That's Nice!

An Era has Passed

2006-09-15T15:01:00.000+07:00

After two years and one month, I finally decided to move out of this address to a new home.

So look for me no further here.

I've moved to here.

I'm Baaack ...!

2006-08-31T19:55:00.000+07:00

I have been given a chance to have some days getting my mind back on track, actually.

It was all started when a cousin and a friend said that my mind was too full with all kinds of thoughts that I would get really upset over such simple things. The cousin said I should get some days off, and not like my usual day off. (Which usually includes reading lots of books, watch movies or go out with friends). Some refreshing days off.

Funny, somehow I got the chance. I got the opportunity to rethink my routes and priorities. It's true that laughter is the best medicine.

So to you who has been patiently receiving emergency phone calls during your meetings, lunch hours, afternoon hours, I'm fine now (I hope). Thanks, thanks, thank you so much. Sorry for bothering you. =) I will start growing up.

PS: I promised myself to finish a personal project, but like usual, I'm SUCH a procrastinator... *sigh*

Catatan Singkat ...

2006-08-22T17:59:00.000+07:00

SMS Dangdut???

2006-08-18T22:17:00.000+07:00

Saat itu saya dan beberapa orang sepupu sedang menghabiskan akhir pekan di rumah sepupu M dengan anak-anak mereka. Saya dan sepupu J sedang membaca komik Jepang koleksi sepupu M yang selalu up to date. Dia satu-satunya diantara kami yang masih setia membaca dan mengoleksi komik setiap bulan. Di sekeliling kami tiga kurcaci sibuk berseliweran dan ribut sendiri.

Tiba-tiba sepupu M bertanya, "Ta, elu tahu lagu SMS Dangdut ga? Katanya lagi trend yah sekarang."

Saya yang kurang suka (mengakui) mendengar dangdut tidak merasa familiar dengan judul itu. "Kayak apa sih lagunya?"

"Oh, gue tahu. Anak gue hapal kata-katanya dari depan sampai habis. Heran belajar dari mana. Malu-maluin aja," sahut sepupu J misuh-misuh.

"Kayak apa sih lagunya?" tanya sepupu M lagi.

"Ah, gue gak hapal. Pokoknya si Brian (nama anak sepupu J) sering tuh nyanyi. Cuma ya gak jelas kata-katanya, secara dia ngomongnya gumam gitu. Tau deh dari siapa dia belajarnya. Duh, hapal lagu kok ya dangdut ..."

"Alaagh ... dulu waktu kecil juga kita suka lagu-lagu cengeng!" saya membela Brian yang masih imut itu.

"Tapi kan yang penting bukan lagu dangdut!" kilah sepupu J.

Iya yah, memang anak-anak cepat sekali menyerap lagu yang sering di dengarnya. Kalau lagu sekolah minggu atau jenis lain yang agak mendingan sih bukan masalah. Tapi kalau lagunya model SMS Dangdut ini ... errr ...

Sering saya dengar anak-anak menyanyikan potongan lagu Peter Pan (Kau hancurkan hatikuuuuu ...) atau Radja (Jangan, benci bilang cintaaaaa ...) atau yang paling terakhir , Samsons (Aku adalah lelakiii ... *Duh nak, kamu itu kan cewek!!*)

Salut saya kepada ibu-ibu dan bapak-bapak yang berhasil mendidik anaknya untuk tetap cinta pada lagu-lagu sesuai umur mereka.

Omong-omong, saya tadi iseng, mencari lirik lagu SMS Dangdut di Mbah Google. Ternyata ini toh kata-katanya. Judulnya bukan SMS Dangdut tapi cuma SMS tok. Lah, kalau ini sih saya pernah dengar dinyanyikan Dewi Persik! (ups, jadi malu ketahuan suka nonton Dewi Persik!)

Berikut liriknya:

SMS by Ria Amelia

Bang SMS siapa ini bang
Bang pesannya pake sayang sayang
Bang nampaknya dari pacar abang
Bang hati ini mulai tak tenang

Bang tolong jawab tanyaku ke Abang
Bang nanti HP ini ku buang
Bang ayo dong jujur saja abang
Bang, kalau masih sayang

*) Kalau Bersilat lidah, memang Abang rajanya
Tlah nyata Abang salah tetap abang berkilah

Orang salah kirimlah
Orang iseng-iseng lah
Orang salah kirimlah
Orang iseng-iseng lah

Mulai dari sekarang HP aku yang pegang

Bang SMS siapa ini bang
Bang pesannya pake sayang sayang
Bang nampaknya dari pacar abang
Bang hati ini mulai tak tenang

Bang tolong jawab tanyaku ke Abang
Bang nanti HP ini ku buang
Bang ayo dong jujur saja abang
Bang, kalau masih sayang

Kembali ke *)

Goyang Mang ... hehehehe =))

Seru juga yah kalau nada SMS HP diganti sama lagu ini. Setiap terima SMS langsung joget. Ada yang punya MP3nya? *ngarep*

PS: SALAM MERDEKA!!

PS2: Kok gambarnya malah Inul??

Early Morning Call

2006-08-11T15:21:00.000+07:00

2.21 AM

(My cell phone rings)

Me: (answers in the grumpiest sound) Hello.

Dad: Hi Batata, is Mom asleep?

Me: Yes.

Dad: Look, don't tell mom. The building next to the factory is on fire. Just don't tell mom, OK. I don’t want her to panic.

Me: (hearing the fire fighter sirens and crowd in the background) Hmph.

Dad: Ok, just want to tell you that.

Me: Hmph.

(End call)

*two minutes of sleep*

WHAT!!??

(Hastily reconnecting my dad on the phone)

Dad: Hello?

Me: Dad! Where are you now? Are you OK? Does the factory caught fire?

Dad: I'm fine, the fire fighter department has arrived and now I am looking from the factory's fence.

Me: Are you sure??

Dad: Yeah, will call you again later

(End call)

*Quickly said a short prayer asking for:

1. My dad's safety

2. The factory's safety

3. Fuci’s safety (if that's not too much to ask, God. Hehehehe ..) *

5.48 AM

Dad: Hello

Me: Dad! How is it there?

Dad: Oh, everything's OK now. The fire has been put out.

Me: The factory's OK?

Dad: Yep.

Me: You are OK?

Dad: Yep. You can tell your mom now. Hahaha ..

Thanks, Dad. For the early warning system.

Welcome New Baby Boy!

2006-08-08T09:40:00.000+07:00

Just got the news that cousins Lotus and TwnBoy welcomed their new baby boy yesterday.

Since they are among my (occasional) blog readers, I hereby would like to convey my congratulations to both of you. May you have all the energy to keep up with additional newcomer in the world.

Welcome Baby Benedict Wu from Ah Yi Batata!
*throws confetti*

PS: Errr ... I will be called Ah Yi, right? Or not?
*can't seem to determine my place in the family hierarchy*

Indonesia is a Beautiful City ..

2006-08-04T09:03:00.000+07:00

No, we are not talking about the controversial interview of Miss Indonesia in the Miss Universe Pageant. It was more about work, actually. (Though I have sworn never to blog about work stuff, but I need to share this, if not, I am going to explode).

For the past few weeks, I have been helping a client to interview some university students to be a part of a program that will be conducted abroad. I was helping during pre-selections of students at the universities. To my surprise, I actually find them VERY amusing.

The interviews were all about broken English, idealism and lots of nonsense.

Here are some quotes from the interviews (from various universities):

Scene I

Me: So, student 1. When you read the newspaper, what topics interest you the most recently?

Student 1: (With thick Singaporean accent, although she is originated from Jambi) Actually, I don't really like to read newspaper.

Me: ??? *gubrak! YOU DO NOT ADMIT THAT DURING THE INTERVIEW, GIRL! Ten points taken from you!*

Scene II

Me: So, student 2. You were involved as a volunteer in Aceh post tsunami. Can you explain more on that?

Student 2: Oh yeah, that was .. (Silent, suddenly her voice trembles).. It was a great experience for me.. (Trying to restrain herself from crying)

Me: (pretending to write something to make sure that she did not see me smile)

BundaPu: *suddenly got a cough issue*

Scene III

Me: (at the beginning of a debate session, showing Playboy

Indonesia

second edition) the topic of our debate today is this magazine. The team on the left will take stand in line with the Press Council, saying that this magazine is a press product while the right team will be the opposition. Any question?

Student 3: (who was a member of the left team) Excuse me, Miss. Can I be on that side? It’s against my belief.

Me and colleague: *looking at each other* Okaay .. ??

Session IV

Student 4: (well dressed, wearing glasses, long sleeves shirt and a tie. Looks smart)

Me: (Okaay, he looks promising *high hopes*)

Student 4: (open his mouth to speak in English) Yes Mum, I stay in

Japan

for one year during my junior height school .. bla bla bla .. Something like that.

Me: *HOW DARE YOU CALLING ME MUM!!*

Session V

Me: So, student 5. You are interested in Water Management and Sustainability. Why?

Student 5: Yes, I am interesting in Water Management and Sustainability because.. bla bla bla ...

Me: *Okaay, if you are that interesting, how come I don't feel it?*

Session VI

Me: So, student 6. Tell me more about your strength and weaknesses.

Student 6: Well first, I am ambitious.. bla bla bla (ended his explanation with the gayest laugh possible)

Me: (comparing photo of an army look boy in the application form with the one sits in front of me to make sure that I am interviewing the same person)

Funny thing, those interviews. *preparing my self should I myself get a chance for one-on-one interview*

DAMN!

2006-08-01T20:32:00.000+07:00

I just posted a very personal post, then I realized. This place is no longer private.

*removing the post*

So, I will post on good things instead, then:

- I am going to Yogya to interview some university students. (Thank GOD for the relief of stress, I can avoid the court, never ending media calls, seeing new bright future kids, office tasks. Yeaaah!)

- A colleague just approached with some very funny comments about a recent promotion in my cubicle, she was actually the only one in the office that dared to mention it directly to me today. Thanks loh, Mbak! (I have a strong feeling that you are reading this, if not, Mbak yang satu lagi, can you tell her?) :-)

- I have cute pink toes (a result of my cousin's persistent effort to drag me to a salon and get my first ever pedicure treatment)

- My dear mommy has no longer suffer any pain on her right arm. Now she can move her arms freely. Thanks to the sinshe

- I am planning a trip with some close cousins on the Independence Day holiday

- I learn to keep my room tidy, but not my desk

- I am taking a weekly lesson with OC that has guaranteed that she will keep me in spirit until all the levels are passed

- I ate Kangkung two days ago! Yeay!!! *errr .. is that a good news?*

Passing The Torch

2006-07-27T09:48:00.000+07:00

I got tagged and must answer these Qs.
To not letting the torch dies in my hand, so here we go:

Four jobs I've had

Teaching
Translating
Singing
A slave [in com area]

Four movies I could watch over and over

Spiderman series
Turn Left Turn Right (Takeshi Kaneshiro, I love youuuu!)
Fly Me To Polaris
Lord of The Ring series

Four places I've lived in

So far I only live in one city, Jakarta, But in different 5 houses, does that count?

Four TV Shows I love or loved

Friends
The Simpsons
Meteor Garden I
Winter Sonata

Four places I've been on vacation

Four favorite dishes

Indomie instant noodle
Ma Ling brand ham
My mommy’s fried rice
Fried chicken

Four websites I visit daily

detik.com
my blog
my email
google

Four places I'd rather be right now

My house
The beach (with tsunami risk free)
The mountain
Anywhere but here

Four bloggers you tag.

Ms. Wiggle Waggle, like you say, I’m not a social blogger. But, hey, jelly juice, natz, want to try?

Driving tips (ala Sinetron)

2006-07-18T19:23:00.000+07:00

Do not drive / be on the street when you:

Want to propose a girl

You usually get accident before reaching to the restaurant / or any place you have your appointment while you lover will be waiting there in vain trying to figure out what happen to you. There is also a risk that you will get amnesia and thus would make you to end up forgetting who you are

Have an appointment with you lover

See above

Just got a baby

Accidents happen for newly mommies and daddies. Your baby usually would end up in the hands of some people who usually would lead your kid into poverty or moral degrading life for years before you finally got the chance to ever see them again

Pregnant

Errr ... maybe because pregnant people are bigger targets? *Oops! I have a pregnant woman sitting next to me!*

See your boyfriend / girlfriend cheat on you

Especially during rainy season, that's the perfect combination for a car crash (you know: crying a river, heavy rain pouring, someone / tukang sate / tukang baso / a dog / a ghost crosses the street and next thing BAM!!)

Broke up with your boyfriend / girlfriend

See above

Broke off from a fight

During frequent occasions after a fight with your parents / spouse, people tend to be less careful thus making them crossing an empty street without looking right or left when all of a sudden by god's (scriptwriter) willing, cars would be in front of you, screeching and everything turns into commercial break.

Being chased by bad guys

When bad guys chase you, PLEASE make sure that you don't cross any streets! Jump over a cliff, waterfall, into rivers, anything, you will have a bigger probability to survive! BUT NEVER ever CROSS A STREET!

Have enemy

Got a jealous love rival? An evil stepmother who would have an access to your garage? Be very very careful ...

Rich

What? Don’t you know? Rich = lots of money = many people covet = cutting your brake

Do drive / be on the street when you are:

Amnesia

The biggest chance your memory will be back before we finished watching the commercials

Single

You may find a cute guy who drives an Audi / BMW / Mercedes and MAYBE, even those convertible expensive cars that you never see on Jakarta streets in real life. Now, that's a catch!

Orphan

You may end up meeting your real parents, or at least someone who would be willing to take you into their house until you are recovered. (BAH!)

Poor

Someone usually will give you money and who knows, if you're lucky he / she is your next in laws!

Lost in a battle of love

If your girl / guy does not love you and when you two are having a fight, usually some blind driver suddenly appeared from thin air heading to your girl / guy. The wisest thing to do is: TO STAND between him / her and the car. Definitely your girl / guy will never have any guts to leave you. Of course this will hurt a little (or a lot, but who care, results is more important).

There, I rest my case. Do YOU wanna drive / be on the street?

PS : These tips were originated when I got home after long hours at the office to find my dear mommy sitting in front of TV watching local TV series (sinetron) titled "Istri untuk Suamiku" (A Wife for My Husband). WTF??

PS2: No messages

When I Look At The Mirror ...

2006-06-21T12:33:00.000+07:00

I see dark circles around my eyes. I wonder will those marks become permanent.
Anyone know how to remove them?

Or best, anyone know how not to get them?

If you can read between the lines, drop me a message at the shoutbox. You are smart! :-)

*tired*

The One Hundred Story

2006-06-20T18:11:00.000+07:00

I remember once reading a manga by Yukari Kawachi (Does she still write manga now?) about a girl who was dumped by his boyfriend. The reason: he felt that 'she was like Rp 100'. Means, she didn't have a significant value for him. He barely felt her presence. With or without her didn't have many difference.

The girl felt so insulted by this remark that she began collecting all the Rp 100 coins she could get (The manga was translated, so to adjust Indonesian market, the Yen currency was converted of course) and started shopping with Rp 100 coins.

She would go supermarkets to buy groceries, approached the cashier register and asked the staff, "Can I pay with small money?"

When the cashier said yes, she would put a coin by a coin at the desk "Rp 100 ... Rp 200 ... Rp 300 ..." until they reached the amount of the total groceries. Say, Rp 50,000. Can you imagine? :-)

Soon, all supermarkets would recognize her as The One Hundred Girl, and they dreaded her appearance, because she would create a long queue of complaining customers waiting for her to finish. Except this one supermarket where worked a super nice guy who couldn't refuse her.

At one point, this guy too was fed up. Her coins stuck the register machine drawer, customers got angry and left. So he rejected her. She got mad and threw her groceries at the poor nice guy. For her, an insult Rp 100 was like adressed to her, "The One Hundred Girl"

After all the drama (please bear in mind that this is a girl comic). One hundred girl later learned that this guy was also got rejected by his girl because he was super nice, letting her did whatever she wanted that she felt that he was not acting like a 'normal' boyfriend. And left.

The two 'insignificant' people then became One Hundred Couple.

Moral of the story: I don't know, the story just suddenly popped on my mind and I haven't blogged for some time. Hehehehe ...

If you can read between the lines, drop me a message at the shoutbox. You are smart! :-)

Oh, and remember, Rp 9,999,999,900 is not Rp 10,000,000,000 without Rp 100.

In Her Shoes

2006-06-06T19:32:00.000+07:00

Hint 1: Your shoes need ... some polish, maybe?
Oh, really? Yeah, they're kinda mess, don't you think?

Hint 2: Your look is so NOT corporate!
Hehehehehehe ... *in my heart: Sialan!*

Hint 3: I think we need to go shopping together. You know, I also need to buy new shoes, since mine is kinda old school type.
Hmmmm ... *in my heart: Maksud lo??? Sepatu gue harus diganti??*
Yeah, we should. I have been thinking to buy new ones too

Hint 4: Oh gosh, your shoes are PEELING!!

......

Okay! Okay! I get the message!! I'M BUYING NEW SHOES!!

I'm not an obsessed shoes lover. And my shoes wear off on my feet, and like hand phones, I only throw them when they're finally unable to perform their function.

However, after getting above 'hints' and many more from colleagues, especially BundaPu about my brown shabby-look work shoes, I finally decided to march my way straight to Citos with BundaPu and TiSu which voluntarily joined me to rescue me from a fashion disaster.

The objective of the mission: get a pair of shoes that will shut them up.

We got off a taxi at Citos, and I was struck by dozens of women crowding Citos entrance. A bazaar!

Okay this is a good sign, I think. I might get what I want.

if you can read between the lines, drop me a message at the shoutbox. Good! :-)
To my disappointment, the stands only sold 'girly' stuff. Blouses / skirts / jackets with ruffles lace, beads and bling-bling stuff *shudders of contempt*

Thus, while TiSu excitedly flipping through the clothes hanged, I was busy calculating how much all of these items would cost in Mangga Dua or Pusat Grosir Cililitan. Hehehehehehe ...

There we went to Matahari; luckily this store sells 'common' shoes. At least I'll get something out of here.

After turning down some TiSu and BundaPu's recommendation of models ("Look, this is soo cute. It has ribbons on it!" While I was like: Errrrr ... okay deh. Thanks, but no thanks) I got this pair that looks normal enough and seems able to get me far in them.

The two culprits also made me got rid of my brown shabby-look old shoes right away. So at the moment we were back, I threw them to nearest garbage bin.

Mission accomplished! Now they will shut their mouths.

Hallelujah!

The next day, I was suddenly got dragged into a meeting with some government officials. BundaPu looked at me in relief because at least I had proper shoes so I won't embarass my division in front of a group of fashionista colleagues I was going with, "See? Luckily you have new shoes now ..." she said.

Then she realized that I brought my bright red mini Dagadu travel bag to the meeting.

"BATATA!!!"

Murphy's Law Continues

2006-05-30T16:47:00.000+07:00

Another earthquake, in Yogyakarta ...
Last night I found my self crying in bed.
And Papua ...
I'm scared, I'm really really scared ...
And West Sumatra ...
What the hell is wrong with me? I think I'm so ready to shoot myself
Dear God, please help us ...
No, God. Please help my sanity
Forgive our sin
Especially mine, God. I don't know what happened, but often I cry myself like mad in the bathroom

If anything can go wrong, it will. If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
Edward A. Murphy... you are right ...

A Belated Birthday Post

2006-05-23T18:34:00.000+07:00

A preacher once said that (in Christianity) the most intimate form of GOD is a father.
That's why John 3:16 said "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
That's Heavenly Father's love for the world.

Though my earthly dad is not as perfect as the Heavenly one, to me he is one of the kindest person I know. Despite all his flaws, in my eyes he still holds the strong man position.

My dad is an extraordinary person. I remember a time when he helped a sate vendor that used to sit in front of our old house - yes, tukang sate with his gerobak. It was during the peak of monetary crisis (end of 90s - early 2000s and our family was not doing so well either), the tukang sate's family was desperately needed him to come home because his parent was ill, but he had no money. My dad gave him some money so he can be with his family. The tukang sate never repaid the money, my dad didn't ask for it too, but he and my dad have became close friends now.

He cares for others. Currently he is handling this hopeless business ruined by all the bad luck that happened lately to some people that affecting us too. There were times my mom told him to just give up on the business and start something fresh far far away from all the miserable things around us. But he would say:

"If this place is closed, what will happen to the people whose living are dependent to this place?"

Some would say that he is not brave enough to leave his comfort zone, but I would say, that's an act of kindness.

And just like me, my dad never cares for his health. He is living the most unhealthy life and still manage to survive until now. Wish he would take care of this health better now that he has added another year in live.

Happy belated birthday, Dad. Sorry for the trouble I have been causing you, love you.

(HUALAH, beraninya kok ngomong di blog doang... *maluuu*)

Somehow ...

2006-05-22T19:28:00.000+07:00

Murphy's laws

*Warning! Long Post! If you have works to do, don't read it until you finished them!*

If anything can go wrong, it will
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong
If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something

Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics
Things get worse under pressure.
The Murphy Philosophy
Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse.
Quantization Revision of Murphy's Laws
Everything goes wrong all at once.
Murphy's Constant
Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value

Addition to Murphy's Laws
In nature, nothing is ever right. Therefore, if everything is going right ... something is wrong

More Laws
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
Everything takes longer than you think.
Everything takes longer than it takes.

Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
Every solution breeds new problems.
The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.
You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.
The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.
The other line always moves faster.

Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost you more than you thought.

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening.

Where patience fails, force prevails.

Just when you think things cannot get any worse, they will.
Remember the "Boomer-rang" effect; Whatever you do will always come back.

If it looks good,
And it taste good,
And it feels good,
There has got to be something wrong some where,
So be careful.
A law about websites:
The more important it is to get to a website, the greater the chance the server is down (Well, that explains why Preetygood.blogspot.com is so easy to access...)

Eight Below

2006-05-01T18:07:00.000+07:00

Like Ms. Wiggle Waggle, I'm also a sucker at lotteries, lucky draws and prize coupouns. I never won anything. No, Maam. No tea set, nothing. :-(

But my cousin M (just call her that) has lucky hands. Like any ordinary housewives, she likes lucky draws, prize coupons, voucher prizes or any sort of game that requires Lady Luck to be on your side. And she often wins.

Last weekend, for the second time this year, she got two free movie tickets (see above picture) and since she couldn't attend, she gave them to me, who would welcome any freebies given to me :-)

The movie was titled EIGHT BELOW, a common dogs-men-friendship genre. Like Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Benji, Air Bud, or some kind of that. However, not like those titles I've mentioned it managed to make me fell sad.

The movie was about a man who left eight of his dogs, because of a giant storm in Antartika. So he would have to be flown to hospital, because during a trip, he got frost bites on his fingers, if he would want to keep his fingers. Of course, none of us would like to see Paul Walker's character losing his fingers, don't we? We want to see him intact!

BTW, he's cute *ahem, gak penting*

So, Paul Walker's character (I couldnt even remember the role's name. Yes, the movie was 'that' common) woke up with all the bandages around his hands. The first question he popped out after he had his full conscience was:

"How about my dogs?"

After all his friends apologetically answered that they failed to fetch the dogs, he then frantically asked his bosses, directors, all supervisors, to provide him a plane to pick up his K9s.

Speaking emotionally to his boss: "I need to get back to my dogs!! They're family!!"

Then began the story of Paul Walker's story to return and find his dogs. Two of them died, one got bitten by an antartica giant mammal (I forgot the name) and six others were happily running around, with shiny thick fur and did not show any signs of starvation after being five months alone in the south pole.

What a crap ...

Meanwhile, in the seats ....

Batata: *berkaca-kaca while cursing herself for being so stupid, and cried just because of a typical dog movie* :
"HUAAAAA .... FUCIIII, SORRRYYYYY .... :(("

:| *idiot*

Hmmmm ...

2006-04-20T11:08:00.000+07:00

Well, since I'm experiencing a writer's block (tzaaaah!)
Just posting what I'm going to think in the next 10 minutes:

- DIE YOU BITCH, DIE!!!!

- Should I call Gatra?

- Hmmmm ... these pastel cakes are good

- My boss isn't here today. Can I go to the salon?

- What's wrong with our internet connection, my YM conversation with colleague sitting behind me seems to be delayed for 1 minute?

- Boy, I really need to clean my desk

- Why does my email to a friend keep on bouncing back?

- Ups, the alarm rings. That means 2 hours have gone and I haven't done anything.

- What do I mean by haven't done anything? I have sent 2 emails today

- An smsing some TAs about my boss sick

- Ooh, I bring my Playboy today. Hope I can get an autograph from Andhara Early *goody*

- Maaan, I really need to spend time cleaning my desk!

- Stop, don't open the drawers! There are more undone work in there.

- Initial counsel: client and client cc associate and associate (Emang gue pikirin!)

- I'm thinking of buying CDMA phone

- Am I over reacting?

- Hmmmm .. I really want some chocolate ice cream *flying high*

- But yesterday I found out that I have grown over sizing my 2 black favorite trousers *crash down in the pain of reality*

- Duh ... I can't think of anything else

- Maybe I should stop writing my thoughts and actually work

- OK, will do it starting right NOW

*** ends ***

Second to None

2006-04-07T18:16:00.000+07:00

Sex : Male
Age : 8-12 months
Height: 35 cm
Hair : Blonde (?)
Eyes : Black

Hobby: Gives you the warm look when you get home like saying, "Please hug me, I'm cute, don't you notice?"
Looking for: Bitch, 8-12 months, not so tall, not too noisy and not to ferocius.

Anyone has a good candidate for Vicky?

BTW, look at Vicky's latest picture. Soooo cute... come on you Pomerine owners! Let's breed some cute doggies :-)

Thanks Everybody!

2006-03-21T10:48:00.000+07:00

For smses, phone calls, emails, yahoo messages, shouts, handshakes, hugs and kisses.

You have brightened up the day I dreaded most in the last few weeks.

Most thanks for OC, who had to put up with my negative messages since early March. The truth is bu, since I have never planned for anything in life, I felt overwhelmed for a moment that I managed to reach this stage. I felt that I have been way off from the dream that I made ten years ago. (Remember?)

Anyway, don't worry, bu. I'll be OK kok. A quick smack on the head will put my brain back to where it belongs :D

For Day/Ddreamer (what other nicks you got, sih?), errrr ... yah, thanks, okeh. Errr ... find me one? *kidding*

For Bunda Pu, who has successfully made me laugh with her effort to memorize the "Bekasi City Hymne". Oh please, I thought we are so over with that 'Lomba Paduan Suara Kelurahan' era.

For F, well, the more you said it, may the more blessing I get. Thanks.

For Girl, ok, I will change my point of view, I'm not fat. I need to exercise. That's all.

And other friends, who I can not tell whether they are reading my scribbles or not: "Naaaah, who cares? You're not showing yourself anyway. Just keep on reading then."

Sigh

2006-03-15T20:13:00.000+07:00

I'm an idiot.

I'm fat.
Overworked.
Underpaid.
Ugly.
Hopeless.
Single.
Non trilingual.
Poor taste of fashion.
Don't speak Latin.
Have no more time to read.
Indomie addict.
Carnivore.
Low self-esteem.
Need a life.
Single.
Untidy.
Can't read maps.
Moody.
Smelly feet.
Passive.
Slow.
Dog lover.
Only child.
Sloppy.
Panicky.
Blog maniac.
Dead wood.
Lazy bum.

And oh, did I tell you that I'm an idiot?

"OK, I will Blog Now!"

2006-03-14T10:03:00.000+07:00

... But I can not blog about work!

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What should I blog then?

Oh, well, maybe some other time.

*bye*

PS: Sorry for the lack of creativity in posting due to some unimportant issues, I have lost the sense of creating posts that make sense. Maybe I should close this blog and start a new one called "POORTYGOOF.BLOGSPOT.COM"

PS2: My humble apology ...

About Children Song That Teaches World Of Criminal Since Early Age ...

2006-03-02T17:11:00.000+07:00

Isn't it ironic? They were talking about Child Protection, whereas they teach children about Child Laboring, Illegal Adoption, and Discrimination by stupid song titled "Kakak Mia"

Kakak Mia, Kakak Mia minta anak barang seorang
(Sister Mia, Sister Mia please me give a child)
Please note that it is illegal to adopt children without proper documents and related government institutions approval.

Kalau dapat, kalau dapat, hendak saya suruh berdagang
(If I get one, I will tell the kid to sell)
Please observe that since the beginning this illegal parents/guardian had ill intention. The motivation is a form of child labour, no under children should be working.

Anak yang mana, akan kau pilih. Anak mana yang akan kau pilih?
(Which child do you want, which child do you want?)
Child trafficking. Do I need to say more?

Itu yang (gemuk/kurus/tinggi/pendek/cantik/jelek) yang saya pilih. Boleh lah dia menjual sirih.
(I chose the (fat/skinny/tall/short/pretty/ugly). The child can be employed to sell sirih.)
Physical discrimination. Every child no matter how fat/skinny/tall/short/pretty/ugly they are has right to play, not working to sell leaves that make grandmas look like vampires.

This song will be repeated over and over until Kakak Mia has no more child.

WHAT WERE THEY TEACHING TO THE KIDS?

About Letting The Opportunity Slips Away ...

2006-03-01T11:12:00.000+07:00

DANG!! Some opportunities have slipped from my face because I waited too long
to get it.
Arrrrrghhh!!!
Now, I'm not letting go this one.
Will take some action today..

On other topic: You'll realize that someone is obtaining a quite
significant part of your life when you found yourself becoming a keen
football observer.

WAKS!! Not good, not good ...

From The Land Where Everyone Speaks Like My Parents =))

2006-02-27T17:32:00.000+07:00

Just want to show you the beautiful place, the land where everyone speaks like my parents. Surely want to go back there again. (Without family rituals, of course).

To go there you either can take 45 minutes flight or 12 hours of boat ride. (We picked the later one *sigh*)

My uncle's son (in red shirt) and his friend. The pink girl at the back unknown (she wasn't me)

When a town girl goes to the country: she needs someone to guide her during a walk in the woods :-). I fell 4 times during the walk to the water fall!

REAL, LIFE, BREATHING (They breathe, right?) starfishes. It was my first time ever to hold them.
(Sangir, Feb 3, 2006)

Thanks to cousins TWNBOY and LOTUS for the pics.

Hey, Watch Your Words, Young Lady!

2006-02-21T12:05:00.000+07:00

OC: Ta, I couldn't open your blog .. the office browser blocked it

Me: *Hue??? *

OC: Well, I can still open mine, but not yours.

ME: MAKSUDNYAAA??? They discriminate Blogspot from your blogging platform (*ehm* which always goes down from time to time, hehehehe ...)

OC: No, I can still open other blogspots ...

ME: MAKSUD LOOO??? Your office browser discriminates only MY blog?

OC: Ta, here is what they say when I tried to open your blog.

Reason: DDR score = 415. This page will not be displayed because it contains prohibited words or it has exceeded its tolerance of questionable words.

ME: *Hueeee??*

OC: postingan terakhir loe banyak mengandung kata2 yang ditolak di sini yak =P

ME: HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

OC: Did you use the 'F' word?

They blocked this post, and let this one goes straight into the office browser =))

ZEBRA + HORSE?

2006-02-16T15:50:00.000+07:00

Suddenly a question popped inside my mind:

CAN A ZEBRA AND A HORSE INTERBREED CREATES OFFSPRING?

I asked the question to people around me. Some said yes, some said no, while other said, "Apa sih?? Gak Penting Banget!"

But I couldn't let go the thought, so Batata did some googling to find answers :))

Results :

Interspecies breeding

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Mar 31 2004 at 16:48:16

Interspecies breeding (sometimes called cross breeding¹) is the act of creating offspring from two different species. It should not be confused with the chimera which involves more of a Frankenstein-type process of gene splicing, cell modification, implantation, and embryo modification. While the creation and study of hybrid plants has been ongoing for hundreds of years, this writeup deals with hybrid species created by cross breeding in the animal kingdom - specifically mammals, however the concepts themselves cross these borders.

Disclaimer:
This writeup is about procreation - not intercourse. It is not about beastiality/bestiality, so look for your stories about human/animal and human/plant "relationships" elsewhere. I don't have any suggestions on where to look. Certainly not on E2.

Interspecies breeding is a very complex subject. Obviously it is not possible to mate any animal with any other animal to produce a strange new creature. If you've learned anything from South Park, you will know that "pig and elephant DNA just won't splice". It is commonly believed that for two species to be able to interbreed, they must have the same number of chromosomes. While this is true in most cases there are many exceptions. For example, a horse (64 chromosomes) and a zebra (44 chromosomes) can produce viable offspring. If the animals have a different number of chromosomes, the animal with the smaller number must be the male (e.g., a male zebra and a female horse could produce a foal, but a female zebra could not be impregnated by a male horse). What is most important is that the chromosomes that do match up are homologous. What determines this homology at the cellular level is beyond the scope of this writeup.

In general, cross bred animals are sterile. This is typically related to the fact that even if the chromosomes match up enough to create the offspring, there are still genetic problems that cause the hybrid to be unable to produce children. In cases where then animal can (medically) produce viable eggs or sperm; it again becomes a problem of matching chromosomes with some other species. This is not to say that no crossbred animal can mate, it is just rare.

Most cross breeding occurs between animals in the same Genus. There have been cases where offspring has been produces between animals in different genera but in the same family. However, this is uncommon, and has caused some scientists to question whether the classifications of these animals are correct in the current system.

Hybrid Examples

There are many examples of two species of animals that have/can/do produce offspring. A well known example of this is the mule. While not terribly creative, these new hybrid animals are usually named by combining the common names of the parents. When the male and female of both species can each be combined to form the hybrid, it is the name of the male that is used first. For clarification of this, see the examples below:

liger = male lion + female tiger
tigon or tiglon = male tiger + female lion
mule = male donkey + female horse
hinny = male horse + female donkey (jenny)
zorse = zebra + horse
zonkey or zebrass = zebra + donkey (ass)
cama = camel + llama
catalo or beefalo = buffalo + cattle
yakalo = yak + buffalo
wholphin = whale + dolphin (specifically a false killer whale and a bottlenose dolphin)
Toast of Botswana = goat + sheep
Obviously this deserves some clarification. While a sheep can be impregnated by a goat, the kid/lamb is always stillborn... except in one case in the early 1990s. This animal was nicknamed the Toast of Botswana. Since it was the only one ever known to have lived, no other name has been given to a goat/sheep combination.
several species of cats can be bred including: lion/leopard, lion/jaguar, puma/leopard, bobcat/lynx, caracal/serval
several species of canines including domestic dog/wolf, coyote/wolf, domestic dog/coyote
several species of monkeys and apes can interbreed
several species of deer and antelope can be interbred
several species of snakes can be crossbred
wild and domestic pigs can crossbreed
African elephant and Asian elephants are known to have bred once in the past
In addition, there have been numerous reports of human/chimpanzee combinations, but none of these have been confirmed.

Interspecies Breeding in the Wild

It is quite clear that cross breeding occurs naturally. When horses and donkeys are kept together for long periods of time, eventually you will get a mule. Anyone who has had a male dog will probably know that it will hump damn near anything: male, female, or inanimate. Sex drive is part of the animal world, and when you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with (my humble apologies to Stephen Stills).

Regardless, breeding between species is very uncommon in the wild. Ignoring chromosomal issues above, there are many more reasons for this including:

Mating rituals - For many animals, it can be extremely difficult for a male to be accepted by a female of the same species. A separate species has no chance.
Different habitats - Many animals that can mate don't live in the same regions naturally
Breeding/heat cycles - Different species do not often have the same mating seasons/breeding cycles (i.e., females are not in heat and/or males to not get the urge for sex)
Physical differences - while it may be possible to artificially inseminate a camel with llama sperm, the chances of such a small animal mounting such a large animal are slim
Chemical processes - sperm needs specific enzymes to penetrate the egg that may differ between species. This may not be possible outside a laboratory for many animals.
Immune systems - the immune system of the female may reject the sperm as a foreign body since it does not match the sperm of the female's species. See also human seminal plasma hypersensitivity.
Rejection - similar to above, and having the same problem with organ transplants in humans, the female body may reject the fetus before it comes to term.
Death - Miscarriages are a common occurrence with interspecies breeding. Even if the pregnancy comes to full term, stillbirths are also common. Lastly, if the animal is born alive it often has health problems and does not live long, or is abandoned by its mother.

¹ Cross breeding is actually a much wider term. It can be used to refer to breeding two different stocks to improve the overall healthiness of both. For example, a dog breeder will cross breed his champion bitch with a male of the same breed from across the country. A farmer might use a bull from his neighbor's barn to impregnate his cows. These acts reduce inbreeding and can improve the pedigree or breeding population of animals.

And Look! ZEBRA + DONKEY! How cute!

New Positioning

2006-02-16T13:46:00.000+07:00

After 10 days of escapade in the land where every one talks like my parents, I returned home to find new changes at office.

Someone suddenly shifted my desk to an uncomfy position which frustated me, because me can't do all the non-work related things at my compie. Grrr!!
Ms. Daydreamer was no longer in office. (Sorry to miss your farewell yah)
Major changes in office positioning
Our division is merged with next cubicle
The work has not given me the same excitement anymore.

There were times that I wish I could slap some people here, but since Batata is a nice person (*ehm*) so I didn't do it.

My friends kept on asking to post about my journey to the land where everyone talks like parents. But my biggest regret of all was my documentation partner wasn't there to keep a photo diary of the adventure. My travelling companion whose boss made problem for her.

So girl, I'm not sure about the April plan. Hey, I need to recover first from that exhausting trip. Physically, mentally and most important, financially. Travelling with a foreigner was not easy, you know?

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2006-02-14T21:37:00.000+07:00

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*Huh?!*

"Wh.. What The ...??"

"Oh, you. Hi .."

*yawn*

I guess this blog has been sleeping too long, hasn't it?.

So ...

I'm back!!

Errr, will you now excuse me? I need to stretch some blogging muscles
first before I continue.

Will be back later,

Batata

2006-01-27T16:13:00.000+07:00

I believe that handwriting reveals a person's identity. Once I bought a book about handwriting, and brought it to Central Jakarta Court for a client's business because I need 'a light reading' while waiting.

There was a man waiting next to me outside the court room when his eyes noticed what I read. Soon, he asked me to analyse his handwriting. He wrote his name on a piece of paper and gave it to me, who were trying to match everything according to the book. I made a jackpot analysis.

What I remember best about his personality was: "You are a persistent person. You will work very hard and take any actions needed to achieve your goals."

He smiled : "Really?"

Me: "Well, that's according to the book."

He smiled again: "Good book, good book. What is it called?"

Me: (Showed him the cover).

He: "Good book."

Then I realized that he was my client's opponent :))

Okaaaay ... did the book try to tell me something?

That's why I tried an online handwriting test for fun. Results? See below.

The results of your analysis say:

You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry.
You are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones.
You are negative, fearful, resistant, doubtful, and/or selfish.
You are not very reserved, impatient, self-confident and fond of action.
You are self-confident and like to bring attention to yourself.

What does your handwriting say about YOU?

PS: Yes, the second word is my last name. So what?

What The Hell Is Wrong With Me?

2006-01-23T20:18:00.000+07:00

I noticed how lame my posts have become. So, to change the mood, I want to post the thing that makes me laugh: riddles! (Taken from chain email, in Indonesian)

Lele apakah yang sangat ditakuti manusia normal tapi dipuja anak-anak???
Leletubbies!

Lolly apa yang manis?
Lollyatin aja gue...!

Kalo Teletubbies kebanyakan makan jadi apa?
Buletabies!

Kalo Teletubbies kebanyakan makan MSG jadi apa?
Bolotabies!

Kalo Teletubbies digigit anjing gila jadi apa?
Kenarabies!

Sebutin 3 jagoan tertolol !
3. Superman--pake kolor diluar.
2. Robin-----pake kolor doang .
1. Batman----udah tau Superman ama Robin tolol, masih ditemenin.

Kenapa Robin jadi superhero?
karena dia ketemunya sama Batman, kalo ketemu sama Baskin
dia jadi tukang es krim... Hahahahaha...!

Apa Bahasa Inggris-nya keramas?
Golden Monkey! Wakakakaka!

Rambo lahirnya dimana?
Di turunan, waktu nganterin ibunya, mobil bapaknya
remnya blong, si ibu bilang, "Rem bo'!"

Kenapa Superman disebut Superhero?
Kalo Supermarket tempat belanja dong...!

Monyet, monyet apa yg ada nya di lapangan bola?
Monyetak gol...

Tempe apa yg bisa naek sepeda?
Orang lagi naek sepeda sambil makan tempe

Dimakan berasa nggak dimakan gak berasa?
Makanan

Kenapa superman bajunya make huruf S?
Kalo makenya XL ntar nggak keliatan kekar...!

Kenapa monyet jatoh dari pohon ?
Monyetnya kepleset!

Kenapa tarzan jatoh dari pohon?
Dikiranya jatoh dari pohon lagi ngetrend!

Baso apa yang bisa berenang?
Baso ikan!

Binatang apa yang paling bau?
Serigala... berbulu ketek!

Binatang... binatang apa yang paling haram?
Babi hamil, soalnya MENGANDUNG BABI... hahaha...

Korek korek apa yang jago nyanyi?
Korek David!

Produser apa yang namanya mirip sama kata pepatah?
Tiada rotan raampun jabi!

Kenapa superman bisa terbang?
Soalnya kalo nyetir mobil namanya supir, maaan!

SMA apa yang demen tawuran??
S.M.A.C.K.D.O.W.N hehe...!

Apa persamaan telpon ama jemuran ?
Kalo kering diangkat. Hihihi!

Lap apa yang digemari wanita?
Westlap!

Udah pada pernah denger lagu Hening?
Hening Selasa, Rabu Kamis, Jumat Sabtu Minggu itu nama-nama hari...!

Panci apa yang gagangnya panjangnya bisa ampe semeter?
Pancingan ikan!

Panci apa yang dimakan abis makan nasi?
Hidangan pancuci mulut!

Panci apa yang lagi trend ditonton orang?
Pancikho!

Panci apa yang bisa ketelen anak kecil?
Pancing baju!

Panci apa yang diapalin anak SD?
Pancisila!

Panci apa... yang bisa terbang ?
Sempanci Air!

Sebelum dimasukin kering, dikeluarin basah. Apaan tuu?
Teh celup!

Ayam apa yg merasa bersalah?
Ayam sori!

Kera apa yang bikin gemuk?
Keranjingan makan!

Kera apa yang adanya di pojokan?
Keranjang sampah!

Kera apa yang nyeremin?
Kerasukan setan!

Kera apa yang hidup segan mati tak mau?
Kerakap!

Kera apa yg berharga?
Keramat!

Kera apa yg sakit?
Keram!

Laba² kalo masuk WC kakinya tinggal berapa?
Tinggal 7, soalnya yang satu buat nutup hidung...!

Minuman apa yang bisa nebak ??
MILO , kan ada tuh: Milo-milo on the wall, who's the preety girl of all...

Gimana caranya 71 orang naik mobil VW Kodok bersama-sama sekaligus?
2 didepan, di belakang posisi 69!

Bulet, Panjaaaaang, ditengah paha hayo apa?
Tiang listrik dipanjat orang!

Gimana caranya ngehilangin Bau pete di mulut?
Makan Jengkol!

Apa yang menyebabkan SWAMP THING berwarna hijau...?
Chloropyl...!

Bunga apa yang paling mahal?
Bungalow!

Apa bedanya kepala ama kelapa?
Kalo kepala dicukur jadi botak, kalo kelapa dicukur jadi batok!

Apa beda gajah ama cowok?
Kalo gajah kepalanya berbelalai... kalo cowok... (trusin sendiri)!

Kerangka apa yang belum pernah ditemukan fosilnya...?
Kerangka karangan...!

Monyet apa yang jalannya mondar-mandir?
Monyetrika baju...!

Bebek apa yang bisa nyanyi?
Bebekstrit Boys...!

Ikan apa yang bisa terbang?
Ikan nyangkut di roket!

Apa bahasa inggrisnya BATAGOR?!
Sport Centre Brick!!

Ada ANJING, SAPI, KAMBING, KEBO, BABI... abis BABI APA...?
BAB II...!

Kenapa superman sama spiderman kostumnya biru-merah ?
Beli bahannya patungan!

Kenapa ngga item?
Bahan item abis dibeli Batman yang dateng lebih pagi!

Kenapa dulu Superman kalo terbang tangan kirinya ditekuk?
Persnelingnya belom automatic!

Kenapa sekarang dua-duanya dilempengin ke depan?
Udah ada Cruise Control!

Apa bahasa cina-nya belok?
Nie kung!

Apa bahasa cina-nya minuman?
The kho tak!

Apa bahasa cina-nya ceweq duduk nggak sopan?
Nong krong!

Apa bahasa arab-nya makan?
Al Yukenit !

Tikus apa berkaki dua?
Miki tikus!

Anjing apa berkaki dua?
Gufi!

Bebek apa berkaki dua?
Bebek (memang kakinya dua kan ?)!

Bapaknya tono punya lima anak: namanya kantal, kintil, kuntul, kentel dan...
Anaknya yang ke lima namanya siapa? (Jangan mikir jorok duluan hehehehe...)

Daun apa yang paling keras???
Smack daun!

Apa bahasa arabnya diam di tempat?
Ta'kabur!

Bebek apa yang di-bejek² & di-tumbuk²...?
Rujak Bebek...!

Kenapa kodok sering gelembungin balon di leher nya...?
Krn dia penggemar Lupus...!

Bahasa Arabnya...?
Rumah: Al amat!
Aktor: Al pacino!
Hangus: Al rang!
Buah: Al pukat!
Kecelakaan: Al lamak!
Al Catraz---> Penjara ya???!
Berarti... Al alala long itu artinya lagu yah? Hehehe...!

Kalo ada Superman dan Supergirl , Batman dan Batgirl,
kenapa koq ada Spiderman tapi gak ada Spidergirl??
Karena cewek takut ama laba²...!

Lem apa yang bisa nyanyi hayoooo??
Lembizkit!

Sapi apa yang bisa nangis?
Bella Sapira!

Kenapa Saras nomor id nya 008...
Karena 007 udah dipake oleh Kang James Bond...!

Kalong apa yang bisa main bola?
Kalong-ga pele yaa maradona!

Kenapa orang kalo ' berjalan tangannya goyang?
Karena dia pake celana!

Sebutkan nama hewan yang terdiri atas 1 huruf?
Ehhmmmm... i- kan??!
Bukan... g- ajah lagi!

Apa yang ada ditengah sawah?
Huruf w!

Apa yang ketika masuk tanda seru namun ketika keluar jadi tanda tanya?
Orang lagi ngorek idung!

Apa yang mudah keluar saat lobangnya sempit tapi malah
sulit keluar Kalau lobangnya diperlebar?
Meludah!

Bahasa Jepangnya naek motor?
Suzuki ku naiki!

Bahasa Jepangnya nenek bisa terbang?
Kukira Takada!

Kelapa apa yang tumbuh subur di Somalia?
Kelapa ran!

Kalau ada seorang nenek kecebur masuk sumur maka timbul-nya dimana?
Ketoprak Humor!

Tempe apa yang menyakitkan?
Tempeleng!

Bahasa Inggrisnya nasi apa? rice,
Bahasa Inggrisnya panjang apa? long.
Dan kalau Bahasa Inggrisnya nasi panjang apa? Lontong...!

Gimana caranya supaya kereta api dan motor kalau ditimbang beratnya sama...?
Kereta api dan motornya difoto!

Jus apa yang turun dari langit ?
Justru itu gua ngga tau...!

Bagaimana suara kucing kalo jalannya mundur?
Gnooooem...!

Apa bahasa chinanya anak kecil terpeleset?
Lichin thong...!

Apa beda unta dengan kangkung?
Kalo unta di arab , kalo kangkung di urap!

Apa bedanya tukang pajak ama palak?
Kalo tukang pajak nagihnya pake surat , kalo tukang palak pake urat!

Mengapa anak kelinci jalannya loncat²?
Namanya juga anak-anak hehehe...!

Mie dan Tahu apa yang lagi terkenal?
Tahu Ming Se, Mie-telor Garden . (F4)

A Batata Saturday

2006-01-22T12:32:00.000+07:00

Warning: Boring Post! Boring Weekend! DO NOT READ!

07.00 : Mom peeped from the door, reminding me not to forget to clean the room. Answered with: "Hmmmm ..."

07.10 : Scratching out side the door. Vicky (my four legged fur ball), maybe asking for his morning meatballs. Answered with: "Huh? Hmmmm ..."

08.00 : Wake up

08.05 : Turned on TV. Watched morning infotainments, where they provided weekly recap of all celebrity events. Former detainee celebrity yelling her once-admitted ex husband for kidnapping kid. Class B actress' and never-admitted ex husband cheap publicity stunts. Old rivalry between the so-called art and anti pornography wannabe. Reaction: "I'm hungry ..."

09.00 : Cleaning room for visiting cousins. Action: "Mbaaak ..! Tolong di pel yah .."

09.30 : Phone alarm rang, "Church singers practice at 10."

09.35 : Reading Saturday paper with a cup of chocolate milk.

09.40 : Gave Vicky his morning meatballs.

09.45 : Grabbed towel.

10.00 : Finished shower, opened closet.

10.15 : Off I go ..

10.30 : Arrived at church for practice.

10.31: Get a cold drink at the nearest mineral water dispenser.

10.34 : Approached the church secretary staff to chat.

10.35 : Went straight to practice. Welcomed by greetings, "Did you read the time right? It's 10, not 10.30." Reactions: Big grin.

10.40 : Practice until end

13.00 : End.

13.01 : Hungry ...

13.02 : Walked to bakso vendor at the front. "No veggies, no fried onions, no ketchup, please ..."

13.05 : Eat.

14.00 : Ready to go home.

14.10 : Get into a taxi. HECK, what a traffic! How I hate busway when I'm not using one.

15.00 : Paid taxi with significant tip.

15.02 : Enter house: looking for food served on table.

15.06 : Eat lunch.

15.30 : Finish lunch. Wondering why did my cousins haven't arrive yet?

15.35 : Cousin called, she turned around to other destination when she saw the traffic. Will be there at night.

15.40 : Received SMS from another cousin (Yes, Batata has lots of them) to meet in a mall. Answered : "No thanks, can't do. Waiting for the previous cousin to arrive, and I have other thing to do."

15.43 : Reply: "OK."

15.50 : SLEEP.

Do we need to continue?

Conclusion: WHAT A BORING WEEKEND ...

Shinobu???

2006-01-19T18:30:00.000+07:00

Shy aren't we!? You are just too sweet for some right? There's no reason to make a ruckus, & you wonder why quiet hours are never enforced! You own a select group of friends who you know you can depend on!

I'm Shinobu!

© Jenny

Colleague/C (a supreme geek, anime & manga lover, a Mac fanatic, anti social, ... *Oops! He's not around, isn't he?*): Do you know Love Hina?

Me (got mixed up and thought it was a manga about a witch who cursed to be a doll and can only be human again by a man's kiss - it was actually called Min Min): I read the book once.

C: You are Shinobu.

Me (still thinking about Min Min): Errr, which one is that?

C (rolls eyes and left)

Me (started googling and took "Which Love Hina Beauty Do You Embody?" you saw up there): Shoot! He was right!

And thus explains why I put an anime character in this post.

Mau Curhat Ah ...

2006-01-13T15:26:00.000+07:00

*Disappointed mode on*

Gue ngerti kok kalo gak bisa. Tapi sungguh gue hargai seandainya gue dikasih tahu sebelum sempat berbunga-bunga. Sekarang gue jadi gak semangat lagi deh :-(

Tapi seperti kata Michael Buble:
And I know just why you could not come along with me ...

Apa gue kecewa? Pasti lah. Tapi yah, namanya juga gue. Gak usah lah dipikirin lama-lama. Entar juga baik lagi, besok-besok pasti bakal seru kok. Jadi untuk sementara, saya gak mau terima segala janji-janji, "Lihat deh, lain kali pasti beneran kejadian." I was like: Yeah right, thanks for the advance warning.

Sekarang gue sendirian deh :-(

Ya sudah, mau apa lagi? *hiks*

*Disappointed mode off*

To All The Pets I Have Before ... (1980-2005)

2006-01-12T08:12:00.000+07:00

Sorry if I have caused you many uncomfortable situations (and deaths). I
have never realized that ignorance could resulted so bad.

To Star, big white dog (kindegarten years):

I didn't have the chance to pet you much. Since at the time you were nothing but a big, noisy, white beast tied up to a kennel. You were only freed at night, to watch our spacious yard where belimbing trees grew. Sorry, sorry, sorry... My aunt's biggest mistake was spraying you with Baygon to kill your
fleas ... and you ... =((

To Sheba and Ciku (late elementary years):

The best Pekingnese and Pomerine us little girls would ever had. You guys were the queens! Made lots and lots of puppies (my friends loved them).

You two were always the victims of me and cousin J's rivalry. We would dressed you up with ribbons to determine which of us the better hair dresser. (She won, of course.)

Our greatest childhood grieve was when you died, Sheba, followed by you Ciku few years later, before we all moved out from the big spacious house and started our lives separately. As if you didn't want to
leave that place. =((

To Dewi (early elementary years)

None of us knew why my grandma called you that. I never had the courage to call you when my friend (also named Dewi ) visited our house. Dewi, you were the best nurturing mommy dog I ever had. Your record was 9 puppies in one labor! Well, although only half of them passed the first month... My maids even called you Dewi Sri! =))

You've escaped the horrible death in the hands of Bataknese who lived outside our big spacious house. My grandma (fed up with all the puppies you produced regularly) sold you to them when we kids at school. But you ran away from those butchers and followed our maid back home when she was shopping in the nearest market. It made us loved you even more and hated
grandma (for few hours).

You died of old age, having dozens of little Dewis and Dewas =)) and buried peacefully under the big Nangka tree in front of
our house.

To Hero and Pedro (late elementary to early junior high years)

The two male dogs among the bitches! No one dared to put you guys in one place at one time, because you two were eternal enemies. That's why Hero was in charge of the back yard, and Pedro the front yard.

Hero, the big, bulky, fierce dog. Wanted best bitches, tried so hard to beat Pedro, the all-black, gentle, nice one. But, like in every fairy tale, the good always win. =)

You two fighters met tragic ends, Pedro, those evil Bataknese poisoned you. My dad regreted your death so much. On many occassions, he mentioned you as the best dog he ever had. While Hero, after we left the spacious house, you
ran away and got hit by a car. =((

To Fuci (late junior high years to 2005)

You are the greatest pet I have in the last 10 years. I remember receiving you from cousin H when you were only a 5 kg puppy. How I watched you grew from an adorable brown puppy, to be a grumpy old dog. Kids hater, tukang bakso hater, pemulung hater, neighbour's chicken lover.

I remember the time when dad had to hide your murder victim, an innocent little chick who lost in our yard (*wink*) while outside we heard the owner was asking to her self, "Now, I remember we have more chickens than this ..." =))

My handsome Fuci, although many would not agree. But you were the best. You couldn't be poisoned easily (proven), be drugged easily (proven - 4 tablets of sleeping pills did not have any effects on you when we had to move to another new house), be bathed easily (which made the task of bathing you
fall under my jurisdiction)

Tapi takdir memang kejam ...

When we (for the umphteen times) moved to a new house, we couldn't take you. I held you for hours before my dad dragged you into a car that took you to your new place, the factory... I felt so like a traitor ... sorry, sorry, sorry ... I will visit you as often as possible ..

December 24, 2005:

Batata was walking to the nearest ojek station. Her eyes fixed to a fur ball
tied up in the corner. Blond fur and big eyes, a Pomerine, tied up with
plastic rope to a pole. Sitting on the ground where she could see dozens of
ants circling around.

Batata to tukang ojek: Whose is this?
Tukang ojek: We found it in the gutter. No one owned it. Do you like it?
We'll sell it to you.

And Vicky, you are now in Batata's list of All the Pets I Have ...

The Prejudice, Anger and Hate are Still There ...

2005-12-29T11:23:00.000+07:00

The bad thing of having your email address published world wide is I get unwanted emails although I'm no longer involved in tsunami reconstruction. Like this one:

Note: You don't have to read the whole email, if you don't want to. The first paragraph already said it all :-)

MAKNA SATU TAHUN SETELAH TSUNAMI MELANDA NEGERI ACEH

Puteh Sarong, U.K.

Bangsa Aceh semua,

Assalamualaikum.

PENDAHULUAN

Tulisan ini sengaja saya siapkan setelah acara peringatan satu tahun peristiwa tsunami yang dipropagandakan dan dipelopori oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesai itu berlangsung. Semuanya bertujuan supaya Bangsa Aceh yang telah terbawa-bawa menjadi lembu yang ditucuk hidungnya dapat menggunakan akal sihat dan berfikir kembali serta menyesali di kemudian hari agar tidak lagi terikut-ikut dengan apa sahaja yang dipropagandakan dan dipelopori oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Ini bagi Bangsa Aceh yang sedar, tetapi bagi yang tidak pernah sedar akan terus menjadi lembu yang ditucuk hidungnya oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Bagi semua keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia dan penjilatnya, sudah tentu akan menentang dan membalas tulisan saya ini dengan cara yang biasa keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu membalasnya atau dengan cara mengejek dan menghina kita Bangsa Aceh.

Sambil-sambil saya menulis tulisan ini, sekali-sekala saya terus mengirim SMS kepada kawan-kawan yang ada di seluruh penjuru dunia, sama ada yang tinggal di United Kingdom di sini, di Amerika, di Sweden, di Danmark, di Jerman, di Belanda, di Australia, di Malaysia, di Singapura, di Brunei Darussalam, di Patani, di Arab Saudi, di Kaherah,dan mahupun di Nanggroe sendiri Aceh. Saya terus mengingatkan kawan-kawan seperjuangan bahawa peristiwa tsunami adalah satu ujian Allah SWT yang selalu patut dijadikan pelajaran sebagai satu peristiwa untuk lebih mendekatkan diri kita kepada Allah SWT. Juga untuk mengingatkan diri kita manusia ini sebagai makhluk Allah SWT yang sangat kerdil dan Allah SWT dapat mengambil kita dan kekayaan dunia yang kita miliki pada bila-bila masa yang dikehendaki oleh Allah SWT. Ini patut kita redha semua. Akan tetapi peristiwa penjajahan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia tidak patut kita biarkan dan redha dan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia tersebut tidak dapat kita maafkan dan mereka adalah penjajah dan musuh kita Bangsa Aceh.

Jadi peristiwa tsunami bukanlah satu peristiwa yang mesti diperingati dan dirayakan ulang tahunnya setahun sekali. Kita Bangsa Aceh jangan terikut-ikut dengan apa yang diatur dan yang dibuat oleh penjajah jawa laknat hindunesia itu. Kita Bangsa Aceh jangan jadi lembu yang ditucuk hidung dan ditarik ke mana sahaja mengikut kehendak laknat jawa penjajah hindunesia itu. Kita Bangsa Aceh tidak perlu mengikut tradisi kejawen jawa yang menentukan hari-hari tertentu seperti "Malam Jum'at Kliwon" yang dijadikan oleh jawa-jawa laknat penjajah hindunesia itu sebagai malam untuk memuja roh dan hantu iblis atau memuja-muja keris simpanan sepupuhnya.

Kita Bangsa Aceh harus memegang pada identiti dan ideologi kita sendiri iaitu ajaran Islam yang telah diturunkan secara turun temurun oleh para endatu kita. Saya juga menasihatkan muda-mudi Bangsa Aceh jangan mudah terpengaruh dengan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia, sehingga terpaksa kawin dengan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia. Sebab kita ketahui mereka di pulau jawa mempunyai budaya hidup yang bebas dalam pergaulan lelaki dan wanita. Kebanyakan keturunan mereka lahir dari hasil perselingkuhan dan kalaupun ada yang berpura-pura mengaku dirinya beragama Islam, ramai dari keturunan mereka yang lahir di luar nikah. Dari keturunan yang seperti inilah mereka terus berkembang biak.

PERINGATAN ALLAH SWT KEPADA MAKHLUKNYA

Peristiwa tsunami yang Allah SWT uji terhadap Bangsa Aceh, bukanlah 100% bermakna bahawa Allah SWT telah memurkai Bangsa Aceh yang sudah sangat engkar dengan perintah Allah SWT, seperti yang biasa dituduh oleh keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Sebab kalau kita berjalan di sepanjang pulau jawa atau ditempat-tempat yang telah ramai dinodai oleh keturunan laknat jawa transmigrasi, seperti di Jambi, Lampung, Sumatra Utara, perbuatan maksiat di tempat-tempat ini bermaharajalela. Bagaimana berbagai maksiat itu dilakukan oleh keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu, boleh dibaca seperti ditulis dalam novel "Merantau Ke Deli" oleh Hamka. Mereka melakukan berbagai maksiat seperti perzinaan, mandi telanjang di dalam sungai di tepi-tepi jalan raya, dan perjudian dan penjualan minuman keras. Adakah Allah SWT belum mendatangkan bala kepada laknat-laknat jawa hindunesia ini bermakna laknat-laknat jawa hindunesia itu orang yang disayang oleh Allah SWT? Alamdulillah kita di Aceh, minuman keras pun tidak kita jumpai dijual begitu sahaja, kecuali yang dibawa masuk oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia yang bertujuan untuk merusak budaya dan agama generasi muda Bangsa Aceh.

Jadi peristiwa tsunami yang berlaku atas kekuasaan Allah SWT kepada Bangsa Aceh, patut dijadikan pelajaran dan semoga kita selalu berdoa kepada Allah SWT, supaya Allah SWT jangan mencuba kita dengan ujian berat yang tidak mampu kita tanggung. Mungkin juga bencana tsunami yang Allah SWT datangkan untuk membersihkan dan menjauhkan Bangsa Aceh dari segala maksiat yang mulai berkembang di sekitar Bangsa Aceh. Bagimana kita lihat di sepanjang tepi sungai di Alue Naga Banda Aceh selama ini sebelum tsunami melanda. Kalau kita berjalan malam hari selepas sembahyang magrib menyusuri sepanjang tepi sungai selepas AMIKI ke arah kuala sebelah kiri sebelum arah ke Krueng Raya, kita akan melihat banyak pasangan yang melakukan maksiat di situ di dalam gelap di atas kenderaan atau sambil duduk di atas tanah. Ramai mereka yang pergi melakukan maksiat di situ adalah anak-anak muda yang sudah kehilangan identiti dan ajaran agama yang dianut oleh Bangsa Aceh dan terpengaruh dengan budaya yang dibawa oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Begitu juga bagaimana kita lihat maksiat di tengah-tengah kota Meulaboh berdekatan dengan terminal bus, sebelum peristiwa tsunami berlaku. Kedai-kedai kopi yang dimiliki atau dijaga oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI, akan memutar video cabul/lucah pada tengah malam setelah kedai kopi ditutup. Pelanggan yang masuk akan dikenakan kutipan atau bayaran tertentu. Informasi ini saya perolehi dari pihak lain yang menginap di hotel yang sama sewaktu saya melakukan kunjungan kerja ke Meulaboh pada tahun 1994. Kecurigaan timbul pada diri saya apabila melihat dari arah atas hotel orang yang keluar masuk kedai kopi yang telah ditutup. Saya harap kedai kopi tersebut juga sudah disapu oleh tsunami. Kita juga tidak mengetahui maksiat apa yang berlaku di dalam satu tempat di Calang Aceh Barat yang dinamakan Kampung Jerman. Kampung tersebut dimiliki oleh seorang yang berbangsa Jerman dan tempat tersebut ditutup dan dilarang kepada orang luar. Kecuali mereka yang mendapat izin dari anjing-anjing serdadu jawa hindunesia yang menjaga kawasan tersebut. Kita juga tidak tahu niat jahat apa dari orang Jerman tersebut dengan bekerjasama dengan serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia untuk merusak Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh. Saya harap kampung ini juga sudah disapu oleh tsunami. Bagaimana Negeri Aceh boleh didiami secara bebas begitu sahaja oleh orang asing, kalau bukan niat jahat terselubung seperti ini merupakan kerjasama antara pihak asing dengan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia untuk merusak Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh.

Jadi kecurigaan Bangsa Aceh terhadap pendatang asing ke Negeri Aceh patut ada, ini sebagai ghirah untuk menjaga maruah Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh. Walau bagaimanapun bantuan yang ikhlas dari siapa sahaja perlu dihargai.

Bagaimana pula dengan pesta-pesta maksiat yang dilakukan oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia di tepi-tepi pantai di Lam Puuk di Lhok Nga berdekatan dengan kem-kem serdadu tersebut. Begitu juga maksiat-maksiat yang dilakukannya di kawasan pantai Ulee Lheu di daerah penempatan serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia. Sebahagiannya juga terdapat maksiat ditempat penempatan serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia di daerah Pusong Lhokseumawe. Maksiat yang juga berlaku di belakang Bioskop Gajah Banda Aceh dan maksiat serta penjualan minuman keras dan pelacuran di sepanjang tepi sungai Aceh ke arah Hotel Medan. Serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia mempunyai saham dalam memberi perlindungan terhadap semua perbuatan maksiat ini. Penulis sendiri pernah dikompas oleh seorang serdadu laknat TNI jawa hindunesia yang meminta dengan paksa uang kerana penulis dengan seorang lagi rakan yang telah terkorban dalam peristiwa tsunami salah memasuki jalan dengan mengendarai Vespa di hadapan yang dulunya Kodam serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia di tepi Jembatan Pante Pirak.

Satu pelajaran langsung pernah diberikan secara langsung oleh Allah SWT terhadap perbuatan biadab dan terlaknat yang dilakukan oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia di daerah Pidie, apabila secara biadab para serdadu laknat TNI/polri yang pada masa itu melakukan operasi pembunuhan terhadap Bangsa Aceh dengan menggunakan sandi "jaring merah", telah dengan cara paksa menggunakan sumur sebuah pasantren di Pidie sebagai tempat mereka mandi secara telanjang. Inilah antara budaya yang biasa dipraktekkan oleh keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia di pulau jawa. Pihak Teungku pemimpin pasantren tersebut melarang anjing-anjing serdadu jawa itu untuk tidak melakukan perbuatan terkutuk tersebut di pasantren itu. Tetapi pihak anjing-anjing serdadu jawa itu mengancam untuk menembak Teungku pimpinan pasantren tersebit. Keesokan harinya, para serdadu anjing jawa hindunesia itu telah mengalami bengkak kemaluan yang sangat menyakitkan. Pada hari itu pula, para serdadu anjing jawa hindunesia itu dihantar pulang ke pulau jawa oleh pemimpin serdadu anjing jawa hindunesia tersebut.

NIAT-NIAT JAHAT TERSELUBUNG

Di satu sudut penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia telah berhasil merusak Bangsa Aceh, iaitu dengan membunuh ramai ulama dan pemimpin pasantren di Aceh dalam operasi-operasi militer mereka sebelum ini. Cara ini dipelajari oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia dari penjajah Belanda, untuk melakukan demoralisasi Bangsa Aceh supaya menjadi lemah dalam perjuangan menentang penjajah. Peristiwa ini telah menyebabkan ramai Bangsa Aceh sudah ramai kehilangan pendidik mereka.

Maka tidak heran apabila saya duduk di depan channel TV luar negeri tadi malam Isnin 26 Disember 2005 melihat laporan peringatan satu tahun bencana tsunami melanda Aceh. Apabila seorang anak perempuan Aceh yang merupakan salah seorang korban bencana tsunami yang selamat, kira-kira berumur 14 tahun ditanya oleh seorang reporter asing "What are you going to be in the future?". Anak perempuan tersebut yang sudah pandai sedikit berbahasa Inggeris pun menjawab, "I am going to be a singer". Astarghfirullah terkeluar dari mulut saya. Anak saya pun yang tinggal membesar di luar negeri sebaya dengan anak tersebut tidak akan pernah menjawab demikian kalau ditanyakan soalan yang sama. Inilah akibat Bangsa Aceh terbiar tidak terdidik dengan ajaran Islam. Mereka sudah ramai kehilangan pegangan. Allah SWT dan Rasullullah SAW, ulama-ulama serta kebaikan dalam Islam tidak lagi terfikir menjadi idaman mereka. Jika demikian, Bangsa Aceh akan terus kehilangan arah dan jauh dari ajaran Islam. Apalagi kalau penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia terus menjadi penjajah dan pemimpin Bangsa Aceh. Ini sebenarnya yang diharapkan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, supaya Bangsa Aceh jauh dari ajaran Islam, dan kemudian dengan membiarkan orang asing masuk yang memang mempunyai niat tertentu dengan jalan memberi bantuan maka seterusnya Bangsa Aceh akan dapat dirusakkan dengan mudah.

Jadi yang kita takuti sekarang adalah apabila Bangsa Aceh menjadi bangsa yang miskin jiwa atau miskin iman. Maka akan mudahlah rusak Bangsa Aceh. Miskin harta belum tentu merusak Bangsa Aceh. Kita lihat di dalam laporan-laporan TV asing, ramai wanita-wanita Aceh yang sudah tidak merasa malu apabila diambil gambar mereka dalam keadaan tidak menutup aurat. Kalau ini terus berlaku, maka kita sangat kecewa bahawa Bangsa Aceh belum lagi menyedari dengan adanya ujian dan peringatan yang Allah SWT datangkan. Atau mereka sudah terlarut begitu lama dalam budaya hidup penjajah dan tidak ada lagi pendidik mereka.

Maka kita semua berharap semoga pendidik agama Bangsa Aceh supaya mengambil berat perkara ini. Yang berada di IAIN Ar-Raniry yang dianggap mempunyai pengetahuan agama yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan masyarakat umum lainnya jangan mabuk dengan pangkat, jabatan dan titel yang disandang. Jangan sampai tidak tahu atau tidak pernah memikirkan perkara masyarakat yang seperti ini. Fikirkan bagaimana kita mengatasi kehancuran Bangsa Aceh yang berlaku apabila Bangsa Aceh miskin jiwa atau miskin iman.

Semua Bangsa Aceh hendaklah berfikiran terbuka, cermat dan tahu menafsirkan apa yang kita lihat dan baca. Jangan hanya sibuk dengan usaha untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan. Sebab saya tahu dan saya dengar, dalam suasana sekarang ini, ramai rakan dan kenalan saya seperti di Unsyiah dan IAIN Ar-Raniry sibuk mencari project atau berbagai kegiatan lain yang mendatangkan keuntungan ekonomi secara pribadi dari UNDP dan berbagai organisasi international lainnya. Sibuk untuk mengasapkan periuk sendiri, melupakan tanggungjawab untuk memperhatikan apa yang sedang berlaku dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Sementara keturunan-keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia juga menjadikan Aceh sebagai ladang panen kekayaan. Ramai keturunan-keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia yang didatangkan dengan alasan untuk membangun kembali Aceh. Padahal hanya dikeranakan sumber uang yang banyak di sana.

Yang lebih mendatangkan kebencian saya terhadap semua keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu, apabila saya menonton TV asing pada hari Isnin 26 Disember 2006. Saya mendengar ucapan seorang perempuan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia yang datang ke Aceh sebagai arsitek pembangunan kembali bangunan di Aceh. Perempuan laknat jawa itu telah memberi komen "pertama saya datang (dari jawa) ke Aceh sangat menakutkan saya, sebab bom dijatuhkan di mana-mana (baca oleh serdadu anjing TNI/POLRI). GAM sangat ramai di Aceh". Sudah tentulah di Aceh ramai GAM yang menentang penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Pengeboman yang dilakukan oleh anjing-anjing serdadu laknat jawa terhadap Bangsa Aceh adalah satu perbuatan biadab yang dilakukan oleh penjajah laknat hindunesia jawa. Ini tidak diberi komen oleh perempuan laknat jawa tersebut.

Bagi penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, pembangunan kembali Aceh selepas bencana tsunami hanyalah merupakan usaha untuk mengekalkan kehadirannya sebagai penjajah laknat di bumi Aceh. Makanya kita saksikan di setiap pembangunan kembali bangunan di Aceh ditandai dengan penarikan "kain penyapu najis" merah putih. Bangsa Aceh yang sudah kehilangan identiti dan ideologi, juga sangat kita sayangkan. Masih ada yang sangat bangga memakai simbol bencana bagi Bangsa Aceh iaitu merah putih.

Bangsa Aceh wajib memahami bahawa selama bendera penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu masih terpancang di atas negeri Aceh dan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu masih menginjakkan kakinya di atas tanah tumpah darah para syuhada Aceh, maka selama itu pula arwah para syuhada Aceh yang telah syahid dalam menentang penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, seperti Asy-Syahid Teungku Ilyas Leube, Asy-Syahid Teungku Dr. Zubir Mahmud, Asy-Syahid Teungku Abdullah Syafie, Asy-Syahid Teungku Ishak Daud, tidak akan pernah rela dengan suasana ini.

Bahkan terakhir sekali kita dengar bahawa pihak wakil penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia melalui BRR mempunyai niat jahat yang terselubung telah meminta penghantaran kembali ke Aceh serdadu-serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia dengan alasan sebagai tenaga untuk membangun kembali Aceh. Atau ini sebagai salah satu cara penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia memberi makan para serdadunya. Kita tahu penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia selama ini menghantar serdadu anjingnya ke Aceh untuk membunuh Bangsa Aceh, sambil membiarkan serdadu-serdadu anjing jawa itu mencari kekayaan dengan cara merampok, melakukan pungli, dan meminta bayaran secara paksa dari keluarga Bangsa Aceh yang ditangkapnya atas alasan dituduh sebagai terlibat GAM. Atau ini sebagai alasan terselubung untuk tujuan PILKADA yang akan datang pada Februari 2006? Atau penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia telah kehabisan dana untuk membayar gaji serdadunya? Jadi mencuba untuk menyulap dana pembangunan kembali Aceh yang ada pada BRR untuk membayar gaji serdadu mereka, dengan alasan sebagai gaji kerana serdadu tersebut bekerja membangun kembali Aceh. Atau mungkin juga sebagai cara untuk mengembalikan para serdadu anjing TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia itu ke Aceh untuk membunuh lagi Bangsa Aceh. Wahai Bangsa Aceh semua, niat jahat ini perlu kita baca lebih awal-awal lagi.

Wahai Bangsa Aceh, kita perlu yakin dan percaya bahawa semua yang Allah SWT takdirkan, Allah SWT maha mengetahuinya. Mungkin ini juga apa yang saya tulis semua di atas sebagai satu peringatan kepada sesetengah Bangsa Aceh yang sudah mengikuti jejak penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia yang kerjanya mencari kekayaan dengan berbagai cara tanpa mengira halal haram, kemudian hidup mewah dalam rumah yang besar tanpa mempedulikan saudara Bangsa Aceh yang lain yang hidup menderita dan dianiaya oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia di seluruh Aceh. Ini dapat kita lihat di sebahagian besar daerah Lam Dingin, Kampung Mulia, Lambaro Skep dan kawasan-kawasan yang berdekatan dengan tempat tersebut. Sebelum bencana tsunami melanda, di kawasan ini merupakan tempat membangun "istana-istana Fir'un" orang-orang tertentu yang melupakan penderitaan Bangsa Aceh yang lain di seluruh Aceh akibat penjajahan dan penindasan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia.

Jadi Bangsa Aceh perlu sedar, jangan sampai terikut dengan budaya-budaya laknat yang dibawa oleh keturunan laknat penjajah jawa hindunesia. Kita lihat kehidupan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia di pulau jawa, sebahagian mereka hidup mewah dalam "istana-istana Fir'un" mereka, sementara yang lain dari keturunan mereka hanya berteduh di bawah kolong jembatan atau rumah-rumah kardus di tepi bangunan tinggi dan mencari makanan dalam tong sampah. Atas dasar yang seperti ini pula, adalah haram hukumnya dari segi Islam menjadikan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia sebagai pemimpin Bangsa Aceh. Apalagi kedatangan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu ke Negeri Aceh tidak pernah diundang oleh Bangsa Aceh dan kedatangannya hanya bertujuan untuk menjajah Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh.

KUNTORO BRR AGEN PENJAJAH JAWA HINDUNESIA

Bangsa Aceh wajib melihat keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu sebagai binatang dalam satu kandang atau kumpulan. Setiap keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia haus terhadap darah Bangsa Aceh. Tidak mengira siapa mereka, apa status sosial mereka, dan apa pendidikan mereka. Dalam setiap pemikiran atau otak keturunan laknat penjajah jawa hindunesia, hanya kuasa dan wang atau kekayaan yang diutamakan. Kedua-dua perkara ini dikejar dengan berbagai cara tanpa mengira halal atau haram, sah atau tidak sah di segi undang-undang dan nilai kemanusiaan.

Jadi tidak heran kalau tiba-tiba si Kuntor anak keturunan laknat jawa melemparkan idenya untuk mendatangkan kembali serdadu laknat jawa TNI/POLRI seramai 15000 ekor ke Aceh. Alasan yang digunakan adalah untuk membuka areal yang terpencil dan anjing-anjing TNI/POLRI itu dikatakan mempunyai keahlian di bidang itu. Inilah cara silaknat jawa seperti Kuntoro itu memberi alasan, tanpa mempertimbangkan perasaan Bangsa Aceh yang sudah lama tertindas dan terjajah dengan sikap binatang yang ditunjukkan oleh laknat-laknat serdadu jawa hindunesia itu. Dan perkara ini juga merupakan satu tindakan untuk mengabaikan perjanjian Helsinki yang telah ditanda tangani oleh wakil-wakil laknat jawa hindunesia dengan GAM. Ini seperti yang dijelaskan oleh Saudara Bakhtiar Abdullah tadi malam dalam wawancara dengan channel TV asing.

Alasan yang digunakan oleh silaknat jawa Kuntoro untuk membuka kawasan terpencil pula patut dipertanyakan. Siapa yang tinggal di tempat terpencil selama ini yang telah merusak harta kekayaan Hutan Aceh? Hanyalah para transmigrasi laknat jawa dan para perusak hutan Aceh yang didatangkan dari pulau laknat jawa untuk menguras hasil kekayaan alam Aceh.

Wahai keturunan laknat jawa Kuntoro, jangan engkau cuba mengelabui dan menipu Bangsa Aceh. Sekarang sudah zaman maju dan teknologi yang begitu canggih. Makanya saya nasihatkan Bangsa Aceh yang pandai-pandai jangan sekali-kali belajar ke negeri wayang golek, belajarlah ke luar negeri. Di sana di negeri wayang golek, walaupun bertitel Profesor di universiti yang dikhabarkan terkenal seperti Kuntoro, pemikirannya curang dan tidak sehat. Adapula dikatakan serdadu anjing TNI itu pandai dan mempunyai keahlian untuk membuka areal terpencil. Kebanyakan serdadu TNI itu hanya mereka keturunan laknat jawa yang selama ini mengais makanan siang malam dalam tong sampah hasil buangan pekerja-pekerja asing yang mempunyai perusahaan di pulau jawa. Mereka diterima bekerja sebagai mesin pembunuh dalam kesatuan pembunuh TNI kerana sanggup melakukan apa sahaja asal dapat makan.

Wahai Kuntoro keturunan laknat jawa, untuk membangun jalan ke daerah terpencil, Bangsa Aceh dengan kekayaan Negeri Aceh yang diberikan Allah SWT dapat menyewa kontraktor asing kalau katakana kerja tersebut tidak dapat dibuat sendiri oleh Bangsa Aceh. Lagi pula dengan teknologi yang canggih sekarang ini, penggunaan berbagai teknologi tidak perlu membawa jawa-jawa kontrak untuk menggali parit jalan dengan cangkul gagang pendek. Lagi pula sekarang ini Bangsa Aceh tidak perlu merusak sumber alam hutan sebagai tempat tinggal. Dengan luas tanah Negeri Aceh dan jumlah Bangsa Aceh, kami tidak perlu merusak hutan yang sangat bermanfaat untuk kehidupan. Kamu hai laknat jawa Kuntoro sangat bersemangat untuk membuka tempat terpencil sebenarnya gerombolan jawa laknat semua tergiur dengan kayu-kayu di dalam Hutan Aceh yang tidak ada di bawah gubuk kardus di pulau jawa. Dan kamu sangat bergairah membuat alasan untuk membuka daerah terpencil sebenarnya hanya untuk kepentingan keturunan kamu hai laknat jawa yang menjadi transmigrasi yang telah merusak kekayaan hutan Negeri Aceh.

Kami Bangsa Aceh tidak heran kenapa kamu bersikap demikian. Sebab kamu semua laknat jawa adalah binatang buas dalam satu kandang yang sangat haus terhadap darah Bangsa Aceh dan kekayaan Negeri Aceh. Hanya dua perkara seperti saya sebutkan di atas; kekuasaan dan kekayaan.

Maka tidak heran, apabila satu ketika dahulu apabila dua orang wakil keturunan laknat jawa dari DIKTI, Departemen Pendidikan jawa hindunesia, Profesor Dr. Wahyudi Prakarsa dari Universitas Indonesia dan Prof. (masa itu belum profesor agaknya) Dr. Bambang Sudibiyo dari Universitas Gajah Mada, yang sekarang Menteri Pendidikan Nasional jawa hindunesia) datang ke Unsyiah untuk meninjau persiapan pembukaan dan pengesahan Program S2 Megister Management, sewaktu hendak kembali ke Batavia mereka perlu diberikan amplop masing-masing berisi Rp. 5.000.000 (lima juta rupiah). Sebagai harapan pengesahan program S2 tersebut dapat berjalan secara mulus. Memang tidak diminta, tetapi orang yang memberi itupun sudah mengetahui budaya yang berkembang dan arus yang perlu diikut dalam kehidupan kawanan keturunan penjajah laknat jawa. Siapa yang memberikan itu? Cuba cari siapa nama Ketua Bappeda Aceh sekarang ini. Dia pun dengan penuh harapan pada masa itu, kalau program S2 tersebut disahkan, dia juga dapat melakukan panen besar dari program tersebut atau paling kurang dia akan jadi ketua program tersebut sebab masa itu dia baru sahaja menyelesaikan Doktornya di Malaysia dan dia juga perlu jabatan. Karena dia merasa sangat susah untuk meraih gelar Doktor tersebut, sehingga sampai-sampai dia terpaksa menjadi supir teksi di Kuala Lumpur.

Memang jumlah wang Rp5.000.000 itu tidak banyak bagi laknat jawa yang sudah bergelar Doktor atau Profesor. Ditempat saya di sini pun hanya beberapa Pound Sterling sahaja dan dapat dihabiskan sekali mengajak kawan-kawan makan di restaurant. Bagi laknat jawa yang sudah bergelar dan berpangkat seperti dua orang di atas, dengan menanda tangani satu atau dua buah surat pengesahan di atas mejanya di Batavia, sudah dia terima jumlah tersebut. Tetapi budaya itu jangan sekali-kali diamalkan oleh Bangsa Aceh yang benar-benar ikhlas untuk membangun pendidikan kepada Bangsa Aceh. Sebab tanggungjawab untuk mencerdaskan Bangsa Aceh adalah tanggungjawab Bangsa Aceh sendiri yang telah memiliki ilmu dan kepandaian. Kalau kita harap seperti kepada laknat jawa hindunesia, maka itulah cara yang diamalkannya.

Dalam budaya laknat jawa pada berbagai peringkat, kita yang berurusan dengannya akan diperas dengan cara terang-terangan atau dengan cara halus dengan wang demi kemewahan dan kesenangannya. Makanya, dihantar serdadu laknat jawa TNI/POLRI ke Aceh, kerjany juga merampok dan memeras. Kalau ada orang dari luar pulau jawa menjadi pegawai negeri di bawah penjajah hindunesia jawa, kalau mahu mengambil SK diangakat atau naik pangkat, itupun di BAKN akan ada uang kopi atau pemerasan atau pungli atau macam-macam namanya. Penulis sendiri pernah mempunyai pengalaman ini ketika seorang rakan meminta bantuan penulis yang pada masa itu berada di Batavia untuk mengambil SK nya di BAKN. Makanya saya maklumkan kepada semua Bangsa Aceh, bahawa keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu adalah binatang buas dalam satu kandang.

PENDERITAAN YANG SEBENARNYA

Jangan pula kita Bangsa Aceh begitu mudah lupa dengan kekejaman dan kebiadaban penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu yang telah membunuh berpuluh-puluh ribu Bangsa Aceh, meninggalkan kecacatan tubuh badan beribu-ribu Bangsa Aceh, memperkosa beribu-ribu wanita Bangsa Aceh saudara kita wanita Aceh, meninggalkan trauma yang berat kepada beribu-ribu anak-anak Aceh yang ibu bapa mereka dibunuh dan diperkosa di depan mereka, meninggalkan kesedihan yang berpanjangan terhadap beribu-ribu suami atau isteri dan ibu bapa yang suami atau isteri dan anak-anak mereka yang telah dibunuh oleh serdadu penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia di depan mata mereka. Beribu-ribu Bangsa Aceh dirantai seperti binatang dan diangkut untuk disiksa di dalam kem-kem penyiksaan di pulau jawa.

Bahkan yang terakhir kita baca dalam Harian Serambi seperti dilaporkan dalan sensus yang dilakukan oleh Biro Pusat Statistik laknat hindunesia jawa, bahawa beribu-ribu anak Aceh pada masa ini tidak bersekolah. Ini semua ada kaitannya dengan kekejaman dan kebiadaban penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia terhadap Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh. Padahal Negeri Aceh kaya dengan berbagai rahmat Allah SWT.

Jadi kesengsaraan Bangsa Aceh yang kita lihat masih ada yang tinggal di bawah tenda setelah satu tahun peristiwa tsunami itu hanyalah sebahagian kecil penderitaan Bangsa Aceh. Dan kita Bangsa Aceh juga wajib mempunyai daya fakir yang jelas, bahawa penderitaan Bangsa Aceh yang masih tinggal di bawah tenda itu adalah juga tidak lepas dari sikap penjajah laknat hindunesia jawa yang sengaja menjadikan Bangsa Aceh terus menderita dan tinggal di bawah tenda. Padahal kekayaan bumi Aceh yang melimpah ruah yang diberikan oleh Allah SWT, seperti minyak, LNG, hasil hutan, hasil tambang yang lain bukan hanya cukup untuk membantu Bangsa Aceh yang ditimpa tsunami, tetapi lebih dari cukup untuk memperkaya berpuluh-puluh juta keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia di pulau jawa yang lahir seperti anak khinzir dari hasil perbuatan zina secara bebas di remang-remang malam dan semak-semak di pulau jawa dan di areal-areal transmigrasi di seluruh tanah Bangsa Sumatra, Bangsa Papua, Bangsa Kalimantan, dan Bangsa Maluku.

Jangan harap penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu akan membangun dan membantu Bangsa Aceh yang sengsara dan yang hidup di bawah tenda. Perlu difahami oleh semua Bangsa Aceh, bahawa kedatangan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia ke Aceh pada dasarnya adalah untuk menjajah dan merampok segala kekayaan negeri dan kedaulatan Aceh. Seterusnya menggunakan hasil rampokan tersebut untuk membangun dan membantu keturunan penjajah laknat jawa itu sendiri yang masih ramai hidup dan berkembang biak di bawah kolong jembatan. Atau ada niat jahat politik penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia tersebut untuk mengaibkan Bangsa Aceh dengan cara membiarkan mereka yang menderita terus hidup di bawah tenda, supaya sama juga dengan keadaan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia yang masih hidup dan berkembang biak di bawah kolong jembatan. Inilah cara penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu untuk menghina maruah Bangsa Aceh. Dan inilah yang menjadi pola dan cara perfikir semua keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia dan pengikut-pengikutnya.

PEMIMPIN CONTOH UNTUK BANGSA ACEH

Jadi Bangsa Aceh wajib mempunyai cara berfikir yang jelas dalam melihat kesengsaraan Bangsa Aceh, dan bukan terikut-ikut seperti lembu yang ditucuk hidung oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Jangan pula terikut-ikut mereka yang mengaku orang-orang pandai dan berpelajaran tinggi serta mengaku dirinya pemimpin Bangsa Aceh atau pemimpin berbagai organisasi yang mereka propagandakan, tetapi sebenarnya mereka ini hanya menjadi penjilat punggung bernajis penjajah laknat hindunesia jawa.

Mengapa Bangsa Aceh harus menjadi lembu yang ditucuk hidung dan ditarik oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu ke mana sahaja disukainya? Bukankah Bangsa Aceh sendiri dapat menggunakan mata, otak dan hatinya untuk melihat, berfikir dan menghayati semua peristiwa dan keadaan yang ada di sekitarnya? Mengapa ada Bangsa Aceh yang harus menjadi bodoh dan buta mata dan hatinya mengikut jejak penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia? Bukankan dari namanya sahaja mereka itu bukan ikutan dan panduan kita. Nama seperti Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono atau Kuntoro Mangkusubroto itu hanya nama yang sesuai kita berikan kepada nama-nama anjing liar yang lahir dalam semak belukar di Aceh. Atau nama-nama tersebut hanya layak kita namakan kepada anak-anak khinzir yang lahir di tempat perternakan khinzir orang Cina? Mengapa kita harus terpedaya kalau mereka mengaku diri mereka seiman dengan kita? Bukankah mereka hanya pengikut ajaran "kejawen", "eling", dan "abangan"? Bukankah kita hanya merupakan golongan yang buta mata dan hati jika hanya mengikut dan mengangkat mereka sebagai pemimpin kita? Tidakkah kita lihat si Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono itu hanya tahu berjoget dan bernyanyi dangdut di atas pentas dengan pelacur-pelacur penyanyi jawa sewaktu berkompanye pemilihan kepresidenannya? Bagi laknat keturunan jawa, pemimpin yang seperti ini tidak menjadi persoalan. Mereka tidak ada panduan dan tuntunan agama seperti kita Bangsa Aceh. Bagi mereka, pemimpin yang seperti inilah yang mereka idam-idamkan dan tunggu kedatangannya. Dengan mereka memiliki pemimpin yang seperti ini, maka pulau jawa akan terus menjadi "syurga dunia" bagi mereka, misalnya mereka akan terus dapat menjual minuman keras seperti Bir Bintang, Green Sand Sandy dan lain-lain, sampai ke kawasan rumah kumuh di lorong-lorong kecil di pulau jawa, pusat pelacuran seperti di Kramat Tunggak akan terus hidup dan dipelihara oleh pemimpin yang seperti itu dan menjadi tempat kunjungan para pemimpin laknat jawa sendiri, pusat-pusat judi dan maksiat yang lain akan terus hidup dan berkembang di pulau laknat jawa.

Kita Bangsa Aceh juga jangan mudah lupa, bahawa tangan anjing yang bernama Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono juga penuh dengan darah Bangsa Aceh yang dibunuhnya semasa dia masih aktif sebagai seorang serdadu jawa hindunesia. Sekarang dia pula menjadi pemimpin kepada penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Sudah tentu sebagai bekas seorang serdadu laknat jawa hindunesia, dia akan dengan mudah membuat keputusan untuk menghantar kembali serdadu-serdadu laknat jawa untuk membunuh Bangsa Aceh yang memang dianggap musuh kepada semua keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia.

Bagi Bangsa Aceh, memilih seorang pemimpin bukan kerana calon pemimpin tersebut pandai berjoget dan bernyanyi dengan pelacur di atas pentas. Bangsa Aceh jangan pula mengangkat pemimpinnya dari anak-anak keturunan yang bernama seperti khinzir yang hanya tahu "kejawen", "eling" dan "abangan". Endatu-endatu kita dahulu seperti Allahyarham Tgk. Tjik Di Tiro, Tgk. Tjik Di Tunong, Tgk. Awe Geutah, Tgk. Tanoh Mirah, Tgk. Tanoh Abe, Tgk. Tjik Pante Kulu, Tgk. Muda Wali dan Allahyarhamhuma Tjut Nja' Dhien, Potjut Bahren, atau pengikut-pengikut mereka yang patut kita jadikan contoh pemimpin kita.

KEISTIMEWAAN ULANG TAHUN TSUNAMI

Apa sebenarnya yang sangat istimewa dengan peringatan tersebut? Atau kita Bangsa Aceh sudah menjadi lembu yang ditucuk hidung hanya mengikut apa yang dibuat oleh pejajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu? Sementara ramai lagi Bangsa Aceh yang menderita hidup di bawah tenda. Bukankan dengan setiap satu kapal LNG sahaja yang di angkut dari Blang Lancang, Lhokseumawe kita sudah mampu membangun rumah-rumah sederhana untuk mengakhiri penderitaan Bangsa kita yang masih terus berteduh di bawah tenda bantuan asing? Hitung berapa kapal tangki LNG di Arun Landing yang telah dicuri dan diangkut ke luar negeri Aceh untuk dijual sejak dari pembukaannya pada tahun 1970an? Itu belum lagi termasuk kondensatnya. Belum lagi termasuk hasil kekayaan alam Aceh yang lain yang telah dirampok dan dicuri oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Jadi apa sebenarnya yang sangat istimewa dengan peringatan satu tahun peristiwa tsunami itu?

Kita Bangsa Aceh jangan teracun otak kita dengan berbagai slogan-slogan yang digunakan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Jangan hanya dengan dibohongi dengan slogan sihir "pemerataan pembangunan" yang telah dihembus sejak pemimpin laknat jawa hindunesia soeharto, kitapun Bangsa Aceh terus menerus teracun dan terbius dengan slogan-slogan sihir tersebut. Slogan sihir tersebut sebenarnya hanya digunakan oleh semua keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu untuk menipu kita. Sudah cukup prasangka baik kita Bangsa Aceh terhadap keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Sudah pernah kita Bangsa Aceh membantu keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia dengan menyerahkan ketulan-ketulan emas yang disimpan oleh ibu-ibu kita di kampung-kampung di Aceh dahulu untuk membantu keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu pada satu ketika dahulu yang diserang oleh Belanda. Akan tetapi akhirnya penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu datang ke negeri kita untuk membunuh dan menyiksa anak-anak keturunan ibu-ibu kita dahulu yang pernah membantu keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Bangsa Aceh yang memberi susu kepada laknat-laknat jawa itu, telah dibalas dengan tuba/racun kepada Bangsa Aceh dan generasinya.

Sudah cukup berpuluh-puluh ribu bangsa kita ditanam secara kejam di Bukit Tengkorak, di tembak secara kejam di Simpang KKA, dibuang ke sungai di Alue Nireh, di siksa secara biadab di Rumoh Geudong dan kem penyiksaan di Rantjong. Dikurung dan disiksa hingga akhirnya menemui ajal dalam terali besi apabila datang tsunami, seperti yang dialami oleh Allahyarham Tgk. Haji Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba dan Allahyarhamhuma Tjut Nur Ashikin. Adakah semua ini terlupakan begitu sahaja, dengan momentum peristiwa peringatan satu tahun peristiwa tsunami yang dipropagandakan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia? Kita Bangsa Aceh semua wajib menggunakan akal sihat untuk berfikir dan menimbang-nimbang semua ini.

PERINGATAN SATU TAHUN TSUNAMI SEBAGAI PROPAGANDA EKONOMI PENJAJAH LAKNAT JAWA HINDUNESIA

Bangsa Aceh perlu mempunyai fikiran jernih untuk berfikir dan membaca setiap langkah yang dibuat oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Bagi keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, setiap propaganda yang dibuatnya adalah bermotifkan ekonomi.

Apabila keturunan laknat penjajah jawa indunesia misalnya membangun pasantren seperti pasantren Ponorogo dan yang lainnya, ini sebenarnya hanya merupakan propaganda ekonomi bagi mereka. Mereka akan cuba menjual program pasantren itu kepada pelajar-pelajar dari luar pulau jawa atau kepada pelajar-pelajar negara jiran. Sedangkan anak keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu di pulau jawa sendiri lebih suka pergi ke tempat-tempat pelacuran, pusat-pusat karaoke, atau pusat-pusat perjudian. Makanya pusat-pusat maksiat ini tumbuh tersebar di seluruh pulau jawa.

Seperti juga penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu membuat propaganda "Syariat Islam" di Aceh. Sedangkan keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu terus mengamalkan kejawen, eling dan abangan. Dan menjadikan berhala garuda pancasila sebagai pujaan yang sakti melebihi kekuasaan Allah SWT. Kalau betul laknat-laknat jawa tersebut ikhlas terhadap "Syariat Islam" yang dipropagandakan, mengapa keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu tidak menerapkan, mengamalkan dan menghayati "Syariat Islam" di tempat mereka? Bahkan yang mengaku diri ulama dari keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia seperti Gus Dur mereka pun masih tidur mesra dengan memakai celana pendek dalam pelukan Aryati seorang pelacur di pulau jawa.

Apa sebenarnya propaganda ekonomi di sebalik propaganda peringatan satu tahun peristiwa tsunami di Aceh?

Taktik penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia membiarkan Bangsa Aceh yang dilanda musibah tsunami terus sengsara hidup di bawah tenda walaupun selepas satu tahun tsunami berlaku adalah:

Seperti yang telah saya sebutkan di atas, bahawa sudah merupakan niat jahat penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia datang ke Negeri Aceh untuk menjajah dan bukan untuk membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh, serta merampok segala hasil kekayaan Negeri Aceh untuk dibawa lari ke pulau jawa untuk kemewahan hidup pemimpin laknat jawa dan kesenangan keturunan-keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia yang lain.
Untuk terus menghina maruah Bangsa Aceh supaya Bangsa Aceh juga serupa hidup dengan cara mereka, dimana ramai keturunan laknat jawa terus hidup dan berkembang biak di bawah kolong-kolong jembatan. Bagi Bangsa Aceh sepatutnya perkara ini tidak patut berlaku, sebab dengan hasil kekayaan alam Negeri Aceh sahaja sudah cukup untuk membangun dan membantu Bangsa Aceh yang menderita seperti yang dialami dalam peristiwa tsunami.
Keturunan dan pemimpin penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia dapat melihat sumber ekonomi yang berkepanjangan bagi mereka apabila mereka membiarkan terus Bangsa Aceh menderita hidup di bawah tenda. Dengan cara demikian, bantuan-bantuan asing yang datang dari setiap pihak yang membantu akan dikumpulkan dalam tangan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu dengan alasan sebagai koordinator bantuan dan pembangunan. Kemudian kita pun dapat maklum, apa yang akan dilakukan oleh setiap keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Jadi semakin lama penderitaan Bangsa Aceh berlangsung, maka semakin lama pula penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu dapat memetik hasil panennya dari bantuan asing yang datang kepadanya.
Kemudian seterusnya, seperti pembentukan Badan Rekonstruksi dan Rehabilitasi (BRR) itu sendiri akan menjadi ladang pekerjaan atau ladang panen keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Contohnya, seperti laknat jawa Kuntoro Mangkusubroto yang dilantik sebagai ketua BRR itu, setelah dia mendapat gelar Doktor yang dulunya dia pergi bersekolah di luar negeri dengan beasiswa yang diberikan oleh pemimpin jawa dari hasil merampok semua kekayaan bangsa-bangsa dan negeri-negeri di luar pulau jawa, sekarang juga dia diberikan ladang untuk mendapat honorarium sebagai ketua di pusat-pusat panen kekayaan di luar pulau jawa. Salah satunya BRR. Saya juga mendapat informasi bahawa ramai keturunan-keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia yang dibawa bekerja di BRR tersebut. Dan laknat-laknat keturunan jawa hindunesia tersebut bersikap sombong dan angkuh dengan mengaku dirinya lebih hebat dan pandai daripada sebahagian Bangsa Aceh yang bekerja di BRR itu juga.

Jadi Bangsa Aceh semua hendaklah mampu membaca dan memahami setiap langkah propaganda ekonomi dan politik yang dijalankan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia.

PEMBANGUNAN NEGERI DAN BANGSA ACEH

Semua Bangsa Aceh wajib memahami bahawa pembangunan Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh adalah pembangunan yang menyeluruh, bukan hanya pembangunan bagi Bangsa Aceh yang menderita dari peristiwa tsunami. Setiap Bangsa Aceh wajib merasakan hasil pembangunan dari hasil kekayaan alam Aceh.

Pembangunan dan bantuan yang hanya ditujukan kepada Bangsa Aceh yang menghadapi musibah tsunami sebenarnya hanya propaganda jahat yang diciptakan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia untuk menutupi kejahatan mereka yang telah mengakibatkan penderitaan kepada seluruh Bangsa Aceh. Penderitaan Bangsa Aceh yang berada di seluruh Negeri Aceh tidak ada bezanya dengan penderitaan yang dialami oleh Bangsa Aceh yang menghadapi musibah tsunami. Ramai juga Bangsa Aceh di kampung-kampung yang kehilangan rumahnya kerana dirusak atau dibakar oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia. Ramai juga saudara-saudara kita di kampung-kampung di Aceh yang kehilangan saudara maranya yang hilang dan dibunuh oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia. Ramai juga saudara-saudara kita di kampung-kampung di Aceh yang cacat tubuh badannya kerana dianiaya atau disiksa oleh serdadu laknat TNI/POLRI jawa hindunesia.

Jadi kita Bangsa Aceh wajib melihat penderitaan dan keperluan pembangunan Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh secara menyeluruh. Jangan sampai kita dialihkan pandangan serta ditipu oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia untuk menutupi kejahatan dan kebiadaban laknat-laknat tersebut terhadap Bangsa Aceh di setiap jengkal Negeri Aceh.

Biar kita Bangsa Aceh menanggung susah bersama dan merasakan kebahagiaan bersama dari semua rahmat yang Allah SWT berikan. Kita tidak dapat mempercayai penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia untuk menjadi pemimpin kita dan mengharap penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu untuk membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh. Mereka pula tidak seiman dengan kita. Mereka hanya berpura-pura dengan Islam. Jadi haram hukumnya mengangkat mereka sebagai pemimpin kita Bangsa Aceh. Berpura-pura mengaku Islam dan mengamalkan Islam kalau mahu datang ke negeri kita Aceh. Seperti juga yang dilakukan oleh inem-inem jamu gendong termasuk istri si laknat SBY dan Megawati anak gigolo Soekarno yang berpura-pura menutup aurat kalau datang ke Aceh. Laknat-laknat jawa itu akan berkeliaran dengan rok pendek kalau kembali ke pulau jawa.

Bangsa Aceh jangan lagi terpedaya dengan buaya-buaya laknat jawa itu yang selalu mencuba menggunakan helah tipu daya.

Sudahkah Bangsa Aceh lupa dengan tipu daya keturunan laknat jawa Soekarno ketika sujud di lutut Allahyarham Tgk. Daud Beureueh dan dengan semboyan "Daerah Istimewa Aceh"?

Sudahkah Bangsa Aceh begitu mudah lupa dengan semboyan-semboyan iblis laknat jawa Soeharto dengan berbagai sebutan, telah membunuh berpuluh-puluh ribu Bangsa Aceh?

Sudahkah Bangsa Aceh lupa begitu sahaja dengan ucapan kebohongan dajjal mata satu keturunan laknat jawa Gus Dur yang mengatakan "Kalau saya jadi presiden RI, maka akan saya laknakan referendum di Aceh"?

Sudahkah Bangsa Aceh memaafkan begitu sahaja kebohongan inem jamu gendong Megawati yang menyebutkan dirinya sebagai "Tjut Njak" dengan kalimat "Kalau tjut njak menjadi presiden RI, maka tidak ada lagi setitik pun darah Bangsa Aceh yang tertumpah"? Bukankah selepas dia menjadi pemimpin laknat jawa hindunesia, dia juga menghantar serdadunya untuk membunuh beribu-ribu Bangsa Aceh?

Bangsa Aceh jangan lagi tertipu dengan pemimpin laknat jawa SBY yang berpura-pura menangis pada hari peringatan satu tahun tsunami. Perkara yang sama sudah pernah dilakukan oleh pemimpin laknat jawa sebelum ini. Itu hanya air mata buaya si laknat pemimpin jawa hindunesia itu.

Wahai Bangsa Aceh semua, peringatan setahun peristiwa tsunami yang dibuat oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu, jangan membuat kita mudah lupa dengan begitu sahaja kekejaman dan kebiadaban penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu terhadap Bangsa Aceh!

Sekarang keturunan laknat jawa yang bernama Kuntoro Mangkusubroto diangkat menjadi orang yang menguasai semua sumber kewangan di Aceh. Mereka semua mempunyai agenda yang terselubung di sebalik itu. Kita lihat seolah-olah negeri Aceh telah dipegang oleh keturunan laknat jawa secara penuh. Semua orang yang ingin berbicara mengenai pembangunan Aceh wajib berhubungan dengan si jawa laknat itu. Dialah yang menentukan apa sahaja yang diinginkan. Bangsa Aceh yang lain wajib ikut kata-kata dia sebagai wakil penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia untuk Aceh. Tidakkah semua Bangsa Aceh memahami itu semua?

Kita sendiri Bangsa Aceh dari segenap lapisan yang wajib bangkit, memikirkan pembangunan Bangsa dan Negara Aceh dalam setiap bidang kehidupan dan penghidupan Bangsa Aceh; agama, pendidikan, kesihatan, pertanian, peternakan, teknologi, infrastruktur, pemakanan, perikanan, dan berbagai bidang lainnya.

Semua ini wajib kita laksanakan sendiri oleh kita Bangsa Aceh. Kalau kita redha dengan penjajahan dan pemimpinan oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, maka kalau bidang pendidikan, penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu akan mengirim anak-anak muda kita belajar di kraton-kraton jawa untuk tunduk dan patuh kepada ajaran kejawen mereka. Maka generasi Bangsa Aceh akan terus menjadi bodoh dan hanya tahu berbahasa jawa dan menguasai ilmu setakat yang dikuasai oleh keturunan laknat penjajah jawa hindunesia itu. Silap-silap, anak-anak muda kita hanya mampu membawa pulang ke kampung seorang isteri inem jamu gendong. Sedangkan keturunan laknat jawa hindunesia itu, dengan hasil kekayaan yang dirampok dari Negeri kita, mereka dikirim ke luar negeri untuk belajar beramai-ramai di universiti di luar negeri. Begitu juga bidang-bidang yang lain, kita wajib memikirkan sendiri untuk membangunnya.

Jadi kita semua Bangsa Aceh wajib membuka mata, dan jangan lagi hanya merasa bangga kalau sudah pergi ke pulau jawa dan beristerikan inem jamu gendong. Akhirnya Bangsa Aceh juga akan menjadi serupa seperti mereka, hanya setakat menjadi pembantu rumah di negara jiran atau dipanggil "mat indon" oleh rakyat negara jiran.

Kita Bangsa Aceh mempunyai ramai orang-orang yang pandai dan sanggup membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh dengan gemilang dan menjalin hubungan dengan berbagai negara dan bangsa di peringkat international. Mangapa kita menyerah diri dan negeri kita untuk dipimpin oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia. Kemudian kita dikurung dalam serkap, sehingga Bangsa Aceh tidak pernah mengetahui perkembangan di negara luar.

PENUTUP

Wahai Bangsa Aceh semua perlu memikirkan bukan hanya pada diri sendiri, tetapi kepada segenap Bangsa Aceh. Bangsa Aceh perlu menjaga maruah diri dan jangan menganggap dirinya serupa dengan keturunan atau bahagian dari keturunan penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu.

Selagi Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh belum merdeka dari penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia, maka selagi itu pula kita Bangsa Aceh belum dapat menggunakan hasil kekayaan alam negeri Aceh untuk membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh dalam berbagai bidang. Sebab semua hasil kekayaan Negeri Aceh berada di tangan dan dikuasai oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu. Kita akan terus dipaksa untuk mengemis pada penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia itu, kalau kita mahu membangun atau membantu Bangsa dan Negeri Aceh dengan hasil kekayaan alam atau Negeri Aceh.

Nasihat saya kepada semua Bangsa Aceh supaya membangun kerjasama dan jaringan kita Bangsa Aceh di seluruh dunia untuk mengumpulkan sumber ekonomi yang ada pada kita sendiri untuk membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh dalam berbagai bidang. Jangan pula kita Bangsa Aceh hanya pandai membuka telapak tangan meminta derma pada orang lain, tetapi mari kita menelungkupkan telapak tangan kita masing-masing menghulurkan derma untuk membangun Negeri dan Bangsa Aceh.

Bangsa Aceh wajib menukar cara berfikir, jangan sekali-kali menganggap dirinya sebagai Bangsa Hindunesia dan yang sebenarnya penjajah hindunesia jawa adalah musuh kita yang wajib kita usir dari Negeri Aceh.

Masing-masing kita, tepuk dada dan tanya selera kita sendiri. Mau terus jadi "lamiet" penjajah atau hidup merdeka di negeri kita sendiri Aceh. Endatu kita dahulu tidak pernah menyerahkan dirinya dan Negeri Aceh untuk dipimpin oleh penjajah laknat yang datang dari luar Negeri Aceh.

Tulisan ini memang kasar isinya, tetapi inilah caranya supaya penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia mengetahui siapa mereka sepatutnya di mata Bangsa Aceh dan sebaliknya Bangsa Aceh memahami siapa diri mereka dan jangan menyerah diri dan negerinya untuk dipimpin oleh penjajah laknat jawa hindunesia.

Sekian.

Wassalam.

PUTEH SARONG
Coventry
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United Kingdom
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The reason why I put this racist, disgusting, ghastly mail for this post because I just wanted to show you although there are so many optimism on the peace agreement between Indonesia and Aceh Liberation Movement, the prejudice and hate are still exist.

I remember I was talking to an Acehnese journalist-turned-client-staff regarding the peace talk. He expressed his dislike to the movement. "I hate them. My parents and family got so many threat phone calls at night because of my articles I wrote. I haven't visited my home (in a GAM dominated area) for several years."

My friend will fly there in January to work for reconstruction. I'm going to miss the said person, but as an Acehnese, my friend feels the need to be there. Yesterday I sent my colleague a long opinion email regarding the recent developments in the area. Well, since I used to work for tsunami affected area rehabilitation, am of course pro reconstruction. But who am I? An outsider to think?

I really wish that the reconstruction will be carried out fine and the peace will prevail in the end. I'm so dreaming of it.

PS: I never realized that I am so attached to that place until now.

What Color is Your Blog?

2005-12-23T18:05:00.000+07:00

Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything.
You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey.
You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

... tend to set blogging trends ...
Hm, does to brainwash my colleauges into having blogs included?

Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say ...
Got that right!

Bah, another arguement you can say to make me change my layout.
*Maleeeeeeeeeesssssss ...........*

Don't You Just Love December?

2005-12-21T19:59:00.000+07:00

I love December!

Christmas day ...
Christmas celebration ...
Christmas songs ...
Christmas activities ...
Christmas lunch with family ...
Christmas discounts ...

And now I have one more reason:
Christmas bonus ... hehehehe ...

P.S: It doesn't mean that I forget the true meaning of this day: The day when my savior was born for me and you ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY ONE... :)

Hello Monday, Here I Come!

2005-12-12T09:55:00.000+07:00

Scene:

On that day there were two people on the side of a road. The taller (T) among them held a white Rp 500 coin , while the shorter (S) one was giving an argument.

S: (in comical gesture) Hue?? Throwing coin is not a biblical way. Tidak Alkitabiah!

T: Says who? If you see the Old Testament, they solved problems with coin tossing. Check out how Jonah was thrown into ocean because the rest of ship passengers threw coin and found out that he's causing God's rage on them, and don't forget how Moses solved problems with the same method.

S: Hueeee .. I still think that it is irrational!!

T: Look, I've done this before, and it worked. Now hold this, you're the one who has to make a decision.

T handed S the coin.

S held the coin and asked the question in her heart. *beneran loh!*

Coin tossed. It showed the side with flower mark on.

T (picked up the coin): See, the problem is solved now. We're not going to the mall.

S (still has the objection expression on her face, but can't argue nomore): I still think it's irrational. Throwing coins to decide where to go on Saturday night ...

T (laughed): Aren't we the spontaneous girls? There's nothing logic about us.

And they moved on ..

Note: Hehehehehe, jadi main fisik nii ..

Looking Back Through The Year

2005-12-07T15:00:00.000+07:00

"If you look back through your year, and you can't find moments when you laughed or cried, then that year has gone waste."

Another December is coming, and like usual, my contemplative mood came all of a sudden.
I remember watching an episode of Ally Mc Beal re-run, regretting all the shits happened to me for the last couple of weeks:

I wasn't as "perky" as said, I have reached my stamina limit. Coughing so hard, that I almost puked my brain out, my dear mommy called me over and over telling me to have some dinner but I didn't want to.

T asked me during my visit to his house last week, "Are you dying? You're coughing so hard." I laughed, and he's the one who got ankle problem.

Contacted OC for almost everyday since we had some plans together, hopefully it will happen. I know girl, I'm dragging you into a bad habit. But heck, we're still young, why not be a little bit reckless? I really need someone to accompany my escapes.

I realize that from now on I must control my temper. My cousin May said that I'm very emotional. Really? Well, after the car banging incident, I know that Batata needs some anger management sessions. Hehehehehe ...

During the year, one of the topics often being discussed was about kids. From my colleagues, and my family. In different terms of course. My colleagues were of course discussing about their innocent kids in early stage of life, while my family, well they'd, of course, be talking about others.

I saw how my uncle was literary crushed by those bastards he called sons (remind me not to have son). Those over spoiled brats who couldn't wait for their parents to die. Fuck you! I hate you! Don't you have hearts? I saw how my dearest mom worried about my uncle and aunt so much. I really wish I can do more for him. I don't like my uncle too, but please, if I hear another person speaks that he is paying his past debts, I'm going to slap him on the face.

On another angle, I begin to see some signs of a marriage cooling off. I was like: Hell, after all these years? What were you thinking? No, they're going to be together, of course. But I'm not blind.

I am patting my own shoulder and say that everything is going to be alright. I have passed that period of "There is an invinsible - daddy - who - loves - without - condition" thingy.

For now, my part is to stay silent, keep myself under the radar. Hey, it was a great year after all!

Perky???

2005-11-30T09:43:00.000+07:00

Last night I visited T's house. As always, we spoke a lot of things, from his study problems, another injury at his ankle (too many injuries in a year), me talked about stupid things I did at work, ladidadida, suddenly her 10 years old sister interrupted.

"How come you are so perky??"

Ok, so the girl speaks fluent English (in fact she speaks better English than me *sigh*). Me with my limited vocabulary then questioned T. "What is perky?"

T couldn't give me a satisfying explanation, so the next morning, I asked an English speaking colleague about the word. Well, according to dictionary.com:

perk.y
adj. perk.i.er, perk.i.est

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful.
Jaunty; sprightly.

Hehehehehe, I guess I mixed the word PERKY with PESKY

pes.ky
adj. Informal pes.ki.er, pes.ki.est

Troublesome; annoying: a pesky mosquito.

This is the last time I'm going to feel inferior to a 10 years old... :((

Got Poker Face?

2005-11-16T18:56:00.000+07:00

I really wish I have a poker face. People can read me easily.
I don't know if it has anything to do with gender, but more guys have the poker face than women.

Oh, just incase you don't know what's a poker face, it's an expressless expression (see picture above) a player shows in a game. Meaning, you can't read whether (s)he has good or bad cards. In the chatting world, maybe the symbol is, this?

-.-
(Chat lovers, is the symbol correct?)

Someone I know (SIK) has the poker face. No expression at all during a debate. When I knew that his opponent was really testing his nerves.

SCENE 1

Opponent: You know, we really should report to [beep] about this.
SIK (expression: -.- ): But Opponent, we must consider this carefully
Opponent: Yeah, I know, but at least we must hear [beep]'s opinion.
SIK (expression: -.-): It is only preliminary. We need to consider some aspects ..
Opponent: I'm the one who's making the decision here, and I say we report to [beep]
SIK (expression: -.-): No, Opponent ... bla bla bla

and they did not report to [beep]

Another one I know (AOIK) also has the poker face. Below is what happened during an argument with an obnoxius army officer (OAO).

SCENE 2

OAO: I need to have [beep beep beep]
AOIK (expression -.-): Sorry, we can't provide you that, because we have a policy to [beeeeeep beeeeep]
OAO: What? How come? Don't you know who my boss is [beeep]
AOIK (expression -.-): We need a letter from Mr [beeep] if you need the [beep beep beep]
OAO: What? Are you doubting me? What's your name? Where are you from?
AOIK (expression -.-): My name is [beep] from [beep]

and the argument continued until OAO left without the [beep beep beep] he wanted.

While on the other hand:

ME!

Someone 1: Hey, are you lying to me?
Me: noooo ...
Someone 1: Sure?
Me: *sweats*

Someone 2: Dasar, Cina!
Me: *explode* WHAT!!! SAY THAT AGAIN AND I'LL SLAP YOU!!

Someone 3: What happened?
Me: Errrr ...
Someone 3: What's wrong?
Me: *panick* I think I did something wrong with the documents ...

*sigh*

I'm hopeless ...

P.S: Sorry about the [beep]s. Too many details ...

Can't Get You Out Of My Head

2005-11-09T16:32:00.000+07:00

"It seems you can be influenced easily ya, Ta."

Said OC after hearing myself repeating one of Peter Pan's song
during our taxi ride home:

Kau hancurkan hatiku, hancurkan lagi ...
Kau hancurkan hatiku, tuk melihatmu ...

(Repeat 100 times)

I like to sing and I have sung many songs, but not much of them managed to get inside my head and stay there for weeks. Therefore, I appreciate all song writers and music arrangers for their achievements to compose such memorable songs to me. No matter how trashy the song is.

So, for your entertainment (and my amusement) Here are some of the worst stuck-in-my-head songs for the last few years, which may be represented how my taste of music developing, but
let me assure you, THESE ARE THE WORST STUCK-IN-MY-HEAD SONGS. I DO
listen to good music!

WORST STUCK-IN-MY-HEAD SONGS:

1. Untitled - Saint Seiya soundtrack
The song was in Japanese. I don't know the title, but it was the
opening track of Saint Seiya series (anyone knows? Can you tell me the
title?)

2. Step By Step - New Kids on the Block
How embarrassing, yes, I remember how I used to buy Kawanku magazine
for pin-up NKOTB posters/stickers and stuck them on my cupboard.
Kyaaaaa...! Jordan Knight!

3. Maria Mercedes - Maria Mercedes soundtrack
YES, people. Stop it! I know. But like any women in this country,
there were times when this girl was obsessed with televenovela. AND
IT'S OVER NOW, OK? IT'S OVER! Give me a break, will you?

4. Tokyo Love Story - Tokyo Love Story soundtrack
The first Japanese song I like and it took me sometime (until the
series were ended) to forgot the song. Actually *cough* I can still
sing the Indonesian version of this song ... *blushing*

5. Can't Get You Out of My Head- Kylie Minogue
Especially the "Lalala" part ... since at the time, it was the ring
tone of the year.

6. Chicken Pop Corn - Chicken Pop Corn (advertisement) jingle
The song was sung by Tasha Pepsodent. Some people may never even heard
of the song, but it was showed during my favorite anime series at the
time HUNTER X HUNTER =P (Monday to Friday at 6.30 PM)

7. Ni Yao De Ai - Meteor Garden Soundtrack
It was the time when the 4 guys rocked Asia with their 19 CDs serial.
Aaaaaah ... Dao Ming Shi ... *daydreaming*

8. Goyang Inul - Inul Daratista
Errrr ... no comment. Please?

9. Putri Panggung - Uut Permatasari
To complete my worst stuck-in-my-head play list. Yes, it was the
Dangdut Era. After Inul's controversy, I often found myself singing
dangdut songs and got embarrassed by it. Anyhow, the song was quite
catchy, don't you think? Hahahahaha ...

9. Kukatakan dengan Indah (edited) - Peter Pan
IT WASN'T MY FAULT!!! IT WAS OUR DRIVER IN ACEH! HE ONLY HAD TWO
CASSETTES IN HIS CAR! A PETER PAN ALBUM AND CHRISYE!!! I WAS
BRAINWASHED!!!

footnotes:

*) Peter Pan is the only Indonesian band sold 2 million records in a year

*) Translations of the PeterPan's Song: You broke my heart, broke it again ... You broke my heart, to see you ...

*) Maria Mercedes was a Mexican soap opera consists of hundreds of episodes, the story was about a poor flower seller girl who somehow got herself between a cute rich guy and a mean mother in law

*) Chicken Pop Corn is ... errr ... well, do I have to explain?

*) Meteor Garden, a Taiwan TV Series which gained popularity in Indonesia through pirated VCDs and the stars' haircut

*) Inul is a famous dangdut singer, known for her Drilling Movement and controversy for being pornographic. Drilling movement is a style where one moves his/her hip in rotating motion continously following the music until he/she grows tired or breaks his/her back bones

*)Uut Permatasari is the successor of Inul Daratista with her Ngecor (literary means: mixing cement) style. The style involved one to stand on one foot and rotates his/her hip continously along the music. This new style is considered has more difficulties thus making Uut famous for her balance

Holiday Mood ...

2005-10-28T16:38:00.000+07:00

What was I thinking?

I should have known better that it would never happened without someone else behind me. I feel stabbed. Stupid Batata, thinking that everything will be OK. I am feeling proud on something that has never been belong to me.

Now I'm pressed for time... Can't think straight ...

T T

*sigh*

A Customer: Disappointed

2005-10-26T20:41:00.000+07:00

Ok, be honest, which one of you doesn't like the dried noodle in packages named "Indomie"?

*waiting*

anyone?

Oh well, as for me, Indofood (Indomie's manufacturer) must be grateful to have me. I am a well maintained costumer; the brand has been planted psychologically in my mind and nourished for more than 10 years.

As I stated at the upper left corner of my page there, I HATE vegetables, and all the healthy food your nutritionist would recommend, but Indomie was my worst habit. It all started when my mom started to provide me Indomie for breakfast during my elementary years.

Yes, you read me right. I ate Indomie since 10 years old like you eat bread and milk for breakfast. A bowl almost every single day. Years after years, the dose then doubled, and once or twice *God forbids* tripled.

My friends and family have been telling me to quit it. Then came the research from doctors, that Indomie could damage your health, bla bla bla ... I was like: Oooooo Kaaaaayyyy ... anything new?Some people have their own guilty pleasure, (drugs, smoke) I got my Indomie. It's definitely cheaper (Hahaha) and more delicious.

Besides, Indomie was the only food I know how to cook (:">

The point of this hard advertisement campaign post was: I am here to convey my disappointment to Indomie. While the brand was successfully broke World Record in this silly category, the package is getting smaller and lighter. I remember there were times I could be full eating one package of Indomie, but now, I need at least two (Ooops, did I say it out loud?) or rice to fill my recently grew tummy.

This morning at 10 o'clock I asked the helper of our office to cook me a bowl of Indomie, at 11.30 (one and a half hour later) I got hungry again. This is outrageous! How can they do this!

Where can I sue?

*sigh*

All these Indomie topic made me hungry...

Confessions of A Shopaholic

2005-10-21T19:11:00.000+07:00

Pictures taken during my short break in Bali.

Hmmmm ... does this color fit me?

If only I am this keen about work ...

Then the vendors stared at me in annoyance: "Oh come on, make up your mind, will you?!"

Me: Ok, Ok, I'll take this one, and that, and some of those ...
Vendor: Finally, after messing up my neat arrangement! At least she bought more than one ...

How I LOVE to go back there ...

Help!

2005-10-21T17:26:00.000+07:00

Hi there *wave excitedly*

Yes, I'm still alive, but barely. I am drowned in work, and can't get out. When one task done, 10 more others came on my plate. I'm sick, so sick of work.

To YZ: the back of my palm is clean now. Yoohoo! Finally!

Bad news at office, a contract was terminated by one of my former client. *Hiks*

My friend gave me an interesting perspective about job. Hmmm ... have I embraced a wrong point of view? I'm tired .. so tired ..

Gosh, what a lame post. :( Will try to post something decent later.

In Paradise, but Cannot Enjoy It

2005-10-08T18:54:00.000+07:00

Remind me never to mix business with pleasure. Ever.

A decent posting will follow later.

Till that time, good luck on your SAT, Tommy! Hope you did well!

Check!

2005-10-04T13:56:00.000+07:00

Clothes - <check>
Office stationaries - <check>
Cellphone and charger <check>
Personal medications and lots of vitamins - <check>
Petty cash - <check>
Plane ticket - <check>

Ok, I'm ready to fly now.

See you later! *wave*

A Good Sense of Humor Will Save Us All

2005-10-03T10:58:00.000+07:00

Fuel Hike!

Protest!

Riot!

Bomb!

What I really need is a good laugh. So, yesterday, I went to watch the grand final (or they called it gren pinal) TPI Comedian Audition (Audisi Pelawak TPI/API, and well, it was not so disappointing. At least we could laugh all the worries away.

When I told my mom, that I was going to watch API, her first reaction was: "Hueee?? Why would you want to watch it, anyway? Kampungan!" Well, my dear mom, we got VIP passes, so why would waste the chance? So away we go, and landed on the third row, behind Omas (Betawi female comedian), some people claimed to catch glimpses of me giggling on TV. Hehehehe ..

The contestants were not so disappointing, but the judges and MCs were boring! They thought too high about themselves, and became annoyingly not funny. I think the audience was only being nice when they laughed. The show ran for 4 hours, whereas I believe it could go for only 2.5 hours without their kampungan, norak and untactful jokes.

There were also these people, a comedy group named Bajaj (they were last year's runner-ups) sat in front of me. I think they were popular, because people kept on screaming their names, and they did some comical gestures. When they first arrived, these guys were like Hi-ing everybody, including me.

I stared at them with the look that clearly spoken: Haaa?? Who the hell are you???

I think I hurt one of the guy's feelings, because after that, he never turned his face to our row ever again. Oops, sorry bang Bajaj!

All in all, like any other competitions, there would be a winner and losers. After four hours, we drove home at 11 PM, to face a new tiring Monday.

DON'T WORRY, BE API!!! =P

Being Very Selfish: But Hey, That's Life!

2005-09-30T18:51:00.000+07:00

All of a sudden, Indonesians were becoming so thirst of fuel. They would queue for hours and quarreled for it. I've read so many news articles, opinion and charts on this fuel price increase, until I could differentiate which of them were written with sound knowledge or not. Well, most of them were craps. The "analysts" only focused on the negative impact (how poor people are, how corrupt Pertamina is, how bent the government) without offering any wise suggestion at all.

I read the articles mentioning how President lamented the public protest of new fuel prices, I shook my head. Man, this guy. He really knows how to pull the emotion strings. I remembered what my boss said the other day: "Don't you worry about the man; he really knows how to draw sympathy. What he's lack of is the content of his speech."

Articles by articles, my worries grew. Riot issue. Issue of economic rush. I remember two nights ago, I couldn't sleep after hearing some issues. I cancelled a long planned trip. I reminded my mom to be ready if 1998 event is re-orchestrated, especially after I heard speculations of percentage increase.

Today, as we drove along the way to the office of a well known media in this country. I saw ladies carrying plastic jugs to nearby kerosene depots. Tomorrow, the new fuel price will be officially affected. And I was so relieved that I don't have to experience the same effort to find fuel for my stove.

Suddenly, I felt optimistic. As long as the food is served well, clothes are ready to warm me, roof is over my head and my family, and friends are with me, I know life will go on. For me.

Sorry if I sounded very selfish. Sometimes being selfish is OK, because that's how people survive.

Testing

2005-09-28T19:25:00.000+07:00

Secara gue gak bisa ngupdate blog gue gara-gara blogger ngadat gitu loh.

Makanya gue lagi nyobain posting pake email.

Kalo pesan ini nongol, berarti makin berkuranglah keharusan gue buat nungguin page-page lelet itu buat ngeload.

*lega*

My Blog is Acting Up On Me!

2005-09-28T19:04:00.000+07:00

Yesterday, I couldn't logged in to my account and my tagboard disappeared.

GRRRRHHH!!

So I couldn't blog about my thoughts yesterday, which was 'oh-so-great,-but-now-I forgot-what-it-was'.

Since I didn't put other tools for people to comment, I need to replace my tagboard. Doneeh? Oggix?

To Mas Dadang: apa kabarnya, kalo mo di link silahkeeen ...

To Silverlines: Finally ..

The Family Cartoon

2005-09-23T21:34:00.000+07:00

During a lunch, my colleague told me a story about one of her family members. Well, let's just say one of her family has acted 'funny', causing 'funny' controversy.

"I guess every family has their own funny member, yeah?" my colleague said.

I smiled to myself. Surely do. Try mine.

Sometimes I didn't even laugh anymore, I just feel disgusted.

If it was up to me, I would leave ages ago.

*smack my self*

Hi Lot, how are you? Are you still reading this blog?

Tribute to Client

2005-09-18T17:14:00.000+07:00

This is the second time I made a tribute to client after this one. After eight long months of eating, breathing, sleeping and crying (literary) of Aceh, I'm finally out.

Being in Aceh has made me seen things differently. I learned not to trust what I read and hear in the media, because they have imbalance prejudice every time a story was made. Especially this particularly twisted media. It appreciates nothing of our effort to endorse responsible journalism.

I also learned how we should be careful of what I said, write and done, especially if we are the mouthpiece of very important institutions. Sometimes, I just couldn't believe that a piece of paper that I typed hastily under pressure could be used by numerous people as license and sign of approval. The same paper with typos I missed. The numbers I entered were being used by people all over the world as reference.

The job was great, the responsibility too. I have no idea what I got into when I first volunteered myself. I never thought that a decision I made sometime in January, drew me to a circle that lasted for eight months, draining my energy and emotion. I've seen people come and go, now it's my turn.

I'll still remember Aceh as my greatest experience. The best beaches I've ever seen (Awww, I remember when we spent the night lying on the sand watching the stars ..), most religious community I've met, the most interesting part of my life. I wish I was here before the tsunami.

I did not hate the job; I just think it's time to stop. Especially after recent 'development' in family, Batata needs to rethink her priorities. I must be in Jakarta, being close to people I treasure the most.

So, for the last time, let me salute my true client. Not the institution, but people of Aceh and Nias. For you guys who are still struggling for better life, my prayer with you always. I won't forget you, may we meet again.

Terimong geunaseh. Thank you.

Selamat Ulang Tahun, Pak Presiden

2005-09-09T15:05:00.000+07:00

Selamat ulang tahun ke 56, Pak.

Mudah-mudahan Bapak berhasil menangkap ke 18 pejabat Pertamina yang menyelundupkan minyak kita ke luar negri. Menstabilkan nilai dolar yang sudah diatas sepuluh ribu ini karena menyulitkan saya yang mau beli laptop :-D. Mencegah kenaikan harga BBM, soalnya kalo engga harga angkutan bakal naik, dan ongkos pulang pergi kantor bakal berlipat.

Juga mudah-mudahan Bapak bisa menstabilkan situasi politik di Jakarta, Papua dan Aceh. Saya berharap rehabilitasi daerah bencana tsunami bisa berjalan dengan baik.
Oh ya, tidak lupa. Semoga cepet dapet cucu ya. Seru kali punya satu atau dua.

Sukses!
Batata

(Hehehe, norak yah? Biarin!! Wong gue nyoblos kok!)

The Alchemist: When Ten Years Late is Better than Twenty

2005-09-08T11:13:00.000+07:00

Writer: Paulo Coelho, a writer who is currently UNESCO Counselor.
My recommendation: BUY IT.

"Don't think about the things you've left behind," said the Alchemist to Santiago when they started their journey to Pyramid.

Santiago, a shepherd boy in Andalusia dreamt about his treasure in Pyramid. His encounters with Melchizedek, king of Salem, a prophecy from gipsy lady, an Alchemist and the signs he saw encouraged him to sell all his sheep and follow his dream.

The journey led him to fraud, war and criminals; clinging to his dream of treasure he'll find in Pyramid, Santiago continued, meeting along the way people who also on their own quest to find their dreams, those who had stopped dreaming and the ones that kept on dreaming without ever had the courage to realize it.

Have you ever heard a voice in your head saying, "Go ahead .. Take that chance, you fool .. Go for it ..!" This book is speaking about following that particular voice, because it won't speak to you forever. When the voice faded, you will be left alone, with no dream, no hope and no courage.

(I read this book in Indonesian, thinking to find the English version. I was not disappointed with the translation, though, since it was not translated by Gramedia’s translators who had done a great job in ruining The Da Vinci Code.)

Whaaaaattt the ...?

2005-08-31T19:01:00.000+07:00

What a bad week. I've been forcing my way through, dragging another body with me. Who am I to bear with this?

Me need a break. Me need a break ..

One Hell of A Dinner

2005-08-29T22:32:00.000+07:00

Our office dinner last Saturday.

We were dining in IDP temporary shelters (HECK!! I think it's still refugees' barrack whatever they say the name!)

Can you guess which are the high officials there? And can you see where I sat?

And if you heard that IDPs (man, why do I still use that term instead of refugees? I'm indoctrinated!) are living quite well in barracks it was a completely untrue! It was freezing in a barrack at night! Especially when you live near the sea.

Note: IDP = Internally Displaced Person, a PR manufactured term for people who lost their houses and forced to live in tents and emergency wooden houses among remainings of destroyed buildings until they got new houses. (me, being sarcastic)

Still Hesitating ...

2005-08-29T20:23:00.000+07:00

Do I really have the courage to swallow something too big for my mouth?

Take it ...

Don't take it ...

Take it ...

Don't take it ...

Take it ...

Don't take it ...

Take it ...

Kangen

2005-08-23T00:21:00.000+07:00

Semua kata rindumu semakin membuatku
Tak berdaya menahan rasa ingin jumpa
Percayalah padaku aku pun rindu kamu
Ku akan pulang ..

(Dewa 19)

Ya, minggu ini kantor kami dilanda kangen, tapi bukan kangen kepada orang dicintai yang kami tinggalkan ratusan kilometer jauhnya. Virus computer Kangen menginfeksi sistem kami mengakibatkan semua komputer yang terkontaminasi akan mempunyai sebuah file bernama Kangen di dalamnya.

Sungguh si Kangen ini menyebalkan! Walau mereka bilang virus ini tidak terlalu berbahaya (tidak merusak hard disk) namun si Kangen dengan sukses berhasil mengkopi dirinya ke banyak laptop dan melumpuhkan lusinan flash disk karyawan.

Akibatnya tim IT harus bekerja keras & terus menerus untuk membersihkan setiap komputer, laptop, flash disk kami-kami ini. Dan kabar buruknya .. hiks .. milikku pun ikut terkena *cries*

KANGEEEEEN!!! Aku benci kamuuu!!! *Grrrr*

I'M BAAAACKK!!

2005-08-18T12:57:00.000+07:00

Hi there! *waves excitedly*

It's been quite a while since my last post, I know, I was kind of lazy for the past two weeks, but no, this blog is not yet defunct and I am still alive. Hurraaah ..!

I would like to say Happy Independence Day August 17th, for you Indonesians everywhere, in the city, village, outside the country as they read this post. May the spirit of our past heroes live inside our heart to continue their struggles.

*Background music: National Song Gugur Bunga (Flowers Fallen)*

OK, here's the story how I spent my Independence Day commemoration yesterday:

After spending 14 hours in bed watching DVD and live broadcast of Flag Ceremony from the Palace, I found an alternative idea to spend my 24 hours holiday. So I got up, took a shower (which was the first one after 36 hours) and took an ojek ride to the nearest theater to watch this movie:

I didn't say that it was a brilliant idea. *blushing*

But aside of the cynical comments about an aji mumpung strategy from Indonesian Idol runner up, the movie was sweet. Not good, but "Yaaaaaah .. lumayanlah dari pada gak ada."

So, there was Batata alone, among couples and groups of girls waiting in line to buy tickets. I felt a bit awkward, but so what gitu loh. I picked one of the seats that I think would make me far away from noisy teenage girls so I could enjoy the movie better.

Really?

Ten minutes after the movie started, I felt an extreme movement on my left. Someone was stretching himself to the seat on his left (meaning two seats after my left).

I was like: Huh? What the?

*Smooching sounds*

I was like: Hueeeee???

*A girl's voice giggles*

I was like: O MY GOD!! HARE GINI PACARAN DI BIOSKOP?? PLEASE DEH AHH!!

I moved to empty seat next to me, but please note that it did not diminish the conscience that there are two self-active audiences on my left. So there I was trapped with people who came to theater not to watch movies, trying to concentrate with Delon and Rachel Maryam's love story and avoiding the fact of two real life love birds next to me.

When the movie ended, and lights were on again, I finally got the chance to see how they were looked like. Well, they were about the same age like me!

*AHEM! Which means, NOT old, but definitely NOT teenagers.*

I wanted to shout at them: Guys, haven't you passed that era? If you wanted to be active indeed, go and find a room!

So, as I left the cinema, I did some self contemplating thinking, and here are the results:

First: Do these people fall under Joni's category of "Penonton yang gak pengen nonton"? (From Janji Joni: Nicholas Saputra)

Second: I recommend you to watch Vina Bilang Cinta from VCD, unless you have other agendas in your mind when you spend money for tickets.

Third: OC, I know the screen was in front of me, but the scene was on my left. Hahahahaha!!

Fourth: I will never ever again pick the last row of a movie theater if I'm going alone. Bikin ngiri!

Random Thoughts

2005-08-09T15:05:00.000+07:00

My random thoughts, as I type this entry:

Watched Desperate Housewives series and woke up until 2.30 AM

I didn't get enough sleep

My head hurts like hell

I think my body temperature is rising

I'm listening to trashy song by Jessica Simpson

I need to reimburse my expenses in Aceh to my office but too lazy to make the payment requisition

Can't think of anything but sleeping

This tea tasted like mud, why did I put too many sugar and cream in it?

I don't want to talk, think and have anything to do with Aceh at the moment. I just want to enjoy my time home.

I need to buy new shoes

And lots of new clothes, since all my pants are becoming too small for this new grown me.

I lost my pen, well that’s another excuse for not doing my payment requisition

I lost my dog because of this new house. Hate it!

My dad spent his evening fishing for crabs!

I'm suspicious that my maid is kind of retarded.

I'm so not in the mood for small talks, so butt off!!

OMG! I just heard this trashy Jessica Simpsons song twice in the last 5 minutes!

I'm tired being in the neutral position

I need to go to church more

I need to sleep more

I need to work less

I want to take another leave, but not sure the boss would let me

Lisa Marie-Presley's new song is suck. How could they make it number one of this week's chart?

I'm becoming too materialistic and need to sort out my priorities soon

I'm thinking of changing cell phone

I need to get a hair cut

I only spent one week at home last month

I'm beginning to think that it will be better if my Dad goes out of town

I like to sit with my feet folded on the chair. I can't sit like a lady

I want to SMS a friend

But later after I finished this post

My pin board needs to be hanged. I haven't been using it since I got it

I do hope that my colleague saves my phone charger well

My friend was trying to hook me up with some guy, as if I don't have enough things in my mind now

I'm addicted to Indomie and I can't help it

I want to go home now, but it still 1.5 hours before 5 PM

I finished my research and now bored

But I think you are more bored because you actually spent time to read these random thoughts

Night Worship

2005-07-29T22:15:00.000+07:00

I was hungry, the cook only prepared vegetarian food. So I opened my drawer to get my instant noodle. As I passed the small mushala (praying room) near the office kitchen, I heard one of the boss' deputies conducted his evening prayer. The door was left opened for an inch, and I could hear his voice, reciting verses while I was boiling the water.

I loved that voice.

Human, worships his Creator.

It doesn't matter what is the religion, worship is the most intimate time between you and your God. When you are in the right moment, you'll feel you're in heaven. Seeing your God's face, touched by your God's love.

How long has it been since my last worship, ya?

You Belong To Me

2005-07-28T20:20:00.000+07:00

See the pyramids along the Nile. Watch the sun rise from the tropic isle. Just remember darling all the while ..

You belong to me

See the market place in old Algiers. Send me photographs and souvenirs. Just remember when a dream appears ..

You belong to me

And I'll be so alone without you, maybe you'll be lonesome too ..

Fly the ocean in a silver plane, see the jungle when it's wet with rain.

Just remember till you're home again, you belong to me

GOSH! I'm feeling so melancholic today!

An (Almost) All Girl Adventure

2005-07-22T20:47:00.000+07:00

Finally!
After a week being away from internet, emails, and the best of all, office, we return to share our story of an (almost) all girl adventure.
For those of you who doesn't know. So, two 'spontaneous' girls (Batata & OC) went to Yogya and Solo for an escape from heavy-stressful-business life of Jakarta. Loosen our tightly spent budget for five days.

July 12, 2005
Yogya, here we come!

Oops, but first, must find a place to sleep

Monica Hotel, good place for 60,000 rup (approx USD 6) per night. We actually could get a room for less up to 20,000 rup (USD 2) per person, but please, we're being economic, but not broke!

After we settle for place to stay, off we go! First stop, Parang Tritis beach!

Took some horse back riding, and after that experienced soar bums for two days! Hueee, these girls were no natural-born jockey!

Tips for those of you with limited budget like us: you can actually reach the beach using public buses. Sooo easy, one and a half hour ride! No need to rent a car in this city. You can go everywhere, because to Batata's own opinion, Yogya has better transportation system than Jakarta. But it has one flaw: there will be no busses after 6 PM! So, if you were among those unlucky tourists who got trap with no public transportation at night like us, reach you pocket deeper for taxis and becaks

July 13, 2005

Since we had OC's cousin, Aan who barely knew nothing about tourism sites in Yogya, (can you believe that, after five years inhabiting this city?) we decided to fulfill his and OC's long life dream: See Borobudur Temple!

Batata: *stares at Aan in disbelieve* YOU NEVER VISITED BOROBUDUR??
Aan: No.
OC: *stares doubtfully at her beloved cousin* What kind of guide are you?
Aan: *grinned* Half-Blind Guide

Three little Buddha imitators =))

This poor Buddha's home is not completed yet =(

Aan, the photographer, has a trade mark for his pictures, he always took his own fingers on every photos =D

What a great day, we laughed a lot, took photos and videos so much!

July 13, 2005 - evening

Batata: So, which one do you want?
OC: I prefer the second one
Batata: So, we go tomorrow? But I have no jacket!
OC: Let's go and find one.
Batata: *hearing my wallet screamed running out of supply*

July 14, 2005

The spontaneous girls are now on their way crossing two provinces towards Mount Bromo, taking eleven hours of pain-in-the-you-where, because we have to endure long rides in mini busses. During the roads, we watched public busses with names like: Indonesia Abadi (Eternal Indonesia), Harapan Jaya (Victorius Hope) and Sumber Waras (Source of Sanity, which of course a very not suitable name because Source of Sanity's driver drove like MAD PEOPLE!)

Mr. Mahameru, our minibus, also had a mad driver which goal was not to take us to our destination but to pass every moving thing in front of us!

*Mr.Mahameru missed a huge bus just by an inch*
*Six bules screaming in the back*
Six Bules: SLOW DOWN PLEASE!
Batata: *to the rescue, whack the driver with a 400 something pages Lady Diana book* PAK!!! PELAN-PELAN DONG!
Hehehe, thanks to Daydreamer for the book, really useful!! It kept us alive.

Thank God, we reached the mountain in one piece at 9 pm. Mount Bromo was so freezing that we have to wear our full clothes with a thick jacket we rented and one furry blanket.

July 15, 2005
Time 03.50, hotel staff knocked our door.
"Wake up, your jeep is ready!"
No one of us actually wanted to wake, but we remember that it took us 11 hours of pain-in-the-you-know-where to get here, so we dragged our shivering bodies away from the blanket, put on double clothes and rented thick jacket.
We went to the top with jeep to Pananjakan Mountain to catch the sunrise.
I have to admit, that we Indonesians were lazy bums, many bules choose to walk, but we prefer a ride. One group of French girls had waked up at 3 AM and did 3 hours walk to the top and back!

Hundreds of people were waiting at the top to wait for the Eye of The Day to rise. But the sun seemed did not have any intention to rush his appearance. People have begun to lose hope that there will be nothing to see today but golden and reddish ray among the clouds.
"No sun for today, too many clouds," a lady whispered next to us.
And when we began to be dismay, someone clapped. On the left, a golden and reddish disk started to appear from horizon. Tourists who started to leave their spot rushed back with their cameras on.
"The sun!"
The celebrity we waited appeared with all its grace, shone upon the land below, the black sand, cloudy Mount Semeru, Mount Bromo crater and all of us.
The view lasted only for 10 minutes.

When the crowd started to disperse, I looked at the sun for the last time. Don't know who's happier today. We who got the perfect view or the Eye of The Day who has once more presented one of its best performance.

July 16, 2005
Last day means one: SHOPPING DAY!
After 11 hours we reached Yogya again and ready for an all out shopping for father, mother, brother, cousin, auntie, friend ..

Sorry, no pictures available, because we don't want you to see the horrible view of two shopaholic girls in an all for bargain market. Let's just say, Batata must postpone her infatuation of a certain laptop (Zyrex, off white, 256 MB, 1.6 kg, Wi-fi card, DVD ROM - CD RW Combo) for a while =( and OC has officially failed in her Gerakan Hemat Nasional program. LOL
But, but, of course when Batata saw this:

She could not let this one off. So she must shamelessly borrow cash to add her remaining money to purchase Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince.
After being broke and regretted because we were so easily tempted by our consumptive desires, we got on an train for another 10 hours journey back to Jakarta and reality.

Batata: *winks at OC* Wanna do it again next year?
See the Indonesian version here

A Brief Knock on The Head

2005-07-21T18:41:00.000+07:00

During my 7 years interaction with internet, I've never been so stunned when I saw an impact of hacking.

I have been reading this girl's blog for almost one year. Her real name is Wendy Cheng, nickname Yanyan or Xiaxue, and she is one of the famous blogger from Singapore. She won various awards for her blog and had been blogging for three years. Wendy gained an international popularity through her sharp writings mixed with great photoshop skill. She is now writes for magazines and acts as a t-shirt brand icon. (Wow, you never know how far a blog can take you, ya?)

Until today, someone hacked into her blog account and deleted her 3 years archives, and changed her template. That someone also posted a really nasty post insulting this girl. But nooo, the story has not ended. The hacker managed to log in to her gmail account and deleted >3,000 private, fans and business emails. To complete the act, he/she changed all passwords, causing Wendy could not log in to her own accounts.

It's like someone broke into your house, took all the furnitures and changed all the locked so you can't go in. All you can do just watched when the thief desecrated your place.

That sucks.

Anyway, I don't have any connection to Wendy, I'm not even an active reader who put down comments when I visit her blog, but I am fully sympathy for her. I have been blogging for a year now in this place, and surely I would cry my eyes out if the same thing happen to me. (Ya elah, emang g siapa ya? Emang ada gitu yang mau ngehack blog g?)

So, as a solidarity, I'm posting her letter to her fans

PS: Will change all my password right now, because I have same password for my blog and 3 emails.

A Letter from Yanyan...

Dear readers of xiaxue.blogspot.com,

Yes, indeed, my blog has been hacked. I understand some of you might be sending emails to me right now, alerting me, and the thought warms my heart (which is very startlingly cold right now mind you).

Unfortunately, the hacker is quite clever. He also managed to guess the password to my gmail account. My 3,000 emails, some of which very important business contacts, are all gone.

*snap!* Gone.

The last time I saw my account, I saw two new emails, and these were the only two. I thought Gmail cocked up on me. I laughed, refreshed, and hey, I got logged out! To my horror I couldn't log in anymore. Can you imagine the amount of time he or she took to delete everything?

Checking blogger.... GONE TOO!

How wonderful. A total of 12 or so blogs, all painstakingly done up, all gone. The media center, the FAQs, the photolog, the Hate site. My hard work of 3 years, gone.

Vanished into thin air now! How very cruel this person is. I wonder what made him or her do this.

I remember I once told Adrian, "You know what is my greatest fear?" "What?" he mumbled (not because he wanted to mumble but because he only grunts and mumbles).

It was that someone would hack into my blogger account.

Adrian laughed and said, "Then did you save all your blog files?"

I told him no. He scolded me and said, "Then you better go and save them now!"

And I did! The latest, however, was the May archives. So if you do have ways to get back the June and July archives, or you saved them even, do tell me! I never thought I would ever be thanking this person, but... xialanbin.blogspot.com did put in some work in copying my files afterall. The URL for my archives are there.

It will be hard work doing up all the old blog entries again. It will take a lot of time and sweat, but I can do it.Because being Xiaxue means nothing can get me down, ever. Especially when so many of you are with me. Thank you Shuyin, for waking up at 430am to help me.

I started out with nothing, and I can do it all over again. I will stop those bloody tears right this moment.

Help me spread the word. Help me put this message on your blog. Do not email me at xiaxue@gmail.com from now until I get back my account. If you want a word, please email me at wendycheng@gmail.com.

Thank you.

The real Wendy[Because this email can be authenticated by my friends Shuyin, Wanyi, Mrbrown, Mr Miyagi and Kenny Sia.]

Tired

2005-07-17T20:09:00.000+07:00

Got home on an executive class train, had to endure 10 hours ride, but the ride wasn't that boring because I have ...

THIS !

*victorius laugh*

Got the book with 30 percent discount at Periplus Yogyakarta (another story how I got there, will post about that soon), borrowed money from OC and obtained the book legally for 187,000 rup. I was among the thousand fans all over the world who purchased this book on its launching date. With that, I have also officially drained my wallet.

After 21 hours of marathon reading through more than 600 pages, tried to keep my eyes opened, I found myself a little shocked when I put down the book. WHAT WAS ROWLING THINKING? SHE KILLED MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER!!!

ARRRRRGHHH!!! HARD TO BELIEVE!!

Let me spoiled some of the story to you: there is nothing much in the progress in Ron and Hermione's i-like-you-but-you-are-not-showing-that-you-like-me-too-so-i'll-pretend-not-to-like-you relationship as I expected to be, but Harry landed himself in an awkward situation among his friends. Betrayal. Sad ending.

*sigh*

Now, I'm dying for the finale. Should I wait for another year?

Sakaaaawww

NB: For those of you who are not the fans of Harry Potter, hehehe, too bad you don't share the same interest.

Shut Up!!

2005-07-09T19:55:00.000+07:00

I really don't understand why people can be so annoyingly judging other people's way of life. When this girl

(18, cute, rich, well-knowned teenage super star)
spent hundreds of million rups of HER-EARNED BY HARD WORK SINCE 10 YEARS OLD- OWN MONEY for HER OWN 17TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, suddenly opinion articles appeared in top newspapers saying that she has no sensitivity on the country's economy.

SO WHAT GITU LOH!!

It's her own money (yes, it's not even her parent's) wasn't she has the right to spend it?
I also don't care when this man

(27, Army soldier, president's first son)
celebrated his wedding if it was not funded by State Budget. I will then have the right to condemn if there are evidences that all tax payer's money are being spent for a party.

But, I don't want to discuss about them. Today, my cousin, the economic - gap - sensitive - wanna be - and - thinks - she - knows - all (C,TEGSWBATSKA), who just got home from a brief evangelistic mission trip to West Kalimantan, suddenly judged me because I decided to go with my friend on a short trip to Central Java.

It happened when I came to her house to borrow some maps and travel books.

Me: "Hey, do you still have the map of Central Java?"

C,TEGSWBATSKA: "Why?"

Me: "Yeah, I wanna go with my friend next week."

C,TEGSWBATSKA: "Batata, you shouldn't waste money like that. You need to save. Don't you think about your parent's, when you spend cash like water?"

Me: "Hey, I'm using my own money, not my parent's."

C,TEGSWBATSKA: "Oh, so now you're rich hah? If you have that much of money, just give to me. It would be more useful to build a school in Pontianak (West Kalimantan)!"

Me: *in my heart* F-anta U-ltra C-harlie K-ilo U-ltra!! You're in no position to tell me what to do with my hard earned money while you spent millions to go to Pontianak!! Just because you joined one mission trip, it made you better than others?

My answer to her was just: "Bete deh lu! So you still have the map or not?"

C,TEGSWBATSKA: "No, I think it's gone."

Me: *in my heart* PUIIIIH!!!

Hey, don't wanna ruin the relationship, lah! Any way, I still go on the trip.

It's Now or Never

2005-07-05T18:50:00.000+07:00

(Going to Sabang .. finally!)

Reciting that phrase from Elvis Presley's song, I decided to take Pak Kowangit's offer to go to Sabang. He gave it to me when I was lonely and miserable, on a sunny Sunday eating my lunch as the only girl in the office who still worked and had no date.

Ooops, did I have to mention that?

What else should I do? It's a chance of a lifetime, no one's here, everybody's left. So, I decided to hop on a ferry to Sabang, and get myself busy in the end of this weekend.

And boy, did I make the right choice. We were picked up by a luxurious car (It can even tell the temperature outside! Call me kampungan, but I've never been in that kind of car before in Jakarta!) Got a nice room in BPKS dormitory (whatever that stands for, I think some local government institution for infrastructure) with AC. For free!! Whereas my colleagues, they had to pay 200 thousand rup a night for room and 150 thousand rup a day for car.

I saw the harbor, the bay, took some pictures with the official's camera. (Hehehehe, gak modal ya!) Now I'm sleepy.

Well, of course you won't get everything. Now I'm stuck with a bunch of old men, (all bureaucrats) who kept calling me "Ibu". Man, can't you see that I'm old enough to be your daughter? Stop that!

Will you, excuse me. I'm going to take a bath and then go to sleep. They promised to take us around at night. Can't wait for that, I'm starving!

July 4, 2005

After a freezing night (it rained heavily), an SMS from TA woke me up. Like usual, questions. We had a cup of Acehnese coffee and two chocolate sandwiches. (Yum!). After that, I split up with the old guys, the host gave me a separate car, with a driver, and a guide. Wow, certain positions can really give you something.

So we drove around to Gapang, the famous beach in Sabang where people can dive (30 us dollars) and snorkeling (30 thousand rup). In the place, we could still see the remains of other resorts/ facilities affected by tsunami. There was this place called Iboih, where a resort has lost its entire internet cafe and telecommunication service. What remains of them were a diving supply warehouses and some wooden hut people can rent for 35 thousand rup a night.

It's interesting, while the local people go to resort with air cons, the bules preferred these huts where probably they can find the call of the wild there.

We also met monkey there. They're not tame, but they know that people like to stop and take their pictures and give them food. So they pose for food. But when they realized that I'm just a stingy tourist (hey, if I knew that I was going to see monkeys, I would sure bring some bananas loh!) they left me. Maybe with a feeling of being cheated? Hehehe..

Too bad I didn't have time to visit the Zero Kilometer sign. It was the mark of Indonesia's territory. They started to measure our country from that point.
So, without further talks, here are the pictures of my Sabang visit, enjoy!
Visit Sabang when you got the chance! *sales girl mode on* Help the island to recover!

YES, a ship on the pier. Guess who put them there? Tsunami

The northest point of the country: Sabang island

Hehe, can't help it, the photo model wearing USB and name tag necklace

Fishermen in Sabang were the Tsunami worst affected community

He posed for me to get food! (Poor creature, he didn't know that I had nothing with me but camera)

This was when he realized that it would give him no benefit to pose for me. He started to show me his teeth showing that he was angry (Ketipu nih yeee!)

So I decided to move to another object, the diving area

What Are You Doing Now?

2005-07-03T12:03:00.000+07:00

1. Filing (Burning lots of unused classified documents, and feeling good about it)

2. Having brunch (Cookies and a cup of instant cappuccino)

3. Finding out some info (Calling people on the list, and they're not being cooperative! Hey, take it easy, I have a ruined weekend too!)

4. Hearing off tune songs (The office security staff is browsing the internet singing English songs that I cannot understand a single word he's saying)

5. Daydreaming (Hoping a friend is doing OK in the hospital and everything goes well for her)

6. Typing (Making sure these security guards can see that I'm working and really don't want to be disturbed for small talks.)

SIALAAAAN!!

2005-07-02T14:51:00.000+07:00

SIALAN SEMUA ORANG-ORANG INI!!

GAK LONDHO, GAK ORANG SINI, SAMA AJA!

TENTU AJA KALIAN GAK TAU, JAM LIMA SORE AJA UDAH GAK KELIATAN BATANG HIDUNGNYA! COBA DI SINI SAMPE JAM SETENGAH SATU PAGI BARENG GUE BUAT DRAFT UPDATE SIALAN INI!!

*i wanna watch sunset in Lhokngaaaaaaaaa* :((

Moving Sucks!

2005-07-02T10:08:00.000+07:00

For those of you who have read my post about the four kilos achievement, it didn't last long. I shrunk rapidly because I had wasted so much energy when we moved to our new house. The new house sucks, because I couldn't bring my dog Fuci with me. The neighborhood was not really suitable for him, since the house didn't have proper fence to keep him. We had to put him in the factory until we can figure out a way to bring him here.

I remember the night when I had to leave him there. I had a 'neck to neck' argument with my dad about how to actually get Fuci in the car. Since we didn't have any 'mouth piece' for his mouth, and safe cage that could get into the car.

Somehow, the dog managed to snap his (metal chain) leash, scaring all the movers. Even my dad wouldn't dare to put on a new leash on him, because he gave this threatening look to everyone that came near him. The dog was confused and he just wanted to be left alone. I put him in an empty room, spent half an hour hugging and comforting him.

After two long hours of ride through bumpy roads, we finally reached factory. When we got off, Fuci then realized that I, his human, was about to leave him there alone, tight up in front of the factory's warehouse, where people would not be disturbed, or bitten. He eyes were obviously saying to me: "How-could-you-do-this-to-me,-I trust-you!" Quietly, he slipped under a chair nearby and nibbled the cookie I put on the floor for his snack.

The next day, my dad told me that Fuci was in the bad mood all week. Dad couldn't approach him, he growled to everyone.

He was supposed to move back in the house last week, but since we haven't made his place, we leave him there for another week. Today I'm gonna call my mom to make sure that everything is set for him, so I can have my dog back. Alive, since I heard stories about other dogs' fate there.

*shivers*

On a lighter note, yesterday night I read through all my old posts. I just realized how many things I have experienced, and my worries that I would not find anything interesting to write about were totally wrong. I'm very amused.

*weeeeh, muji diri sendiri!*

On 478 th Birthday

2005-06-18T00:36:00.000+07:00

Realizing that we are living only 500 meters distance from Jakarta Fair arena,and we will leave this home soon, Me and cousin Lot visited The Jakarta Fair today. We hopped on a becak (yes, there are still becak in this area!) that took us right in front of JF's gate.

Entrance ticket only Rp 10,000, we were among the first ones to come, which allowed us to enjoy the fair better since I heard that Slank was going to perform that night. (Waaak, I could imagine what kind of crowd would that be!)

I stopped at some computer counters to compare laptop prices, my gawd, I almost drooled on one Zyrex notebook (1.6 kg, off white color, 12 million rups only! I even almost didn't glance on its specifications) And I was so close to make a decision, put a signature or give my down payment, if Lot wasn't there to restrain myself.

While we were strolling, a TV reporter approached us and asked us if we didn't mind to be interviewed.

*Ahem*

Hehehe, all this time, one of my duties is to arrange interviews but
that was actually the first time for me to do one myself. Maluuuuu .. I rambled and babbled. I remembered none of the media training materials I usually distribute to my clients.

The reporter asked about what are my hopes for Jakarta, the old city, in its 478th anniversary.

"Less traffic, crime and corruption," I answered.

Did I ask too much?

PS: Just heard the news that TOM CRUISE proposed KATIE HOLMES in Paris. Wow, was that one of their way to promote their movies, or was that for real, ya?

Topic of the week:

2005-06-16T23:53:00.000+07:00

One of the most frequently asked questions when I returned from BA was,"What did you eat there?"

No, these people knew that there is food in BA, but they were worried since I am known as a very picky eater.

For those of you who don't know, I don't like vegetables, fruits and
other healthy food, Batata is a true carnivore. But for years, I suffered a major weight shortage problem. I'm so skinny.

Although some of you would curse me for being ungrateful, but believe me, being skinny is not so hot either. Once I visited my cousin's house, he had a nasty dog named Unyil. I was being cautious since it has bitten some people before (including my dad)

Me: Are you sure the dog is tied?

Cousin: Don't worry, the dog will like you. He likes bones. Hahaha ..

What do you mean by that??? That I'm a skeleton???

While other people got confused how to overcome their body fat, I was looking for some. Many of my programs to add kilograms on my scale could be categorized as GATOT (Gagal Total = total failure).

But now, saudara-saudara, finally I am on my way to the ideal weight. In BA, I gained 4 kilos and only few stripes away from reaching number 55 on my scale.

Yahooo!!

PS: But now, I have to buy new clothes! Huaaaaa .. no money ..

PPS: I'm moving my house on Sunday (Jun 20). Moving sucks! Especially when you have lots of stuff.

Girls' Night Out

2005-06-13T22:20:00.000+07:00

I haven't met my college friends for almost one year. The last time we met I was still the boss of myself. I could go wherever I wanted,
whenever I wanted.

Our only interactions were only through an almamater mailing list and sms-es. So I rarely remember my friends who're not proactive in providing the latest news about themselves.

So when one day one of my closest friends in college spread her wedding invitation in the mailing list of course lah I have to come.

Juju, the bride, was one of the Charlie Angels in my final thesis team. In those times, we stayed up late to edit our papers, debugged program codes, and of course fought each others because three of us in the team had different characters. A perfectionist , a slacker and a reconciliator who would act fast when the other two started to exchange hatred looks at each other.

Back to the story, so Juju the reconsiliator got married. Me and O made an appointment to go to her wedding party together. I printed her invitation and location map.

To make the long story short, we got delayed (bahasa bakunya: kita ketiduran di rumah gue karena O abis berenang tiga jam di pagi hari
sedangkan gue baru aja sehari menginjak JKT setelah bekerja rodi selama 2 minggu di BA dan baru tidur jam dini hari setelah dahaga gue terhadap benda ajaib bernama TV terpuaskan). According to our estimation, we were expected to be late for one hour.

On our way there, I just realized that I forgot the printed invitation, so I called my friend who already at the wedding.

(Phone rings)
Me: Oi, we're on our way there. Wait for us ya.

Friend: Hey, where are you guys, it's almost the photo sesson!

Me: Waaaak?? *panick and forgot to ask where's the building location* Please wait for us ya. We will be there soon!

(Hang up)

O: What's wrong?

Me: They say we have to be there soon, because it's almost the photo
session.

O: Hah? Photo session? Did you ask are there any food left? (Biasalah orang Indonesia, masa dateng pesta gak makan) Lets call F (another friend who also already there).

(Phone rings)
O: F? Please wait for us, are there any food left? (I swear that was
her first question)

F talked for a while.

O listened carefully.

O looked at me with great surprise.

O: So the wedding was started at SIX O'CLOCK??? NOT SEVEN O'CLOCK???

O looked at me as if she wanted to smack me for not reading the reception time right.

Me: *Bengong*

So there we were, dressed perfectly for party, except there wasn't any party to go to since Juju's wedding had finished. Our angpao money were useless, but we were too embarassed to go back home. What would we say to O's mom and dad? "Hello, we're back, we just knew that the couple decided to have their wedding one hour earlier."

So after a quick emergency decision, we turned around and headed to a mall where we went shopping and watched midnight movie. Using our angpao money.

Pelampiasan.

Moral of the story: You can find a cute sweater at Monita counter in Matahari Department Store. 50% discount, buy 4 get one free. Hehehe ..

I Miss Nasi Goreng

2005-06-08T20:31:00.000+07:00

The Indian guy in our office decided to show us that he is a great cook. God knows who he needed to impress, maybe our TA.

Finally TA and Indian guy (who TA claims to have the 'chemistry' with) managed to gather some guests to enjoy Indian dinner in his house. There were we: me, my friend, an Acehnese girl, an Australian woman, an American born Chinese woman and two Indian women. Plus TA and Indian guy as the hosts.

So, after a horrible dinner which involved lots of union and raisin (no offense to those who loves them) the guests were talking.

And talking..
And talking..
And talking..

One of the Indian woman told that she got harassed in office, she got problems with her colleagues, and her boss wasn't supportive, bla bla bla, yak yak yak. I wasn't even paying attention. I was so busy figuring how am I gonna get rid of these food on my plate without making the hosts offended. So I slowly tried to close my plate with bread (the only thing I could eat there) and pretend that I was busy helping them to clear the table and VOILA! The food went straight to garbage bin.

I miss my mommy's food. I need my mommy's fried rice with chicken, fried onion, chips and sambal, yummy. I miss real Indomie, not the Acehnese kind of style with lots of pepper, tomato, vegetables. I miss bubur ayam, pizza, bakmi ayam (the real China town style). I miss them all.

Oh GOSH! Three more days! Seventy two more hours! I need my real life.

We Have A Star!

2005-05-27T14:16:00.000+07:00

At 9 AM TA boss called me: Batata, have you seen the first page of today's Kompas and Jakarta Post? We have a new star!
It's the picture of President SBY showing President Bush the picture of Nada and he read her letter for Maggie!

Here's the complete story how the letter got to the hands of President Bush.

Since I could not find Kompas or Jakarta Post in office (somehow they're always missing in the morning) Here's what Koran Tempo first page. I also put an article from Republika in Bahasa Indonesia. For those of you who cannot read Indonesian, sorry, no time to find the English article in Jakarta Post.

26 Mei 2005 20:14:00
Suasana Haru di Gedung Putih
Asro Kamal Rokan

Washington-RoL -- Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menjadi bintang diGedung Putih. Di hadapan sekitar 200 undangan warga negara AS keturunanAsia yang memenuhi East Wing, Rabu sore (Kamis dinihari WIB) Yudhoyonotidak saja dipuji secara terbuka oleh Presiden George W Bush, tapi iajuga mampu menjadikan suasana terasa mencekam dan tenggelam dalamkeharuan.

Acara di East Wing yang dirancang Gedung Putih untuk warga AS yangberperan aktif dalam membantu Indonesia ketika ditimpa tsunami -diselenggarakan setelah Bush menerima Yudhoyono di Oval Office. Awalnya, Bush memuji kepemimpinan Yudhoyono dalam menangani musibah berat stunami di Aceh.''Saya bangga kepada Anda, Presiden. Anda telah menyelamatIndonesia dari musibah besar itu. Terima kasih atas kepemimpinan Andayang begitu cepat menangani korban tsunami,'' kata Bush, yang disambuttepuk tangan panjang para hadirin.
Indonesia dan Amerika, kata Bush, dipisahkan oleh jarak yang sangat jauh. Namun, musibah telah mendekatkan warga kedua negara.''RakyatIndonesia harus mengetahui, bahwa kami seluruh rakyat AS akan selalubersama untuk memberikan bantuan kemanusiaan. Pak Presiden, sampaikansalam kami rakyat AS kepada rakyat Indonesia bahwa kami akan selalubersama korban tsunami,'' ujar Bush, yang kemudian meminta Yudhoyonomenyampaikan pidatonya.

Yudhoyono, yang mengenakan stelan jas hitam, baju putih, dan dasi merah,setelah lebih dahulu balik memuji kesigapan pemerintah AS membantuIndonesia menangani musibah tsunami, termasuk pengiriman relawan, kapalperang, dan tim kesehatan, membacakan surat seorang anak Amerika Serikatkepada seorang anak Aceh korban tsunami.

Di sinilah, suasana yang semula diisi tepuk tangan, mendadak berubahhening. Suara Yudhoyono sempat tersendat. Surat itu dikirim Maggy, anakberusia 7 tahun, kepada Nandha Lutfiah. ''Nama saya Maggy, saya sedihatas penderitaan negeri Anda. Di sekolah, kami mengumpulkan dana danberdoa untuk keselamatan negerimu,'' tulis Maggy, yang ditujukan kepadaanak-anak Aceh korban stunami.

Nandha Lutfiah, gadis kecil asal Banda Aceh, membalas surat Maggy itu.

''Saya sangat tersentuh membaca surat Anda, Maggy. Ayah, ibu, dansaudara lelaki saya hilang karena tsunami. Saya tak punya siapa-siapalagi, kecuali saudara sepupu saya. Surat dan perhatian Anda sertateman-teman telah membuat saya gembira,'' tulis Nandha. Kepada hadirin, Presiden Yudhoyono memperlihatkan foto Nandha Lutfiah -gadis kecil berjilbab. Suasana menjadi sangat hening. Geroge W Bush,yang berdiri di samping kanan Yudhoyono, tertunduk.

Menutup pidato penuhharu itu, Yudhoyono mengatakan betapa dunia ini dapat menjadi indahapabila setiap orang dapat berkomunikasi, seperti yang telah dilakukanMaggy dan Nandha.Hadirin bertepuk tangan panjang untuk Yudhoyono. Ia telah membawa rasakemanusiaan di East Wing Gedung Putih. Acara diakhiri dengan pemberianpenghargaan Presidential Service Award oleh Presiden Bush kepadasejumlah warga AS ketrunan Asia, yang aktif memberikan bantuan dalammusibah tsunami Aceh. Bahasa dan rasa kemanusiaan, bukan politik, duniamemang dapat menjadi lebih indah.

PS: What happen to poor Mulia? Hm, this reminds me when Madonna and Britney kissed, Christina was totally forgotten *smack myself on the head* Bad illustration! Bad illustration!

Can You Please Turn Off The Spotlight? We're Here to Work!!

2005-05-24T14:36:00.000+07:00

Bekerja di tempat ini selama lebih dari empat bulan membuka mata saya lebar-lebar tentang motivasi-motivasi orang yang datang ke sini.

Kadang-kadang sungguh menggelikan melihat berbagai orang yang hanya datang untuk menunjukkan kepedulian basa-basi. Dalam perjalan pulang saya kemarin, saya melihat seorang artis yang "katanya" Peduli Aceh di bandara. Peduli Aceh? Terus udah ngapain aja, mbak? Lalu kalau memang bener-bener peduli, untuk apa bawa-bawa wartawan infotainment ke sini segala? Datang dong sendiri, gak usah pake embel-embel artis elu yang gak cocok sama sekali di sini. JIJIK!

Yang motivasinya untuk cari perhatian, gak cuma artis saja. Di kantor kami pun, juga ada beberapa "artis" yang muncul di Aceh sekejap, engga melakukan banyak selain ngomong sana, ngomong sini. Terus mendokumentasikan diri mereka sebagai bukti bahwa mereka beneran pernah nyampe daerah bencana, buat ditunjukkin ke orang-orang di rumah. Lalu mereka akan mendapat puja-puji, "Well done, well done. You did a great job!"

Weleh, emangnya elu ngapain di sini?? Jadi turis? Kalo elu presiden, biar datang cuma 4 jam juga ada gunanya, tapi kalo elu cuma orang biasa, ketahuan banget sih motivasinya!

Itu sebabnya kenapa dari kelompok orang-orang itu, saya paling cocok dengan orang seperti Josh. Dia sungguh-sungguh memastikan kalau dia tidak masuk dalam program dokumentasi "pamer" apapun. Di buletin kantor saya juga, mereka cuma punya satu foto diri saya ketika saya lagi ada di sana. I keep memories in my heart, not pictures.

Apa peribahasa yang tepat untuk ini? Kalau kita memberi dengan tangan kanan, jangan sampai tangan kirimu tahu. (Atau semacam itu lah, gue gak ahli dalam pepatah.)

I'm Home..

2005-05-24T00:09:00.000+07:00

Finally .. after three hours of bumpy and freezing flight, I'm home ..

All the hustle, sucky food they served in the aircraft, are forgotten once I reached my lovely house.

I was so homesick that my bad mood was on for the entire last day.
Anyway, let me enjoy my mom's home cook dinner first.

Night, everyone. Current Aceh team, many luck and more power to you all. Thanks.

*Tired, but contented*

The Child is The Star

2005-05-21T00:05:00.001+07:00

What a productive day. We did nothing but sit, and watch our computer. Not that I complained about being unproductive. I have things that I should've done. But hehe, you know me. I'm lazy.
Anyway, what has this girl been doing? Well, besides sending some media releases and make some phone calls, I practically spend this day browsing and chatting.
Boss knew. But he seems didn't want to make a fuss out of it.
Last night we spent the night watching the DVDs I brought from home. Not the hard, artsy one, it was a dumb movie TAXI by Queen Latifiah and Jimmy Fallon. Boy, how we miss entertainment!

Three nights ago I brought boss and a guy from MK & Co. , for coffee in front of the grand mosque (the one who stood in the middle of the city of Banda Aceh) and after one cup and few slices of bread, we decided to "call it a night" (can anyone explain what the term means? Some US slang?)

Want to know how boring we are here? Here are the list of exciting things happened in the last 5 days:

* 2 earthquakes
* A BIG insect flew all over the house, we took its picture, next to my hand phone to compare its size (We're so pathetic!)
* Drank coffee
* A frog climbed on my monitor when I left it out on the porch (and we took a picture of the frog, aaaw, kampungan gak sih!)
* Watch DVDs with my boss
* Spent the day chatting
* Organize a sweet event involving kids (top of the rank! The best thing happened this week!)

On January 26, 2005, a nine years old girl named Maggie in Minnesota USA sent a letter for children in Aceh:

Dear friend,
Hi my name is Maggie. I am sorry for what happened to your country. I have heard something about that. I hope your family and friends are OK. In church I pray for you and your family. In class we also collect money for your country. We hanged a loose bucket where children can put their money in. We also make tsunami bracelet to raise money. I also made you one, hope you like it.
I will continue to pray for you and your country at church.

Your friend,
Maggie

It's just a simple letter and I bet it was an assignment from teacher or parents at school. What's so special about it?

What made it special was, the letter somehow got into the hands of president SBY, who ordered my client to make sure that this letter is replied by a child affected by tsunami of her age (nyaho gak luh!)

So we spent hours to find a girl, who fits the above characters, to no avail. Until we passed a school near an IDP camp who accommodates children affected by tsunami (Yuck! My language is so media release, isn’t it?)

So, after all the nitty gritty things are cleared, my client delivered the letter himself to the school and get replies from two girls. The letters were so touching, even client shed tears reading it:

Third Grade
Keude Bing Elementary School
Lhoknga District, Aceh Besar
Aceh 23353, Indonesia

May 16, 2005
My good-hearted friends,
Hello friend, my name is Nada Luthfiyyah. I am very happy and touched receiving the letter you sent.My family, father, mother and brother have gone and now I’m living with myrelative. I hope you are happy and well there.

Your friend,
Nada Luthfiyyah

Fourth Grade
Keude Bing Elementary School
Lhoknga District, Aceh Besar

My dearest friend,
Hi, my name is Mulia, I am very happy for your attention to us. All my family are saved, only my father who has not returned until now, all myfriends are saved. Thank you for thinking about us.

Your friend,
Mulia

Of course these kind of human interest stories attract the media. Even one Kompas journalist was actually asked for a copy of Maggie's letter because a reader wanted to see it.
Aaaah, this is the time when I like my job. When things run smoothly.

PS: Here's another touching picture one of the little girl, Nada. (can't help it, the picture is too good. Leftwing, no comment, OK!) This is not the best from a batch of pictures we have, but I think I will give all the credit for the girls. They're the star here.

In waiting:

2005-05-20T14:27:00.000+07:00

I have been writing my post since yesterday, about Aceh, work, all those stuff, but haven't finished it until now. OOO!! I am so slow!

It's all because of YOU, OC! *Pointing my index finger to OC in rage* (yeah, you know what I mean! Don't you dare to put that innocent face. You're the one who said that it is the easiest thing in the world, and how come I haven't knew about it after all these year)
Guilty as charge!

* Blushing*

Trying to find an escape goat for my lack of discipline.

Anyway, one of my college friend wrote a strange goodbye letter to all of us in our class mailing list and I can't figure out what's the matter with him. He apologized any of his wrong doings and shared his admin account (he's an admin to some mailing lists we joined) to the rest of the member who wants to take the responsibility.

Have contacted a friend in Jakarta and hopefully she will followup on this.

Lamtengoh, Ulee Lhee:

2005-05-09T11:16:00.000+07:00

Dari mobil yang melaju di jalan tidak rata, saya bisa melihat di kiri saya sawah-sawah kering dan pecah-pecah.

Saya bertanya kepada bos yang duduk di sebelah saya, "Do you think these lands can ever be planted again?"

"I don't know," jawabnya. "The salt water has penetrated into the soil. I think it would take years before they can grow something again."

Sedih banget. Jadi penduduk di sini, harus hidup dari mana dong? Tanah mereka, satu-satunya harta yang masih tertinggal - itu juga kalau mereka bisa mendapatkan sertifikat pengganti surat-surat yang hilang - sekarang mandul.

Melewati daerah-daerah yang dibumiratakan tsunami, puing-puing rumah, membuat saya bertanya-tanya, kapan ya daerah ini akan pulih kembali?

Terlihat sepotong tembok yang tersisa ditulisi oleh nama pemilik tanah, untuk mencegah diserobot oleh orang tak bertanggung jawab. Di antara sisa-sisa bangunan, saya melihat seperangkat kitchen cabinet yang masih tegak berdiri. Rupanya dapur rumah ini masih utuh, walau sudah tak terlihat lagi batas-batas propertinya.

"Saya merinding," tiba-tiba sopir kami yang engga bisa bahasa Inggris nyeletuk dan menunjuk ke salah satu daerah reruntuhan. "Rumah kakak saya di sana. Keluarganya habis, anaknya tiga dan suaminya."

Selama di Banda, bos saya beberapa kali dihampiri atau dimintai tolong oleh beberapa orang:

Ibu, sampai saat ini di Leupung belum ada rumah. Di Lhoknga sudah mulai ada barak, tapi Leupung sampai sekarang belum. Tolong bilang sama Bapak xxx, biar di sana dibangun rumah. Sama sekali belum ada.
(Anggota DPRD asal Leupung, ketemu di Bandara Sultan Iskandar Muda)

Halo Ibu, kami sekarang sedang melakukan program mengajarkan kesenian untuk anak-anak pengungsi, tapi kami kekurangan dana. Kira-kira tahu engga NGO mana yang bisa mensupport kami.
(LSM lokal, lewat SMS)

Halo Mbak (yang ini saya yang terima) kami dari Badan Eksekutif Universitas Syiah Kuala, bisa engga minta tolong untuk kasih tahu ke UNHCR, kalau di daerah xxx (Astaga, maaf ya Bang, saya bahkan tidak bisa ingat nama daerah yang Abang sebut. Maaf sekali.) anak-anak putus sekolah karena tidak ada guru dan tempat belajar.
(Wakil BEM Unsyiah, lewat telpon)

Badan baru ini seperti sedang memadamkan kebakaran hutan dengan gayung.

Sering kali saya lupa alasan utama kenapa kami ada di Aceh karena kesibukan yang tidak ada habisnya. Tapi saya diingatkan lagi..

One Picture That I Really Like

2005-05-07T11:28:00.000+07:00

So, I know I am not suppose to mix pleasure with business, but here is one of the picture that our photographer Arif did in the Red Cross MoU Signing.
I love this picture so much that I decided to use it in my blog. Don't like me, fine, it's my blog.
Arif was a photographer for AFP, but he was recruited to work with us. He is the one who taught me that photo handouts for ceremonial pictures don't have to look ceremonial at all. Because no media would pick that kind of pictures?
Do you agree with me? That he is good?
Well, he wasn't talking bull, one hour after we release this picture, AFP picked it up in its photo news section.

*Update: that Arif is really good, Jakarta Post and Kompas Sumatra are also publishing the same
picture on their front page! *
*More update: Koran Tempo also use the same photo in black and white. Damn, he is good!*

Hari yang (agak) santai

2005-05-07T11:12:00.000+07:00

Hah, senangnya, hari libur. Buat gue. Semua bos-bos pada pergi ke Meulaboh untuk kunjungan. Tadinya gue mau ikut dalam helikopter yang membawa mereka itu, tapi ternyata semua 'pengawal' (baca: orang yang gak jelas fungsinya tapi ngintil kemana pun bos-bos pergi) harus ikut, jadi tinggal gue sendiri di sini. Including us, the communication team yang tampaknya kurang penting kalau dibandingkan dengan anggota Dewan Pengawas. Gak tahu deh bos bule cewek gue kemana. Masih tidur kali, abis jam 9.30 tadi, gue lihat kamarnya masih gelap. Dan, sampai di kantor, listrik mati.

Sementara tukang-tukang sedang bekerja untuk membereskan rumah-kayaknya terlalu banyak tukang, tapi mendingan dari pada gak ada orang sama sekali kayak di hari pertama-saya sedang duduk di tempat favorit saya di Taman sambil mengetik jurnal. Taman tempat saya berada ini enak. Sementara semua orang berebut masuk ke dalam ruang ber AC (apalagi yang gak tahan ama suasana tropis) saya bisa ber-Angin Cepoi-cepoi di sini.

Ngeliatin tanaman, dan bapak-bapak tukang kebun. Memotong rumput, memindahkan pot-pot, menyirami tanaman biar gak layu.

Kantor tempat kita bekerja ini dahulunya adalah kantor dari suatu NGO internasional, saat mereka keluar dari Aceh, mereka sudah keburu membayar rumah ini selama 3 bulan, tapi tidak sempat ditempati, maka kami boleh pakai tempat ini selama 3 bulan.

Rumah ini adalah rumah dari Bupati yang disewakan untuk NGO. Listriknya baru saja ditambah, dan tiap kamar disediakan AC. Bahkan di garasi ada 2 AC, karena itu jadi ruang rapat. Semuanya bagus dan asri deh (menurut gue) Nah, masalahnya semua orang berusaha mendapatkan satu kantor di sini, jadi kita berebutan dengan orang lain. Kalau saya mah, mendingan duduk di taman melihati tanaman-tanaman anggrek & bapak-bapak tukang kebun dan penjaga rumah yang rajin bekerja untuk memberi kenyamanan buat kita semua orang-orang Jakarta dan Bule yang banyak maunya ini.

Ah, senangnya hari ini tidak banyak kerjaan yang harus dikerjakan. Listrik kan mati, jadi kita tidak bisa connect ke internet. Kompie yang saya pake untuk ngetik ini juga adalah satu-satunya yang jalan, jadi yah, mendingan saya nyantai dulu ah sebelum diteriakin lagi.

Lalalala .. (My good mood is on at the moment)

*Update: Jam 11.00 Listrik nyala lagi. Grrrrr!!!*

Saya Lagi MARAH!

2005-05-01T18:30:00.000+07:00

Saya marah lagi. Benci, marah banget. Selain karena layout saya jadi ancur gini. (Huehue, mana udah ilang lagi gambar aslinya!) Juga karena hal-hal lain.

Saya mau marah dalam bahasa Indonesia, karena saya orang Indonesia dan bukan orang bule jadi saya tidak bisa merepet dalam bahasa Inggris.

Saya marah karena capek dan saya marah karena stress.

Tadi saya abis menumpahkan kemarahan saya sama OC, dia malah ketawa-ketawa aja denger saya marah. Soalnya dia ada di Pantai Mutiara, berenang. Itu bikin saya makin tambah marah. Karena dia lagi seneng-seneng dan saya sendirian marah-marah gak ada juntrungannya.

Dan saya marah beneran nih, serius!

What a Day!!

2005-04-20T22:38:00.000+07:00

My friend said that when you're angry; don't put your feelings in written because it might get you in the future.

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There, I've said it all. I'm feeling lighter after typing.

Oh yeah, found this cool-great-interesting blog, http:// 100kata.blogspot.com. What a brilliant idea. This site has five contributors who write short stories with 100 words max.
Brilliant, wonderful and fun to read. Check this out from my links.

No One's Perfect: The Hirotada Ototake Story

2005-04-19T00:33:00.000+07:00

Being born with no arms and legs did not make Hirotada Ototake, or Oto, felt inferior. In his own ways Oto has proved that hard work, a good sense of humor and true friends are as important as his missing body parts.

Realizing his limitations, Oto was determined to focus on what he is capable of and surprised the whole world with things that he could accomplish. He joined basketball team in school, learned to swim and even fought with his classmate.

No one was able to restrain his determination, after he grew up Oto continued his value and struggled for a "free obstacle" environment for the disable in education, government, media and society.

Narrated without being sentimental, Oto's message has touched my heart. I lived in a culture that believes that the disabled needs constant companionship to ensure they are being taken care of. I felt awkward to hang around with people using wheel chair (can I use that word?) due to unfamiliarity. This book showed that wheelchair is merely a tool to help physical limitations just like glasses.

Hirotada Ototake was born in 1976 in Japan. He studied politics and economics at Waseda University and since April 1999 has worked as co-presenter in a TV program. His book has been sold four million copies in Japan, changing people's view on the disabled.

Fashion Disaster

2005-04-15T13:45:00.000+07:00

Don't you think how unfair it is to see some women were blessed because they look so amazing even if there were wearing rags? Take a look of this anonymous latest LUX soap model pictures I got by email. I hope she is dumb and a bitch. God is playing a tough joke on me if He created a beautiful, nice and smart woman.

I was born a fashion disaster. I only confident in my two pairs of jeans and tees I have. Among my fashionista and well groomed cousins, I was the total mess. Even my mom, who desperately trying to make her kid looks nicer often yelled me with my taste of clothing.

Last weekend, this girl and OC went to a wedding banquet. OC came to my house and waited for me to dressed up. With my limited skill of mix and match, after a long struggling in my messy closet, I walked down the stairs thinking that I looked absolutely dazzling yet simple.

My confident vanished as the exclamation from my mom: "Are you going to wear PANTS to a wedding??" And my cousin who also happened to visit contributed her opinion: "Oh come on, Batata! People would think that you're OC's helper!"

So she marched behind me straight to my closet, and picked another top which she thought would make me looked a bit better. "And could you at least put some make up? Or do something with your hair?"

Oh, SHUT UP!!

Help!! I need a fashion consultation!

PS: Anyone knows who's this anonymous Lux model?

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

2005-04-13T16:13:00.000+07:00

It is interesting to see how lately my view about work, money and career altered. Growing up among Chinese entrepreneur spirit, my parents taught me about money in the hard way.

I first made my own money when I was 10-11 years old. My mom's office needed some people to produce packages for their stationery product. Instead of hiring some people to make the card boxes, my mom brought home the work and gave me and my four cousins -- all girls -- a job, cutting and gluing papers. We made 175 thousand rups (in early 1990s, that was not bad) and divided the money equally between five of us. We did that for almost six months. My mom also took me to her store in Tanah Abang where she sold cosmetics after school at the time. There I understood how money is not easily earned and should not so easily spent.

My parents also taught me that you can make money anywhere if you have the eyes to see it, that's why my dad is currently making money from used plastic waste. Coming from the community who gains fortune by duplicating VCD to motorcycles, I always believe that there is no need to be afraid that you will go bankrupt if you got fired, being an employee is not the only way to have 'normal & steady' income.

Yesterday, one of my friends complained that her company had being unfair about her salary. She also complained some office administration which caused her some loss.

"I worked hard but they do not appreciate me enough!"

I know office administration could be a mess sometime, but I have learned not to rely on one source of income long time ago. During my five years of self employment and part-timer, I took any kinds of job I could to make money.

Yes, I tutored children, but I also transcribed tapes for money, sold books in children fair, became SPG in any kinds of events, translating articles, sang in one or two friend's weddings (and they actually paid me!), sold copied CD to some friends (sorry for that one, but I could not help it, good money ;p) and while doing all that I worked as assistant for an expat.

Yes, you can earn money everywhere and I am proud for every single rup I spent in these last six years because I knew it is mine and I got it fairly.

My cousin May told me that some people made their jobs as identity that they would die if they lost it. And they are too proud to do some thing that they thought not suitable with their education. People with Doctorate Degree are complete failures if they end up as Insurance agents. Like me, having a degree in IT but stranded in a different field. Wahahaha ..

But, back to my culture root, I am still holding the words of Deng Xiao Ping, reformer of People's Republic of China: "It doesn't matter if you have a black or white cat. What matter is that can it catches rat or not."

???

Wait a minute, did I just admire a communist?