23. Reformation of The Rhino!

Recently, i went to library. When i waited my friend to borrow the book, i found a book which attract me a lot. The title is very attractive so i immediately took the book. The title is “Negeri Badak Sebuah Prosa Lirik”. I was very curious because i never read prose before. I want to know how the prose look like. When i read the first chapter, i immediately liked that book. It was not like the prose which i imagine. The language is very easy to understand and the most important there are many humor in that book. Eventhough the book actualy is nonfiction book but the background is about the disturbance in Mei 1998.

Like the title, the main character in this book is rhino who are lived in Ujung Kulon. The story line is told about the long journey of the 25 rhinos. They want to freedom. They want to live in the place which are wider than Ujung Kulon. So they arrange a planning to sue the independence from Indonesian goverment. But getting the independence, actually, is not as easy as they think. They have to face many obstacle.

The first, they have to face the one of conglomerat in this country. He wants to collect the rhino in his yard. He does many way to bring the rhinos to his house. Then, he injects the rhinos with a liquid which can make them such as a statue. Because rhinos is one of them animals which are protected, this news also spread to all of corner in this country. The, the goverment ask for the paranormal to search them. The paranormal says that the rhinos is in the conglomerat house but not for their soul.

Their soul begin to expedite their plan for freedom. The first, they kidnap Indonesian president to sue their freedom. Then, they also kidnap the minister. After that they discharge all of political prisioners to help them to get the freedom. Because there are not president and minister, this country become uncertainly. It is used by rhinos to get their freedom. They discharge all of animals in zoo. Because of that, all of the animals roam in the road. And finally this captical city has already controlled by the rhinos.

Actually their plan to get the freedom has already achieved but they feel that this freedom is very empty. They do not know what should they do after this freedom and they are very uncomfortable with this situation. Formerly, they think that if they can controlled all of Java island is very delightful. They can live in a place which wider than Ujung Kulon but actually it is not. Java especially Jakarta has already changed. There are not forest or swamp to wallow in mud anymore. Finally they decide to back to Ujung Kulon. Eventhough that place is very small but they are more comfortable live in there.

This book is very interesting because there are many humor. The writer can combine humor and derision for this country very well. There are many derision in this book which can make us wake up. This book gives us the message that the independence will be felt very hollow if we do not know how to fill the independence and what should we do after we get the independence. Even tough this book is very good but not everybody can read this book because there are many words that are very vulgar. But overall this book is very interesting.

22. The Wheel

Today, i read one articel in one website about motivation. That articel is very impressed me. the story is about the wheel. Because i think that articel is very good to motivate people so i will write the articel in here.

One time, there is a wheel that lost one of his fingers. He looked sad. Without full fingers, of course, he can no longer run smoothly. This occured when he drove too fast as it passed through the forest. In the rush, he forgot, there is a radius that fall and released. Now the wheels were confused. Where about in search of his body parts? The wheels were turning. He returned along the traces that he ever left. Slowly, he walked those roads. One by one he pay attention. Every object in the observed, and take a look, hoping he would find the radius of the missing. Met back the grass and weeds. She went back to the flowers in the middle of the desert. Revisiting ants and small insects on the street. And passed again all the stones and marble pebbles. Hey ... everything looked different. Yes, as the wheel crossed the small dots. Overall, it appears normal, and not special.

But now, everthing looks more beautiful. The grass and weeds, greeted him with a friendly look. They now no longer only in the form of rigid rods. They were smiling, waving calm, swaying and greet. The ends of the grass, rub gently on the side flowers looked more beautiful, fragrant, and more refreshing. Bud-bud that opens, displaying a bright face. Petals that grow, dancing, cheering as if at the whell. The wheel was stunned and stopped for a moment, the flower was ducked, giving the salute. Slowly, resumption of his journey. Now, ants and small insects, ranging line up, and provide the most festive greeting. Their feet clapping, sounding a festive gaiety. The wings were quivering, as thought there are thousands of gendering that in percussion. They greet each other. And, the insect was giving greetings, and prayers at the wheel. Similarly, stone and marble pebbles, luster is present, it appears different when viewed from the eyes of hurry. They are more beautiful, and eac side stone emits a shady sheen. No more sides and sharp edges from stone and marble, paving the way, giving the opportunity to continue the journey. After a long walk, finally, the discovery of the lost fingers. The wheel was having fun. And he promised, would not be in a hurry and going too fast in performing their duties.

Many lessons can we take from the story. We often act like the wheels that run too fast. We often forget, there are good times will be missed at every opportunity. There are many little thins that really fun, but we missed because of hasty and hurry. Our heart, sometimes, too full of targets, which makes our live in doubt and restlessness. The steps we are, sometimes always in a state of panic and forget that all around us so many lessons that need to be in the field. Like when the wheels which forgot on the grass, weeds, ants, and marble, we actually are oblivious to these things. Friends try to tace back our streets. Observe and note wevey single thing that we have ever passed. Trace back to our trip.

21. My Mischievousness

When you were a kid, i think you have made a mischief surely. So do i. So, i want to share my story about my mischievousness when i was in high school. I know at that time, you are no longer a kid, but at time i often made a mischief with my friend.

When i was at 1^st grade, i ever asked to make a statement book. Even i had to make them until 6 book for a year. I have to write “i will no repeat this act again” full one book. One of the reason why i have to write it because i and all of my friend did not come to the class. We have promised to not come to the class because that day we did not study, we only have to attend class meeting. So, we did not come to school. Actually when we come at school on the next day, my teacher waited ys in front of the class. So, we were given that punishment but that was not as big as my mischief when i was 3^rdgrade. At that moment, i was 3^rd grade and it was only about 3 months before i have to take the national final examination. I and my friends were asked to meet my vice principal. I wondered why i have to meet him. When i already have met him, i know that i already have made a mischief again. All of my teacher have known that we have made a group “14 haters” (my school name is SMK 14) in facebook. My vice principal said that we had to prepare a lawyer because they want to report this problem to police. When i heard that, i was very sad and worry. What should i say to my parents? I did not know what should i do at that time. After one week, actually my teacher did not report this to police. One of my teacher said that it was only threat from my vice prinsipal. She said that we did not need to worry and stayed focused on the national final examination.

I know that michief has been run through the limit, so i was very regret doing that. But at one side, i am very thankful that i have ever experienced this, because i can have such a good memory which i can share to my friend and even to my children in the future. Like many people said, years of high school is the most enjoyable times and many good memories. I also think like that.

20. Wedding Dress Movie

I like watching movie to spend my time. I like horror, comedy, or comedy romantic. However i did not watch Indonesian movie much. Because i think now a days Indonesian movie does not make sense even the title. So i did not watch Indonesian movie much. I prefer to watch Korean or Japan movie. There is a Korean movie which impress me so much. The title is Wedding Dress.

The movie is told about a single mother who lives with her little daughter. She is a wedding dress designer. Her child is quiet introvert. She has not friend at school. Until one day she know that her mother suffered from cancer. Her mother never tell her about her disease in order not to make her daughter sad. Actually her daughter has already known about that but in order not to make her mother worry, she pretend taht she has not known yet. At her mother last, she wants to do anything which can make her mother happy. She begin to make a friendhip at the chool and she begin to attend ballet school because her mother wants to see her performace in the stage for the first and last time. Her mother also wants to make her daughter happy. So, she begins to make a beautiful wedding dress for her daughter. She wants to confirm that her daughter can appear beautifully at her wedding day even though she never can see it.

This movie is one of the best movie which i have ever seen. The story line always stuck in my mind. When i watched this movie for the first time, i cried a lot. This movie is very touching. When i was watching this movie, i always was imagining what should i do if i am as her daughter. This movie also teaches us to strive happy people we love. This is the best movie i think.

19. The Importance of Learning From An Early Age

Education children under age five years most important and the life of someone could determine. Under five years of age (toddlers) is the age of the most critical or most decisive in the formation of character and personality. Including also the development of intelegence, almost all occured in under five years of age. If someone has already become a thief or a criminal, then the university education for people, it may be regarded not mean anything. As well as the bamboo tree, after it is old, it is hard to bent. So that clearly children education is very important because children under 5 years had a remarkable intelligence and could provide child preparation to face the days ahead, the closest is facing the school.

Children under five years have a latent intelligence (potential intelligence) is remarkable. But in general, parents and teachers can only teach the little things for children. Children have a curiosity and exceptional ability to absorb information very high. Most people do not recognize and understand the ability of “magic” that exists in children. They can only say, “I know children learn faster”, but they do not know how quickly children can learn. Due to limited knowledge and skills of parents and teachers so that there is tremendous potential in everychild are wasted. Therefore Education Pre-School and Kindergarten should not be considered trivial and ignored.

In early children education, children are taught the basics of how to learn. Of course, at an early age, they will learn its foundations. They are taught in a way that they know, that is through play. But not just play, but play directed. Through directed play, they can learn a lot, how to socialize, problem solving, negotiation, time management, conflict resolution, are in large group/small, social obligations, and 1-3 language. Because through play, children do not feel compelled to learn. While playing, the child’s brain was in a state of calm. When clam, the education can enter and embedded. In early children education institutions are good, kids will learn to become an independent person, socialize strong, confident, have a great curiosity, could take ideas, develop ideas, go to another school and ready to learn, quick to adapt, and enthusiasm for learning. Meanwhile, children who do not receive enough education at an early age, will slow to accept something.

But still there are some parents in Indonesia who think that early children education does not really matter because they think that education which are more important is formal education in school like elemantary school. This opinion is not reasonable sice early children education is very important. Children who do not receive appropriate early children education, would like a car that no gas leak. Children who are educated early age appropriate to have a full tank, the machine will almost immediately once, he is on a new place. While children who have no education at an early age will have difficulty to starting the engine, so slow.

In conlcusion, early children education is very important because children under the age of 5 years have a level of intelligence that is extraordinary and can teach childern to learn as early as possible.

18. Psychological Impact of Communication Technology

Along with the development of civilization and technological development, can not deny that the current media telecommunication is growing rapidly. Perhaps the development of communication technology will be faster than the development of transportation technology. As an example, the development of handphone, internet, television and other communication technologies will be faster than the developments of cars and so forth. Everyone, now, would have mastered the technology. Although many of the benefits gained from the development of technology but there are also disadvantaged of this technological developments is the increased individual space and the increased of crime.

The first reason is that increased individual space. Individual space is the increasing space individual has obtained information through a sophisticated communications media, such as the internet. People will prefer to sit in front of the computer surfing rather than socializing with other people in the real world. They prefer to sit for hours in front of the computer than to socialize with the outside world. Whereas if the can socialize with the outside world, they would have learned a lot compared to just sit at the computer. Thus, the social space will be narrowed and displaced by the individual space.

The next reason is the increasing criminality. If wee see a TV show or movie information about the crime with the advanced mode then this is actually an inspiration for others offenders. The process mimics tis crime shows that are recognixed as modeling the behavior of crime. As an example the time of the arrest of three terrorists in Jakarta. Turned out after the probe, they are not the people who are trained to make bombs like the terrorits earlier. They claim to be able to make a bomb just by looing on the internet. Therefore, if we look at modes of crime in cyberspace (the internet) is emerging as though it is easy to commit a crime which is assisted by high-tech communication media.

But many people say that the current communication technologies are needed. Although true communication technologies are needed right now but if we take advantage of with a good result will not be excessive. There is a saying “if we are too much in any case, the results we get will not be good”. So it is good if we are not too dependent on communications technology.

In conclusion, although there are benefits of communications techonology but if we use too much the results are not going well as rising crime and increased individual space.

17. Indonesia Culture Must Start Guarded

Indonesia is a diverse country. A multicultural nation, many cultures that spread from west to east. National culture that characterizes as a particular nation. As citizens who live in Indonesia, now we should have to think that Indonesian culture has to begin to be kept. Why the Indonesian culture have to be mainteined? There are several factors that led to the Indonesian culture must be maintained. Among them, many people who do not know their own culture. Cultural diversity that exist in Indonesia, more causes people to lazy to find out even to know it. So no wonder if there are people who do not know about the Indonesian culture. In fact, they had a strange and wonder if they see Kecak dance or listen a Soleram song. Because never knew and did not ever want to know.

Not only that, globalizations or modernization that occurred in the world today has a major influence on the preservation of Indonesian culture. Through the modernization of culture with foreign culture can easily enter Indonesia. And it is not surprising, we can see clearly from several media, foreign cultures have penetrated widely into all corners of this country. Foreign cultures was more easily cultured than the original culture that already exists. For example just in the way they dress, we are more likely to follow the people out there for how to dress. With the entry of foreign culture and development to Indonesia to make local cultures eliminated. Not infrequently a lot of regional culture that no longer can be said to be raised or even disappear. Cultures of this region began to fade after the arrival of foreign cultures. Now a days, rarely we can see the puppet show directly or original Jaipong dance, because the dance Jaipong that we often see, already undergone many changes.

Indonesia is also has the younger generation was more like a foreign culture. They lack love their culture, and some even consider it cheesy. It appears that the younger generations is now more stylish. They are more like freedom without limits rather than limits norm. Music they listen is not again gising, karismen or tanjidor but the music that they listen is house music or DJ music, R&B, Hip-hop, metal and others. They are no longer like Jaipong dance, Kecak, or Pendet but they like modern dance, break dance, and others.

Therefore, it is time for us as a people in Indonesia in general and as an educated young generation especially, should start thinking to keep our culture. Because the culture of Indonesia is typical of the Indonesian people who become pride of the nation of Indonesia. Communities and governments are central actors in the process of preservation of national culture.

We should keep Indonesian culture, and we preserve our culture together. Do not lose our own culture. Let us together keep the culture of Indonesia not to get buried and only the history our children and grandchildren in the years to come. Let us together keep it!