What's next

Cerita ini harus diawali dengan kisah kilas balik sewaktu saya masih berumur 20 tahun. Saya memiliki teman kecil yang bernama yunita. Dan kami memiliki tanggal lahir yang tepat sama, yaitu 11 Juni 1995. Sehingga, kami sering menyebut diri kami sebagai "geng gemini" setiap kali kami melakukan perjalanan atau bermain bersama. Di penghujung umur 20 tahun kami, kami berbincang-bincang seperti biasa, lalu sampailah kami pada topik "kita habis ini akan berumur 21 tahun lho". Kami mulai menyadari bahwa umur 20 tahun bukanlah umur yang sedikit. Maka, kami merasa perlu untuk melakukan perubahan-perubahan dan membuat goals dalam perjalanan kami kedepannya.

Pada dasarnya, kami memang seringkali bertukar pikiran baik dari masalah paling sepele sampai yang paling berat sekalipun (tentang kegalauan perempuan timur pada umumnya) (lhah emangnya apaan?). Oke, jadi waktu itu pembicaraan dimulai dengan pertanyaan,

"Apa yang pengen kamu lakukan di umur 21 tahun?"

Pertanyaan yang cukup sederhana, namun juga lumayan membingungkan bagi orang yang kadang lebih suka menjalani hidup sesuai bagaimana jalannya, tipe yang let it flow gitu, tapi juga tetep punya ambisi, tapi juga nggak ambis-ambis amat. Beberapa hal mulai kami sebutkan. Dan dari kesemua itu, kami memiliki satu kesamaan, yaitu "ingin belajar menjadi lebih dewasa". Wkwkw poin tersebut memang masih  sangat general, karena parameter kedewasaan sungguh sangat abstrak bagi setiap orang. Lalu, kami mulai mendetailkan apa itu dewasa yang ingin kami capai di umur 21 tahun, salah satunya yaitu bisa mandiri secara finansial. Kalaupun tidak dalam bentuk yang "kami bisa membiayai hidup kami sendiri", setidaknya kami ingin belajar menjadi mandiri finansial yang "kami sudah tidak perlu minta uang saku lagi". Beberapa ide berbisnis mulai bermunculan saat itu, namun terhambat karena faktor ketidaktersediaan modal dan kurangnya keseriusan dalam menyusun rencana berbisnis hahah.  Sebenarnya, apa yang paling saya dapat ambil sebagai pelajaran, dalam perbincangan saya dengan yunita saat itu, jadi pada akhirnya kami membuat janji. Janji yang pertama adalah kami harus mencari pekerjaan sampingan yang setidaknya dapat membantu orang tua kami dengan tidak meminta uang saku lagi, dan yang kedua adalah kami harus mengikuti lomba KJI Busur. Dan di penghujung tahun 2016 ini, kami baru menyadari kalau kami sudah menepati janji kami. Kami telah mengirim proposal KJI Busur, walaupun hasilnya tidak sesuai harapan, but at least we tried, lalu yang selanjutnya, kini kami sudah mulai mencari penghasilan sendiri, ya mungkin ini  sudah cukup familiar di kalangan mahasiswa, yaitu kami menjadi guru les privat. 

Sedikit saya tahu, mencari rezeki bukanlah pekerjaan yang ringan, kadang godaan rasa malas itu seringkali datang, apalagi bila urusan kuliah juga sedang hectic-hectic nya, atau bila ada ajakan dari teman-teman untuk keluar bermain, dan yang paling kronis adalah ketika rasa penat sedang melanda.. sehingga baru melihat sampul buku pelajaran adik les aja, otak sudah berasap. Namun, rasa lelah yang datang selalu terasa terbayar ketika saya bertemu adik-adik yang merupakan teman belajar saya, dan sedikit mulai hilang seiring durasi mengajar saya terus berjalan.. Sebuah kepuasan tersendiri dapat membagi ilmu. Teringat ketika saya masih seumur mereka pasti saya juga merasakan bingung dalam menyelesaikan atau mempelajari hal-hal itu, dan kini saya entah bagaimana, alhamdulillah, rasanya dapat berpikir lebih "encer". Ketika saya belajar bersama Gita dan Tasya, saya merasa selangkah lebih dekat dengan mimpi saya, untuk menjadi dosen, ataupun untuk membuat sekolah. Maka, saya sangat bersyukur Allah mengantarkan saya pada kesempatan ini.. Hal yang ingin saya lakukan sejak dua tahun lalu namun terhalang karena sebulan setelah saya mengajar Vivo (murid pertama saya), saya sakit, sehingga mama tidak mengizinkan saya untuk meneruskan. Kemudian, setahun belakangan disibukkan dengan kegiatan non-akademik di kampus.

Saya sadar, seringkali saya menolak untuk keluar dari zona nyaman saya dan banyak kesempatan yang tidak saya coba ambil karena kekhawatiran akan "ketidak mampuan" ataupun "kegagalan". Maka, semoga di hari-hari berikutnya, saya dapat lebih berani untuk mencoba. Kisah hari ini terlalu kesana kemari ya, tetapi ini saya tulis supaya dapat menjadi pengingat dan wujud syukur di hari-hari kedepan.

R.

Pentingnya parenting.

 

"Buah tak jatuh jauh dari pohonnya"

Pernah dengar peribahasa di atas? Mungkin sebuah stigma yang sangat akrab di kalangan masyarakat Indonesia dan menurut saya kadang peribahasa tersebut justru menjadi sebuah labeling, semisal ketika ada sebuah anak melakukan tindakan A yang kebetulan orang tua si A pernah melakukan hal yang serupa, maka tak jarang masyarakat di sekitarnya akan mengeluarkan komentar sejenis peribahasa di atas. Padahal bisa jadi, tindakan kebetulan tersebut hanya satu dibanding seratus yang sama yang pernah dilakukan oleh si A dan orang tua si A.Memperbesar cakupan di poin pertama, ada lagi yang disebut dengan stereotype, atau dalam bahasa indonesia disebut stereotipe, merupakan sebuah bentuk penilaian terhadap seseorang hanya berdasarkan persepsi terhadap kelompok di mana orang tersebut dapat dikategorikan. Jadi, kalau pada kasus pertama, tingkah laku seseorang itu dianggap tidak jauh dari tindak laku orang tuanya, di yang kedua, masyarakat memberikan persepsi bahwa tindak laku seseorang itu tidak jauh dari perilaku orang-orang dalam kelas sosialnya. 

Dan menurut saya sendiri, dua persepsi di atas adalah semacam faktor internal-eksternal yang berpengaruh pada tingkah laku anak. Kenapa tidak keduanya termasuk ke dalam faktor eksternal? Karena apa yang nantinya akan ada di dalam (sisi internal) seorang anak atau seseorang adalah merupakan investasi dari apa yang sebenarnya orang tuanya berikan. Mengingat orang tua adalah relasi yang paling dekat dan harusnya pertama kali menyentuh dunia anaknya, kecuali dalam kasus lain, seperti anak yang dibuang, anak yang diasuh saudaranya karena orang tuanya sudah meninggal. Atau dalam kata lain, kita wakilkan 'keluarga' sebagai media madrasah pertama seorang anak, khususnya orang tuanya.

Kita tahu sendiri, setiap orang memiliki sifat ataupun karakteristik yang berbeda-beda. Dan disitulah, peran parenting sebenarnya ada. Menurut saya, peran pola parenting yang diberikan orang tua kepada anaknya adalah sangat penting. Sebuah kepercayaan dari Allah untuk dapat menjadi orang tua bukanlah hal yang main-main. Ketika salah mendidik seorang anak maka bisa jadi ada satu penerus peradaban yang masa depannya terancam, karena bagaimanapun nasib atau takdir hidup seseorang kan Wallahu alam. Namun, disanalah tanggung jawab terbesar orang tua. Meskipun tidak tahu apa yang akan terjadi pada anaknya di hari kelak, orang tua harus mampu membuat dan membimbing anak mereka supaya dapat menghadapi bermacam-macam keadaan dalam hidup.

Sangat disayangkan bila kesadaran akan tanggung jawab orang tua adalah besar ini tidak disadari oleh masyarakat, contohnya, ketika ada pasangan yang ingin memiliki keturunan, namun tidak belajar bagaimana kalau kelak anaknya lahir. Apa yang sudah dipersiapkan untuk mendidiknya nanti? Apa yang sudah disiapkan untuk membesarkannya nanti? Bagaimana biaya sekolahnya? Bagaimana metode untuk mengajarkan bahwa kewajiban adalah sesuatu yang harus dilaksanakan? Bagaimana mengajaknya untuk mengerti pentingnya melaksanakan ibadah, mengerti norma, dan sopan santun? Dan hal-hal sejenisnya.

Lucu juga ya kenapa kok saya nulis ginian? Hehehe, terlalu visioner :P

Sebenarnya tulisan ini terilhami, karena di masjid rumah saya, banyak anak-anak kecil yang shalat tarawih disana, banyak juga ibu-ibu yang membawa putranya untuk shalat bersama. Kadang, saya tak sengaja melihat tingkah laku anak-anak kecil tersebut, atau diajak bicara sama ibu-ibu tadi. Serta, seiring berjalannya waktu, saya bisa mengamati sendiri bagaimana perbedaan perilaku yang orang tua saya beri antara kepada kakak saya, saya, dan adik saya, dan bagaimana hal tersebut memberi efek pada karakteristik kami yang berbeda-beda. Saya juga mengerti bagaimana usaha orang tua saya dalam membesarkan kami dan berupaya untuk mencukupi apa yang kami butuhkan. Itulah mengapa terbesit dalam benak saya, kelak kalau insyaAllah menjadi orang tua berarti ada amanah besar yang harus saya emban. 

Setiap generasi memiliki tantangan yang berbeda untuk dihadapi. Mungkin, dulu di generasi saya, alat elektronik bukanlah sesuatu yang trending, tidak seperti di generasi anak sekarang ini, dan tentu aja pengawasan dan cara mendidiknya akan berbeda pula. Tetapi, hal dasar yang patut diketahui dalam parenting adalah memberikan panutan dan lingkungan yang senantiasa positif bagi anak (bersahabat dengan mereka). Itulah kenapa peribahasa tersebut ada. Menurut saya, lebih tepatnya lagi, tidak selalu sifat orang tua menurun pada anaknya, tetapi apa yang orang tua pilih untuk ajarkan kepada anaknya. Sehingga, kalau mungkin orang tuanya kurang baik, bukanlah hal yang pasti, kalau anaknya menjadi kurang baik juga. Masih ada kesempatan untuk mencetak penerus yang lebih baik.

Bersyukurlah kita yang diberi kesempatan untuk berada di lingkungan terdidik, ditemukan dengan teman-teman yang baik, dan masih ditemani oleh orang tua. Manfaatkan kesempatan ini untuk memperkaya diri, supaya generasi kedepan dapat menjadi generasi yang lebih baik. Open your eyes, guys. Insya Allah, mungkin 5-10 tahun lagi, kalianlah yang menjadi generasi "orang tua".

August 29th

"In many ways, i prefer my own company. It gives me time to think."

Ini tadi siang iseng banget, berhubung bingung mau kemana karena harus nunggu adek selesai ekskul pramuka, jadinya jalan-jalan sendiri deh di daerah Pemuda, hehe dan menemukan banyak hal yang photo-able, plus jalan tembus ke suatu pintu air. Berhubung cuacanya panas banget dan hidung udah jadi merah gegara kemarin ngurusin maba -,- sepanjang perjalanan tutupan kerudung kaya surbanan gt hahaha. Akhir-akhir ini lagi suka gusar, nggatau deh kenapa huhu. Dan jalan-jalan sendiri kayak tadi banyak membantu buat perbaikin mood ;) oiya, gara-gara jalan tadi, jadi nyadar ternyata aku nggabisa nyebrang di jalan raya besar hiks nyampek diketawain bapak yang jualan es di seberang jalan, waktu berhasil nyebrang bapaknya bilang "kalo nyebrang jangan ragu-ragu mbak" wkwkwk, mungkin emang aing mah lagi menyimpan banyak keraguan gini ya :)) btw tadi waktu ngeliatin pintu airnya keren bgt lah. jadi bayangin klo kerja nanti sering ke lapangan gitu lihat proyek. Semangat laahhhh abis ini udah masuk kuliah lagi! insyaAllah.

Love, Rosie

Hello world! It's morning again. Before starting the productive days ahead, would like to share some thought here. Well, after almost a month sparing my times for it, finally last night I finished reading the novel of Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern, yey :) and ended by falling in love more with the book version rather than the film. but they both actually leave the same feeling for me, the story was just too sweet yet heart-breaking all at once, fortunately they ended in a happy way though it takes 50 years due to the book version.

I always wonder why the title is Love, Rosie? Not Love Rosie? and finally found the answer after reading this. I like the way Cecelia tells the stories only through the letters, chatting, and email that've been written by the characters on this novel. The way she arranges the words and how Rosie can write every detail that happens in her life becomes so entertaining. This book will show you how people can fall in love only through letters that written upon papers.. a screen of computer.. or a phone.. for 50 years and through miles! America - Ireland, it sweets :)

I love the way Cecelia tells the stories about family, friendship, and lovers - bond between the characters on it. The Dunne Family, The friendship bond between Alex - Rosie, Katie - Toby, or Rosie - Ruby. Life happens that way, some taste sweets, some may bitter. But when you hold on and have a patience, we all will get what we deserve. You guys should read it too! I recommend you. I bet you will get so many (wise) quotes about life after reading this book wkwk :P

There’s something completely unnerving about seeing your parents upset. I suppose it’s because they’re supposed to be the strong ones, but that’s not just it. Ever since people are kids they use their parents as some sort of  measurement for how bad a situation is. When you fall on the ground really hard and you can’t figure out whether it hurts or not you look to your parents. If they look worried and rush toward you, you cry. If they laugh and smack the ground saying “Bold ground,” then you pick yourself up and get on with it.

Parents are the barometers of emotions for children and it has a domino effect. I had never seen my mum cry so much in all of my life which scared me and made me cry which scared Katie and made her cry. We all cried together.

As for Dad, he was supposed to live forever. The one who could open all the jar lids nobody else could, who fixed whatever was broken, was supposed to do that forever. The man who let me sit on his shoulders, climb on his back, chase me around while making monster noises, throw me in the air and catch me, spin me around so much until I felt dizzy and fell over laughing.

And in the end without being able to say thank you and a proper goodbye, my final memories of him turn into coffin sizes and medical forms.

There’s nothing more uplifting than to hear the sound of an innocent child being so happy in a place that people are sad. It reminds you that life goes on and on and on, just not for the one you’re saying good-bye to. People come and people go and we know this happens, yet we get such a shock when it does. To use that old cliché, the only certainty in life is death. It’s a certainty, it’s the one condition of living that we’re given but we often let it tear us

Have a good day peeps! Don't forget to feed your days by reading too :)

Perahu kertas

Lagi random bgt deh.. gabisa tidur.. dan akhirnya ngeliatin rak buku.. iseng-iseng buka novel-novel yang uda lama ga tersentuh, dan waktu aku bukain satu-satu, weh! pada berjamur bercak-bercak gitu! apalagi ini!

oiya, kalo orang tanya/minta rekomendasi novel ke aku

pasti aku bakal bilang "Apa ya? aku sih sukanya Perahu Kertas"

Gatau aku suka aja sama ceritanya. Ngena aja gitu. Ceritanya ngalir dan realistis. Aku suka ceritanya Kugy sama Keenaan, yang ngejar mimpi, yang diem-diem ternyata punya perasaan yang kuat gitu, bukan karena kisah cinta yang unyu-unyu dan romantis, tapi emang karena ada sesuatu dr mereka berdua yang "klik", yang bisa mendukung satu sama lain.. mengisi satu sama lain.. menginspirasi satu sama lain.. dan terbiasa dengan itu semua.

Dan menurut aku... that's how love simply works, in reality.

"Saya belajar dari kisah hidup seseorang. Hati tidak pernah memilih. Hati dipilih, jadi kalau Keenan bilang, Keenan telah memilih saya, selamanya Keenan tidak akan pernah tulus mencintai saya. Karena hati tidak perlu memilih. Ia selalu tahu kemana harus berlabuh."

Keren ya? :)

November

beautiful scenery at Paralayang and Pantai Gua Cina

Hey blog..

finally i got a free time for awhile, at least it's still 4 hours until i need to do something again. so, I want to fulfill my promise to someone that asked me at ask.fm hehe..

yes, I've been being so busy lately.. my academic and non academic's activities, both kept me running, mostly at this November. I even never spent my weekend at home! So these are what I did last month.. (especially at the weekend)

1) Done one of training's following event at my campus.

2) Done one of my task, went out with friends, slept over at her house, then the next day I went to Car free day, and played basketball.

3) Went to support my major KJI team at Malang

4) Had RAKER and watched Maliq.

and at the weekdays, I had a super tiring school's days because I got such a much tasks, a heavy series of practices, lot of evaluations, and another activities.

It can be a super long story if I should write every detail that happened to me, so I will just tell you the highlight part of it ;-) okey?

So, the training's following event that I've done was called TD Pusaka. I was being an OC in there. Like usual, I need to prepare things that needed, wake up earlier, etc. But the good news is I did it with my other 50+25 friends :) So, the tiredness were paid back by having a good time with them! :) Btw, from that activity, me and my friends have new toy to play, it's called "Break claps". It's a series of clapping hand with different patterns from 1 to 7, and it's challenging because it has a nice and engrossed sounds. Beside that, me and Vio was taught (not-so) privately by someone that I can't tell the name. :p

The next weekend, I had an even crazier days! It happened when my friends, Vio and Bibib asked to finish our Mektek Task together. actually, we supposed to do it at KFC Kertajaya with Hisyam, but suddenly these two girls popped front of my house, and all the plans were changed. At the end, we've done it at my house while eating an ice cream that we bought earlier :) But not so long after we started to do our homework.. we got bored.. and had an idea to go to Sutos instead hahaha! So.. yeah there we go.. SUTOS at 10 P.M!

Guess what we did in there? Yes, after goofing around for couple times, enter the stationery's store, watching people eating, then we end up by entering the cinema, buying the popcorn. And... only...watching.. trailer of films! :p

our sleepy faces

at 12 PM we went back, I had a sleepover at Vio's. It was raining on that day.. and suddenly omik answered my message, so we were chatting for awhile, but he's on busy mode that early morning so I decided joining Vio to sleep hihi. The next morning, Bibib picked me and Vio up! We went to help Icak vend at Car Free Day Darmo. Me and Vio bought socks in there! It was only 5000 and we got two pairs of it! :D So cheap huh, after tired walking around in there, finally we found Icak. Then we bought many foods, yeah! I ate up 1 portion of fried rice and 2 portions of grilled meatballs. Hweheheheehhhhh, so full! :)

After had my stomach full, we went to Basketball court at ITS Sukolilo. yeah, I played for some minutes in there :)) only randomly running with my shoes off.. and it felt hot! I also played free throw ball with Bibib and Vio. So, we had terms that before we throw the ball we should shout the name of someone that disturbing our mind hahahaha. So.. when I got my 3rd turned, I shout Tommy's name. "Ini buaaaaaaat omiiiiik" then I throw the ball, and dang! it was goal! :p But when I told him this story, he said that it was dramatic --" *sobs* yeah.. that's how I ended my crazy 2nd weekend! Woho!

Well..now we got on the 3rd weekend part. It will take too much words to describe the happiness of my 3rd weekend's journey. Maybe, these videos and pictures below would tell you better :)

failed video =))

 

better one =))

our happy faces! finally, beach!

This journey was especially dedicated for our friend Tiara who needs a refreshment because of something :) I hope you won't ever be sad again! After supporting our major's team at KJI and KBGI events, we made our own holiday! Yes, we spent 3 days and 2 nights at Batu-Malang. I was so happy that days, I met some of my high school's friends too in there, they were Hendro, Devy, and Nanda. It was good to feel the nice and cold weather of Batu-Malang (again).. having jokes with friends.. spent the night together.. at Alun-alun, at the car along the journey, etc. Being with the ones you loved and love you, always good, right? :) 

Thanks for the great holiday! As always.. Looking forward for the next! yeyy yeyy

Finally.... I reach the last part! It's my 4th weekend!

So, I have a new activity, I got accepted for being a staff at BEM FTSP, I'm at Communication and Information Department. I dont know how.. but I really liked my job.. It's like I'm not doing anything, because everything that I gotta do.. were my hobbies! Writing.. capturing moments.. editing photos. :) I know, Allah always knows the best. right? alhamdulillah. What's more exciting about it? I met many new friends in there. Hopefully I can get along well with them.. do every of my tasks in here well too.. and be consistent aamiin! 

last day activity.. after sitting for hours in 3 days! hoaam

after finished the raker sessions. Bibib and Vio (again) picked me up! Because we need to catch our interview test at chemical engineering building. Hehe, it was my first time went there, seriously guys after a year! ckckckck. Well.. if you 're going to ask me how was the test going?.. you better not :-) Maybe vio and bibib would answer it better (because they found something interesting in there..hahahaa).

at east coast

After we've done the interview sessions, we went to mosque and had a long chat in there. and at 8PM we went eating at East Coast, and as the closing part of this year's November! We watched Maliq D' Essentials! Woo! I thought, it was a great performance by them, because it has been awhile since the last time I watched a music concert..hehe.. by the way.. have i tell you that Bibib had her birthday on that 30th November? kindly shout "Happy birthday Bibib" yaa! And also don't forget to wish her the best wishes :)

So..that's how my November went.. see you folks! tasks are already waiting for me! bye

Wind, sky, and you

Hey, blog! I'm back again! :)

Last Saturday and Sunday, me and my other four friends just had a short holiday to Malang :) Well, actually we supposed to look for villa for our major's event next month in there.. But beside that, we took our times and had fun instead. :-p

So, we went there from Surabaya at 11a.m on Saturday morning, actually it supposed to be at 5a.m, but because of my sudden event, we couldn't make it, and end up went there at 11a.m. The traffic was kinda crowded that day, it took 6hours for us to arrive at Malang, and.. luckily the weather was not so hot, it was kinda gloomy, even we wished that it will rain, but it wasn't. We sang a lot at car, talking this and that.. you know, heart's problems =)) took photos, made video, slept, ate, and so many else. 

Finally, at 17.17 we arrived at Egar's house. Placed at Jalan Sulfat, Malang, it has a super cozy environment, also the weather, it was cool, kinda windy, and the grey sky, made it feel perfect! After entering the house, Egar's mom was greeting us, and let us cleaning our self. The girls were sleeping at Egar's room which all is colored blue (and i think, omik would love it) then the boys were sleeping at Egar's sister's room which dominated with pink, hahahaha. After had some rest, Egar's parents invited us to have a dinner outside and we ate Sop Ayam! Which made us so full at a blink of eye! Ugh, but it was a delicious choice in that kind of weather, thank you so much om dan tante for the foods heheh! :)

the way our horizons meet..

After done eating, Me, bibib, temon, icak, palom were going to Payung. (Egar couldn't join us because he was sick), We seek for that famous starry night Batu's view in there~ Though the traffic was kinda jam.. we still enjoy our trip.. and finally arrived there. After moved from one place to another because of so many reasons, we could finally decide a place and delivered some foods! Like, milk, bread toast, and grilled corn. I enjoy gazing at the night's view.. though it's kinda cold, i felt happiness running through my veins, and made me feel warmer within myself. You know.. as I passed every way into there, I saw many old films playing in my mind, like.. every place has its own memory at my heart.. and i missed them all. But now, 3 years after that, i have my new journey with new people, making new stories all over again, and i figure out how fast times are. :) After enough enjoying the night, we back to Egar's house, and arrived there at 11.54 pm. Soon, after we entered the house, 3 people were directly pray Isya, and the left 2 were busy took out their stomach's contents wkwkwk, soon then we slept !

The 2nd daay, we went to Cuban Rondo Waterfall. Honestly, that was my first time going there =)) Like usual, we took photos, entered the pond, and the water was supppeerrr cold =)) From Cuban Rondo, we had lunch with Egar, Jija, Dzul, and Egar's brother at Waroeng Bamboe. Was a cozy restaurant with good concept. Lastly, we went to find the villa, haha!

Around 5 pm, we had our way to go back to Surabaya. Not doing much in the car, because everyone was already tired. (feeling sorry for Temon because he couldn't take a rest as long as the journey like we do). Was another great journey with friends :) and my personal companion who company me even when it was only through the phone, haha! looking forward for the next. Hopefully soon yah! Thanks everybody.

Be Ready for AEC 2015 !

During the holiday, I spent a lot of my time in home, so my routine to read the newspaper is also back. Most time while reading a newspaper, i only read the highlight, the article which's also provided with an image, or something that really catch my attention, because I think, something that colorless is just not quite interesting to read, haha.

But, last time, i found a good article. It was an opinion from the writer about the President's election- which is one of the candidate who lost the election, ask for repetition to Mahkamah Konstitusi Indonesia. In the last part of this article, which said something close to this (sorry, I could not find the newspaper),

"..instead of making fuss about comparisons of election results, which will be splurging money, time, effort again. It's better to receive the results and accept who is the chosen president now. Anyway, if we want to save or make Indonesia as the number one country, we must not be as a President, right? Thus a successful entrepreneur, or being clever students who win at international level, or being a citizen of Indonesia which have the same mindset to build a better Indonesia, can also help our Country being the number one. Now, there is a more important issues that heading ahead us. Indonesia's government better immediately prepare itself for ASEAN Community 2015, which is already right in sight. "

Right in that time, I said like, "NHAAHH NHAAHHH." I just can't not agree anymore. I've been spending a month in home and have my reading newspaper's routine back, but I hardly found any article which specially talk about AEC issue.. I think, Indonesian needs to know more about AEC 2015 because, when this gate of economic community finally opened, the wave of trade whether trade of goods/worker/etc will freely happening in our country.

In my opinion, AEC 2015 will  give a positive impacts if we all have been made a good preparation and fully ready to face it. Such as, our country has a good infrastructure and our country has a high quality human resources. So, as the participant we can take an advantage of it, and not being fooled/disadvantaged from this system. Imagine, when people from other ASEAN countries come to our country, then they do have a higher grade/ability than our citizens, so they're appreciated in our country, they become a leader, they opened many companies, they permanently run a business in here. It's a bad idea. We're only being a servant in our OWN country when we supposed to be THE KING here. And there's a BIG probability of that to be happened in this free economic community, if we all not well-prepared.

Don't you think, It is a serious matter, guys? For me, it's yes.

Sometimes, Indonesia's people are to concern with their internal issues- we keep criticizing about this and that, but we are not give and make any solution, and then we forget that there are another challenge of time that will keep coming toward us.. :)

We should  take more care about it, as a student, we can make a little preparation at least for ourself.
Such as;

• keep improving our foreign language skill, 
• make good grades in every subject, 
• keep update to the latest issue that happens near us, 
• have a wide social community, 
• surround yourself with positive people,
• etc.

Still curious about AEC 2015? Just Google it, guys! Do find more and more about it yah! And also spend your time to watch this video too, okey? :)

The Air of Freedom

Menurutku, menulis itu adalah udara bebas. Sebuah sarana mengekspresikan apa yang ada di diri kita. cerita masa lalu, angan-angan, isi hati, pengalaman, pemikiran, pendapat, hal yang menyenangkan, hal menyedihkan, apapun, apapun, kamu bisa menulisnya. 

Mengapa aku mengatakan begitu? Bagaimana dengan apabila kita menulis dengan kata-kata buruk, atau yang bisa menyakitkan orang lain, ato mungkin melanggar peraturan? Kembali lagi, itu sih terserah kepada si penulis kan. Kalo memang dia ingin menulis sesuatu yang blak-blak an, no sensor, dengan kata-kata kasar, ya nanti sang penulis lah yang akan menanggung akibat dari pilihannya itu kan.

Apapun yang hendak kita tulis, itu adalah kebebasan kita. Kita sebagai penulis. Dan menurutku itulah keasyikan dari menulis, you don't need anyone's approval, you just write what you want to write, you just write what you want to relieve, you just write what your heart's says. :)

Literally, ada satu hal lagi yang gak bisa dipisahkan dari menulis, ini juga merupakan salah satu kegiatan favoritku. Tahu kan apa? Yep, benar sekali- membaca. Secara nggak sadar, sehari-hari aku tidak pernah terlepas dari kegiatan ini. Dan aku yakin, kalian yang kehidupannya sudah berada di garis kelayakan, pasti juga mengalami hal yang sama denganku. Setiap hari, kalian pasti akan membaca sesuatu, misalnya, ketika kalian membuka akun sosial kalian, banyak hal yang sudah kita baca, mungkin ungkapan hati akun yang kita ikuti, mungkin fakta-fakta, mungkin update'an berita, ya kan? :) Akupun sama.

Sama seperti menulis, membaca juga merupakan sebuah udara kebebasan. Sebagai pembaca, kita bisa bebas memilih apa yang ingin kita baca. Kita males baca ini, sukanya baca topik yang itu. Kita gak suka tulisannya orang A, tapi ngefans berat sama tulisannya orang B. Kita nggak bisa baca tulisan yang pake bahasa ini, kita bisanya bahasa itu. As a reader, you hold your own choice for what you want to read. :)

Kadang sebagai pelajar, kita terlalu muluk berbicara tentang kebebasan. Kita mudah benci dengan peraturan lembaga tempat kita menempa ilmu, yang terlalu mengekang, terlalu memberatkan, terlalu akademis, terlalu padat jadwal, dan lain-lain. Akupun tidak menyalahkan pandangan itu, karena stigmaku pada sistem pendidikan yang sekarang pun juga tak jauh dari itu.

Tetapi, kapan hari, aku membuka sebuah link, yang berisi tentang lukisan yang diinterpretasikan oleh seorang pengamat lukisan. Akupun cukup takjub ketika membacanya. Mungkin, kalau misal aku melihat gambar-gambar itu tanpa adanya tulisan-tulisan tersebut, aku sangat yakin, pemikiranku tidak akan sampai kesitu. 

Dari gambar itu, timbul pertanyaan dari dalam diri.

Pendidikan. Harusnya mampu mencerdaskan peserta didiknya, memberi ladang kebebasan untuk mengekspresikan pemikiran, menguji kompetensi. Mampu berdiri diatas kakinya sendiri, sebagai individu, mengapa? Karena kita sudah berpendidikan, beredukasi.

Tetapi bagaimana fakta yang ada sekarang?

Konon, siswa ataupun mahasiswa sekarang, khususnya Indonesia, bukannya menjadi sosok yang independen, justru malah dicemari menjadi generasi yang suka mencontek, suka plagiat, suka bolos, suka membelot, bangga menjadi pelanggar, dan lain-lain. Menurutku, pendidikan kini- justru menjadi subjek yang membodohi objeknya. Sistem pendidikan kini lah yang mendorong objeknya menjadi memiliki mental-mental seperti itu. Karena, sistem yang ada sekarang, menanamkan, nilai lebih penting daripada pemahaman. Kejujuran tidak dihargai. Yang memiliki nilai, tanpa memedulikan bagaimana cara mendapatkannya, yang akan menang, daripada mereka yang memahami. Sungguh sangat disayangkan.

Apa sih yang aku ingin bilang disini?

Hmm lebih tepatnya, aku sekarang sedang mengajak kita semua, untuk bertanya, terlebih kedalam diri kita masing-masing. Harusnya pendidikan adalah yang membuat orang mampu berdiri diatas kakinya sendiri, lalu bebas, ingin melangkahkannya kemana. Bukan malah menjadi penekan kebebasan seseorang. Membatasi ruang fikir kita hanya pada sebatas ukuran nilai dan kertas-kertas ujian, tugas, laporan nilai, peraturan. Dan berujung, kita melakukan itu semua, karena keterpaksaan. Bukan kebutuhan.

Masih terpatri dibenakku ketika aku masih duduk di bangku Sekolah Dasar. Orang tua, bapak, dan ibu guruku kala itu sering mengingatkan kami bahwa sebagai siswa, tugas utama kami adalah belajar. Dan kegiatan belajar ku dulu hanya dapat dipenuhi dengan kegiatan membaca ataupun menulis, karena Teknologi belum secanggih sekarang. Tapi, justru di waktu dulu lah aku menemukan nikmat menjadi pelajar. Ketika rasa ingin tahu, mencambuk sebagai rangsangan ingin menjadi seseorang yang rajin dan pandai. Aku belajar karena aku merasa butuh, aku ingin bisa membaca lebih, dan aku juga ingin menulis banyak hal darinya. Seperti itu.

Aku rasa, budaya itulah, yang kini sudah runtuh. Kita menyepelekan membaca dan menulis, kita sering melakukannya tanpa menghayati sisi utamanya. Aku punya contoh nyata, yang sering aku sebagai individu alamin,

"Kamu ga nyatet?"

"Enggak udah aku foto kok."

"Yaudah aku nanti nyalin ya."

"Kamu ga ndengerin?"

"Nggak, nanti aku baca di rumah aja"

Dan akhirnya jam pembelajaran pun menjadi tidak efektif. Dan yang ada, justru hanyalah rasa malas yang kian menumpuk.

Sekarang aku baru sadar, ketika aku merasa kebebasanku banyak terenggut dari pendidikan yang aku jalani, mungkin aku sendiri yang perlu melakukan instropeksi, karena sepertinya akulah yang sudah melalaikan beberapa hal.

Tenyata, selama ini aku sedang lupa, kalau aku sudah diberi kebebasan. 

Ya, kebebasan untuk membaca dan menulis.

Hal dasar selamanya akan selalu dipakai, berhubungan, dan seterusnya berguna. Sama seperti, penambahan, pengurangan, pembagian, perkalian dalam Matematika yang seterusnya akan terpakai ketika kita belajar Matematika. Sama seperti, a i u e o ba bi bu be bo dalam Bahasa Indonesia, yang seterusnya akan terpakai ketika kini pun kita berbicara ataupun membaca. Membaca dan menulis adalah hal dasar yang seterusnya harus kita pakai, kita hubungkan, dan kita gunakan dalam belajar, menempuh pendidikan, ataupun hidup kita seterusnya. Karena, hidup adalah sebuah pembelajaran, karena hidup adalah sebuah cerita yang kita tulis, lalu kita baca esoknya, supaya kita belajar menjadi lebih baik, terus dan terus seperti itu. Dari menulis, kita membagi 1001 hidup, dan dari membaca kita menghidupi 1001 kehidupan. Sungguh, hal yang sangat kaya, bukan?

Jadi, kalo kamu juga pernah lupa, semoga ini  mampu mengingatkanmu. :)

P.S: i found a very good article just couple weeks after i wrote this post. You must also read it peers. click here! :)

Kapan bisa berpikir lebih mahasiswa-is?

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Judul di atas dipersembahkan buat diri saya sendiri. Kapan bisa berpikir lebih mahasiswa-is?

Baru saja melanglang buana di beberapa blog, yang penulisnya adalah seorang mahasiswa. Cuman ada dua hal yang sering saya lakukan ketika membaca tulisan-tulisan mereka, 1. berdecak kagum 2. manggut-manggut. Intinya, tulisan mereka terlalu luar biasa, banyak benernya, dan yang paling penting mahasiswa banget. 

Tapi, sebelumnya, saya mau jelasin dulu, gimana sih definisi tulisan yang mahasiswa banget buat saya?

Yang pertama, menurut saya, mereka yang sudah mahasiswa-is sudah mampu mengangkat sebuah topik yang cangkupannya Nasional, disini mereka nggak mengangkat sesuatu yang individual. Mereka membahas permasalahan dalam cangkup negara. Entah dunia ekonomi, pendidikan, politik, sosial, dll. Mereka mampu menyajikan data-data ataupun informasi yang berkaitan, yang bisa bikin pembaca, "Oh ternyata ada yang kayak gitu ya." Setelahnya, mereka mulai angkat bicara, mereka sampaikan argumen-argumen mereka, poin-poin dari tulisan mereka, gimana tanggepan mereka, gimana kritik mereka, dan gimana solusi dari mereka. Mostly, semua yang mereka sampaikan, itu dalem, maksudnya, "Wow." tapi endingnya mereka juga tetep bisa kasih suatu saran, solusi, atau ide penyelesaian yang konstruktif. 

Buat saya, ya harusnya gini ini, 'mahasiswa-is' Ngga cuman komentarin, nyerca, dan hal-hal sejenisnya terhadap sebuah permasalahan. Tapi juga harus bisa menyarankan solusi yang solutif. Apalagi, umur-umurnya mahasiswa ini kan, usia-usia muda yang 'they said' lagi berada dalam zona kreatif seorang manusia. Zona dimana kita suka menghayalkan hal-hal ekstrim, bahkan harusnya ini juga sebuah zona ketika kita bisa membuat nyata hal-hal ekstrim itu. Kok bisa? Ya, mahasiswa (apalagi yang sampe kuliah S2, S3) itu kan jenjang tertinggi dari sebuah pendidikan. Mulai PG, TK, SD, SMP, SMA, dan akhirnya kuliah. Kan sayang banget gitu harusnya, kalo sejauh itu kita bersekolah, ujung-ujungnya cuman orientasi uang? Dan ilmunya dibiarin menguap. Tapi, yah.. gabisa munafik sih. Tanpa uang, somehow, kita jadi kurang punya taring

Kenapa  perlu berpikir mahasiswa-is?

Firstly, karena emang status kita adalah seorang mahasiswa, jadi udah harfiahnya kita kudu berpikiran yang lebih mahasiswa-is. Kita calon pondasi-pondasi penegak bangsa kita selanjutnya, 20 atau 30 tahun lagi. Masa depan bangsa turun ke tangan kita. Kalo, pola pikir kita masih cuman, "besok ada peer ga ya".. kan juga gimana gitu kan..

Pingin, pingin banget bisa kayak mereka-mereka yang sudah kasih kontribusi nyata buat bumi pertiwi ini, dalam cakupan mereka sebagai mahasiswa. Okelah, 'tapi kan saya masih mahasiswa tahun I. Jadi, gapapalah, masih kayak gini..' Sering-sering banget saya mengagung-agungkan mereka, terinspirasi, namun pada akhirnya saya hanya  melakukan pembelaan diri seperti itu.

Sampai suatu hari, saya menemukan sebuah kata bijak, seperti ini (dengan sedikit perubahan)

Seandainya, bila kata 'tapi' itu tidak ada
Bayangkan, ketika kata 'tapi' itu tidak ada dalam kamus kehidupan kita. Ketika kita melakukan kesalahan, kita tidak bisa mengelak, dengan kata 'tapi...tadi..' dan membuat beribu alasan, atau justru, mengambing hitamkan orang lain. 

Be someone a little braver.. 

Mulailah dengan, ketika kamu melakukan sebuah kesalahan, jangan katakan 'tapi..' dari kata itulah, dirimu memulai memaafkan dirimu dari kesalahan-kesalahan nya, dan akhirnya mengulangnya lagi di hari kedepan. Katakan, 'iya saya salah karena...saya..' 

Akui kekuranganmu. 
Supaya itu bisa menambahmu dengan hal yang lebih baik kedepannya

Memang saya punya kekurangan, saya kurang berani mengungkapkan pendapat secara langsung. Saya masih belajar, saya juga nggak tahu berapa lama waktu yang diperlukan sampai saya bisa menjadi seperti mereka yang sudah berkontribusi secara nyata. Melalui tulisan-tulisan ini dululah saya akan belajar untuk menjadi mahasiswa yang mahasiswa-is. 

Mengutip kata-kata yang diucapkan oleh salah satu pembicara, yang notabene dari kalangan dosen di universitas saya, dalam sebuah acara pembukaan welpar jurnalistik universitas saya beberapa bulan yang lalu.

"Ketika kamu belum berani berbicara. Tulislah saja apa itu yang ingin kamu katakan"

Sedikit namun begitu memotivasi. Saya sangat setuju dengan beliau. Setidaknya, kata-kata beliau mampu membangkitkan semangat orang-orang yang kurang berani berbicara seperti saya ini. Kontribusi bukan hanya tentang turun ke jalan, berorasi. Dengan hanya kita ingin tahu, disitulah kita sudah berkontribusi. Buat saya, words have power. Apalagi real action. Apapun medianya, berorasi, menulis, menyumbang, kampanye, dan sebagainya. Semoga, saya bisa lebih mahasiwa-is kedepannya.

Jadi ?
Akankah kita menjadi pemuda sebagai potensi negara ?
Atau pemuda sebagai sumber permasalahan sebuah negara ?
Kita sendiri yang tentukan.
Semoga kita bisa menjadi insan yang berguna.

;)

                                           
                                                 

People say "Be with the people who bring out the best of you", and I couldn't agree more with those sentences. That's a true statement ever. Simply, because we live only once. So why we must wasting our times on someone who doesn't care with us and only make us sick?
But, however, i still do that sometimes hahaha

I just had a good conversation with someone, who I preferably call as a brother for me, and honestly deep..deep..down inside, somehow I really thankful that destiny met me up with this kind and caring brother like him. Maybe, from outside people will think, that he's someone who less concerned with things around him.. Because he keeps acting cool ._. and stays silent all the way :)) But after I got to know him, I found out that was a really wrong point of view -,- You know, he could suddenly laughing when you ain't even talking to him, just because you're saying one silly word accidentally to someone else.

I always have a good time whenever i get time to chit chat with him, he's really a good companion to talk with, because I can share so many things, whether about my college, my hobby, my lessons, etc :D He's someone who can equal my talks, my thoughts, and my jokes. He can give me an advice. A new information. A new perspective. Tell me what I should or I shouldn't do as well. And that's a good thing. Because, I like it when someone tell me directly which I should have done rather than just saying "that's up to you.." everytime I ask them :) He ever told me, to keep doing what I love. Yes, it's something I love. He said that it's kind of pity..if i stopped doing what I have an ability on, just because, I'm too lazy.

So happy to have lovely people around. For me, everyone is like a rainbow, they have their own color. Maybe sometimes, we can't be one thought with them, because, yes we have differences in every thinking point, and it's a normal thing :) Living with an understanding is a beautiful thing, despite so many differences, we learn to understand and accept others perspective. And what we mostly not realize is, when we tolerate each other, we enrich our thinking ways with that.

Can't wait to have another good time and conversation with you, bro. Especially like on that rainy afternoon. Thanks a lot for always boosted my mood up! ;)

Flood Problem in Jakarta

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Today, I'm going to talk about recent hot issue in most of Indonesia's news shows, flood problem that happens in Indonesia, mostly at Jakarta. Nowadays, flood in Jakarta happens annually, even, it's getting worse and worse - every year, who should to be blame on? Let's take a look first on what factor cause this happened, in my point of view.. 

1. Excess of Population -> too many construction -> green area decrease

As the capital city of Indonesia, where all forms of activities centered here, Jakarta become a city with the most society numbers. with total area: 664,01 km2 Jakarta has patch 9.809.857 society, and has a big differences numbers of society with another cities in Indonesia, and now Jakarta is already classified as  a megapolitan city. 

With these numbers, absolutely Jakarta should grown with many buildings to support the human's activities. Places to work, residential, Mall, stadium, apartments, etc. Which make its green area, trees, plants, forest, reduced year by year along with the increase of the population. Whereas, green areas with plants and trees in there are important place for nature balance. With the presence of trees, whenever the rainy season's coming, it could help soak the water that falling, and decrease the chance for flood disaster.

Now, the green area that available in Jakarta is only 10% of its total area, which ideally it should be 30% .

2. Disposal system 

With those high numbers of society sure it will produce massive garbage in Jakarta. With no good disposal system, it could make a worse condition for Jakarta. Garbage maybe an unimportant things in human's life, it's something that can't be used anymore, it's stink, dirty.. then people throw it away~~pew~~ anywhere, in road, in school, in river, in canal~~ without thinking what may coming up next~~ especially, in rainy season.

Government should provide a good disposal system in Jakarta. They should find most effective and quickest way to anticipate the amount of litter from the society. Government should provide numbers of trash can in ways for every some meters. in crowded place. So, society have more will to throw them in the right place. 

3. Geographical location + bad drainage system

The geographical location is one of largest cause why Jakarta gets a flood every year. Placed after Bogor which in higher level from Jakarta makes Jakarta got its descendant water flows. The bad news is, Jakarta already in bad condition with factors i earlier said. 

Actually it won't really impact to Jakarta if only Jakarta already has a good drainage systems. Every year, with the increase of population, the width of drainage canals are getting smaller and smaller while the water capacity that come's getting higher.. Plus if the drainage system in there nearly broken by ages factor, it will make the condition worse.


What should we do?
It's kind of hard question to solve. Since, we all know, how big matters that made Jakarta having this flood attack every year. We can't blame the high rain intensity, we shouldn't be, because rain is Allah's giving.. So if it becomes a disaster, who else to blame? It's ourself.. as human, who actually caused this. Jakarta already broken the nature being in there until it isn't balance anymore. Too many deforestation. Too many green area used for buildings. Not only that, I get a lil bit disappointed every time I watch a television program that reporting Flood in Jakarta, and the host said..
"Wish the Jakarta's Government could quickly overcome this problem.." 

Wait a minute. So you just hoping the Government is the one who should take an action here? and you wish this problem will be finished? How much time you wish it would take, if you're hoping like that?

Let's counting, how many Government's people that can take action? And how many Jakarta's residents that can take action? It won't ever make sense when you're wishing just The Government that should take an action to overcome this problem and the society not. You're all living in that area together. You produce the garbage, you used the land for making home, you keep coming there with hope that you'll get a better economy, life, etc and when the problem comes up..you're just hoping the Government will finished it...

We all can start helping by doing little things.. Like, don't ever throw garbage anywhere. throw it at the trash can. Or maybe reuse it for something useful again. It's only a simple thing :) 
Maybe we don't notice it, when we throw a piece of plastic in a canal.. and we think, 
"ah it's not a big thing. nothing will happen"
But, how if you keep doing it once every 5 days, multiply it into a month, and a year, and 9.809.857 head. Is it still won't make big thing happen again? 

For bigger solutions.. there're must be a lot. but i believe, most of them will take times. because, the problems're in huge scale. 

1. Do transmigration -> equalization of population -> equalization development
Indonesia is a big country. It contains of..many region. Java, Borneo, Papua, Sumatera, Sulawesi. But, all the society mostly concentrated in Java. Why? Because, the development in this country's uneven. Imagine, if every region in this country, happening an equal development's grade.. The society's numbers. The economy's growth numbers. The resources exploration rate.
Not only the flood matter that will be solved, but also the others problems, such as reduce the unemployment numbers, reduce the traffic jam in high ways, and so many else in the future.

2. Do the vertical's direct construction
One of my college's teacher, in Transportation Building major, ever told me.. as the society growth and the need of massive public facilities's getting higher. We should take an advantage of the vertical's direct construction. vertical's direct is unlimited space that we can used. Like, in developed country, as Japan, American already did. it will surely take times until Indonesia can become like this below.. but.. hey, nothing's impossible ;)
*)P.S: if you don't understand what I mean, these're the examples of vertical's direct construction

japan's highway (img src: google.com)

Dubai Marina Real Estate Apartment (img src: google.com)

Los Angeles's Highway (img src: google.com)

3. Repair/rebuild, and keep maintenance the drainage system

Since, the drainage system like, water pump, flood gate, is still human's production. Slowly, they could get broken by the time. So, people should take a serious maintenance of it. Every 3 month, every 6 month, or every year, maybe. It sure will take cost, but prevention is better than repressive, isn't it?

Compared with the cost that should spend for the maintenance, i'm sure it will less than the cost for keeping back the city condition. less than resident's properties that broken by the flood.

Last but not least.. let's wishing all the best for our brothers and sisters out there.. which was hit by the flood, may you all blessed in Allah's shelter and kindness.. let's save our environment since now.. we are the ones who can prevent ourself from bad things. May Every incident is in Allah's will. but we must make an effort. Take the lesson..and learn from that.. bismillahirohmanirohim.. :)

Three Gorges DAM

Hey, I Just watched National Geographic Channel. It's talking about Three Gorges DAM in China. They compare it with others barrage which already built earlier than this, such as.. Hoover DAM in USA, Krasnoyarsk DAM in Russia, etc.

I could take a summary from watching this spectacle, that, how important is it to learn from others things that has been there earlier. Yes, we should make an evaluation from things around us. We should learn, which one is good and which one is bad from that things, then.. we use and follow the good ones and we change/recycle/rearrange the bad ones. So that, we could.. produce a better thing afterwards 

In this show, NatGeo channel showed us, how.. greater is it the Three Gorges DAM at China, its strength, its making way, its used technology, its mechanism, its surplus, its different than the others dam in the world. And it is really really massive cool! This show showed us, how wisdom are the Chinese people in the making of this dam.

The Three Gorges DAM (source: wikipedia)

I can't exactly tell you what's the intention of this barrage with another barrage, since it used a higher language on Civil theory.. (especially on water construction major) So you better, find its video (I provide you one below)

What makes the Three Gorges Dam special?

1. to construct this barrage, China needs to move away numbers of its population. They migrate them to some places in country, it also impact on China's economic system for some couple times, but I guess it has been solved, since with the construction of this DAM it means that Chinese quality are raised. They somehow already in higher level. They have another facility to support their life. They have DAM which the world's largest hydro power, i mean the sacrifice they've made are paid off.

2. When DAM's already operating, its water that fall down from the barrage will have a damage power to the land below them. Slowly.. it could reduce the barrage's land power, it scrape the soil layer below the building, and make the building collapse, because they're not strong enough for keeping the pressure that keep coming from the water. So, Three Gorges used a new method which adapted from Grand Coulee DAM in US State to overcome this problem,

if the Grand Coulee make a curvature concrete below their DAM, Three Gorges build it above the water (the red ones), so after the water fall down the barrage, they splashed until around 100m up, so  it won't have a distracted power anymore, the foundation land won't be deflected

source: google.com , This's how the water splashed outside the water space

3. Since, Three Gorges DAM placed in Yangtze river, it's one of busiest river in Asia, it's really useful for the traffic. With the Three Gorges DAM construction it will destruct the traffic activity in there. So, Chinese engineer, made a similar way which used at Krasnoyarsk DAM in Russia. They made a lift which using the water power (adapt the hydraulic pump theory).. So it can lift the ships from one side to another side of the DAM. 

4. The Three Gorges DAM's engineer could find out a method to make its building material which won't lose with nature's power.

And another excess that i haven't been mentioned since i still lack on English (i wish i could increase it soon), and my civil knowledge not that much yet, but soon I will, aamiin ;) I just wanna share you an info that I just got, well, Three Gorges DAM has been produce an ultimate hydro power for China, It really give much impact on many things in China, their Economical, their transportation, their flood problems, their irrigation, their electricity) .. and so many else, which grow to better and higher level. And made China into one of developed country in the world. 

We should learn many things from this. We could see.. how Allah already provide us with things in nature, water, sunshine, which can be used for something more useful. which can produce big power to be used. We as a human..just should keep learn and learn and find a way how to make things possible..and being useful.

Allah gives us sense and mind, to safe this world, to live in this world, Bismillah may Allah shows us always the wise way..to through. it's one of human's masterpiece. it's a real evidence, that yes we're capable to make big things, whatever is that, however they seems from too impossible -> to be possible. Crazy ideas are the biggest idea. People said if your dreams aren't scared you enough... that means they're not big enough. Keep imagining, keep dreaming, and work for it. Nobody knows if one day we could make them true. The ones who success are ones that have courage and believe in their dreams.  Subbhanallah :)

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As for what Gordon-Levitt wants in a woman, he tells, “Making checklists of things you’re looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you’ll be alone forever.”

He adds, “You just have to pay attention, keep your eyes open, listen to people and be present. I guess what I look for in a girl is someone who’s doing that too.”

Yay!

Well, today was another great and tiring day for me! I slept only three hours this morning and now, I just got home at 11 PM for accompanying my mom to meet up with her friends. So what's up today? Bheuh! today me and some of my friends (icha, egar, yunita, ika, bella, and tio) went to Car Free Day Darmo. It was a sudden plan from Egar. I got the info from Icha, she asked me to join them vending at CFD, and they need me to help them bringing the goods from Icha's house to Darmo. I thought it was a good chance to get a new experience, so I agreed. Alhamdulillah, Although, we got there too late, we still made to sell our goods! And it almost sold out! :) 

Actually, I wasn't feeling pretty well, since it was crowded in there. but It was my first time, joining Car Free Day at Darmo since it's far from my home, so I had a good time this morning :3 There are many moments that i could see while I was there. I met some of my high school's friends. I also saw a Sugar Glider, from KGSI (a community of its lovers) And what's most important is.. Todaay, I learnt how hard was it to earn money. How 3000 could be so so precious.. That's why we should be grateful for every rezeki that Allah has given to us :) 

thanks to Tio for capturing us :3

Owner of the day

P.S: Good job! to Icha and dedek Faiz, for making the Sari Dele. And thanks to Egar, for the invitation! Looking forward for next time! Ok, that's all for today! Happy Monsterday all. Hoaaam~