Cacing: A Fwd

CACING
(anonymous)

Suatu pagi yang indah di sebuah sekolah dasar,seorang Guru yang begitu
berdedikasi sedang mengajar anak2 muridnya tentang betapa bahayanya minuman
keras kepada mereka.

Sebelum memulai mata pelajarannya pada hari itu dia telah mengambil 2 ekor
cacing yang hidup, sebagai sampel kehidupan dan dua gelas minuman yang masing2
berisi dengan air mineral dan Whiskey yang mengandung kadar alkohol tinggi..

"Coba perhatikan murid2.. lihat bagaimana saya akan memasukkan cacing ini
kedalam gelas, perhatikan betul2. Cacing yang sebelah kanan saya, akan saya
masukkan ke dalam air mineral manakala cacing yang sebelah kiri saya akan
masukkan ke dalam Whiskey. Perhatikan betul2."

Semua mata tertumpu pada kedua ekor cacing itu. Seperti diperkirakan, cacing
yang berada dalam gelas yang berisi air mineral itu berenang2 di dasar gelas,
manakala cacing yang berada di dalam whiskey menggeliat2x lalu mati.

Pak Guru tersenyum lebar, apabila melihat anak2 muridnya memberikan perhatian
sepenuh hati pada pelajaran praktek yang dia berikan
"Baiklah murid2, apa yang kamu dapat pelajari dari praktek yang Pak Guru
tunjukkan tadi??"

Dengan penuh keyakinan anak2 muridnya menjawab:

"UNTUK MENGHINDARI CACINGAN...MINUMLAH WHISKEY"

*I think my friend who sent this fwd to my inbox is really cool!
Visit his website, peeps!

A Letter for West Brunswick Youth Group

Hi ppl!

Greetings from Perth! I'm here to share the happenings in Western Australia. I hope it's ok.

I attended church in Carnarvon, St. Mary of the Sea for about 6 months. You know how hard it is trying to go to church when my partner is a new Catholic. He said, "the sermon is boring". So what I did? I didn't attend mass when he "begged" me to. "I want to try the oysters in 2 Mile Beach!" - which is free anyway, and fresh. So to his taste I abandoned my mass, calling in mind that church is our body, our fellow human beings, and the building itself. It's not easy I can tell you, the priest thought I have converted to atheism, coz I didn't attend the mass. Nonetheless, I felt welcome in God's home everytime I prayed at the church.

Country church is diff from City church. D'oh what am I talking about? The country folks felt threatened when somebody new came into the church and became a regular. A foreign face (you wouldn't see many Asians at the church) is totally unbelievable. They thought I was a backpacker. Funny that, just on the day when I decided to ride my bike with a backpack full of stuff. When I walked to the church, they never asked. But so be it.

I loved this church without singers; they used CD instead as an accompaniment to the congregation. Only on school masses (they have primary school and high school up to year 10) they had a vocal group like ours. My Ash Wednesday mass with year 1 and 2 kids is unforgettable.

Now I belong to Applecross parish in metropolitan WA. My partner said, "the priest is normal, his sermon made sense". Thank God for that. He never missed a mass now, and I'm really glad. In this parish they also have Indonesian mass every Sunday - they belong to Western Australia Indonesian Catholic Community (WAICC) - but I only attended the Indo mass once. You know why, my partner doesn't understand Indo. And so for his portion, I would go to mass twice if I miss my Indonesian language.

Dear friends,
hope I didn't blabber too much. I remember I still owe you the Christmas 2006 film when we sang together. I also have footages on the swapping of the gifts.

In a nutshell, I miss our West Brunswick Youth Group.

Di (pronounced in Indonesian way, pls =) )

NO title

Gemar bermain itu s[h]ehat
Mainlah badminton, "dimana-mana"
Kemarin aku liat Susi Susanti di Australia
Mirip banget, tapi pasti bukan dia=

Ardross, 21.07.07

Tersenyum sedih

Kemana mana ya mana mana
Aku ga bisa ketemu dokumenku
Kurang ajar ya orang orang yang selalu usil melihat dokumen orang lain dan tidak bersikap adil terhadap orang orang yang bekerja keras untuk mereka. Seperti siaran radi. Radion. Radio. Atau apa aja yang aku tau. Bedebah cecunguk Bengal.

Negeri negeri ngeri. Negeri negeri neraka.
Yah buat apa marah. Buat apa menulis yang tidak menyalurkan curahan hari. Curahan hati. Mengapa harus terus mengkoreksi diri?

Pasrah saja.

Justina Foundation

Pendiri: self-explanatory
Berdiri tahun: ?
Dana: semua orang
Anggota: Josefa Mardijono
Dian
Tyas

Matriarchal. Itu jelas.

Fellowship of the Feminists

Oi! Fellowship of the feminists will begin in 1.. 2.. 2 1/2.. and 3! Salam hangat ya Rhea!!! Cihui!

Poetic biography of Djoko Dwihatmono

Sederhana, terus berjalan menepi di jalan sunyi
Mengayuh biduk kecil
Hanya kecil, tapi menjadi besar
Melalui arus yang membawanya

... bersambung minggu depan!

What

What’s life?
Just learning and learning
That’s what they say.
And what they say is right.

Let me tell you a story

Let me tell you a story,

Short short time ago, I had no friends
No family, nothing
A smile, that’s how it started
A handshake, merely
But that’s how it started anyway

Curious eyes I had
Broad mind I wanted to have
All for the name of love
(still I have yet to ask, what the bloody hell is love)

By the way,
This is not a story about God
(if you wanna call God: god, goddess, it, money, clothes, it’s up to you btw)
Coz I avoid talking about religion, or God
To people who choose not to listen
I just do. I don’t preach.

That’s a long “by the way”, btw.

Anywayssssssssssssssss

Look how my words have bitten me
Right in the very eyes of hatred
Why no peace I wonder
But wonder to wonder
That won’t do

I just smile to every little step that I took
to every needing heart that I met

My dear fellow human beings,
I am just a human
And lending ears, that’s all I can do.

Smile my friends.
I love each and every one of you.

(ah yes, it was a story of you and me)

Oh

Oh how I miss the days when I can speak like a bird
(What is a bird?)
Oh how I miss the days when I can sing like a human
(What is a human?)
Oh how I miss the days when I can fly like a frog
(What is a frog?)

What the hell am I talking about!!!

To the point.
No metaphors.

EGP

Emang gue pikirin
Lu lu yang mikir ke satu arah doang
Emang gue pikirin
Lu lu yang ga mau setuju ama gue
Emang gue pikirin
Lu lu yang punya pendapat lain?

Jelas gue pikirin.
Emangnya gue monyet?

Mua mua tanpa k!

Aku muak dengan perbedaan pendapat
Aku muak harus selalu mendengarkan dan berusaha mengerti
Aku muak dengan orang-orang yang hanya ingin memeras
keringat dan darah orang lain tanpa memberi imbalan yang pantas
Aku muak harus berdiri dengan kaki sendiri
(Bolehkah kupinjam kakimu?)
Aku muak hanya bisa berbicara lewat tulisan
Yang kuingin hanya mua mua tanpa k!

Hufflepuff!

I belong to Hufflepuff in Hogwarts!

• Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
  but don't judge on what you see,
  I'll eat myself if you can find
  a smarter hat than me.
  
  
• You can keep your bowlers black,
  Your top hats sleek and tall,
  For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
  And I can cap them all.
  
  
• There's nothing hidden in your head
  The Sorting Hat can't see,
  So try me on and I will tell you
  Where you ought to be.
  
  
• You might belong in Gryffindor
  Where dwell the brave of heart,
  Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
  Set Gryffindors apart;
  
  
• You might belong in Hufflepuff,
  Where they are just and loyal,
  These patient Hufflepuffs are true
  And unafraid of toil;
  
  
• Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
  If you've a ready mind,
  Where those of wit and learning,
  Will always find their kind;
  
  
• Or perhaps in Slytherin
  You'll make your real friends,
  Those cunning folk use any means
  To achieve their ends.
  
  
• So put me on! Don't be afraid!
  And don't get in a flap!
  You're in safe hands (though I have none)
  For I'm a Thinking Cap!

Take the quiz and let the sorting hat place you in one of Hogwarts's houses:
Sorting Hat

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Film Review

You’d be surprised that the latest installment of Harry Potter septology (I didn’t even know that this term existed) can be seen as a mockery to the education system. Can it be that JK Rowling is more than an author?

Through the order of the phoenix we can see that the education system is so fragile that the Ministry of Magic can infiltrate Hogwarts by putting Dolores Umbridge (secretary to the Ministry) as one of the teachers - and yes it’s the scapegoat position - as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Later on she became the Inquisitor and then even replaced Dumbledore as the headmaster.

Great.

On a lighter note, though, the younger audience can learn that people don’t like different people. Let’s hope they can cope with this fact, and not discriminate anyone just because they are of different look or opinion.

It’s a pity that Cho Chang’s character was not strong at all, and the kiss between her and Harry was the only interesting development in Harry’s personal life. Yet, Luna Lovegood’s character was great. I love this “looney” girl.

Another pity. Sirius’s death was not dramatic at all. I still remember when I read the novel a couple years ago, I was quite shocked.

Oh well. I’m still a big fan of Harry Potter!

"The Impossible Dream"

"The Impossible Dream"

from MAN OF LA MANCHA (1972)

music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion

[Recorded November 18, 1966, Hollywood]

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
(1)To be better far than you are(1)
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest, to follow that star
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
(2)To be willing to give when there's no more to give (2)
(3)To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live (3)
And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

[Notes:]
The Broadway cast's version is quite similar with a few exceptions:
(1)To love pure and chaste from afar
(2)To fight for the right without question or pause
(3)To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause

Gosip!

Kasak kusuk tapi ga nusuk
Itulah Indonesiaku
Kasak kusuk tapi nusuk suk
Itulah … ehem!

Aim: To Create An Explosion

Aim: To Create An Explosion

...here and there
is it my aim in life?
No.
My aim is to spread the seed
of my independence!

Mengapa

Mengapa setiap bangun pagi aku merasa tidak puas
Akan perjalanan menanjak ini
Mengapa setiap lirikan tajam
Selalu menusuk menghujam jiwa halus ini
Mengapa aku terus berjalan berharap naik
Walau kutahu jalanku tak pasti?

Transformers: A Review

Why did they make a “human” film of Transformers? Because the generation that watched animated Tranformers are all grown up now. At least that’s my partner’s argument =).

First things first. Criticism.
Storyline, nothing special.
Dialogues are so cliché.
Cheap women. Shit. I hate that! Why did they have to portray skanky-hoes as the (s)heroes? Maggie Madsen (Megan Fox) was not as bad as Mikaela Banes (Rachael Taylor) though. Magie at least was only shot as ‘center of attention’ twice in the Pentagon meeting, while Mikaela had to show off her bod while doing the car engine. On a more positive note, Bumblebee is cute as, I like him. I also like how the metal creatures transform into big things. Especially the cd player.

Conclusion: go watch it! It’s worth the experience. Don’t have to think, just hold your breath once in a while during the film. Visuals await!

Katering

.This is a short story I wrote in 2005 during Ramadhan, the month of fasting for moslems.

"Katering"

© Di 2005

Karena pembantu pada mudik dan belum kembali kerja abis Lebaran, ibu-ibu rumah tangga pada bingung cari makanan karena suami dan anak ngomel-ngomel karena makanan kurang bervariasi.

Bik Inem, pengelola katering kelimpungan karena banyak orderan hari itu. Ibu-ibu pada ngerumunin dia, bilangnya, Bik, mbok ya makanannya ganti-ganti to tiap hari. Masak tiap hari kok tahu, tempe, sayur, sayur lodeh, sayur apalah, sayur inilah. Bik Inem pusing, lha gimana, bahan-bahan sembako melonjak naik karena harga BBM naik. Mau beli daging, mahal. Beli ayam, takut flu burung (lha Bik Inem takut dengar-dengar kabar burung orang-orang ga mau makan ayam). Ibu-ibu penggede bilang sama Bik Inem, lho ya, jangan takut to Bik. Mahal sedikit ga apa. Yang penting kan konsumen ga lari. Ibu-ibu menengah bilang, wah jangan mahal-mahal lho Bik, nanti kami ganti katering. Kami suka kok rantangan yang biasa. Wah wah wah, Bik Inem pussssiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnng.

Akhirnya Bik Inem tanya katering sebelah, Cik Gwat, itu katering gimana ya? Kok permintaan penggemar banyak sih? Cik Gwat ngguyu, wah Bik Inem, ojok bingung-bingung. Sing penting Bik Inem ada duit buat beli bahan, trus ya disesuaikan sama permintaan penggemar. Tapi ojok enak-enak lho masake Bik. Ntik aku gak ono penggemar. Haha, Bik Inem ngguyu, ga jadi pusing. Untung mereka sudah lama bertetangga, jadi sudah kenal baik. Bik Inem katering halal, Cik Gwat katering non halal.

Akhirnya Bik Inem ya beli ayam, soalnya kata dokter sebelah, ayamnya baik-baik aja kok. flu burung cuma isuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Karena isu, ayam harganya murah, jadi katering ga tambah mahal. Ibu-ibu penggede senang, ibu-ibu menengah senang. Bik Inem mesam mesem.

"Cik Gwat, katane Pak dokter, ojok percaya isuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."

The Years of Living Stressfully

I wanna be part of that ‘world’
I need a focus.
I want a diary. I’m used to typing with the laptop.
What do I want?