Sumpah Pemuda

Today Indonesia commemorate The 1928 Youth Pledge day, the day where Indonesian youth before Indonesian independence gathered and declared the pledge. As stated above, the pledge stated that Indonesian youth acknowledge one motherland, one nation, and respect the language of unity, Indonesia.

I proudly say that I am really proud being an Indonesian - trillion of reasons if you want to know why. However, recently some friends of mine question my nationalism as Indonesian. They assume that I am not proud being Indonesian since I always write my facebook status in English and I also have blog with all English articles.

Here I would like to spell out that using English with nationalism is not related to each other. Nationalism cannot be seen only from one perspective. It’s not justifiable if people judge me not nationalist just because I write down my facebook status in English or just because I put English article on my blog. That’s not fair at all I bet.

I write my status in English since I also have non-Indonesian friends who are interested to comment my status and I note down my blog articles in English as I want to improve my writing skill in English. By using English in my blog, it means that I will let everybody know about my idea in my article, not only my Indonesian friends. English is global language that must be understandable for all people.

So does it matter when I write in English? Since I was elementary school at four grades, my teacher already taught me English and nowadays, I have to deal with English in my univ for whole days in my classes.

Though I use English, I still remember Bahasa Indonesia well and even can speak it well in my daily life. Though I write my status on facebook in English, yet it means “I am proud to be an Indonesian”. Though I write this article in English, yet I write more article using Bahasa Indonesia. And though I always sing English songs, but I can still sing well Indonesian anthem, Indonesia Raya. You wanna listen?

Frankly saying, I am not that proud if I can speak or write English article. I am more proud if I can speak my traditional language –Bugis and Makassar language. I am more proud to my friends who still speak Javanese in their daily life. At present, English is something usual or common. Almost all the people can understand it.

If the people still judge me so, how can they judge my teachers and lecturers who teach me English? I do hope they don’t judge them not nationalist just because they teach Indonesian youth English.

Bravo Indonesia, Bravo Indonesian Youth, and Have Youth Pledge day.

Once you’ve read the title above, you might think that I am in love to someone (though you will question, boy or girl?) LoL xD

What I am going to tell you here is my accidental love to photography. Before, I used to be captured by someone’s camera (bo’ong bangeeet!!) but now I like to snap somebody else with my mini pocket camera.

Actually I like all kinds of art; painting, song, dance, photography, etc. I bet I have art soul, flow with my blood in my body. I will not say that I am good in arts, yet I will say that I can make beautiful arts; including in photography (at least it’s good in my point of view).

The accident was begun in Sultan Palace Jogjakarta when I went there with my ex-schoolmate in Makassar. His name is Abadi Riangga. For many times I took his picture as if I were a professional photographer. Probably because he is good in modeling, so the accident happened smoothly. Also, he was quite cooperative to act as I wanted. I really felt that I am photographer though I only used my pocket camera, yet the results are not disappointed. You can judge them below:

After the accident, I myself realized that I am in love with photography. But I am not sure whether it is eternal love or just temporary love. Sometime I find myself as “hot-hot chicken shit” (panas2 tahi ayam, LoL), just like something for a while.

Now I dream of a sophisticated camera, like DSLR camera. I think it will make snapshoot better than just relay on photoshop old version. It’s a bit ashamed when I go to somewhere to take a picture and I spend much time just to have good photograph in one spot with different style to get nice angle with my pocket camera while the other people use DSLR camera. It looks excessive or lebay, doesn’t it? Occasionally, I find other people was snickering behind my back :P

However, to have DSLR camera I need to make efficiency in my monthly budget. Yet first, let’s see later whether this love will be everlasting or not.