FALLING...

PEOPLE SAID THAT FEELINGS AND MINDS ARE THE MOST VOLUNTARY AND FREE GIFT THAT YOU CAN HAVE AND NO ONE CAN TAKE . I HAD ALMOST EVEN BEEN AFRAID OF THINKING AND FEELING. EVERYTIME I THINK AND FEEL, ALWAYS NOTHING GOOD COMING OUT OF THEM.

LET ME TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT MY LIFE LATELY.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL THAT I COULD VISIT FRANCE AND ENJOYED MY BELATED HONEYMOON. I WANT TO SHARE ALL PICTURES WITH FRIENDS ONLINE, THEN
I FELT AND THOUGHT THAT: HEY WHY ARE YOU SHOW-OFF? SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN FRANCE. RESTRAIN YOURSELF!..
OR OTHER THOUGHTS: HEY WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN FRANCE, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN BUSINESS.BTW, YOUR TRIP TO FRANCE MIGT MIGHT BE BORING...
THEN SOMETIMES I THINK, NOTHING OF MY LIFE IS INTERESTING TO SHARE...

THEN WHEN IM ABOUT TO UPLOAD THE PICTURES COZ A FRIEND ALREADY INSISTED ON (twink twink.:-)), I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS TO SELECT PHOTOS. I REGRET TAKING SO MANY PICTURES (SEE... HOW UNGRATEFUL I AM, GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SEE FRANCE AND HAVE DIGITAL CAMERA AND IM GRUMPY ABOUT IT)
THEN I HAVE TO CUSTOMIZED THE SIZE OF PHOTOS, THEN I GRUMBLE.. COZ IT TOOK AGES.. (SEE HOW UNGRATEFUL I AM HAVING COMPUTER..WHILE OTHERS DONT HAVE DAILY ACCESS)
THEN TO HIGHLIGHT MY DAY: THE PROGRAM AND ACDSEE BROKE DOWN...
(IM AFRAID TO THINK AND FEEL..:-))

THAT'S THE OPENING FEELINGS OF THIS AUTUMN: BEING GRUMPY AND UNGRATEFUL.
THIS AUTUMN, PRAGUE IS QUITE COLD, ALMOST LIKE BEGINNING OF WINTER, MINUS SNOW OFF COURSE. I FELT SO ALOAF ABOUT IT. BUT EVERYDAY I HAVE TO GO TO THE CZECH CLASS THEN IN SOME DAYS I HAVE TO GO TO PRESCHOOL AND CLIENTS' HOUSES TO TEACH ENGLISH.
BRR... THE COLD BREEZE IS KILLING ME.. SEE... THE UNGRATEFUL IMEL, HAVING THE SCHOOL AND SOME SMALL JOBS.

IT STARTED BEFORE THIS FALL, FEELING SORRY FOR MY SELF. THINKING THAT MY LIFE IS FALLING DOWN AS IM JUST A HOUSE WIFE AND NO CLEAR CAREER AS I USED TO HAVE. EVEN IT IS SO DIFFICULT HERE TO GET A DESIRED JOB. IT ALMOST FRUSTATES ME WHEN I THINK MY EDUCATION LEFT ME NOTHING BUT DEGREE.

MY HUBBY COMFORTING WORDS AND HIS SUPPORT DIDNT SATISFY ME. UNTIL I REALISE IN THIS COLD FALL OF 2005 THAT I M THE ONE WHO SHOULD CREATE MY HAPPINESS AND NO ONE CAN TAKE IT FROM YOU. YOU SHOULDNT BE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU THINK AND FEEL AS YOU SHOULDNT BE AFRAID OF LETTING GO SOME AND PURSUING OTHERS.

NOW I FEEL GRATEFUL AS I SEE MY STUDENTS . HOW CAN I BE NOT GRATEFUL, COZ THROUGH ME THEY LEARN NEW THINGS, NOT ONLY LANGUAGE BUT ALSO IDEAS, KNOWLEDGE, AND FUN.

IF YOU SEE THOSE PRESCHOOL KIDS, THEY ARE SO CUTE AND HONEST, HOW CANT I BE GRATEFUL THAT IM TRUSTED TO TEACH THESE OFFSPRINGS SOMETHING?

IF YOU SEE HOW HARD THOSE ADULTS WANT TO STUDY ENGLISH, HOW CANT I BE GRATEFUL THAT IM GIVEN CHANCE TO STUDY CZECH TOO..

IF I SEE SOME UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WHO COME TO CZECH CLASS COZ THEY WANT TO GET A JOB AND HAVE NO MONEY, HOW CANT I BE GRATEFUL THAT I ALWAYS HAVE FOOD AT HOME, STILL CAN EAT OUT, AND NOT WORRIED OF TOMORROW FOOD?

WHEN A FRIEND SHARED ME HER SAD MARRIED LIFE AND NEED HELP, HOW CANT I BE GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE A LOVING AND CARING HUSBAND WHO IS NOT ONLY A BEST LOVER BUT ALSO MY BEST FRIEND? HE IS NOT RICH MATERIALLY BUT HE IS RICH WITH LOVE AND SMILE.

SO THIS FALL IS NOT A SAD AUTUMN, BUT A MOMENT WHEN I PROMISE TO LET GO THOSE NEGATIVE AND WEAK MINDS AND FEELINGS LIKE THE FALLING LEAVES AND READY TO FACE AND FIGHT THE LIFE.

HAVE A NICE AUTUMN GUYS..

INCONSISTENCY.... rancu bo!

Di saat orang Indonesia sedang bingung karena banyak hal yang rancu, tidak konsisten terjadi, entah soal ekonomi, politik, atau keamanan, sebenarnya kita tidak perlu heran kenapa hal ini terjadi, lha wong dari dulu masyarakat kita sudah dibuat bingung dan tanpa sadar menelan mentah mentah hal hal yang tidak logis. contoh kecilnya, lagu anak anak.
Lagu anak-anak yang populer ternyata mengandung kesalahan, mengajarkan kerancuan, dan menurunkan motivasi.

Mari kita buktikan :

1. "Balonku ada 5... rupa-rupa warnanya... merah, kuning, kelabu.. merah muda dan biru..., meletus balon hijau, dorrrr!!!"

Perhatikan warna-warna kelima balon tsb., kenapa tiba2 muncul warna hijau

Jadi jumlah balon sebenarnya ada 6, bukan 5 !


2. "Aku seorang kapiten... mempunyai pedang panjang... kalo berjalan prok..prok..prok... aku seorang kapiten!"

Perhatikan di bait pertama dia cerita tentang pedangnya, tapi di bait kedua dia cerita tentang sepatunya (inkonsis- tensi). Harusnya dia tetap konsisten, misal jika ingin cerita tentang sepatunya seharusnya dia bernyanyi :

"mempunyai sepatu baja (bukan pedang panjang)... kalo berjalan prok..prok..prok.."

nah, itu baru klop! jika ingin cerita tentang pedangnya, harusnya dia bernyanyi : "mempunyai pedang panjang... kalo ber- jalan ndul..gondal..gandul.. atau srek.. srek.. srek.." itu baru sesuai dg kondisi pedang panjangnya!


3. "Bangun tidur ku terus mandi.. tidak lupa menggosok gigi.. habis mandi ku tolong ibu.. membersihkan tempat tidurku.."

Perhatikan setelah habis mandi langsung membersihkan tempat tidur. Lagu Ini membuat anak-anak tidak bias terprogram secara baik dalam menyelesaikan tugasnya dan selalu terburu-buru. Sehabis mandi seharusnya si anak pakai baju dulu dan tidak langsung membersihkan tempat tidur dalam kondisi basah dan telanjang!

4. "Naik-naik ke puncak gunung.. tinggi.. tinggi sekali.. kiri kanan kulihat saja.. banyak pohon cemara.. 2X"

Lagu ini dapat membuat anak kecil kehilangan konsentrasi, semangat dan motivasi! Pada awal lagu terkesan semangat akan mendaki gunung yang tinggi tetapi kemudian ternyata setelah melihat jalanan yg tajam mendaki lalu jadi bingung dan gak tau mau ngapain, bisanya cuma noleh ke kiri ke kanan aja, gak maju2!

5. "Naik kereta api tut..tut..tut.. siapa hendak turut ke Bandung.. Surabaya.. bolehlah naik dengan naik percuma.. ayo kawanku lekas naik.. keretaku tak berhenti lama"

Nah, yg begini ini yg parah! mengajarkan anak-anak kalo sudah dewasa Maunya gratis melulu. Pantesan PJKA rugi terus! terutama jalur Jakarta-Bandung dan Jakarta-Surabaya!

6. "Di pucuk pohon cempaka.. burung kutilang berbunyi.. bersiul2 sepanjang hari dg tak jemu2.. mengangguk2 sambil bernyanyi tri li li..li..li..li..li.."

Ini juga menyesatkan dan tidak mengajarkan kepada anak2 akan realita yg sebenarnya. Burung kutilang itu kalo nyanyi bunyinya cuit..cuit..cuit..! kalo tri li li li li itu bunyi kalo yang nyanyi orang, bukan burung!


7. "Pok ame ame.. belalang kupu2.. siang makan nasi, kalo malam minum susu.."

Kalo anak kecil, karena belom boleh maem nasi, jadi gak pagi gak malem ya minum susu!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... SELINGAN... DARIPADA SUNTUK:-).

(courtesy of Judith)