The Spirit of Bhinneka

THE SPIRIT OF BHINNEKA

More than 17.000 islands, 250 millions people, 1300 tribes, 5 religions, 700 languages and a thousand cultures remarkably describes that Indonesia is one of the biggest countries in the world. Having various cultures can be an advantage for a nation, but it is possible to be a disadvantage if people in there can’t respect the difference one another. 

I am an Indonesian and so proud of being the people of Indonesia. Feeling the differences and varieties which have become the identity of Indonesia has made me more grateful. My blood divided by two cultures, and two traditions –Java and Gorontalo- always teaches me to believe that the differences can be united and beautiful.

All along of my life, I met many friends having the different ethnic groups and religion with me. I am a muslim, and have a good relation with Christians, Buddhists and Hindu people. The experience was so amazing, moreover I spent my time mostly with Makassar, Bugis, Toraja and Tionghoa people, because I lived in south Celebes since I was a kid. As long as that time, I never got bad treatment from the others -the native people there - about the culture. Also, never watching occasion which showed disrespectful behavior between the minority and majority by my own self in my socialization. 

Even though we can’t disprove that in every difference occurred will give the challenge and problems to us to face. In the real moment, occasionally a number of Indonesians still don’t understand yet how to act and tolerate wisely with the thing which is different with them and they disagree with the other people.  But, still exist until the number appointing 71 years as a one nation today has proved that we have successfully answered most of the challenges. 

We can’t resist and must admit that Indonesia built by our heroes from a whole of nation many years ago contains of various and a lot of cultures and differences. According to the history, it’s easy for us properly to accept the difference among us by convincing Indonesia would never be Indonesia even if losing just one ethnic/tribe of us. Because nobody is perfect, so that we need the others to complete us. That’s why our founding father created a motto ‘Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” which means unity in diversity as our guidance to develop our nation with the spirit of togetherness. 

This nation will never be great if its people can’t still appreciate the difference among us such us the others’ ethnic, language, tradition, and definitely religion. Don’t want to be involved in every situation such as politic issue and self or group-interest which has a bad purpose and bad effect to destroy our harmony in national society.
 

We should assume the difference we had as our positive opportunity to soar aloft as a big nation. We have to see our variety as the precious asset we must watch over. We must make our diversity become our advantages for us to live in peace. And we must implement the true spirit of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika as well as what our founding father think and hope to us.

“Kemerdekaaan adalah hasil dari segenap perjuangan rakyat. Maka itu pula menjadi pikiran Bapak, negara Republik Indonesia ini bukan milik satu golongan, bukan milik sesuatu agama, bukan milik sesuatu suku, bukan milik sesuatu golongan adat-istiadat, tetapi milik kita semua dari Sabang sampai ke Merauke! Perjuangan untuk merebut kemerdekaan ini dijalankan oleh semua bangsa Indonesia.

Alat perekat batin yang utama bagi bangsa Indonesia adalah Pancasila. Ingat, kita ini bukan dari satu suku bangsa, bukan dari satu suku adat istiadat. Ingat, kita bukan dari satu agama. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, berbeda-beda tetapi satu jua, demikianlah tertulis di lambang Negara kita. Ingat, kita ini ‘Bhinneka’, dan untuk mempersatukan bangsa yang berbeda-beda itu diperlukan satu ‘semen batin’ yang dapat menyemen seluruh bangsa Indonesia yang beraneka warna itu, dari Sabang sampai Merauke, dari Miangas sampai ke Numodale, adalah Pancasila.”

-Ir. Soekarno-

So let’s make all of differences become a beauty and unity for our Indonesia.

May God blesses Indonesia! 

MERDEKA!

The New Beginning

The New Beginning

Every time entering a new year, people usually have some new resolutions to do. The resolutions are to make their life better exactly such as to leave a bad habit, to start a new business, to start or finish study, to try some new things which are never done and even to find an appropriate person who will be a good spouse.

As we know, Becoming a good person than the past time does not have to wait until the moment of a new year, in as much as we can every time change ourselves to be a better person.

The point is how much time we spend to make our lives more productive. Currently, people will ask about how can we do that ? and the answer is just to begin what thing you assume as the best one. If you think you should try to learn cooking once just try to be in the kitchen and start cooking. If you feel you wanna make either an article or take a beautiful scenery picture, it is enough to think of your plans once, and then just do and enjoy it. Don’t waste your time to consider and worry too much every bad possibility which will happen cause all bad possibilities may not happen and so do all good possibilities. 

Leonardo Da Vinci definitely does not make an awesome portrayal like Mona Lisa in his first attempt. David Beckham was impossible to make an astonishing banana kick when he tried it for the first time. We do too. Just start doing your plan and then look how it runs. Just to be more little bit different and unique than the others will make it looks great instead of following the common way. If it needs to be evaluated so just fix it. Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. Because a mistake can transform to become an advantage if you manage it well. The more you try the more you seek to understand. ‘Sometime we don’t need to be able to start doing something, but just start doing something then we will be able.” 

By that just stay focus on your life today and tomorrow once take your assured pace to start your fascinating new beginning now. As the world will never wait you for longer…

THANKS 2016

THANKS 2016

Unforgettable! That word is a word that can describe my life in this year. Yup, during 2016 I have passed many things which are so important and precious for me. Before entering this year, same like the other years, I had a lot of plans and resolutions. One of them was that I had to finish my study in university. Finishing my study in public administration, political and social science faculty, Hasanuddin University was my most priority for this year. I made some plans to make my targets happened systemically. I set my time to remind me and to talk to me that there are something to do and stop wasting my time uselessly.

In the early new year, my classmate – Andrew- invited me to join with his friends who wanted to make a new project about a social movement which was created differently. This project had a purpose to share and spread positive things surrounding us by creative and imaginative quotes, illustrations, and videos to people, especially for youth in social media. Then, we had got a deal to choose “SIPAKAINGE’” as our name project from our region – Bugis Makassar-  that means “reminding one another “ as well as our purpose to do this project.

Sipakainge’ really helped me to know managing social media account for public. Even though we did not be expert men behind it but at least our knowledge about one of the important things in this era had been improved. Sipakainge’ made our team to work hardly every day not except me. One of my advantages to join here was that I could explore my passion in creative illustration and sometimes in videos. I was chosen by our team to be a coordinator of creative division. Because of our work, day after day our creations were liked by people and Sipakainge’ was appointed as media partner by some companies, one of them was Politeknik Bosowa. I had a good team with different background, they were Andrew, Rafli, Musyrifil, Eka, Alif, Irsa, fahrian and bowo. Sipakainge’ did not exist for a long time, because of our own work and purpose to continue our life and some different thoughts to continue this project. So, Sipakainge’ just ran fewer than one year, but whatever the ending was, Sipakainge’ had taught me how to produce good and positive creations which can be enjoyed and useful for many people. Keep “SIPAKAINGE’”!

This is  Logo of Sipakainge'

In April month, beside of my birthday, there was one special thing that happened. That was my big bro’s wedding. Due to his wedding, finally I have a sister. For your information, my mother especially my father used to considerably want to have a daughter and so do I by the way, so that was why he made my hair long like a girl when I was a kid, because I just have two siblings and all of them are boys. So that, this wedding was so precious for us because we have a new member in our family, and the feeling was more special as that person is a woman and her name is Asma. By that our life become more colorful and at least there is a more compatible person who can accompany my mother to hang out hehe. Alhamdulillah, until this article has been uploaded, she has been pregnant for 4 months, hopefully she will give a cute baby in 2017 for us. And we still hope the baby will be a girl. Aamiin.

Getting married is the dream of all people. One day i will.

Among twelve months in this year, June was the best month ever for me I think. In that month finally I finished my formal study in Red Campus, Hasanuddin University. During 4 years being in this campus, I got so many stories. Joining in student organization had changed my life, especially for my confidence. I have got many good friends, senior and junior who gave me new spirit, knowledge and precious experiences. I had graduated at the appropriate moment as well as my plan on June 6^th 2016 exactly after studying in one of the best campus in Indonesia for approximately 3 years and 9 months. Getting 3.72 as my grade point average with cum laude predicate made my graduation more special.

This time was when i just started explaining my script in front of examiners. Taken by Chica.

After finishing my presentation, my friends directly gave me some gifts. Thanks sis!

My "Relasi Men" who always be good partners in or out of class. Let's reach our dreams dudes!!!

Taking a photo with "Anu dudu" crew, -several unique persons that i have.

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I am the first one of them. Smiling beside letting me go, after having great years together.

How happy i was, making my parents proud of me.

But, there was still one thing before my graduation that I think it was also special, it was the day which became my last day to take a structural responsibility and mandate as a council of organization. After running the organization for a lot of difficult days and time, finally I became “a free man” by that day. I cannot lie to myself that I had spent much and much time to give my concentration and energy to sort out organization, so that I spend and concern of my time more just for me and my passion after leaving my formal function. In the end of my time being in that organization, there was one decision and policy that was decided by the forum members and make a big difference on this organization. I am sure until this time that the decision which was taken is not pure from a whole members and just was made by a few people who too intervened with their bad ego. It really made me disappointed, beside of realizing that there are still the members who are not good and still disrupting the organization. Somehow, this organization has given me more good things than the bad things. So, whatever happened, it is my obligation to say thank to this organization. 

The Last 5, they were such good people. Best friends who always be together along taking many big and hard responsibilities from 2012 until 2016 including becoming the council of organization for our last year in our organization - HUMANIS FISIP UNHAS-

It felt so free after putting our structural responsibility on our junior - next generation-. "Kejayaan Dalam Kebersamaan!"

Next moment was when celebrating Eid Mubarak – A holy day of Islam- 1437 H. A long time it had been, we did not reunited in Makassar to spend our time together with a big family. Though it was not a whole family, but it felt still so special as my several family members came to Makassar. Moreover, after Eid Mubarak we went to Bulukumba, particularly Bira Beach – one of the most beautiful beaches in Indonesia- to make quality time. It was that I just love!

Making a sudden wefie before traveling to Bira!

Being with family is the most precious thing we felt.

Lastly, I feel so happy that my decision to go to Pare gives me a lot of advantages. New relations, families, knowledge and experiences. Going to Pare and Jogja was like the most productive time of me in this year – it was a such good moment-. My days ran systemically and perfectly, and the most important thing was that I got what I need to. My English skill had been improved significantly and I got my target score of TOEFL which was 507 - it is more than what I expect to- , although I know I must still keep studying and gaining much knowledge about English . 

TEST English School Members period September 2016.

Give away!

In the end of this year, I am still looking for a job which appropriate with me. I think for now It is rather be getting a job than continuing my study instead. I finally figured out that if you want to get some precious things, you also must give your best effort. So much so that I really hope I will get a good job in next year with other good moments like what happened in this year by my best effort. But, before leaving this year I just want to be so grateful to GOD for everything He had given to me and I THANKS 2016!