Wednesday, October 31, 2007

NATIONALISM

Do you love your country?

I do.

I used to hate my country.
I really did.
I thought the bureaucracy was suck
I thought the leaders were stupid
I thought the policies were mindless

One day, I had this talk with a friend
A good friend
We talked about our country
And its entire lack ness

I said, "When I grown up, I don't want to live here. I will live in another country."
And she said, “I’m going to go far, than come back here someday, and make it better. I want to do something about it.”

Than I realized that I want to do something for my country too
I want to do anything I can
And I realized that what I hate was
the bureaucracy,
the leaders
the policies
the people, though I just realized that not all people are mindless
but not the country itself

On my relatively young age
I’ve traveled a lot
All of it for a quite long time
And I met many people from many countries
When I was with them
I realized that I want them to respect my country
I want to be on my best behavior so they will see me as the representative of my country
And make them respect it
I want to make my country proud.

I still think that the bureaucracy sucks
I still think that the leaders are stupid
I still think that the policies are worthless
And I want to make it better

I’ve met, seen, known a lot of GREAT people that come from my country

And I believe together, we can make a difference.

I love my country
I want to make it different
Because its my home
My shelter
My identity
Its far from perfect but its home

My country is INDONESIA
And I love it.

What’s yours?
Do you love it?

You have to.

Don't let it make a gap between people
and define who we are ,what we are
But let that be a variety
that makes our world a better place
-me

.: For Ria, thanks for that talk that really change me as a person. I mean it. :.

Quote of the day:
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Monday, October 29, 2007

Aku Mencela Dunia

Dunia menilai apa yang aku lakukan. Dunia memandang dan mencela aku. Dunia mendikte identitasku. Aku lelah dengan dunia.

Ibadah. Orang bilang bahwa ibadah terlalu membosankan. Tapi toh aku datang juga ke rumah-rumah ibadah. Karena ibuku bilang aku harus. Dengar ceramah, berdoa, minta ini itu kepada Tuhanku yang berbeda dengan tuhan-tuhan yang lain.
Setiap malam sebelum tidur aku berdoa. “Terima kasih Tuhan untuk pimpinanmu, dan pimpin lagi malam ini, juga besok pagi.” Mungkin Tuhan juga tertidur mendengar doaku yang sama setiap malam seperti aku tertidur di gereja. Tapi toh aku berdoa juga setiap malam, setiap mau makan, dan setiap bangun pagi. Karena dunia bilang kita harus berdoa.
Aku menjauhi seks bebas. Aku anti terhadap narkoba. Aku tidak pernah bicara kasar. Aku mengasihi orang lain. Aku menghormati ayah dan ibuku. Aku berdoa. Aku rajin ke gereja. Aku tidak minum minuman keras. Aku menjauhi pesta-pesta nista. Aku orang beragama. Karena ayah dan ibuku pun begitu.
Hidupku sempurna.
Aku sempurna.
Aku menjauhi dosa.
Lalu dunia memandangku sinis dan berkata bahwa aku sok suci. Dunia menjauhiku karena aku berbeda dengan mereka. Dunia berkata bahwa aku berpura-pura. Dunia menilaiku rendah karena aku tidak sesuai dengan standar mereka.
Dunia menertawakanku ketika aku berjalan membawa kitab suci. Dunia menertawakan baju-bajuku yang menutupi aurat. Dunia menertawakanku yang pergi beribadah ketika mereka bersenang-senang.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Lalu aku bosan dengan hidupku yang monoton. Aku bosan menjadi orang baik-baik. Aku berhenti beribadah. Aku berhenti berdoa dan berharap Tuhan sudah hafal dengan doa-doaku. Aku sudah mengulangnya berulang-ulang kali.
Ibuku bilang aku harus ibadah lagi. Aku bilang tidak perlu aku masih ingat rasanya ke gereja.
Ayahku bilang aku harus terus berdoa. Aku bilang tidak perlu, Tuhan sudah bosan dengan pengulangan-pengulangan yang sama.
Aku tidak lagi mendengarkan lagu-lagu rohani. Sekarang aku duniawi. Aku bebas tanpa harus mempertahankan nilai-nilai beragama.
Lalu dunia memandangku sinis dan berkata bahwa aku orang berdosa. Mereka menunjuk-nunjukku dan berkata aku pantas masuk neraka. Dunia berdoa untukku agar aku bertobat.
Dunia mencelaku yang menjauh dari Tuhanku. Dunia mencelaku ketika aku bersenang-senang di hari-hari aku harus beribadah. Dunia memandangku curiga ketika aku makan tanpa mengucap syukur.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Aku harus jadi ini.
Aku harus jadi itu.
Ini salah.
Itu juga salah.
Tapi ini lebih baik daripada itu.
Tapi kadang itu lebih baik daripada ini.
Dunia tak tahu apa-apa.

Aku benci asap rokok. Membuatku batuk dan sesak. Aku tidak mau merokok. Sudah cukup aku mendengar cerita-cerita mengerikan tentang rokok. Aku takut rokok. Aku takut orang yang merokok. Mereka menyodorkan asap yang bisa membunuhku perlahan-lahan.
Sekelilingku penuh dengan asap. Aku sesak. Asap itu kotor, bau. Asap itu noda. Noda di bajuku, noda di paru-paruku. Aku tak mengerti kenapa mereka mau merokok.
Paru-paruku bersih. Aku akan hidup lebih lama dari mereka. Aku bahagia.
Lalu dunia memangdangku sinis dan berkata aku membosankan. Rokok itu keren. Dunia bilang merokok itu lambang eksistensiku.
Dunia menjauhiku ketika aku menutup hidung menjauhi asap. Dunia menjauhiku ketika aku terbatuk mencium aroma rokok. Dunia menjauhiku ketika aku menolak mendefinisikan eksistensiku dengan sebatang kertas.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Dunia menarikku dari segala arah. Mengajakku bergabung dengan definisinya. Aku tak bisa bertahan. Setiap hari aku ditawari rokok. Dari rokok tipis yang mahal sampai rokok murahan yang biasa dibeli buruh-buruh di jalanan.
Sampai akhirnya aku menerima. Penawaran mereka terlalu banyak. Aku kalah. Isapan pertamaku seperti neraka. Selanjutnya surga dunia. Aku ketagihan. Asap. Asap. Aku mau lagi asap. Rasanya seperti bernafas. Aromanya memenuhiku, mengisi tubuhku. Aku tak bisa lagi bertahan tanpanya. Aku membutuhkannya.
Sekali lagi aku menemukan surga. Aku puas. Batang-batang tipis itu memuaskanku.
Lalu dunia memandangku sinis dan berkata aku bodoh. Aku bodoh membiarkan rokok-rokok itu merusakku. Mereka bilang aku akan cepat mati dan itu salahku sendiri.
Dunia menyingkirkanku ketika aku menghabiskan uangku untuk membeli rokok. Dunia menyingkirkanku karena mereka bilang aku merugikan orang lain. Dunia menyingkirkanku dengan kebutuhanku. Dunia menyingkirkanku karena mereka bilang aku nakal.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Dunia berubah-ubah seenaknya. Dunia bersikap seenaknya. Tapi katanya aku tak boleh seenaknya. Dunia menciptakan aturannya sendiri. Dunia memaksaku menjadi sepertinya, mengikuti aturannya.

Aku masih orang baik-baik. Aku masih orang terhormat. Aku masih benci seks bebas. Aku tak pernah senggama. Aku bersih dari cela-cela itu.
Aku melihat orang-orang di sekelilingku. Tangan-tangan meraba, memegang, merogoh, mengusap. Bibir mereka menyentuh, mengecup. Mata-mata memandang, lapar, lalu menerkam. Aku jijik. Aku menjauh.
Aku perawan. Aku bangga aku perawan. Dari ujung kaki sampai ke helai terakhir rambutku aku perawan.
Aku bersih.
Lalu dunia memandangku sinis dan berkata aku munafik. Mereka bilang aku kurang asik. Hidupku tidak sesuai dengan jamanku.
Dunia menuduhku ketika aku menghindari bibir pacarku. Dunia menuduhku ketika aku menolak bersentuhan dengan lawan jenis. Dunia menuduhku dengan semua moralku. Dunia menuduhku ketika aku memilih untuk bicara daripada meraba-raba.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Suatu hari aku menyerah. Hormon-hormonku terlalu agresif untuk kuhindari. Aku lelah menahan diri. Aku tak sekuat itu. Aku memutuskan untuk menjadi tak perawan. Aku akhirnya mencoba.
Dimulai dengan tangan. Sentuhan di tangan membuat jantungku berdegup-degup. Genggamannya membuatku melayang-layang. Lalu tangannya terus berjalan, menyentuh-nyentuh yang tak terlihat mata. Bibir, lidah, menyentuh, mengusap. Basah. Nikmat. Dulu aku bodoh menolak nikmat.
Tapi lalu semuanya jadi biasa. Tapi aku tak lagi perawan. Aku senang senggama. Karena itu nikmat.
Lalu dunia memandangku sinis dan berkata aku kotor. Hidupku kotor dan menjijikan. Dunia melihatku seperti tikus got yang bahkan tak pantas dipandang mata.
Dunia menolakku dengan pilihan hidupku. Dunia menolakku takut aku mengidap penyakit kotor. Dunia menolakku ketika aku menjadi seperti dunia, aneh. Dunia menolakku yang meraba-raba.
Dunia
mencela
aku.

Dunia tak tahu siapakah dirinya. Dunia tak punya definisi akan apa itu dunia. Dunia tak tahu apa yang dia inginkan. Dunia tak punya nilai tak punya norma. Tapi dunia bersikap seakan dialah nilai, dialah norma. Aku muak dengan dunia.
Aku
mencela
dunia.

Tammie
10/29/07
GRCC Holman Library


Just a little short story.
Ps. : if anyone reads this blog and doesn't understand indonesian
I'll be more than happy to translate it
but, what are the odds?
haha


Quote of the day:
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
Dr. Seuss

Thursday, October 25, 2007

SAW IV

SAW
I've never interested to watch that movie.
Just to see the trailer is enough to make me want to puke.
I have no idea how can people love that movie so much
that they make 4 of it and people still watch it.

I personally find its disturbing.

the purpose of watching movie is entertainment

romantic comedy:
its for ppl with boring love life like me, who's trying to find comfort in those romantic comedies which only have 1 message. Love conquers all. Doesn't matter how many times reality has proven that it's a lie, we never refuse to be fooled again and again. but still, its entertaining.

horror:
as weird as it is, but most people do find entertainment by scaring themselves. that's why amusement park is always crowded and expensive. There's only one way to explain it, adrenaline. Its a good feeling to have those adrenalines pumped up in ur body. So it does give satisfaction.

thriller:
Same as horror movies, plus the main character always have good abs. SIX PACKS, baby! Its entertaining.

Cartoon:
go figure. its always nice to see those cute creatures that sometimes u can't figure out what it's. but they're cute, and the story is always nice, and again, it boosts ur morale. always. friendship, love, everything. plus u can always find comedy in cartoon. its not always good comedy, but well. so its entertaining and nice.

old movies:
well, its always fun to see guys with tight shirts and girls with high hairs.

reality show:
its time to mock people without feeling guilty. who would miss it?

So every movie has their own characteristic that makes them funny, or interesting, or smart.

But SAW doesnt
Mutilation, blood, flesh.
If people can find entertainment from that movie, I think its amazingly disturbing.

We can see in the news almost everyday
people being murdered
people being tortured
people being treated like they're not living creature.

I believe most of us think that holocaust is disgusting
I believe most of us think that genocide is disgrace

And who, among us want to witness such a horrendous act.
none.

the movie is as disgusting.
u can still say that its just a movie.
But those scenes are so disturbing that if we can stand and watch those action and stay sane, there's something seriously wrong with us.
let alone sit down and watch it while eating popcorn.

A movie has a great power over civilization.

be careful there.

-me

quote of the day:
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."
Mel Brooks

Monday, October 22, 2007

Being green

what exactly does being green mean?

is it paint all ur body with green paint?
well, at some point, yeah. it can be a way to express it.
is it grow a yard full of green plants and stuff?
it can be.
but being green is deeper than that

its about having that sensitivity within you

now, being green doesn't mean that u have to change everything
it doesn't mean that u hv to change who u are
it doesn't mean that u hv to give up what u like
it doesn't even mean that u hv to change ur lifestyle
well, eventually u will hv to

but as a start, and believe me it's good enough
u just hv to be more aware

I went to this climate change seminar
a few months ago
I have no idea what was it with that seminar
but that 3 days changed me

not thoroughly as a human being
but just a tiny part of me

I can't stand to see an unused light on
I can't stand to see a TV on without an audience
I can't stand to see someone forget to turn off their electricity

now, something that quite amazing is
how my hand just reach automatically to turn off lights, air condition, tivo
anything
when I see them on
and that doesn't hurt me at all

I know that not everyone are as lucky as I do
to get that 'enlightment'.

but I just want to share
how being green isn't that hurt at all

u don't have to watch less tv
u don't have to being hot because u don't use air condition
u don't have to stop using light

u just have to realize
that u need to be aware

just as small as lower ur air conditioner temperature
turn off ur unused light

Climate change is scary
believe me it is
It kills u slowly
It will steal everything that u have
and leave u with nothing.

so start being green now
because it's important

we may don't care about genocide in Rwanda
we may don't care about poverty
we may don't care about the monks in Myanmar
we may don't care about children in Africa
but if there's something that the whole world have to be consent on to care about
it's climate change
because its important
and its urgent
and if we can't fight against it
soon we won't have anything that we can fight for

do something now
the smallest thing
as a start
if u do it every single day constantly
it will change d world

GO GREEN

-me

quote of the day
"whether u think that u can or that u can't, u're usually right"
Henry Ford

Sunday, October 21, 2007

the ballad of jack and rose

hi
I just watched a movie called 'the ballad of jack and rose'
starring daniel day lewis

its a great movie
capital G capital R capital E capital A capital T

its about a man who lives in a commune with his daughter
with this big dream about human civilization
where communism is applied, everyone lives in harmony
where human civilization walks hand in hand with nature.

he tries to isolated his daughter from the real world
drown in his own idealism, he doesn't realize what he has done to his daughter

bottom line is,
his idealism screw him

its a seriously good movie
d kind that u rarely fine nowadays

it will be amazing if what he dreams of can really be come true
but unfortunately, Im positive that that will never happen in this world

civilization has gone too far
to go back to that point

but as long as one or two people
still have that spirit in their heart,
we'll be alright

watch it

speaking of idealism,
i believe that each and everyone of us has idealism
big or small
and like the guy on that movie,
once in a while our idealism will hurt us
or put us in a bad situation.
but never give up.
cause when we give our idealism up,
we deprive our existency as a human being
and what left from us, is nothing

-me

quote of the day
"knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
Jimi Hendrix

Friday, October 12, 2007

welcome to my world

Hi!
The best part of my life so far has passed.
But a new chapter of my life is happening.
Im officially a college student now. And many great things are happening.
Im basically going to talk about anything.
Ideas.
Experiences.
Dissapointment.
Everything.

come and join my journey.

-jtp-