same. What I mean is that sometimes the adventurer or hiker can be a vandal, but vandals seldom to be adventurer or hiker. Why is that? I classify some types of hiker. I think hiker has the mask. Not all of hiker loves Mother Nature.
Here they are:
1. The hiker who appreciate the natural resources and always keep the Mother Nature (Excellent Hiker).
2. The hiker who enjoy exploring Mother Nature but don’t care about the environment (Explorer Hiker).
3. The hiker who doesn’t like to keep clean (Thrower Hiker).
4. The hiker who makes dirty in forest or mount (Stupid Hiker).
5. The hiker who likes to clean and do the greener in mountain (Helper hiker).
6. The hiker who sees too much garbage but let them only (Observer Hiker).
7. The hiker who just complains about the environment but does nothing (Lazy Hiker).
8. The hiker who supports the greener and participate to socialize (Supporter Hiker)
9. The hiker who likes to write about the environment (Writer Hiker) like me …
10. The hiker who has no experience about exploring the mountain (New Hiker).
Well, are those funny? I hope not. I wish it could motivate you to appreciate the environment. It looks simple to do so, but I think it needs strong intention to do it. Let’s STOP LITERING and ILLEGAL LOGGING. We should SAVE OUR FOREST and THINK GREEN. You do not need too much money to participate in it, just make habit to throw anything in the dustbin. If you don’t find any dustbin just save it on you pocket and bag. You will have fresh air and weather if you participate to do the green. On April 22nd is the Earth Day, so I think it is a nice moment to start Greener. Just start from ourselves then share it to other people. I hope this simple journal will realize you to do the best. Remember do something simple and make anything valuable.
April 18th 2009
Both of them are absolutely different. But they have the same place to do and work in. They have relation each other, even basically the meaning are different. Vandals are the person who likes to destroy and damage something, could be the public facilities and natural resources. That is what I think and guess. Hiker is someone who enjoys traveling and likes exploring new places, and they usually love Mother Nature. They usually explore the jungle, forest, river, hill, or mountain. But that is according to my friend who has activity as the hiker. Actually I’m a hiker too, but I’m not the real hiker because I didn’t join any education of navigation skill or survival training, except for Boy Scout extracurricular when I was at my high school. I just enjoy seeing the Mother Nature and appreciate what the God has created for us. I also ever climbed some mountains in Indonesia. I started camping when I was in junior high school, and I went hiking with my friends when I was in second grade of junior high. So what I want to share with you is the experiences of climbing some mountains. It isn’t about the story when I climbed the mountain, but it is about the environment around the mountain or forest among them. Maybe for you who is hiker will not interested in reading this journal, because you have seen what the mountain like. But I want to tell the readers who have never known about the mountain and what is it like.
Do you think it is nice to explore the forest or mountain? Yes, but if the mountain or forest is clean. I ever had an experience that gets on my nerves. I feel sad and shy as the hiker. I saw too much garbage in the mountain and forest. I was thinking that the doer is not the hiker, because like my friend said that hiker loves Mother Nature. They will keep cleaning and think green. It was shocking me when I visited Rinjani mount in Lombok. The High is about 3.726 mdpl. This mount usually visited by some foreigners from other countries. They are really interested in viewing the Sagara Anak Lake and the Top of Rinjani. But why the mount is still dirty. Don’t we feel shy to our guest that came to Indonesia? I ever made the conversation during my trip in Rinjani with one of the foreigner (Bule). I was with Mukhlas. Actually, Mukhlas and I just want to practice, and also to get new friend, but unfortunately I didn’t remember the name, but I remember what he said. Here is my talk with him
Me : Excuse me sir, how do you do?
The foreigner : Hey, hello how do you do.
Me : Hmm…I’m Moehid, what’s your name?
The foreigner : My name is……….
Me : This is my friend Mukhlas.
Mukhlas : Hay sirs…where are you from?
The Foreigner : Well, I’m from Scotland.
Me : Are you on vacation?
The foreigner : Yes we are, and we have been here about a week.
Me : wow that’s nice. Hmm…by the way have you summited the top?
The foreigner : yes we have, and we are going to stay in Sagara Anak now.
Me : what do you think about this mount? Is it beautiful?
The foreigner : yes, it is. But unfortunately it’s dirty. This is the dirtiest mount that I ever climbed!!!
Me : (just said OH MY GOD…. then talk about other)
How sad and how poor we are. The Bule was saying that. It is embarrassing, isn’t it? Rinjani is the third highest mountain in Indonesia, but it’s dirty. So in my opinion vandals and hiker are almost the same. What I mean is that sometimes the adventurer or hiker can be a vandal, but vandals seldom to be adventurer or hiker. Why is that? I classify some types of hiker. I think hiker has the mask. Not all of hiker loves Mother Nature.
Here they are:
1. The hiker who appreciate the natural resources and always keep the Mother Nature (Excellent Hiker).
2. The hiker who enjoy exploring Mother Nature but don’t care about the environment (Explorer Hiker).
3. The hiker who doesn’t like to keep clean (Thrower Hiker).
4. The hiker who makes dirty in forest or mount (Stupid Hiker).
5. The hiker who likes to clean and do the greener in mountain (Helper hiker).
6. The hiker who sees too much garbage but let them only (Observer Hiker).
7. The hiker who just complains about the environment but does nothing (Lazy Hiker).
8. The hiker who supports the greener and participate to socialize (Supporter Hiker)
9. The hiker who likes to write about the environment (Writer Hiker) like me …
10. The hiker who has no experience about exploring the mountain (New Hiker).
Well, are those funny? I hope not. I wish it could motivate you to appreciate the environment. It looks simple to do so, but I think it needs strong intention to do it. Let’s STOP LITERING and ILLEGAL LOGGING. We should SAVE OUR FOREST and THINK GREEN. You do not need too much money to participate in it, just make habit to throw anything in the dustbin. If you don’t find any dustbin just save it on you pocket and bag. You will have fresh air and weather if you participate to do the green. On April 22nd is the Earth Day, so I think it is a nice moment to start Greener. Just start from ourselves then share it to other people. I hope this simple journal will realize you to do the best. Remember do something simple and make anything valuable.
April 18th 2009
A Wise Measure in The General Election 2009
T
he general election has just been held on 9th April 2009 but the confusion of its calculation and also the list of the permanent voter had colored the out come of its election. A great number of reports around this election had been a polemic that could not been solve until this journal is published. Some of national parties blamed the Commission of the General Election and wanted the remedial election. However, could the remedial election solve this problem?
If we try to figure out the mind master of this confusion, we will have a great difficulty. This problem would not be solved by knowing the mind master and it also would obstruct the progression of this country. Quoting of Mr. Junino Jahya (Suara Peruri), the Managing Director of one of the state-owned corporation, if we have a problem, it is better to solve it immediately than just trying to figure out who should be blamed intensively. It is wiser and more useful than just blaming someone.
The citizen’s franchise
I have written in my face book that a good citizen is someone who uses their franchise correctly. If we think that our voice will not influenced the result of the general election, we are definitely wrong. How come we develop this lovely country if we do not have any contribution? Even just spending 5 minutes to vote a party that will be our representative is better than doing nothing. I know that some of citizens had lost their trust to parties but it does not make any sense that all of the parties are bad. I believe some parties still have conscience and ambition to develop this country.
The confusion of the list of permanent voter is not just responsibility of the Commission of the General Election. We are as good citizen have to find out whether we do not have invitation to give our voice in taking a vote location. We have to report to the committee that we have not been listed as the permanent voter yet and the committee will take some action. Not just blaming the committee whether we are not listed as the permanent voter because it is also our responsibility to succeed the general election.
Facing the president election
There are some preparations that we have to do before the president election in July 2009. Here are some tips we have to do before electing one the president candidates:
1. Knowing the candidates
One voice will influence the future of this country. Thus, do not choose the candidates based on the face, the title, or the party. It is better for us to recognize the biography of the candidate. See the vision and mission, are they logic or illogic?
2. Follow the course of the candidates history
We must see the back ground of the candidate whether they have criminal, scandal, or corruption case. It is very important for us because we definitely do not want to have a president that involved in a lot of problems.
3. Convince that you have been listed as the permanent voter
For those who have been 17 years old or more and also have had the identity card, you must convince that you have been listed as the permanent voter. Do not let the previous confusion happen again. Show that you care with this election.
4. Do not be the follower
If your friends choose the candidate A, you do not have to have the same choice. Choose one of the candidates that is not opposite with your conscience. If you think your friend’s choice will not give the citizen a more prosperous, why you must choose him/her as the president?
5. Do not choose the candidate whose party give you some money
The party that still uses money politic to reach their ambition will not bring about their vision and mission. They could be the angel as the campaign is held, but after they are chosen they will became the evil.
The Indonesian future is our hand, so do not waste our franchise. What we choose now will change the condition of this country 5 years later whether better or even worse.
It is written not because I am a good citizen, but it is because there are so many Indonesian who no longer respect to their country.
he general election has just been held on 9th April 2009 but the confusion of its calculation and also the list of the permanent voter had colored the out come of its election. A great number of reports around this election had been a polemic that could not been solve until this journal is published. Some of national parties blamed the Commission of the General Election and wanted the remedial election. However, could the remedial election solve this problem?
If we try to figure out the mind master of this confusion, we will have a great difficulty. This problem would not be solved by knowing the mind master and it also would obstruct the progression of this country. Quoting of Mr. Junino Jahya (Suara Peruri), the Managing Director of one of the state-owned corporation, if we have a problem, it is better to solve it immediately than just trying to figure out who should be blamed intensively. It is wiser and more useful than just blaming someone.
The citizen’s franchise
I have written in my face book that a good citizen is someone who uses their franchise correctly. If we think that our voice will not influenced the result of the general election, we are definitely wrong. How come we develop this lovely country if we do not have any contribution? Even just spending 5 minutes to vote a party that will be our representative is better than doing nothing. I know that some of citizens had lost their trust to parties but it does not make any sense that all of the parties are bad. I believe some parties still have conscience and ambition to develop this country.
The confusion of the list of permanent voter is not just responsibility of the Commission of the General Election. We are as good citizen have to find out whether we do not have invitation to give our voice in taking a vote location. We have to report to the committee that we have not been listed as the permanent voter yet and the committee will take some action. Not just blaming the committee whether we are not listed as the permanent voter because it is also our responsibility to succeed the general election.
Facing the president election
There are some preparations that we have to do before the president election in July 2009. Here are some tips we have to do before electing one the president candidates:
1. Knowing the candidates
One voice will influence the future of this country. Thus, do not choose the candidates based on the face, the title, or the party. It is better for us to recognize the biography of the candidate. See the vision and mission, are they logic or illogic?
2. Follow the course of the candidates history
We must see the back ground of the candidate whether they have criminal, scandal, or corruption case. It is very important for us because we definitely do not want to have a president that involved in a lot of problems.
3. Convince that you have been listed as the permanent voter
For those who have been 17 years old or more and also have had the identity card, you must convince that you have been listed as the permanent voter. Do not let the previous confusion happen again. Show that you care with this election.
4. Do not be the follower
If your friends choose the candidate A, you do not have to have the same choice. Choose one of the candidates that is not opposite with your conscience. If you think your friend’s choice will not give the citizen a more prosperous, why you must choose him/her as the president?
5. Do not choose the candidate whose party give you some money
The party that still uses money politic to reach their ambition will not bring about their vision and mission. They could be the angel as the campaign is held, but after they are chosen they will became the evil.
The Indonesian future is our hand, so do not waste our franchise. What we choose now will change the condition of this country 5 years later whether better or even worse.
It is written not because I am a good citizen, but it is because there are so many Indonesian who no longer respect to their country.
Exploit Around Us in Learning English
By: Esoen Class
These days English has been taught to students since in the kindergarten until university. But, most of students have had paradigm that English is one of the most difficult subjects among others. They think that learning English is like learning subject that makes them bored and confused.
They consider that being success in English is caused by a talent that students have but that is wrong. So many students can speak English well because they have motivation and they are not easy to give up in facing some difficulties in English. Hopelessness and lack of motivation in learning English will make students lazy and neglect about English lesson at school.
We have to say thanks to God because he has created this nature and condition to us because of that, we can exploit it for learning English effectively, efficiently, enjoyably. By exploiting our environment around us we can learn English easily wherever and whenever we are. We can learn English more after learning in regular class at school. These are the ways for us in learning English effectively, efficiently, enjoyably:
• By exploiting mobile phone
Having mobile phone in this era is a common. Most of students have it so we can use it to learn English by displaying English as language feature order. We can send message with English to our friends while practicing our abilities.
• By exploiting TV
By watching western movie, we can practice our listening passively. But, we can learn it actively by taking a not and try to rewrite and retell to our friends. And it’s helpful to open dictionary when we find the difficulties in vocabulary.
Music TV it is very useful program in learning English well. We can learn from the VJ (Video Jockey) in opening the program, communicating to the guest and closing the program with English. Also from song lyric, we can translate the song and sing that song correctly in pronunciation and intonation while the cassette or playing the guitar. In this case we can enlarge our vocabulary while singing the song.
• By exploiting the radio
Listening the English broadcasting in the radio is one of the ways in learning English enjoyably. We can learn from the broadcasters how they communicate to the guest and their partner actively
• By game
There are traditional and modern games and nearly all students like playing them. In each game, it has special characteristic that will make students happier. We can use our English as language order in each game so we can learn English by playing.
• Nature
Inviting students go to the outside class such as park or garden in learning English will make them learn it naturally by observing the environment around us and recognizing animals, fruits, and others object in English.
• Tourism resort
This is a big chance for people who live around there because we can practice our English with the native speaker from many countries. Such as in Bali Lombok, etc. it will make us to be brave in asking questions to the foreigners.
It can be concluded that we can develop our English wherever and whenever we are. So do not ever think that learning English is difficult.
Don’t worry be happy…
Keep struggle!
These days English has been taught to students since in the kindergarten until university. But, most of students have had paradigm that English is one of the most difficult subjects among others. They think that learning English is like learning subject that makes them bored and confused.
They consider that being success in English is caused by a talent that students have but that is wrong. So many students can speak English well because they have motivation and they are not easy to give up in facing some difficulties in English. Hopelessness and lack of motivation in learning English will make students lazy and neglect about English lesson at school.
We have to say thanks to God because he has created this nature and condition to us because of that, we can exploit it for learning English effectively, efficiently, enjoyably. By exploiting our environment around us we can learn English easily wherever and whenever we are. We can learn English more after learning in regular class at school. These are the ways for us in learning English effectively, efficiently, enjoyably:
• By exploiting mobile phone
Having mobile phone in this era is a common. Most of students have it so we can use it to learn English by displaying English as language feature order. We can send message with English to our friends while practicing our abilities.
• By exploiting TV
By watching western movie, we can practice our listening passively. But, we can learn it actively by taking a not and try to rewrite and retell to our friends. And it’s helpful to open dictionary when we find the difficulties in vocabulary.
Music TV it is very useful program in learning English well. We can learn from the VJ (Video Jockey) in opening the program, communicating to the guest and closing the program with English. Also from song lyric, we can translate the song and sing that song correctly in pronunciation and intonation while the cassette or playing the guitar. In this case we can enlarge our vocabulary while singing the song.
• By exploiting the radio
Listening the English broadcasting in the radio is one of the ways in learning English enjoyably. We can learn from the broadcasters how they communicate to the guest and their partner actively
• By game
There are traditional and modern games and nearly all students like playing them. In each game, it has special characteristic that will make students happier. We can use our English as language order in each game so we can learn English by playing.
• Nature
Inviting students go to the outside class such as park or garden in learning English will make them learn it naturally by observing the environment around us and recognizing animals, fruits, and others object in English.
• Tourism resort
This is a big chance for people who live around there because we can practice our English with the native speaker from many countries. Such as in Bali Lombok, etc. it will make us to be brave in asking questions to the foreigners.
It can be concluded that we can develop our English wherever and whenever we are. So do not ever think that learning English is difficult.
Don’t worry be happy…
Keep struggle!
Life is a Small Journey: A Contemplation
By : Nailal Armstrong "
"Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, not small, but valuable. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?”
Meg Ryan, You've Got Mail
It was an ordinary morning. I got up and thanked for my health. I also thanked for everything that Allah had given in that morning. After finishing my ‘morning duty’, I opened the door. The air touched my face and made it fresher. In the garden, the wind blew the leaves on the trees. It looked like ‘morning waving’ for me. The sun shined through the leaves and made the abstract shadow on the floor while my neighbor hens were crowing. All of those conditions made the morning perfect.
Yup, it was a perfect ordinary morning. I was thinking to travel around. It was Sunday, the day that I called ‘the day when the conscience fights with the loneliness’.
I was talking to myself, “Where am I going to go?”
I didn’t decide exactly where I wanted to go. Let Allah lead my hands to ride my motorcycle to somewhere.
I checked everything on my motorcycle, so I hoped there was no troubles on the road. Then, I rode my motorcycle through the morning air. After passing Inkopol, I passed the Patriot Raya Street. It was an alternative street, very strategic to run a business. On the right and the left of the street there was a lot of motorcycle washing services, restaurants, mini markets, Warnets and so on.
Not so long, I arrived at Pasar Kranji Baru; dirty, broken and bad smell. I didn’t want to get in there, so I passed it through Pemuda Street to Pasar Kranji Ujung that was being renovated. I stopped at the traffics light. While waiting the lamp turned green, I whistled. There was a little transportation in that morning. The air was still clean to breathe. Every other time, I heard ojek man giving their ride to employees that got off the bus. They showed their tired faces. The voice of people blended with the transportation sound. The condition was lively. It was the real life. It was not imitated reality.
The light turned green, and I continued my journey. I turned right and passed the Grand Mall Bekasi. I finally passed Jl. Jend. Sudirman. I still rode through happily on my bike until I got into GOR Bekasi traffic light. The street was like the capital letter of ‘T’ in enormous size. The light was red, and I looked around. On my left there was a gas station. On my right, there was a couple on Honda Tiger; the girl at the back was holding the rider tightly. Every other time they whispered and every other time they laugh. The little street singer with his little guitar was singing in a Koasi. Opposite it, there was a woman beggar that carried a baby. There was also an old woman beggar holding a plastic bowl where people put in the charity.
Hoooonnkk!!!. The sound of a horn car behind me realized that the light was green. It meant I had to go. I went straight with the shocking.
Finally I arrived in Bekasi train station. I arrived in a roundabout called Bulan Bulan. There used to be a cat fish statue in the middle of that roundabout. But some people burnt the statue few years ago.
There were many things I remembered from the place. For me, Bulan Bulan and the streets around it especially Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda is my childhood memory. It was the place where I spent my childhood and my teens. Not far from it there was a place named Proyek. It is a downtown area. From far away, you could see there were many shop rows on the right and the left street. They seemed to say: ‘Welcome to Bekasi! May you have a great and enjoyable journey!’
For me, the place around Bulan Bulan is the real Bekasi. The place where I used to go jogging in the morning, take a train, or only take a journey without purpose like right now. It was like enjoying life in the past time, life in the childhood. It was the period when I didn’t think about the big problems. I had been still afraid to do a sin or maybe I hadn’t thought about the sins yet.
On Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda also lies Pesantren Annida Al Islamy, the place where I had stayed for 6 years, the place where it had given me a deep impression, the place where I had improved, developed, studied and grown up until now, where the foundation of my mind was formed.
Time became more melancholic when it passed, when it became past time and was remembered, when it was proudly told as a ‘pleasure time’ story to new friends. The past time always reminds me there isn’t an eternity in the world. Everything has an end. Everything! No exception. It is really true that it is hard to realize that someday people around us will go away and disappear, that they cannot always be with us. Yeah, it is always like that. However, that is our life…
I had a thought that become a traveler is sometimes fun. I can go everywhere; go to the place where my physic and my mind fight against each other, meet many new friends without always be with them, without being afraid to became loneliness. I can live freely; can enjoy my whole life, a life without hate and sorrow.
But in fact, many people see the same people everyday. Until some people became a part of the other people. And like it or not, the other people seem more to know how the other people must act. And the fact is I am not such as the traveler. So I just have an ordinary life. But I know there are lots of things I proudly tell about my life, there are lots of people in my life that I love and admire —because they deserve it.
This is small, but valuable.
Ir. H. Djuanda Street ends in four junction of Bekasi traditional market. Bekasi River passes under the bridge. There were many people looked like playing soccer, basket ball or just only jogging in the Serbaguna field, in the corner of that conjunction. The people voices in that place were against the sounds of transportation that pass. The sun in the east sky step by step showed his sublimity. Opposite Serbaguna field it stands up a hospital of Bella, a maternity hospital without a fence. It is so different with many hospitals most the big in Bekasi. It was really simple and fun.
I automatically lead my hands turn right and in the next four junctions; I automatically turned to the right. And I arrived in Jl. Mayor Hasibuan, this street also is a street of pride of Bekasi. The buildings on it were very friendly. There were university, hospital, and cafés. It was tidy and clean. When I passed the street it felt like passing the Yogyakarta Street. There were many things I must be grateful about my life.
In the end, still automatically Allah leaded me home. Yup, no mater how far we go, we always come home. Life is like that. The life is a really small journey. If you started feeling like your life is ‘small’, it was right. But remember the phrase ‘Small, but valuable’, and stop any negative thoughts from entering your mind. You are the only one who can consistently remind yourself how valuable you really are.
When I arrived home, I turned on the fan and lay down. The radio step by step brings me into my dream.
Jakasampurna, 2009
"Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, not small, but valuable. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?”
Meg Ryan, You've Got Mail
It was an ordinary morning. I got up and thanked for my health. I also thanked for everything that Allah had given in that morning. After finishing my ‘morning duty’, I opened the door. The air touched my face and made it fresher. In the garden, the wind blew the leaves on the trees. It looked like ‘morning waving’ for me. The sun shined through the leaves and made the abstract shadow on the floor while my neighbor hens were crowing. All of those conditions made the morning perfect.
Yup, it was a perfect ordinary morning. I was thinking to travel around. It was Sunday, the day that I called ‘the day when the conscience fights with the loneliness’.
I was talking to myself, “Where am I going to go?”
I didn’t decide exactly where I wanted to go. Let Allah lead my hands to ride my motorcycle to somewhere.
I checked everything on my motorcycle, so I hoped there was no troubles on the road. Then, I rode my motorcycle through the morning air. After passing Inkopol, I passed the Patriot Raya Street. It was an alternative street, very strategic to run a business. On the right and the left of the street there was a lot of motorcycle washing services, restaurants, mini markets, Warnets and so on.
Not so long, I arrived at Pasar Kranji Baru; dirty, broken and bad smell. I didn’t want to get in there, so I passed it through Pemuda Street to Pasar Kranji Ujung that was being renovated. I stopped at the traffics light. While waiting the lamp turned green, I whistled. There was a little transportation in that morning. The air was still clean to breathe. Every other time, I heard ojek man giving their ride to employees that got off the bus. They showed their tired faces. The voice of people blended with the transportation sound. The condition was lively. It was the real life. It was not imitated reality.
The light turned green, and I continued my journey. I turned right and passed the Grand Mall Bekasi. I finally passed Jl. Jend. Sudirman. I still rode through happily on my bike until I got into GOR Bekasi traffic light. The street was like the capital letter of ‘T’ in enormous size. The light was red, and I looked around. On my left there was a gas station. On my right, there was a couple on Honda Tiger; the girl at the back was holding the rider tightly. Every other time they whispered and every other time they laugh. The little street singer with his little guitar was singing in a Koasi. Opposite it, there was a woman beggar that carried a baby. There was also an old woman beggar holding a plastic bowl where people put in the charity.
Hoooonnkk!!!. The sound of a horn car behind me realized that the light was green. It meant I had to go. I went straight with the shocking.
Finally I arrived in Bekasi train station. I arrived in a roundabout called Bulan Bulan. There used to be a cat fish statue in the middle of that roundabout. But some people burnt the statue few years ago.
There were many things I remembered from the place. For me, Bulan Bulan and the streets around it especially Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda is my childhood memory. It was the place where I spent my childhood and my teens. Not far from it there was a place named Proyek. It is a downtown area. From far away, you could see there were many shop rows on the right and the left street. They seemed to say: ‘Welcome to Bekasi! May you have a great and enjoyable journey!’
For me, the place around Bulan Bulan is the real Bekasi. The place where I used to go jogging in the morning, take a train, or only take a journey without purpose like right now. It was like enjoying life in the past time, life in the childhood. It was the period when I didn’t think about the big problems. I had been still afraid to do a sin or maybe I hadn’t thought about the sins yet.
On Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda also lies Pesantren Annida Al Islamy, the place where I had stayed for 6 years, the place where it had given me a deep impression, the place where I had improved, developed, studied and grown up until now, where the foundation of my mind was formed.
Time became more melancholic when it passed, when it became past time and was remembered, when it was proudly told as a ‘pleasure time’ story to new friends. The past time always reminds me there isn’t an eternity in the world. Everything has an end. Everything! No exception. It is really true that it is hard to realize that someday people around us will go away and disappear, that they cannot always be with us. Yeah, it is always like that. However, that is our life…
I had a thought that become a traveler is sometimes fun. I can go everywhere; go to the place where my physic and my mind fight against each other, meet many new friends without always be with them, without being afraid to became loneliness. I can live freely; can enjoy my whole life, a life without hate and sorrow.
But in fact, many people see the same people everyday. Until some people became a part of the other people. And like it or not, the other people seem more to know how the other people must act. And the fact is I am not such as the traveler. So I just have an ordinary life. But I know there are lots of things I proudly tell about my life, there are lots of people in my life that I love and admire —because they deserve it.
This is small, but valuable.
Ir. H. Djuanda Street ends in four junction of Bekasi traditional market. Bekasi River passes under the bridge. There were many people looked like playing soccer, basket ball or just only jogging in the Serbaguna field, in the corner of that conjunction. The people voices in that place were against the sounds of transportation that pass. The sun in the east sky step by step showed his sublimity. Opposite Serbaguna field it stands up a hospital of Bella, a maternity hospital without a fence. It is so different with many hospitals most the big in Bekasi. It was really simple and fun.
I automatically lead my hands turn right and in the next four junctions; I automatically turned to the right. And I arrived in Jl. Mayor Hasibuan, this street also is a street of pride of Bekasi. The buildings on it were very friendly. There were university, hospital, and cafés. It was tidy and clean. When I passed the street it felt like passing the Yogyakarta Street. There were many things I must be grateful about my life.
In the end, still automatically Allah leaded me home. Yup, no mater how far we go, we always come home. Life is like that. The life is a really small journey. If you started feeling like your life is ‘small’, it was right. But remember the phrase ‘Small, but valuable’, and stop any negative thoughts from entering your mind. You are the only one who can consistently remind yourself how valuable you really are.
When I arrived home, I turned on the fan and lay down. The radio step by step brings me into my dream.
Jakasampurna, 2009
Stop smoking or Stop to Smoke
by " Abdul Moehid "
Well both statements look simple, but grammatically, they have different meanings. Stop smoking means you decide not to consume cigarette anymore. Otherwise stop to smoke means you decide to drop by in one place and then you light the cigarette and smoke. It seems simple to say stop smoking, but in fact it is not easy to do so. We need some motivators and advices or even satisfaction to stop smoking. Most of smokers are men. I think it is about 70 % of men are smokers and about 30 % of women are smokers too. For smokers cigarette is everything, they can’t live without it; they thought that the cigarette is their friend when they feel sad or bored. One of the reasons why it is difficult is that because they are addicted. The nicotine inside cigarette gives the special effect for the user. Maybe one of the examples that prove stopping something is difficult is that the women who are not wearing veil, it is difficult for them to wear it. The reasons are that they are not ready, still shy and afraid of their hair. They thought that they will look more beautiful without veil on their head and sexier without long dresses. For the man smoking makes them cool and not left behind. They thought they will be more modern, stylish and handsome with the cigarette. In fact they are not; many women don’t like a smoker man.
When we walk around we will see the sign that is written “NO SMOKING” and it means we are not permitted to smoke in that area. But unfortunately why some people still ignore that sign. I think that sign is clear enough, or even kids can understand the meaning. Yup, especially in our country, people do not care about their environment. They smoke everywhere and throw the package or cigarette anywhere. The government has made and decided the rules for those who are smoking in public will be fined. But in fact people still smoke anywhere. So who should be blamed, the citizen or the government? The worse thing is that now days the smokers are not only old man or young adults, but also kids in elementary school are trying to smoke. The reasons are that they imitate their parents or maybe curious about the cigarette. Whatever the reason is the cigarette and the smoke are really disturbing.
Smoking causes some effects. Here are some disadvantages that we can get if we are smoking: you will spend much money, you will get some dangerous diseases such as Heart attack, cancer, bad breath, stained teeth, wrinkles (more, sooner than nonsmokers) and problem with the pregnancy. Smoking is not cool but is FOOL. The nonsmokers don’t like kissing with the smokers. The benefit of smoking is nothing. So for you who is still smoking until now or maybe you are smoking while reading this journal, please stop. I know it is not easy, because I’m a smoker too. But I used to smoke when I was in high school. I try to stop now, even it is really difficult. Until now I could reduce my habit to smoke. It was about 85%. Now I just continue to reduce and minimize my habit until zero percent. I hope it will be succeed. Based on my experience people who is not smoking not always be the non-smoker forever, in fact one of my friend. He didn’t smoke when he was in high school but now he is a smoker. What a funny!
So I suggest you, for those who are not smoking, please not to try and smoke. And for the smokers you have to reduce the number of your cigarette step by step. Reduce smoking is better than doing nothing. But stop smoking is still the best thing to do!
I’m sure that if you have intention and strong willing to stop smoking, it will be easy. Do not give up before trying. People say “it’s a piece of cake “. I try to share some tips that I ever did to stop and reduce smoking, and Alhamdullilah it works. Here they are:
The tips to reduce your habit on smoking.
1.Think that you burn your money while smoking.
2.Think that tomorrow you will be sick if you are smoking.
3.Think that you will be avoided by your friends if you are smoking.
4.Replace your cigarette with candies or lollypops.
5.Do fasting every Monday and Thursday or maybe everyday.
6.Chewing bubble gum as many as possible until tired.
7.Do many activities and forget the cigarette.
8.Avoid friends who are still smoking and tell them not to force and offer you cigarette
9.Bring enough money to eat and buy gasoline or cost your transport only.
10.Go to hospital and visit someone who is sick, then thinking about your health more often would be better.
11.Reduce your cigarette by only smoking once in a day, then once in a week, then once in month, then once in a year, then once in your life, then not at all..
Are you interested in trying those tips?
I hope so…
Those are the SIMPLE tips, but I wish it could be VALUABLE and USEFUL. I do not guarantee that you will stop smoking directly after trying and reading this journal. Be your self and just keep your health, because being healthy is the most valuable thing in our life. Maximize your time and your energy to do the right things and always do the best. Don’t forget to share this journal to everyone you know. Say no to cigarette and do not allow our next generation to smoke. Don’t let them become a smoker. Stop now, Remember not stop to smoke but STOP SMOKING. We must stop smoking.
Thanks for reading.
Good luck guys!
Bekasi, April 14th, 2009
Well both statements look simple, but grammatically, they have different meanings. Stop smoking means you decide not to consume cigarette anymore. Otherwise stop to smoke means you decide to drop by in one place and then you light the cigarette and smoke. It seems simple to say stop smoking, but in fact it is not easy to do so. We need some motivators and advices or even satisfaction to stop smoking. Most of smokers are men. I think it is about 70 % of men are smokers and about 30 % of women are smokers too. For smokers cigarette is everything, they can’t live without it; they thought that the cigarette is their friend when they feel sad or bored. One of the reasons why it is difficult is that because they are addicted. The nicotine inside cigarette gives the special effect for the user. Maybe one of the examples that prove stopping something is difficult is that the women who are not wearing veil, it is difficult for them to wear it. The reasons are that they are not ready, still shy and afraid of their hair. They thought that they will look more beautiful without veil on their head and sexier without long dresses. For the man smoking makes them cool and not left behind. They thought they will be more modern, stylish and handsome with the cigarette. In fact they are not; many women don’t like a smoker man.
When we walk around we will see the sign that is written “NO SMOKING” and it means we are not permitted to smoke in that area. But unfortunately why some people still ignore that sign. I think that sign is clear enough, or even kids can understand the meaning. Yup, especially in our country, people do not care about their environment. They smoke everywhere and throw the package or cigarette anywhere. The government has made and decided the rules for those who are smoking in public will be fined. But in fact people still smoke anywhere. So who should be blamed, the citizen or the government? The worse thing is that now days the smokers are not only old man or young adults, but also kids in elementary school are trying to smoke. The reasons are that they imitate their parents or maybe curious about the cigarette. Whatever the reason is the cigarette and the smoke are really disturbing.
Smoking causes some effects. Here are some disadvantages that we can get if we are smoking: you will spend much money, you will get some dangerous diseases such as Heart attack, cancer, bad breath, stained teeth, wrinkles (more, sooner than nonsmokers) and problem with the pregnancy. Smoking is not cool but is FOOL. The nonsmokers don’t like kissing with the smokers. The benefit of smoking is nothing. So for you who is still smoking until now or maybe you are smoking while reading this journal, please stop. I know it is not easy, because I’m a smoker too. But I used to smoke when I was in high school. I try to stop now, even it is really difficult. Until now I could reduce my habit to smoke. It was about 85%. Now I just continue to reduce and minimize my habit until zero percent. I hope it will be succeed. Based on my experience people who is not smoking not always be the non-smoker forever, in fact one of my friend. He didn’t smoke when he was in high school but now he is a smoker. What a funny!
So I suggest you, for those who are not smoking, please not to try and smoke. And for the smokers you have to reduce the number of your cigarette step by step. Reduce smoking is better than doing nothing. But stop smoking is still the best thing to do!
I’m sure that if you have intention and strong willing to stop smoking, it will be easy. Do not give up before trying. People say “it’s a piece of cake “. I try to share some tips that I ever did to stop and reduce smoking, and Alhamdullilah it works. Here they are:
The tips to reduce your habit on smoking.
1.Think that you burn your money while smoking.
2.Think that tomorrow you will be sick if you are smoking.
3.Think that you will be avoided by your friends if you are smoking.
4.Replace your cigarette with candies or lollypops.
5.Do fasting every Monday and Thursday or maybe everyday.
6.Chewing bubble gum as many as possible until tired.
7.Do many activities and forget the cigarette.
8.Avoid friends who are still smoking and tell them not to force and offer you cigarette
9.Bring enough money to eat and buy gasoline or cost your transport only.
10.Go to hospital and visit someone who is sick, then thinking about your health more often would be better.
11.Reduce your cigarette by only smoking once in a day, then once in a week, then once in month, then once in a year, then once in your life, then not at all..
Are you interested in trying those tips?
I hope so…
Those are the SIMPLE tips, but I wish it could be VALUABLE and USEFUL. I do not guarantee that you will stop smoking directly after trying and reading this journal. Be your self and just keep your health, because being healthy is the most valuable thing in our life. Maximize your time and your energy to do the right things and always do the best. Don’t forget to share this journal to everyone you know. Say no to cigarette and do not allow our next generation to smoke. Don’t let them become a smoker. Stop now, Remember not stop to smoke but STOP SMOKING. We must stop smoking.
Thanks for reading.
Good luck guys!
Bekasi, April 14th, 2009
Just an Introduction
What does some one judge from us?
There are many answers for that simple question. Some people estimate us from our wealth. Some people estimate us from our cleverness. Some people estimate us from our physic and power, or even ability. All of them indicate that one must show their very special character or quality to make him/her feel appreciated. If you don’t have anything, don’t hope to be appreciated.
Is it always like that? Do people always judge the other those ways? So, where is our human being side? When are people appreciated based on their humanity? And do wealth, cleverness, and power make people more valuable? Don’t we agree that those qualities represent the arrogance instead of the humbleness?
Because of that, with the humbleness we promote our journal; Modesty: a journal of simplicity. Simplicity is beautiful, that is the statement that pushes our spirit to compose the journal on the readers’ hands.
As we know there is no such thing called instant success. If there is such thing, maybe it will then disappear easily. We hope the journal on the readers’ hands show the humbleness and the simplicity. The simplicity itself can be seen from this journal appearance. This journal is made of plain paper and will be given freely. Moreover, we want to show that the creativity can never be stopped.
May God bless our effort, and may our journal is read by many people and more.
Nailal Armstrong
There are many answers for that simple question. Some people estimate us from our wealth. Some people estimate us from our cleverness. Some people estimate us from our physic and power, or even ability. All of them indicate that one must show their very special character or quality to make him/her feel appreciated. If you don’t have anything, don’t hope to be appreciated.
Is it always like that? Do people always judge the other those ways? So, where is our human being side? When are people appreciated based on their humanity? And do wealth, cleverness, and power make people more valuable? Don’t we agree that those qualities represent the arrogance instead of the humbleness?
Because of that, with the humbleness we promote our journal; Modesty: a journal of simplicity. Simplicity is beautiful, that is the statement that pushes our spirit to compose the journal on the readers’ hands.
As we know there is no such thing called instant success. If there is such thing, maybe it will then disappear easily. We hope the journal on the readers’ hands show the humbleness and the simplicity. The simplicity itself can be seen from this journal appearance. This journal is made of plain paper and will be given freely. Moreover, we want to show that the creativity can never be stopped.
May God bless our effort, and may our journal is read by many people and more.
Nailal Armstrong
Kamis, 18 Juni 2009
About the Writers
ABDUL MOEHID, he was born in Jakarta but his parents are from Central Java. He has short black hair. His hobbies are hiking and traveling. If you are interested in making relationship with him just send email to moehid_aza@yahoo.com.
ASTRI CULLEN, she is a STIBA-IEC Bekasi BEM Chairwoman. Her hobbies are reading and debating. achie_rikyet@yahoo.co.id is her email address.
DANIEL PASARIBU, he is a student of STIBA – IEC Bekasi. His email address is bandung_kuning_yellow@yahoo.com
E-SOEN CLASS, he was born in East Java. He has short black hair and sharp nose. He has light skin and his Mom said that he is ‘the most extremely handsome boy in his house’. The readers can contact him in esoenclas@yahoo.co.id
HASNIA, people calls her Nia. She is kind and friendly. Her email address is hni2luv88@yahoo.co.id or maniahoney@gmail.com
NAILAL ARMSTRONG, he is one of the unsuccessful astronauts. After graduating from Senior High School, he continues his study at STIBA-IEC Bekasi. He is in the 6th semester now. His hobbies are traveling, reading, thinking and writing. His email address is nailal.armstrong@gmail.com
A. A. NAVIS, he was born in Padang Panjang on November 17, 1924, Ali Akbar Navis is one of very few Indonesian writers who has remained faithful to and continually wrestles with the creative process in literature, particularly short stories.
REBECCA FANANY, she was born in New York City on February 10, 1963, Fanany studied at Cornell University, completing the FALCON (Full-Year Asian Language Concentration) Program in Indonesia in 1980.
MORENO SOEPRAPTO, he is a student of STIBA – IEC Bekasi. His email address is moreno_rizky@yahoo.com
TINKERBELL, The girl that was born on June 17, 1987, has worked for PT Bank Central Asia, Tbk. Her hobbies are traveling, reading and watching movies. Her favorite movie is Twilight. She is a big dreamer and the reader can contact this single girl at lavistabelle@rocketmail.com.
Welcome
Modesty is a journal of the students of STIBA – IEC Bekasi. It is published monthly and contains of the writing from anyone who wants to contribute. Modesty respects to every new perspective and to every fresh idea. We invite you to send your original composition, essay, poem, story or any kind of writing. Please send them through E-mail or to our editorial office
Production manager: Astri Cullen. Editor: Bejo Sutrisno, M.Pd. Designer: Nailal Armstrong. Address: Jl. A. Yani, Ruko Bekasi Mas blok D/31, Bekasi Selatan. Telephone: Astri, 085215878201 / Nailal, (021) 95641412. E-mail: modesty.stiba.iec@gmail.com. Publisher: Al Fahmi Pustaka Utama
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