She'd understand.
P.S. Don't mind her. She still loves him, after all.
November 10, 2011
October 27, 2011
You Know Your Relationship is Going to an End...
When you have time to talk, but you don't even bother to say a word
When you have chance to kiss, but you choose to sit still and stare to another direction
When you cross the street and he holds your hand, but it doesn't make you feel safe
When he no longer able to come for you in your greatest need and choose to practice softball instead
When you cry in silence besides him, but he doesn't even realize your quite sobs
When you enter his car and he doesn't welcome you anymore
When you have 24hours a day for him, but he couldn't even spare a single hour to have lunch together with you
When you desperately yearning for his hug, but he doesn't even stop for a second to look into your eyes to figure that out
When you start stating the word 'break' and 'break up' in your random conversations
When you can't seem to stop crying every night thinking of him, whilst the one you're thinking is enjoying the night with his friends
When you simply miss him but you can't spit it out in front of him cause you're just too mad
When you're hand in hand in a mall, but it doesn't feel right
When it's just the two of you in the car and it feels awkward cause none of you talk
When you stop being his source of happiness, and so does he
When you stop being the cure for his stresses, and so does he
When you finally doubt whether he's still madly in love with you, or no longer is
When you start writing this post, cause you just want him to know how you truly feel, but you're afraid of his following reactions...
I'm afraid.
When you have chance to kiss, but you choose to sit still and stare to another direction
When you cross the street and he holds your hand, but it doesn't make you feel safe
When he no longer able to come for you in your greatest need and choose to practice softball instead
When you cry in silence besides him, but he doesn't even realize your quite sobs
When you enter his car and he doesn't welcome you anymore
When you have 24hours a day for him, but he couldn't even spare a single hour to have lunch together with you
When you desperately yearning for his hug, but he doesn't even stop for a second to look into your eyes to figure that out
When you start stating the word 'break' and 'break up' in your random conversations
When you can't seem to stop crying every night thinking of him, whilst the one you're thinking is enjoying the night with his friends
When you simply miss him but you can't spit it out in front of him cause you're just too mad
When you're hand in hand in a mall, but it doesn't feel right
When it's just the two of you in the car and it feels awkward cause none of you talk
When you stop being his source of happiness, and so does he
When you stop being the cure for his stresses, and so does he
When you finally doubt whether he's still madly in love with you, or no longer is
When you start writing this post, cause you just want him to know how you truly feel, but you're afraid of his following reactions...
I'm afraid.
October 08, 2011
Not As Easy As A Sunday Morning
I'm currently working on 3 big projects which I myself doubt I can make it. Dude Up There, please let the Force be with me.
September 28, 2011
September 24, 2011
Pictures With Brief Captions
Wayangs troop at Mirota Batik, Yogyakarta.
Bangles and bangles and bangles and I wanted to buy it all!
The very pretty eyes of my brother.
Look at the glasses! Love!
And this glasses too. Didn't I look pretty much like John Lennon? LOL
Mom-Brother-Dad took a walk along Malioboro Street.
The Governor Office. We look awesome, no?
So, as you see, yes, those pictures were all taken in Yogyakarta. The girl is back to her second hometown. Yay. It's almost a month tho. And things are going extremely crazy here. Sigh.
How's life been treating you, readers?
August 28, 2011
The Post You Write When You Missed Too Much Things
I've been missing Yogyakarta so badly. I hate being stuck in this boring old town for months. No decent bookstores, no appropriate malls, no delicate cafes, et al. Well I loved meeting my family, I loved meeting my old peeps, visiting my schools, but that's all. I actually like the peaceful feeling I got whenever I'm home (not to say I am highly devoted to it); it keeps me sane, keeps my feet stay on the ground.... But then again, it's been too long. Pretty much too long. I love to be sane, but to be insane makes me feel more alive. I missed the feeling of being hurried by deadlines, I've really got used to the term deadline now that it's disappearing for some moments out of my head, I feel weird. Life's been too safe.
And the thing about Yogya is, there's always something surprising in every corner of it. The unique cafes, the cheap-but-oh-damn-delicious foods on angkringan, the cool beaches, the huge-and-all-25-percents-off bookstores, et cetera. Yogyakarta is simply fascinating. That kind of town which people would yearn for.
Ah. These are some pictures I captured in one of my favorite cafe in town, Nanamia Pizzeria.
I looooove the paintings they put on the wall!
My Guess wallet, a gift from S - My BusyBee (by Golly it can't stop buzzing!) - And the cool National Geography camera bag (which is officially S' but I took it anyway :p)
My favorite oreo-blended milkshake, and the blurred menu, too bad
And here's the one behind the whole I-miss-Yogyakarta-rants ;)
ANYWAAAY, good thing is, I'm going back to the town this Friday! Yay! Fasting month is almost over and college will be started soon... Euh I'm actually not sure whether I really want to leave this peaceful, comforting home, and back to the whole living-alone-and-suffer things or not. Oh, look at this indecisive bitch! You can't even decide what you want, can you? Pffft.
Okay shall we change the subject then?
What book(s) do you currently read? Me, Bloomsbury Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I can never get bored re-reading this!), Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design , Ika Natassa's Antologi Rasa, and (still) The Reader. The one I mentioned latter was, to quote Eliysha, gross. G-r-o-s-s. I stopped reading it on the first part. (To know why, start reading it yourself)
Antologi Rasa - Ika Natassa
Light and deep on the same time. Very amusing. Finished this on one night ;)
Rowling's great mind series finale in two version - Indonesian and British
So by the way, it's 2AM now on my timezone, and I am, surprisingly, sleepy. (yay?) One thing left I've got to say: I missed my Grizzly Bear already... He's been leaving to Solo and we're separated by miles away till college started. Jeez, don't blame me for seemingly acting like a dependent spoiled brat, I used to see him everyday. ;(
Have fun in Solo, love
all pictures were taken by Canon EOS 450D
All rights reserved.
August 26, 2011
One Inspiring Story of Forever Greatest CEO
A true story by Vic Gundotra:
One Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008 I was attending religious services when my cell phone vibrated. As discreetly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that my phone said "Caller ID unknown". I choose to ignore. After services, as I was walking to my car with my family, I checked my cell phone messages. The message left was from Steve Jobs. "Vic, can you call me at home? I have something urgent to discuss." it said.
Before I even reached my car, I called Steve Jobs back. I was responsible for all mobile applications at Google, and in that role, had regular dealings with Steve. It was one of the perks of the job. "Hey Steve - this is Vic", I said. "I'm sorry I didn't answer your call earlier. I was in religious services, and the caller ID said unknown, so I didn't pick up."
Steve laughed. He said, "Vic, unless the Caller ID said 'GOD', you should never pick up during services."
I laughed nervously. After all, while it was customary for Steve to call during the week upset about something, it was unusual for him to call me on Sunday and ask me to call his home. I wondered what was so important? "So Vic, we have an urgent issue, one that I need addressed right away. I've already assigned someone from my team to help you, and I hope you can fix this tomorrow," said Steve.
"I've been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I'm not happy with the icon. The second O in Google doesn't have the right yellow gradient. It's just wrong and I'm going to have Greg fix it tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"
Of course this was okay with me. A few minutes later on that Sunday I received an email from Steve with the subject "Icon Ambulance". The email directed me to work with Greg Christie to fix the icon.
Since I was 11 years old and fell in love with an Apple II, I have dozens of stories to tell about Apple products. They have been a part of my life for decades. Even when I worked for 15 years for Bill Gates at Microsoft, I had a huge admiration for Steve and what Apple had produced.
But in the end, when I think about leadership, passion and attention to detail, I think back to the call I received from Steve Jobs on a Sunday morning in January. It was a lesson I'll never forget. CEOs should care about details. Even shades of yellow. On a Sunday.
To one of the greatest leaders I've ever met, my prayers and hopes are with you, Steve.
August 21, 2011
I Need To Be Dragged Out of This Random and Boring Holiday
When I commit to myself that I'd post at least one post each day to this dearly e-diary, I thought that's gonna be hard for I nearly have no cool stuff to tell at all. I don't hang out very often, and even if I do it's only involving malls or boyfriends or one to five closest friends which is surely not an interesting stuff to write. But this, too, not gonna be very much interesting, I presume.
Anyway, I guess one of the most apparent reason of why I don't really enjoy my holiday is because I am somehow not very getting along with people. Even a somewhat-brain-and-personality-test stated that I am basically an introvert. It's kinda funny how people sometimes see me the other way around, though.
So, my holiday's still moving onward anyway, and it unconsciously bores me to death. You know, I practically love weekends, but I never happened to love long holidays. The unvarying, dull activities, constantly repeated everyday, gah! I never liked routines. Especially when it comes to boring exertions.
Well I admit at first I thought holiday's gonna be heavenly fun for it will require no shitty assignments, no need to set the clock to ring very early on the next day, no pressures of marks or lectures, no stresses for excess expense at the end of the month, and other sort of heavenly stuff as mentioned. Well it was fun though at first. I played with my brother lots of time, helped my mom cook (and it was kind of miracle how I can finally cook on my own!), hanged around with some friends, spent a zillion hour to watch movies and read books, had my boyfriend drop by to date at home... It was perfection! But when it came to repeat again and again within these 2 months that the repetition itself has even came to uncountable number, hell sure I got bored!
I thought if I could get some freelance jobs here but then as I searched I can't find any interesting offer to apply. Well what can I say? This city I lived in is so not-cool that I can't even find a more proper word to define the not-cool-ness of it!
Oh have I complained too much? Do any of you yearn for holiday, instead? If only we can exchange, dude, I would really love to.
Enjoy your day.
August 20, 2011
A Post You Better Just Ignore
At a certain point of your life, have you ever feel very low, very dishonor, very shameful that you just want to disappear? A point where you feel like all you have done in life is nothing more than bullshits, aimless and nonsensical. That certain point, where you feel like all you desire to see is yourself being killed, for your life has no means either to you or to everyone else evolving around you. That one of the worst point in life where all you want to do is go away and see if anyone would look over you, for you believe none would do. This point of life where you feel like everyone is being mean, dishonest and disappointing, that all you wish to happen is them getting away of your life. Have you?
Dude, I know it sounds so drama-queen. I know you never even believe such point exist, and you never even crave to know if it does. You think you'll never get to that point as you come to have eons of good people surrounding you, and life's been treating you very well.
Of how I come to know it is because I happen to see it that way. Neither did I think this point exist for a non-dramaqueen people like I am.
But it comes anyway.
And none would care.
Dude, I know it sounds so drama-queen. I know you never even believe such point exist, and you never even crave to know if it does. You think you'll never get to that point as you come to have eons of good people surrounding you, and life's been treating you very well.
Of how I come to know it is because I happen to see it that way. Neither did I think this point exist for a non-dramaqueen people like I am.
But it comes anyway.
And none would care.
August 18, 2011
Failure
Failure
[feyl-yer]
-n. Nonperformance of something due, required, or expected
As said, failure is (only) nonexistent of something you required, or expected, or wished, or wanted. It does mean you are lack of success, it does true that you fell to the bottom when you failed, it does signify that you don't deserve the thing you actually required. But then again, why should see that way? This is all the matter of your perspective, of how you see things.
Failure does not precisely refer to the word "unsuccessful". Not even in the dictionary. It is more like a condition where you are granted with abundant chances to try and do better. It is when you can value yourself and do self-improvement. And self-improvement is sure a crucial thing to embrace if you want to continue life in mirth. Failure, in any way, would inevitably exist for every step you take. And no matter how accustomed you are to it, you would still fall down when you failed; something unseen smashed you up and collided you to pieces. But pieces could assemble and strike back; thus there is still a huge chance to win the fight. Failure, does it indicate that you don't deserve the thing you think you did? What if, contrarily, you actually deserved something better? It may sound cliché and so not logical, but what if it is true? It's just you didn't look closer.
Failure, I guess, is only one of the uncountable blessings God bestows upon me, His way to wake me up from daydreams, to slap me in the face and see how would I react: encounter, or stay still to ask Him why He did that. It is His very simple way to evaluate whether I would still be faithful beneath the trials. He wants to see whether I could bravely learn from my mistakes, or hide in my tears instead.
It is His very humble way, to show me that He does care, He does look after me, and He does love me more than I think He will. I don't know, I just knew all that.
[feyl-yer]
-n. Nonperformance of something due, required, or expected
As said, failure is (only) nonexistent of something you required, or expected, or wished, or wanted. It does mean you are lack of success, it does true that you fell to the bottom when you failed, it does signify that you don't deserve the thing you actually required. But then again, why should see that way? This is all the matter of your perspective, of how you see things.
Failure does not precisely refer to the word "unsuccessful". Not even in the dictionary. It is more like a condition where you are granted with abundant chances to try and do better. It is when you can value yourself and do self-improvement. And self-improvement is sure a crucial thing to embrace if you want to continue life in mirth. Failure, in any way, would inevitably exist for every step you take. And no matter how accustomed you are to it, you would still fall down when you failed; something unseen smashed you up and collided you to pieces. But pieces could assemble and strike back; thus there is still a huge chance to win the fight. Failure, does it indicate that you don't deserve the thing you think you did? What if, contrarily, you actually deserved something better? It may sound cliché and so not logical, but what if it is true? It's just you didn't look closer.
Failure, I guess, is only one of the uncountable blessings God bestows upon me, His way to wake me up from daydreams, to slap me in the face and see how would I react: encounter, or stay still to ask Him why He did that. It is His very simple way to evaluate whether I would still be faithful beneath the trials. He wants to see whether I could bravely learn from my mistakes, or hide in my tears instead.
It is His very humble way, to show me that He does care, He does look after me, and He does love me more than I think He will. I don't know, I just knew all that.
August 17, 2011
66th
If you were a man, you must have had at least two grandchildren. Man, you're old!
Happy birthday, Indonesia! You may be old, You may be having the shittiest government ever. But this land I step on everyday, this land from where I eat, and drink, and learn all things eversince I breathed, is Your land. And this blood running in my veins, is Your blood.
I love You, Indonesia. I do and I always will. No matter what.
August 16, 2011
I Dream A Dream #1
1o years from now.
It was a sunny morning in July. I woke up from sleep with my husband beside me. It's him. The one I always dream to be with. Ah... He's turning 30 today. I already planned a surprise.
It was a sunny morning in July. I woke up from sleep with my husband beside me. It's him. The one I always dream to be with. Ah... He's turning 30 today. I already planned a surprise.
With my slippers on, I got up very quietly and took the presents and the cake I already prepared. I walked downstairs in my favorite PJ, and woke my son up. Malino was only 4 and he's handsome. A pretty combination of me and my husband. With that bold eyebrows of his Dad, high cheek-bone of his grandma, long eyelids oh his mom, and the cutest one was sure his curly little hair just like his Dad.
Well, Malino is a smart boy, he's not that kind of straight-A student in class, but he's smart. I already told him that his Daddy was going to have the 3-O birthday today, and he woke up in time. He yawned and asked if I already took his presents. I said I haven't, I didn't even remember if he told me to, thus he grumbled: "Mom, I've told you that last night when you tucked me in. Please, you're only 28 and you forgot nearly everything!" Jeez, this son.
Well anyway, his presents were a hand-made birthday card and a little box which I didn't know what's inside. We're getting ready, I lighted the candle, he brought the presents. We went upstairs and stepped in hush trying not to make any sound. Malino opened the door handle very slowly, and thanks God he's still sleeping like a baby. But Mal suddenly ran into him, by Golly that was out of our plan! He yelled loudly and shook his Dad, "Daddy! Daddy! Wake up! It's your 3-O birthday!" My husband woke up with his one-line-eyes fluttering trying to adjust the light. He smiled as he saw me bringing his favorite cheesecake tart. He then stared at our little kid who grinned widely whilst saying, "Happy birthday, Dad!" The next thing I knew was Mal screaming, "Dad I can't breathe!" as my husband hugged him so tight. I laughed.
It was one of the warmest morning in our marriage. ;)
August 11, 2011
Metamorphed
Whoa it's been almost a month since I last posted a blogpost! I'm such a lazy-ass during this holiday. Sleep and eat and shop and go for some treatments at the salon, and sleep and eat again, and more sleep and eat. By Golly, did I mention sleep and eat thrice? I know right, I should've did some exercise. I hope typing some words at my laptop could burn some excess calories.
You know, as I have nothing to do during these holy-days, I spent most of my time home to read and do online-shops. I am currently so much in love with wedges! If you used to know me beforetime, then you must have known that I was a diehard fan of sneakers, not wedges. But as I am no longer a chick, and I will even turn out to be a sophomore this year, I am kindaaa paying more attention to my look these days. I bought some pairs of wedges, some dresses (I used to always wear jeans before), some cute-patterned leggings, and etc. It feels like I am being metamorphed.
Anyways, for my favorite wedges online-shop, it's iwearUP, a brand that was formerly made by @dianarikasari. They got suuuuper cuteeeeee wedges! These are my favorite pairs:
Polly Floral Blue and Jane Batik-Mustard
I know they're so cute right! But too bad I've bought some pairs of wedges as I go shopping spree with mom as well, so these cute little pieces have to wait. :'(
By the way,
Throughout my times in Yogyakarta, I nearly have time to read books. I mean, real books. You know, I'm not a kind of straight A student so I pretty much avoid reading college textbooks. LOL. I've been seriously busy back in Yogyakarta, most of the time I had I used to attend lectures, do myriad of assignments, do my duty on some organizations I joined, and such. Even I rarely have a full day free on weekends. And at the night, it's quite impossible for me not to precisely sleep right after I touched the bed. So it's so hard for me to find times to read. I read sometimes, but none of the books I read were finished. Sad, I know.
Now as it is holiday timeeeee, I have bunch of free time to use to do everything I want to do! Yaaaayy! I extend my sleep time, I eat like a pig, I went to salon couple of time, I shopped much, and most of all, I read plenty of good books here! I bought a lot of comics, some light-story novels, some heavy-story novels as well, and I even re-read some Harry Potter series! That's awesomeee!
Anyways, this is what I currently read:
Bernhard Schlink - The Reader
It has been filmed anyway. But I haven't watched the movie so this is sure a good read to fill my oh-so-random holiday.
So, what do you do on your holiday time, loves? Tell me! ;)
July 13, 2011
Holy-day
Hello hola amigos! Notice something new? Yep, the blog header it is! Thanks for the very awesome tutorial, Cassey! Ah brief update of her, anyway, she got a scholarship in the Academy of Art University, San Fransisco, last month! It's like, by Golly, no one would ever imagined that! I knew that she once studied in the same university as me, got failed once, moved to another art university on the same town, and by months I haven't checked her blog... ta-da! She's in SF already! Bloody hell, Cass, you rock! Now go pursue your dream and go back here once you become a great film maker, okay! xoxo
Anyway, it's holiday already for some students in Indonesia, including me, of course. That's the only reason why I could blab around in here. But still kinda busy thou, managing this and that, and yada yada yada. Doesn't feel totally like a holiday but well yeah I am home, after all. I feel like posting some photos and elaborating some this-and-that but this is 12 pm at my place and it is clearly a time to take a nap.
Later in this month, I promise. Uh, well, I hope.
Bye for now. *yawn*
Anyway, it's holiday already for some students in Indonesia, including me, of course. That's the only reason why I could blab around in here. But still kinda busy thou, managing this and that, and yada yada yada. Doesn't feel totally like a holiday but well yeah I am home, after all. I feel like posting some photos and elaborating some this-and-that but this is 12 pm at my place and it is clearly a time to take a nap.
Later in this month, I promise. Uh, well, I hope.
Bye for now. *yawn*
June 09, 2011
Love Is (Always) In the Air
It's been 5 months and I can't think of anything better than having him.
Je suis amoroux de toi, love.
Je suis amoroux de toi, love.
This post is dedicated to Sasongko Wahyu Kumoro,
yang sempet protes karena gue belum pernah nulis tentang dia disini.
Well gimana gue mau nulis kalo setiap waktu luang yang gue punya selalu gue habisin sama kamu, hon. ;)
yang sempet protes karena gue belum pernah nulis tentang dia disini.
Well gimana gue mau nulis kalo setiap waktu luang yang gue punya selalu gue habisin sama kamu, hon. ;)
March 18, 2011
Position Paper
Yellow! What's up, everyone?
Back with me after like... 2 months with no post? Miss me? No? Hahahaha
Well, akhir-akhir ini kesibukan gue semakin parah. Gue bahkan ga tau apa yg harus gue prioritaskan. Mulai dari reportase, MUN, group leading APPS, senat, etc etc etc. Tapi gue lagi passionate banget sm yg namanya MUN. It's Model United Nations, a simulation of united nations council. Try google it! Hehehe. It's so fun, anyway. In that, we learn to debate in decent way, smoothly strike, negotiate clearly, and learn how to make a draft resolution of your own. And here, we're talking about the international issues which is (for me) clearly not a simple and easy thing to do. Mostly we talk about politic and humanitarian issue, anyway. Dan kemarin ini, kita baru aja membahas soal Middle East conflict, referring to Libya crisis. Dan gue dapet tugas buat bikin Position Paper. Position paper is... Well, sebuah tulisan yang harus lo bikin pertama kali sebelum megikuti MUN. It's kinda showing the stance of country you represent, how your country stand at an issue, what your country have done, and what your country want to do toward it.
Aaaaand what I wanna show you here is my veeeery first pospap, of course! Go check it out, darlings! :-D
--oOo--
Committee: European Union
Country: Italy
Topic: Middle-East Conflict
Delegate : Putri Erdisa Januarti
BACKGROUNDS
It is indisputable that some of the Middle East countries are having an aggressive reformation—whether it arose from a specific state which then led to a domino effect, or indeed the particular countries in the Middle East have just perceived a shortcoming in their governance system. The cases in these Middle East countries are not a recent issue, though; the Middle East is nearly always alive with tribulations in both political and military system. But lately the world is paying the attention to a crisis in the domain of politics and governance which is specifically regarding to the forceful protests and massive demonstrations against the head of state who has commanded for extended period. Libya is one of the states that are now enduring the aforementioned problem yet haven’t achieved any completion. Today, it has became a huge issue of humanitarian ever since thousands of civilians there are being killed, violated, desecrated, and no longer given the freedom for speech. It is the principles of humanity upon which the United Nations was founded, demand that we do a better job of protecting them and solve the problem immediately.
CAUSES
Conflict occurs in Middle-East countries has always been the same throughout the months: demand of reformation. It was initially started by Egypt, as its civilians fought their President, Mubarak, the 30 years autocratic ruler, to step down. The initiation itself has however brought the spirit of the other country to do the similar thing—to overthrow their ruler from dictating the state.
The basic excuses of why they want to do that are vary: (1) They got no satisfaction of the ascendancy (2) They have portrayed that there’s something wrong with their governance system—regarding to the extended period of the president’s supremacy (3) The civilians of Libya desired to obtain reformations in their governance system. Meanwhile, reason of why it turned out into a magnitude crisis is another story. It is begun by the disavowal their president gave toward the demand of the resignation, which subsequently brought the country to an ultimate crisis as the civilians itself refused to surrender. And thus the internal war was begun and bloodshed was arisen. For the sake of humanity, it is an obligation of the United Nations as an international community to do something major to protect the civilians and strive vigorously to bring down the dictator itself; to stop the violation, the massive murder, and the humiliation of the people.
POLICIES
For Italy, there is no excuse of any kind of humiliation. What is happening there in Libya, can no longer be called as a common issue. It is heartbreaking and is a misery for us to see how abundance masses of Libyan are being killed, bombed, and dishonored, as if there is no such thing like humanity.
Italy realizes the location of Libya is moderately far from our state; hence the crisis itself will not bring so many causes toward us by geographic aspect. But nonetheless, Italy also realizes that we have conducted several substantive corporations between the two countries. Italy receives more Libyan exports than any other country (approximately 38 percent of Libyan exports are to Italy). With Libya in turmoil and Ghadafi clinging to power, no country has more at stake than Italy, which finds itself in its most complicated diplomatic position in decades, pulled between its commitment to NATO and human rights and its scramble to protect its investments in a country that is now suffering a huge crisis. (Wordpress.com)
Furthermore, Italy also has some citizens living in Libya either to work in the oil companies or merely to carry on the livelihood. By February 25, it is informed that more than 1,000 Italians have been airlifted and shipped back from Libya over the last two days and Italy hoped to bring back a further 200 on the same day. Italy has received 6,300 North African migrants from Libya as well. (Examiner.com)
Besides, The President of United States Barrack Obama and the Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, also has agreed on the need for a coordinated multilateral response to ensure adequate humanitarian assistance and basic human rights. Our Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has also stated that the country has established an agreement on a proposal for "targeted sanctions" to deter Ghadafi from shedding more blood; he said that he would ask the United Nations in Geneva to set up an independent international inspection mission under UN auspices to monitor the situation on the ground in Libya. (LifeinItaly.com)
PROPOSED SOLUTION
1. Ghadafi should resign from his position. We recommend the Security Council of United Nations to do military intervention to take Ghadafi down.
2. The transition problem of the head of States will happen afterward if Ghadafi have been overthrown; we recommend the Security Council to intervene on Libya governance system and build a new government, thus they will immediately be able to conduct a fully demonstrated election for the next president.
3. We urge the next government of Libya to have more structured, comprehensible, and transparent law, concerning the authority of the head of State. Amendment of the law is vastly needed.
4. Dealing with the refugees and the injured masses due to the armed conflict, we respectfully ask UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) to assemble and enhance the effort to protect them and prevent the situation not to be jeopardizing yet again.
5. To prevent the other Middle East countries from having the domino effect and become insisted to do the same thing—clash for reformation, we recommend Security Council to build a specific law related to the period of the authority that could bind all nation, hence the countries which still occupy the lifetime authority on its law will not fall into this kind of situation.
6. We encourage UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) to create a forum that specify on political education aspect: FSPE (Forum of Substantive Political Education); which perhaps could be conducted annually. The material inside is the education of political issue, mediation of how diplomatic way is still the most necessary solution, and any kind of political education that could advance the way people think of their governmental issue. The participant could be some representatives from the countries all over the world.
Well that is it. Thank you for reading this post. ;-)
Have a good day!
Back with me after like... 2 months with no post? Miss me? No? Hahahaha
Well, akhir-akhir ini kesibukan gue semakin parah. Gue bahkan ga tau apa yg harus gue prioritaskan. Mulai dari reportase, MUN, group leading APPS, senat, etc etc etc. Tapi gue lagi passionate banget sm yg namanya MUN. It's Model United Nations, a simulation of united nations council. Try google it! Hehehe. It's so fun, anyway. In that, we learn to debate in decent way, smoothly strike, negotiate clearly, and learn how to make a draft resolution of your own. And here, we're talking about the international issues which is (for me) clearly not a simple and easy thing to do. Mostly we talk about politic and humanitarian issue, anyway. Dan kemarin ini, kita baru aja membahas soal Middle East conflict, referring to Libya crisis. Dan gue dapet tugas buat bikin Position Paper. Position paper is... Well, sebuah tulisan yang harus lo bikin pertama kali sebelum megikuti MUN. It's kinda showing the stance of country you represent, how your country stand at an issue, what your country have done, and what your country want to do toward it.
Aaaaand what I wanna show you here is my veeeery first pospap, of course! Go check it out, darlings! :-D
--oOo--
Committee: European Union
Country: Italy
Topic: Middle-East Conflict
Delegate : Putri Erdisa Januarti
BACKGROUNDS
It is indisputable that some of the Middle East countries are having an aggressive reformation—whether it arose from a specific state which then led to a domino effect, or indeed the particular countries in the Middle East have just perceived a shortcoming in their governance system. The cases in these Middle East countries are not a recent issue, though; the Middle East is nearly always alive with tribulations in both political and military system. But lately the world is paying the attention to a crisis in the domain of politics and governance which is specifically regarding to the forceful protests and massive demonstrations against the head of state who has commanded for extended period. Libya is one of the states that are now enduring the aforementioned problem yet haven’t achieved any completion. Today, it has became a huge issue of humanitarian ever since thousands of civilians there are being killed, violated, desecrated, and no longer given the freedom for speech. It is the principles of humanity upon which the United Nations was founded, demand that we do a better job of protecting them and solve the problem immediately.
CAUSES
Conflict occurs in Middle-East countries has always been the same throughout the months: demand of reformation. It was initially started by Egypt, as its civilians fought their President, Mubarak, the 30 years autocratic ruler, to step down. The initiation itself has however brought the spirit of the other country to do the similar thing—to overthrow their ruler from dictating the state.
The basic excuses of why they want to do that are vary: (1) They got no satisfaction of the ascendancy (2) They have portrayed that there’s something wrong with their governance system—regarding to the extended period of the president’s supremacy (3) The civilians of Libya desired to obtain reformations in their governance system. Meanwhile, reason of why it turned out into a magnitude crisis is another story. It is begun by the disavowal their president gave toward the demand of the resignation, which subsequently brought the country to an ultimate crisis as the civilians itself refused to surrender. And thus the internal war was begun and bloodshed was arisen. For the sake of humanity, it is an obligation of the United Nations as an international community to do something major to protect the civilians and strive vigorously to bring down the dictator itself; to stop the violation, the massive murder, and the humiliation of the people.
POLICIES
For Italy, there is no excuse of any kind of humiliation. What is happening there in Libya, can no longer be called as a common issue. It is heartbreaking and is a misery for us to see how abundance masses of Libyan are being killed, bombed, and dishonored, as if there is no such thing like humanity.
Italy realizes the location of Libya is moderately far from our state; hence the crisis itself will not bring so many causes toward us by geographic aspect. But nonetheless, Italy also realizes that we have conducted several substantive corporations between the two countries. Italy receives more Libyan exports than any other country (approximately 38 percent of Libyan exports are to Italy). With Libya in turmoil and Ghadafi clinging to power, no country has more at stake than Italy, which finds itself in its most complicated diplomatic position in decades, pulled between its commitment to NATO and human rights and its scramble to protect its investments in a country that is now suffering a huge crisis. (Wordpress.com)
Furthermore, Italy also has some citizens living in Libya either to work in the oil companies or merely to carry on the livelihood. By February 25, it is informed that more than 1,000 Italians have been airlifted and shipped back from Libya over the last two days and Italy hoped to bring back a further 200 on the same day. Italy has received 6,300 North African migrants from Libya as well. (Examiner.com)
Besides, The President of United States Barrack Obama and the Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, also has agreed on the need for a coordinated multilateral response to ensure adequate humanitarian assistance and basic human rights. Our Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has also stated that the country has established an agreement on a proposal for "targeted sanctions" to deter Ghadafi from shedding more blood; he said that he would ask the United Nations in Geneva to set up an independent international inspection mission under UN auspices to monitor the situation on the ground in Libya. (LifeinItaly.com)
PROPOSED SOLUTION
1. Ghadafi should resign from his position. We recommend the Security Council of United Nations to do military intervention to take Ghadafi down.
2. The transition problem of the head of States will happen afterward if Ghadafi have been overthrown; we recommend the Security Council to intervene on Libya governance system and build a new government, thus they will immediately be able to conduct a fully demonstrated election for the next president.
3. We urge the next government of Libya to have more structured, comprehensible, and transparent law, concerning the authority of the head of State. Amendment of the law is vastly needed.
4. Dealing with the refugees and the injured masses due to the armed conflict, we respectfully ask UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) to assemble and enhance the effort to protect them and prevent the situation not to be jeopardizing yet again.
5. To prevent the other Middle East countries from having the domino effect and become insisted to do the same thing—clash for reformation, we recommend Security Council to build a specific law related to the period of the authority that could bind all nation, hence the countries which still occupy the lifetime authority on its law will not fall into this kind of situation.
6. We encourage UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) to create a forum that specify on political education aspect: FSPE (Forum of Substantive Political Education); which perhaps could be conducted annually. The material inside is the education of political issue, mediation of how diplomatic way is still the most necessary solution, and any kind of political education that could advance the way people think of their governmental issue. The participant could be some representatives from the countries all over the world.
Well that is it. Thank you for reading this post. ;-)
Have a good day!
January 24, 2011
17!
The princess is having her sweet 17 today!
But turning adult?
Not necessarily yes.
She's still as infant as she could be. ;)
But well, hello license and national ID card!
So glad to have you finally on my wallet! ;p
photo: weheartit.com
January 20, 2011
IP
Indeks Prestasi? Kenapa dinamakan begitu? Memangnya benar pencapaian seorang mahasiswa dapat direpresentasikan dalam bentuk angka di kolom IP? Lantas apakah jika IP saya 4,00 berarti saya telah mencapai sebauh pencapaian prestasi yang paling tinggi? Atau sebaliknya, jika IP saya hanya satu koma sekian, apakah berarti saya tergolong mahasiswa tidak berprestasi? Memangnya apa sih definisi spesifik dari Indeks Prestasi itu?
IP saya sejauh ini tidak tinggi, teman-teman. Dari 6 sks yang sudah keluar nilainya, IP sementara saya hanya 3.33 sementara teman-teman seperjuangan saya yang lain kebanyakan mendapat nilai 4.00. Haha, padahal masih ada 13 sks lagi yang belum keluar nilainya dan saya tidak tahu akan menjadi berapa IP kumulatif saya nanti. Lantas, kalau akumulasi IP saya nanti hanya dua koma (atau bahkan satu koma), apakah itu berarti saya bukan mahasiswa berprestasi?
Saya mengikuti lima organisasi di samping kuliah itu sendiri; saya aktif di Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa UGM dan saya sedang menjalani masa magang menjadi reporter di sebuah organisasi pers universitas. Saya diterima dalam sebuah komunitas berbasis hukum (Model United Nations -- anyone knows?) dan menyisihkan ratusan partisipan lainnya. Saya menjadi senat terpilih di fakultas saya, satu-satunya perwakilan dari kelas. Dan saya juga terpilih menjadi panitia acara annual mahasiswa farmasi se-Asia Pasifik bertitel Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium sebagai Group Leader dan menyisihkan belasan pendaftar lain. Tapi diatas semua itu, IP saya rendah. Lalu apakah saya tergolong mahasiswa tidak berprestasi?
Dosen saya pernah berkata, "IP itu seharusnya ada di prioritas ke-18. Ke-1 dipegang oleh kemampuan kalian dalam berkomunikasi. Kalau IP kalian 4, paling-paling nanti jadi dosen. Mau jadi dosen? Belajar terus kerjaannya tidak ada gebrakan yang menarik." Lalu beliau tertawa dan saya seketika langsung berharap beliau adalah ayah kandung saya bukannya sekedar dosen sebuah mata kuliah. Beliau satu-satunya "orang tua" yang tidak berpikiran sempit bahwa "nilai" bukanlah segalanya. That GPA is not the only aspect that represents my value. :)
Back then, saya menginap bersama teman-teman dekat saya: Mentari, Prisnu, dan Dudu. Topik tentang IP pun lalu menguap. Galau kita dibuatnya. Lalu Mentari mencoba menyemangati kita dengan bilang: "Bill Gates pernah bilang: 'Dulu saya seringkali gagal dalam ujian dan teman-teman saya berhasil. Sekarang teman-teman saya pun sukses dan berhasil menjadi karyawan dari sebuah perusahaan ternama. Perusahaan ternama itu milik saya.'"
Isn't it simply touching and very much encouraging?
Mentari juga nambahin: "Ayahku dosen di Kedokteran, dia bilang, mahasiswa-mahasiswanya yang IP-nya tinggi, justru malah nggak bisa praktik, sedangkan yang IP-nya biasa-biasa saja malah sukses jadi dokter yang 'bisa' nyembuhin pasien."
Tapi di sisi lain, tidakkah kita memang hidup di negeri yang menjunjung tinggi arti sebuah 'nilai'? Tidakkah memang sebagian besar penduduk negeri ini berpikiran kelewat sempit bahwa nilai (dalam arti sebenarnya) adalah tolak ukur paling signifikan akan pencapaian seseorang? Kalau mau mendaftar beasiswa, tentu IP jadi alat pembanding juga kan? Kalau mau mendaftar kerja, IPK pasti harus turut dilampirkan, bukan?
Tapi kenyataannya, apakah iya orang-orang yang IP-nya cumlaude (>3.50) itu bakal terjamin sukses hidupnya? Well, mungkin memang besar kemungkinannya bahwa mereka akan menjadi best employee on best companies, but would they be able to own the company -- to be another Bill Gates? That's the question. Lantas, perihal beasiswa, apa mereka pasti lolos? Kalau ada tes, dapatkah mereka mengaplikasikan ilmu mereka dalam bidang kehidupan dengan baik? Apakah mereka yang ber-IP sempurna memiliki cukup pengalaman hidup yang berarti?
IP saya sejauh ini tidak tinggi, teman-teman. Dari 6 sks yang sudah keluar nilainya, IP sementara saya hanya 3.33 sementara teman-teman seperjuangan saya yang lain kebanyakan mendapat nilai 4.00. Haha, padahal masih ada 13 sks lagi yang belum keluar nilainya dan saya tidak tahu akan menjadi berapa IP kumulatif saya nanti. Lantas, kalau akumulasi IP saya nanti hanya dua koma (atau bahkan satu koma), apakah itu berarti saya bukan mahasiswa berprestasi?
Saya mengikuti lima organisasi di samping kuliah itu sendiri; saya aktif di Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa UGM dan saya sedang menjalani masa magang menjadi reporter di sebuah organisasi pers universitas. Saya diterima dalam sebuah komunitas berbasis hukum (Model United Nations -- anyone knows?) dan menyisihkan ratusan partisipan lainnya. Saya menjadi senat terpilih di fakultas saya, satu-satunya perwakilan dari kelas. Dan saya juga terpilih menjadi panitia acara annual mahasiswa farmasi se-Asia Pasifik bertitel Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium sebagai Group Leader dan menyisihkan belasan pendaftar lain. Tapi diatas semua itu, IP saya rendah. Lalu apakah saya tergolong mahasiswa tidak berprestasi?
Dosen saya pernah berkata, "IP itu seharusnya ada di prioritas ke-18. Ke-1 dipegang oleh kemampuan kalian dalam berkomunikasi. Kalau IP kalian 4, paling-paling nanti jadi dosen. Mau jadi dosen? Belajar terus kerjaannya tidak ada gebrakan yang menarik." Lalu beliau tertawa dan saya seketika langsung berharap beliau adalah ayah kandung saya bukannya sekedar dosen sebuah mata kuliah. Beliau satu-satunya "orang tua" yang tidak berpikiran sempit bahwa "nilai" bukanlah segalanya. That GPA is not the only aspect that represents my value. :)
Back then, saya menginap bersama teman-teman dekat saya: Mentari, Prisnu, dan Dudu. Topik tentang IP pun lalu menguap. Galau kita dibuatnya. Lalu Mentari mencoba menyemangati kita dengan bilang: "Bill Gates pernah bilang: 'Dulu saya seringkali gagal dalam ujian dan teman-teman saya berhasil. Sekarang teman-teman saya pun sukses dan berhasil menjadi karyawan dari sebuah perusahaan ternama. Perusahaan ternama itu milik saya.'"
Isn't it simply touching and very much encouraging?
Mentari juga nambahin: "Ayahku dosen di Kedokteran, dia bilang, mahasiswa-mahasiswanya yang IP-nya tinggi, justru malah nggak bisa praktik, sedangkan yang IP-nya biasa-biasa saja malah sukses jadi dokter yang 'bisa' nyembuhin pasien."
Tapi di sisi lain, tidakkah kita memang hidup di negeri yang menjunjung tinggi arti sebuah 'nilai'? Tidakkah memang sebagian besar penduduk negeri ini berpikiran kelewat sempit bahwa nilai (dalam arti sebenarnya) adalah tolak ukur paling signifikan akan pencapaian seseorang? Kalau mau mendaftar beasiswa, tentu IP jadi alat pembanding juga kan? Kalau mau mendaftar kerja, IPK pasti harus turut dilampirkan, bukan?
Tapi kenyataannya, apakah iya orang-orang yang IP-nya cumlaude (>3.50) itu bakal terjamin sukses hidupnya? Well, mungkin memang besar kemungkinannya bahwa mereka akan menjadi best employee on best companies, but would they be able to own the company -- to be another Bill Gates? That's the question. Lantas, perihal beasiswa, apa mereka pasti lolos? Kalau ada tes, dapatkah mereka mengaplikasikan ilmu mereka dalam bidang kehidupan dengan baik? Apakah mereka yang ber-IP sempurna memiliki cukup pengalaman hidup yang berarti?
Ah well.... What's so important with being smart, anyway? I'd rather be wit. Karena IP bukan satu-satunya tolak ukur, after all. :-)
P.S. Maaf kalau di beberapa line saya terdengar sombong. This post is made to be a rearview mirror of myself so I would know that taking this GPA thing too seriously would only stress me out yet get me nowhere. CHEER UP, dear Me!
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