Special Edition - Hari Sumpah Pemuda

Special for today, I'm using Bahasa Indonesia to honor the event on October 28, 1928 where a group of young Indonesian nationalist [by then, it was still called Dutch-East Indies] declared three ideals, one motherland, one nation, and one language. The declaration is famously called The Youth Pledge.

Sebenarnya, ada banyak materi dan pemikiran tumpang-tindih dalam kepala saat teringat hari ini ada Hari Sumpah Pemuda. Semuanya berawal dari harapan dan kebanggaan akan bangsa ini yang hancur lebur sejak lebih dari 10 tahun lalu, dan belum juga terbangun kembali.

Waktu berusaha mengeluarkan ide tersebut menjadi kalimat yang enak, mendadak mata tertuju pada salah satu isi milis sebelah. Ndilalah [eh, bahasa apaan, tuh? hehehe....] rada-rada mirip lah dengan maksud hati, dan disampaikan dengan lucu pula....

Thanks to Cak Susanto (Smada87, Ars-its A22)

28 Oktober

Kami Putra dan Putri Indonesia bersumpah :

1928 Kami berbangsa satu, Bangsa Indonesia
2008 Kadang-kadang kami masih tawuran antar : pelajar, mahasiswa, anggota masyarakat, penonton/suporter bola dan/atau Anggota dewan terhormat di Gedung yang terhormat, Kami jual anak Gadis, Istri dalam jeratan traficking, tetapi kami hanya sebagian kecil, wakil dari 220 juta bangsa Indonesia.

1928 Kami berbahasa satu, Bahasa Indonesia
2008 Adakalanya kami sering dan bangga menggunakan bahasa asing, bahasa proke'm dalam kehidupan pergaulan kami, agar kami beda yang lain tidak ngerti dan bukan kelompok kami, tetapi kami hanya sebagian kecil, wakil dari 220 juta bangsa Indonesia.

1928 Kami bertanah air satu, Tanah Air Indonesia
2008 Tanah, Hutan, Laut dan Udara mu, kami eksploitasi untuk kelompok kami dan bangsa asing yang memperkaya kami, tetapi kami hanya sebagian kecil, wakil dari 220 juta bangsa Indonesia.

1928 Kalian Pengkhianaaat. ....
2008 Kalian juga waktu itu wakil, hanya sebagian kecil dari Young Selabbes; Young Java; Young Borneo; Young ...... hanya ngaku-ngaku. Kakek dan Orang tua kami tidak ikut sumpah itu kan???

Salam dari Kami
Tetap semangat Indonesia!

Huahahahaha....eh, tapi miris juga loh!

Sekali lagi...thanks to Cak Susanto [wajib hukumnya, loh, menyampaikan sumber tulisan! Daripada disomasi orang....hehehe...!]

What to do when you're bored

There was this poll on a religious website :

What do you do when you bored
a. Surf the net
b. Watch the movie/TV
c. Read
d. Sit outside
e. Bored? Doesn't apply to me
f. I'm too busy most of the time

As a rule, I chose the option a, because that's really what I would do when I was bored. The options b-d are something I prefer to do whenever I have spare time and energy.

The trouble is when I am really, really bored...or the actual expression is bored to death....then, what would I do? These days I have been so bored, till I lost my appetite to do anything, even for chatting and blogging.

Me announcing to the world : "I'm going to take a quite long leave starting on December 24, say for 3 months!"
My boss :"What??? I couldn't give you that! What would the other workers say if I give you permission??"
Me to myself :"Are you out your mind? How would you live your life for those three months?"
Myself :"Surely God would help me if I ask Him to. He says so Himself!"
God :"Don't drag Me into your problem! I have enough headache tackling these mounted requests for the upcoming Christmas!"
Me to myself :"Okay, enough daydreaming! Back to the work! [sigh! #@#%^&%#@]"

Boredom and Frustation

Entering the dark time of the year,
uh, no...the darker time is more likely.
Thought the whole week of holiday I had in the beginning of this month would revive my energy and spirits.
Wrong!!
The moment I stepped in my office at the first day after holiday, I felt as though I never had any holiday at all.
And this super heat of weather we're having here doesn't help my already low morale.

I am bored...
longing to break free.
I am frustated...
there is no jumping stone.

Should I just jump in those dark water under?