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I'M HOME! FINALLY, YESS!

after all the superior heat in the hot medan, finally i can smell the jakarta-vibe. but enuf about that, straight to the point.

i was reading anya's last post and read the line about obama. speaking of obama, on saturday nite, i was watching metro tv on the show Biography : Barack Obama. i watched only the second half of the show, but.. at the very end, or the closing, barack obama said: "I represent every race, as an africa(or kenya he said i forgot, smth abt africa deh) child, as an indonesia child, and as a chicago child" having him said that makes me really happy. from what i heard, when obama was here, he didn't blend with the environment at first, but then he did. even though he only spent four years, and having his mother re-married with a local guy (i mean, that's sad for a child), but he declared that indonesia is a part of his life by saying that. he is a born-leader.


ah, i lost one of my cds. gtg find it, ciao.

very very ... HOT. (literally)

hey folks, i'm currently spending my holidays by pulang kampung ke medan. i have to see my family and stuff here. and so far... 3 days felt like a month! there's no place like home.. i agree. even though i have a teeny tiny home without a pool or a wide backyard (haha yes, its true), i never knew how it feels to move out. cus i've been living in that house forever. but anyways, i spent my hours here reading dan brown. and fortunately (yes, i am) found my self-interest in books, which is mystery. it was sooo cool. brown is a genius. he can find out a very contradicting side of an object. saaay... a one dollar bill. since the book is pertaining to the Illuminati- ancient secret brotherhood which was "assumed" to be dead a long time ago-a one dollar bill contains the elements of illuminati. if u look at it closely, a pyramid with an eye is one of the symbols of illuminati. it mentions the phrase "New Singular Order" in which Singular means Non-religious. however, if you turn the other side of the bill, it says "In God We Trust". crazy rite?

but anyhow, dan brown still doesnt bore his readers through those historical facts or whatever, but he glue things together with the presence of pure science. i'm not gonna spill what's inside, but once you read it you will find it enormously impossible, but true. and how science and religon are actually very contradicting, but at the same time, walk together through the test of time.

back to medan. i know boredom kills me around here. but hey, brilliant men frequently says, look on the bright side! well yes, medan has a bright side : THA FOOOOOOD! oh-my-gravy no one tops the food world like medan does. last night i ate THE BEST RIASTED CORN I'VE EVER TASTED. it was sooooo niceeee. and i cannot wait for another food-tasting. HAHA thanks.


i'll post probably in the next 60 minutes. haha, ciao

stuck 3x

i have a song, stuck in my head for days! i just couldn't get rid of this.

Even though i'm no spiderman, or superman
i'll be the one who guards you
night and day and trust me
i dont need no spiderweb, or laser eyes
cause you're giving me the strength to say
share you life, and be my wife.

well in my case, husband. haha, just kidding. it's so beautiful, even more with the melody. ugh, it hits me deep.

heyy ya'll, today's the first day of holidaaaaaays! i just had my recognition day yesterday, and so far, i have not receive any pictures, but maybe yes later. btw, i won 3 amazing awards. although it weren't math or science, or business, or anything that would make my parents even prouder, but they are proud of those i've gotten . and those are the things i was focusing on. well at least 2 of them, because in my perspective, for service, it is about the calling. and i feel that doing community service is my calling which happens to have nominations but in any case, i would still do it for the sake of life. not sports(which i suck at), not innovations, nor arts. helping people. but i was happy that i got drama studies awards, which has been my dream ever since i casted at my first theatrical production. as for english, it was my goal. well, it was not literature, but not that i care, haha. sorry folks.

yea, and it was sad, i have to be honest. but the point is, there's more to school than just books and teachers, sometimes there are other people too. and even though they dont have anything, they're still good teachers for giving me the lessons of life.

last but not least i wanna congratulate mr.peter for giving such an inspiring & creative speech.




are you smarter than a 10th grader?

National Awakening

Pengetahuan saya akan Kebangkitan Nasional amat sempit, dan saya tidak bisa bohong. Karena dimata saya, sebuah rangkaian kata-kata belumlah kuat jika belum ada pengetahuan-pengetahuan yang bersangkutan untuk menguatkan rangkaian tersebut. Sebagai sesorang yang ingin mempunyai sifat nasionalisme yang kuat(ya, ingin karena saya masih ragu akan ke-nasionalisme-an saya), kata bangkit pada nilai nilai sejarah bangsa indonesia, menurut saya tertera pada awal 1900-an, dimana jiwa nasionalisme bangkit pada diri masing-masing jiwa rakyat indonesia. Kehadiran organisasi Budi Utomo adalah sesuatu yang sakral pada frase "Kebangkitan Nasional", dikarenakan pembangkitan luas kesadaran nasionalisme rakyat indonesia. Organisasi Budi Utomo merupakan komunitas pemuda, yang berpikiran kedepan untuk memajukan bangsa ini, dan menerapkan keadilan. Walaupun halangan kerap kali datang, namun dengan tersebar luasnya kesadaran nasionalisme tersebut, nama Indonesia mulai bangkit.

Mungkin nanti saya akan gali lagi info-info lain tentang topik ini, tapi maaf bila tidak. Sekian, filza.

me and my country

hey fellas.

this morning, i sang the national anthem along with the school. and i figured that at that moment, when i sang the national anthem, i felt such an emotional movement in my mind that shows a certain pride of this nation.

saat saya menyanyikan indonesia raya, perasaan saya berbeda dengan menyanyikan lagu yang sangat memancarkan kehidupan saya selama ini sekalipun. pride sebagai orang berkependudukan dan asli indonesia, membuat saya berpikir bahwa jiwa yang saya miliki berasal sudah melekat dengan bangsa ini dan memang jiwa orang indonesia. hati saya bergerak saat saya melihat kepala sekolah saya, Mr. Peter mencoba melantunkan lagu Indonesia Raya walaupun saya paham benar bahwa beliau belum fasih berbahasa indonesia, dan mungkin belum hafal benar nada-nada di lagu tersebut. dengan tegasnya, beliau menyuruh kami mengulang Indonesia Raya lantaran banyak yang masih lenggak-lenggok alias tidak serius. jujur, saya agak terharu. walaupun selama ini saya tidak selalu menghormati beliau, akan tetapi saya salut dengan beliau.

kembali ke indonesia raya. saya masih melihat banyak dari teman-teman saya, masih menganggap menyanyikan indonesia raya di sekolah seperti binus itu adalah sebuah lelucon untuk dipertanyakan dan ditertawakan. komando guru membuat mereka bernyanyi secara skeptis, dan tidak enak dilihat. saat itu dipikiran saya adalah, pertama, sekolah ini adalah bagian dari indonesia. hampir atau lebih dari 90% penghuni sekolah kami adalah orang indonesia. pembangun dan pembina sekolah kami adalah orang indonesia. memang pembelajaran kami berbasis bahasa asing. namun kami masih menunjukkan effort untuk melahirkan anak-anak indonesia yang berpikiran global, berperilaku lokal (think globally, act locally) contohnya dalam pelajaran Sastra Indonesia yang merupakan salah satu pelajaran tersulit untuk murid-murid skolah kami. jadi tanpa diragukan lagi, sekolah ini adalah bagian dari indonesia yang memang mendunia. kedua, kalau memang anda masih keberatan dalam menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan, sebaiknya anda diam. sorry to say, tapi dalam sudut pandang saya, anda belum bisa mendapatkan paspor indonesia. passport, particularly. karena begini, menurut saya, pergi keluar negeri, bukan hanya sekedar mencari pengalaman semata. tapi juga membawa nama baik indonesia. bila anda belum menyadari apa yang kita punya sekarang sebegitu indahnya, saat anda melihat yang lebih indah diluar sana, anda akan berpaling.

sekian penjelasan saya. maaf bila anda tersinggung :)