
Friday, December 24, 2010
balada bangun pagi

Saturday, December 4, 2010
thanks

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
#decemberwish
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Anda
Monday, October 25, 2010
putar-putar
Friday, October 22, 2010
eyang

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
complicate the simplicity
Thursday, October 14, 2010
a war of words
“If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that’s pretty good.”- The Blind Side
I just stepped my feet on my senior high school for a week then my mother asked me to join English Debating Club. I thought she was joking at that time. I had no speech skill and she tried to plunge me into a war of words. My senior high school is eminently known as an assiduous one. We had a very tight schedule from Monday to Saturday. I had no choice at that time because they had club activity on every Saturday afternoon, which was my spare time. Once more, I had no choice. I hoped I will find my light at the end of the tunnel soon.
Every time the coach conducted the club activity I was feeling under pressure. I didn’t have any guts to speak confidently nor fluently in English. English is not my mother tongue, and although both my parents were English teacher, we talked in Indonesian every day. It is very hard to me to deliver my words in English since I had no basic skill in public speaking. I was trying my best to skip every debating class, but sadness, my coach always took attendance of every club member. So I came along with all the courage I had.
The club activity was actually interesting, but I that made it seem scary. Sometimes our coach asked us to deliver our opinion in front of the class about the topic given. The topic was out of the box. We talked about something out there that firstly was very uncommon for us. We talked about our government rules, euthanasia, prostitution, environmental issues and so on. Research was important to support what we are going to talk and stand.
My time had come. I had prepared all my notes but I lost my nerves. My words were understandable but too simple and my points were just too light. I felt like I want to go home at that time and pretend as a loser. The pressure to speak fluently and convincingly in front of people in English was utterly strong for me. On the other side, I believed my mother will not allow me to quit from this club. She believed I can go through this all. The only thing I could do was facing it courageously.
After my first ‘small speech’ and observing my club mates’ abilities, I discovered that I was lack in grammar and vocabularies. Not only that but also my critical thinking about a topic. I had to overcome this pressure or else I could not develop my point to convince my listeners. I convinced myself that the whole class is learning, including me. I assumed that everybody starts from the same line, so we all were still learning and finding our style to speak in public.
I tried painstakingly from that day to gain more vocabularies and knowledge to bring up my confidence. I learnt a lot from my seniors and other members on the way they think about something and deliver their opinion logically and convincingly. Sometimes it was a pressure for me though because I found some of my mates were doing well in it, showing a better progress and impressing our coach and seniors. Somehow I showed my best but it did not satisfy my coach. It was very hard, but I would not quit without any result.
Another day, I dared myself to join debating practice against another school. We were debating about obesity that day. From 7 minutes provided, I talked in 8 minutes. It was excessive, and maybe my words were disorganized, but I did not care. Who knows my courage that day successfully boosted my confidence henceforth. Later on, I was allowed to join the real competition. We had tremendous pressure since we would debate with team whom we did not know at all with various topics to research. My team lost 4 matches out of 5, but we did our best. We realised that we were not preparing well for the competition and other teams were too sagacious for us. I keep practising hard afterwards.
One year after, I realised I was plunged into the right one. I could stand with debating and continue for the second year. I already found my best team mates and we decided to compete in an interschool competition. We prepared to the max. We did research 2 weeks before the competition begins, practised with our seniors and coach, discussed every topic we had after school consistently until the D-Day came.
Tears and laughter colored our three days of competition. Sometimes the committee issued an impromptu topic and we had to prepare all under 30 minutes. Pressure we faced, fear we conquered. I knew my team still had to learn more and more since we met many wonderful teams from other school, but my team strived for the best until we had the chance to compete in final round. At that time, we had an arduous topic about whether sex education should be given by school or family. Our opponent was an admirable one, and I who had to against them for the first time since I was the first speaker. The pressure doubled as there were sitting three qualified judges beyond speakers table. I collected my guts and tried to convince with my points and beat my opponents at once.
At 7 pm, it was announced. My team was the champion of the day and I had another bonus: I was the best speaker during the competition. We were amazed by ourselves, by what we had achieved. We were losers a year ago, but luckily we were not cowards. Courage had a big role here. I would not gain all of this if I was too coward even to try something new for me, here is debating. Before joining the club, I had no experience in speech. I figured out later that it was not an excuse. The thing is whether you brave enough to try it or not regardless the result at the end.
So if George A. Sheehan said, “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” it is true. You do not know until you try, and if you are willing to be the best you will have the chance to be the one. At the end others show me respect of what I have done. This honor for me is an appreciation and boosting my confidence to do better. I realise there are thousands great debaters out there. I am not icing on the cake, yet. Debating seems not a big thing, but it changes my life. I think I would never dare to continue my school in Malaysia-with English as daily language, and write about this if I did not courageous enough to learn standing and speaking in public every Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
gairah, semangat, kegemaran
Saturday, October 9, 2010
cerita 4- kakak
Sunday, September 12, 2010
terima kasih, karena ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
gorgeous

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Kesabaran adalah pengertian baik yang mengutuhkan doa, tindakan, dan penantianmu.
Sabar itu sibuk.
Engkau yang sibuk belajar dan bekerja, tak akan sempat memikirkan kesabaran.
Dan Tuhan melihatmu dengan haru, karena dalam penantianmu engkau menyibukkan dirimu dalam pergaulan dan pekerjaan yang berguna.
Wahai jiwa yang damai,
Kesabaranmu adalah tanda keikhlasanmu dalam menerima kepastian janji Tuhan.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
doa
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
one thing.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
hello, YOU!
Friday, August 13, 2010
setelah sekian lama

Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
MLTR, thank you.
don't know where to start
I don't know how to handle
a complicated heart
You tell me you are leaving
but I just have to say
before you throw it all away
Chorus:
Even if you want to go alone
I will be waiting when you're coming home
if you need someone to ease the pain
you can lean on me, my love will still remain
Don't know what you're thinking
to me it seems quite tough
to hold a conversation
when words are not enough
so this is your decision
and there's nothing I can do
I can only say to you
Chorus:
Even if you want to go alone
I will be waiting when you're coming home
if you need someone to ease the pain
you can lean on me, my love will still remain
Saturday, July 17, 2010
OMEGLE IS FUNNY!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
M: Malaysia
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
nostalgia
Friday, June 11, 2010
liburan
Friday, June 4, 2010
cerita 3- tetangga
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
cerita 2- muda
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Japanese Name
Thursday, May 27, 2010
cerita 1 - 11
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
brotherland's story
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
ingin jalan-jalan
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
you
L Quote of the Day:
"Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes."
(Juliette Binoche)
Oh noooo. You got what I feel, JB!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
thomas-uber 2010
BRING THE TROPHIES BACK!
http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx
aku dapat ini=
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education:
You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
WOW!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
if we ever meet again
Biarpun cuma 20an orang dr 61 yang seharusnya, we really enjoy our time! Pertama tos tos an depan XXI. Yeah gue nggak tahu kenapa tos tos an, pokoke seru aja gitu haha. Terus makan di platinum dan langsung menggebrak inul vista dengan binalnya:)Here we are. Catch you guys in maturity!

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Monday, May 3, 2010
funney quote for today!
(Clifford Stoll)
Forgive him, then. We need him;)
Saturday, May 1, 2010
COOL
When I realized that I love you so much
That sometimes I cry, but I cant tell you why
why I feel what I feel inside
(In A Rush- Blackstreet)
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe
I knew I loved you before I met you
(I Knew I Loved You- Savage Garden)
I never heard a single word about you
Falling in love wasn’t my plan
I never thought that I would be your lover
Come on baby just understand
(This is It- Michael Jackson)
Well, My Life Ain't
Worth Living
If I Can't Be With You
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
And If I Stop . . .
Then Tell Me, Just What Will I Do
(I Just Can't Stop Loving You- Michael Jackson ft. Siedah)
Monday, April 26, 2010
LULUS!
Hm, akhirnya lega! Gue super deg-deg an ga lulus. Gimana enggak, ujian tertulis bahasa Jerman buat gue super sukses membuat gue tertekan. Ga bisaaaaa! But luckily, sekalipun nilainya mepet, yang penting LULUS!!
Funny quote of the day: Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. (Vince Lombardi)
Well, Vince. At least we win for today!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Setelah mengulat-ngulat di perpus sekolah sampe jam 10, akhirnya hari ini kami berangkat ke inacraft di Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center. Here is the gank (taken by me):
Di sana: WAW! Banyak banget barang-barang asli Indonesia yang imut dan bikin kepengen. Ada banyak tas batik yang keren, tas anyaman, sepatu motif batik (super keren! ga abal-abal), hiasan, aksesoris yang bener-bener dibuat asli sama orang Indonesia! Tapi berhubung kantong hanya menebal sedikit, akhirnya pilihan jatuh kepada yang sesuai dengan isi kantong tapi tetep imut:D
inacraft ini baru dimulai dari kemarin, 21 april 2010. Tapi ya ampunnn! Rame banget tadi! Bahkan hari ini hari kamis!
pesan moral: jika menemukan sesuatu yang diinginkan dan pas dengan harga kantong, BELILAH SEGERA! Gue dan toto kehilangan tas yang lucu karena sok-sok mau keliling dulu haha. But we got ethnic sandals!
Tapi satu-satunya jualan yang bikin kami super lama di depannya adalah crafts from cocoon! Lucu banget loh. Si ibu buat kerajinan berbentuk bunga dari kepompong ulat sutera. Inilah yang gw beli setelah sekian lama memilih..
Antingnya beneran pure terbuat dari kepompong! sementara itu, kelly, asther dan sasa beli cincin bermawar putih. Bagus deh! Sayang duit gw kurang memadai, so I just bought the earings.
Well biarpun kaki pegal karena area inacraftnya bener-bener luas, I can say everything's great there! See ya in INACRAFT 2011! Saya cinta produk Indonesia!
*P.S.: BAWA UANG YANG BANYAK ;9
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
hari KARTINI!
SELAMAT HARI KARTINI!
(foto: www.monash.edu.au)Ibu kita Kartini, putri sejati..


