Monday 31 May 2010

About My Sister's Keeper

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"They look happy outside, but actually they are fragile inside"
I’ll sleep late tonight. Just finish watching “My Sister’s Keeper”. It was a very sad movie. Actually I am a person who is not easily cry for any kind of movie. But I admit that this movie is really sad. I was crying all along the time played.  I knew this movie before and I also know about the book. My bro have it. But I haven’t got a chance to read it. And when the movie launched for the first time, I was still in Melbi and didn’t have companion who has the same taste wid me. So last nite, one of room’s neighbor come to my room and unexpectedly I found this movie in his hard disk!  Lucky!
A Short Synopsis (taken from Jodi Picoult or the novel writer official website)
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable… a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?
I feel sad after I watch that movie.  At the time like this I want to talk to somebody who is close to me.  Sometimes I talk to Mom. But this time I wanna talk to my bf. But I know he must be sleeping at this time coz there’s a different zone of time for like 3 hours.  Perhaps he is just snoring at this moment. So I will just talk to him tomorrow morning as he promised me to do Skype next morning.
However, I suddenly remember when I was still in Melbourne, I often call him whenever I got night mare and just feeling lonely. I never have a bf before him.  But now I know how it feels.  It feels so good knowing that somebody out there cares of you. I know that people need a couple because they can’t life alone. Perhaps it is right that two is better than one.
I love u! =)
P.s. Anyway in this movie, they talk a lot about Montana, the place where I will go this July. And they also took some scene there. That’s an awesome picture though! I’m sure I’ll take a lot of pic there in Montana soon.   

Sunday 30 May 2010

A Minute of Meeting with Maria Otero

I got an invitation from U.S embassy a few weeks ago (mid of April 2010). The invitation was through email and it was written like this:
U.S. Embassy Jakarta would like to invite you to a Public Discussion on environment/climate change with the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Ms. Maria Otero on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 14:30 – 17:00 at 8th Floor of Nahdlatul Ulama Headquarter on Jl. Kramat Raya, Jakarta Pusat.  This discussion will be attended by youth from various interfaith organizations, Universities, NGOs, in Jakarta. Attached is the bio of Ms. Otero.
We believe that this program will provide useful insights to Indonesian youth including all of you to gain more understanding about what you can do together to create a better world, and will help enhance mutual understanding between the U.S. and Indonesia. 
If you have any questions about the program, please contact me.  Thank you.
So why am I invited? Because I got a scholarship to study in U.S. for 5 weeks this July, with the topic of Global Environmental Program.
Ok, then who is the speaker anyway. I know she is kind of famous or you can say an important people. But I never heard about her name before (or maybe I am just so ignorant). =P
Here she is Maria Otero, Under Secretary Democracy and Global Affairs: Term of Appointment: 08/10/2009 to present.
MarĂ­a Otero was sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs on August 10, 2009. She oversees and coordinates U.S. foreign relations on a variety of global issues, including democracy, human rights, and labor; environment, oceans, health and science; population, refugees, and migration; trafficking in persons and avian and pandemic influenza.
Ms. Otero was formerly the president and CEO of ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance working in 25 countries in around the globe. Under Ms. Otero’s tenure as CEO, ACCION’s network of microfinance institutions expanded its reach from serving 460,000 people to over 3.7 million, through a combined portfolio that grew from $274 million to nearly $3.6 billion. She is a leading voice on sustainable microfinance, publishing extensively on the subject and speaking throughout the world on microfinance, women’s issues and poverty alleviation.Prior to ACCION, Ms. Otero was the Economist for Latin America for the Women in Development office of USAID. She also served for five years at the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA).
Ms. Otero’s awards and recognition include selection by Newsweek in October 2005 as one of the United States’ 20 most influential women; Hispanic Business Magazine’s ‘Elite Women of 2007’; Notre Dame University’s Distinguished Service in Latin America Award; and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
In June 2006, Ms. Otero was appointed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to the UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She sits on the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a position to which she was originally appointed by President Clinton and now holds as the State Department representative. Ms. Otero has chaired the board of Bread for the World, and also served on the boards of the Calvert Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation and BRAC Holding of Bangladesh. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Born in La Paz, Bolivia, Ms. Otero is currently the highest ranking Hispanic official at the State Department, and the first Latina Under Secretary in its history.
Ms. Otero holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Maryland, an M.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins’ Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), in Washington, D.C, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Dartmouth College. Since 1997, she has also served as an adjunct professor at SAIS.  
I'll be in that place soon! =)
I got a chance to ask her about the connection of poverty, democracy and environment.
My question was more likely like this:
"The percentage of poor people is so high in Indonesia. Although we are one of the most democratic countries in the world, it doesn’t mean we could apparently be welfare. It is because so many multilayer problems which is faced by Indonesia government. So, my question is if it is so hard for most of the people in Indonesia to get food for a day life, so how can they think about small things on environment issues? Such as throw your garbage or rubbish in the right place or don’t use plastic bag? Becase I’m gonna go to U.S to study about this. Thus, I need your opinion.”
Unfortunately, I don’t know why, maybe because she didn’t have enough time to answer my question or she just want to deliberate her opinion in a diplomatic way, I found her answer was disappointing.  She just said like this ‘I don’t think that those poor people produce so much pollutant on the earth. Their waste is not significantly influence the environment.”
Is it so? I was about to confirm her answer but unluckily didn’t get more chance.
It is very inaccurate answer. Indonesia population is the 4th largest in the world and most of them live in poverty. If a small amount of waste from each of those poor people combines in one of course it will affect the environment significantly!
 Madam, I need your proper answer please!

Regards,

Popshie.

Friday 28 May 2010

(500) days of Summer

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(500) days of Summer is the 2nd movie which I watched together with him. We were having fight the day before. But on the next day he begged me not to escape, but  pleased me to watch movie with him as he  had choose the movie. So then we went together to Chadstone’s theater called Village movie or something. (500) days of Summer is the title of that movie, a funny yet romantic one. I hold his arms during the movie screened.  He was doing nothing to me, just sometimes  ‘coz he knew that I’ll get angry if he touches me. I miss that moment with you. I miss it, damn much!
About (500) days of Summer: This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie 'The Graduate'. The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parent's marriage she'd only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing. Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.
There is love in his eyes
Tom: I love her smile. I love her hair. I love her knees. I love how she licks her lips before she talks. I love her heart-shaped birthmark on her neck. I love it when she sleeps.
Tom: What happens when you fall in love?
Summer: You believe in that?
Tom: It's love, it's not Santa Claus.
Tom: You don't want to be named as anybody's girlfriend, and now you're someone's wife?

Tom: [Montage of Summer] I hate her crooked teeth. I hate her 1960s haircut. I hate her knobby knees. I hate her cockroach-shaped splotch on her neck. I hate the way she smacks her lips before she talks. I hate the way she sounds when she laughs.
Ronak: I think his story is a bit similar with me.
Olivia: Really? (Speaking for her own heart)
I can see how deep Tom's love toward Summer.
Summer (Zooey Deschanel) is a woman who doesn’t believe true love exists until Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) fell in love with her.
But after I contemplate for a while here, It’s me now who think that her story is somehow so similar with me. I love you! =)

Sunday 23 May 2010

The Song of Vanessa Carlton



Vanessa is one of the artists that I admire most!

She wrote a real admirably artful work, and not just another crappy songs from those fake temporary pop artists. 





Take a look one of her beautiful songs White Houses:

Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow with some strange new friends
Stay up too late, and I'm too thin
We promise each other it's till the end
Now we're spinning empty bottles
It's the five of us
With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust
I can't resist the day
No, I can't resist the day

Jenny screams out and it's no pose
'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
Beer through the nose on an inside joke
I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
And she's so pretty, and she's so sure
Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
The summer's all in bloom
The summer is ending soon

It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
I come undone at the things he said
And he's so funny in his bright red shirt
We were all in love and we all got hurt
I sneak into his car's black leather seat
The smell of gasoline in the summer heat
Boy, we're going way too fast
It's all too sweet to last

It's alright
And I put myself in his hands
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses
Love, or something ignites in my veins
And I pray it never fades, in white houses

My first time, hard to explain
Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think
He's my first mistake

Maybe you were all faster than me
We gave each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend
I feel so far from where I've been
So I go, and I will not be back here again
I'm gone as the day is fading on white houses
I lie, put my injuries all in the dust
In my heart is the five of us
In white houses

And you, maybe you'll remember me
What I gave is yours to keep
In white houses
In white houses



White Houses: 
Can you guess the meaning behind this song?
Tell me! 

Monday 17 May 2010

You know what? I call it Edutravel!



I admit that It’s hard for a girl like me who dun ask money from parents anymore, but decide to participate in an international event from her own money. That’s what I am experiencing now.
I participated in the international conference for the first time in 2009. It was World Leadership Conference in Singapore that I attended. The conference was about the balancing system between economic and environment from the global perspective. Quite interesting and enjoyable conference. I can say that I had a good time there! From there, I start to hunt for another conference to attend. I like doing this (and also addicted to it) because while traveling, I can also get knowledge and network. So it’s not just traveling for fun. I call it ‘edutravel’, travel with the passion of education!  Creative, right? Lol
Here is my preparation for my next edutravel to Malaysia (from 9 June to 16 June 2010)!
I just booked a roundtrip ticket to Malaysia a few hours ago. As I am going to U.S. for environment program, I think I need to add a better perspective on me regarding environment issues in Southeast Asia. The conference is so cheap, only 100 Ringgit Malaysia, or about 30 dollars for 5 days conference (include meals, accommodation, local transportation, materials, and souvenirs). Therefore, I just need to pay for my flight, transportation from the airport and prepare for some pocket money. I’ll fly by Malaysia Airline from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur and from Kuala Lumpur, I’ll go straight away to Medan to visit my family before my departure to Missouri, Montana (The U.S.). The total cost for the flight is only $135. So cheap for a mid-high class of airplane.  I paid in rupiah for Rp.1.206.000,-
So the budget is:
Flight:                                                             Rp.1.206.000,-
Conference fee:                                             Rp.300.000,-
Airport tax (Soekarno Hatta Airport):             Rp.150.000,-
Pocket money:                                                Rp.500.000,-

That’s still a mash calculation. I’ll probably need Rp.2.500.000 for the total expenditure. To complete the budget, I’ve asked money from my Dad, as I haven’t got money from job. I said to him that I need money for coming back home (not for the conference). However, he knows that I’m attempting to attend a conference in Malaysia.
 I compare myself with some friends who go for such kind of conference from their parents’ money.  That’s certainly easier as they don’t need to think about the budget and stuff. Just choose it and arrange everything. But I don’t mind about this. Actually, I can beg money from parents. But I just wanna do it from my own money. I am 21 now, I can gain money myself. I don’t wanna burdening them.  And I’m happy/proud of myself coz I can manage myself well!
In my conclusion, I call myself an edutraveling addict. Wanna join? XD
KL, I'm comin' (again!)

Friday 14 May 2010

BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE

Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through with a bow of gloom
It's no problem of mine
But it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind
There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes
And it's what nobody knows
While every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You'll say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good

I'm feeling like nobody should
Whenever I get this way
I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday
I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself
That if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You'll see the words that I can't say



NOTES:
I can't sleep tonite although I've so much things to do tomorrow.
The sound of a song buzzing in my ears.
I dunno the title of the song but I just remember some phrase of the lyric.
And by the help of Mr. Google I finally can hunt the song.
This song is unrelated to the story of my life, I suppose.
Maybe because I dun really get the meaning of the lyric.
But I just like the acoustic melody from this song which is flow smoothly.
Suddenly I remember of him, wishing that he can hear this song together with me.
I know he is sleeping at present.
So I'll be just dedicating this song for him.
When u read this post, please hear it baby!
Especially for u,
I luv u!


Thursday 13 May 2010

A Tribute to Him!

Having your love is one of the greatest things in my life which I so much thankful to Dear God.

It's been four months I'm away from him.
All these days, I was wondering how we kept this relation running up until now.
I know that he is the one who struggle a lot to maintain our commitment.
He tries to convince me every time I feel so down and lost.
He did a lot of things for me, ranging from the trivial to the major stuffs.

I know that he is so much in love with me because he  calls me everyday remind me that he loves me.
I miss you and I love you are two of the magic sentences which he deliberates to me every time he has a chance.

I know he loves me because he always wants to know everything happens around me.
He is watching my steps although he is far.
When he asks me those small questions, such as:
"What did you do today?", "What did you eat today?"
He really meant it!

He wakes up in the middle of the night just to call me.
Then the next day he gets up while dreaming of my face.
I'm everything for him, a female-side of him (quoting his words).

He proposed me on the phone, not just once.
He said he'll keep doing it until I finally truly marry him.
His words reminded me of his kindness, warmth, and gentle toward me.

He's mad at me just because of my ignorant behavior.
His miserable is when I don't send messages all the day.
From there I can simply summarizing how deep he loves me.
Indeed, he depends on me.

He knows many things about me, he can understand my bad character and in the same time support all of my talents.
I never pretend to be anyone in his eyes,
I am myself when I am with him. Just because he provides me comfort on his shoulders.

However, sometimes he becomes so possessive or even obsessive.
Checking my Facebook account, reading message on my phone, or even googling my name and those keywords which are affiliated with me!
But he did it all because he just doesn’t wanna loose me. He wants to keep me only for him.
He's too dear to me.

I admit he is not a romantic man. A kind of man who doesn't really know how to tackle girl’s fussiness.
But those honest words out of his mouth are the most romantic things I ever heard.

He always says thank you for making him happy.
And this time is my turn to say thank you to him.

Thank you baby, for being with me for all these nine months.

I love you!
I always do!
 

Thursday, 14 May 2010

THANK YOU LOVE!


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Wednesday 12 May 2010

A New Misson: Traveling Book Writer

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After I locked myself in my room for many weeks, I finally came out yesterday heading to one of the top shopping center in Jakarta called Pondok Indah Mall. The purpose was to meet one of my friends who just came back from Washington D.C. for her training in Department of Foreign Affairs. I don’t really like to go out after I came back to Indonesia. Even before I went to Australia, I didn’t really like to hang out in/around shopping center. It’s kind of useless I think. But I had to meet her yesterday as I need to discuss about my trip in Washington D.C. next month. So then we were having a really deep conversation about Indonesian economic, about her job, about my activity and stuff. She asked me to have a haircut in one of the best saloon there. But I think it’s worthless for me to pay like 300.000 IDR just for haircut. The prize even more expensive than cutting hair in Melbourne. So I decided to do something else after I met her. Finally (as always) I ended up in a book store just to have a look of the new and interesting books. Somehow when I was passing the book shelf, a familiar name just shown up in front of me. The name was the author of one of (you can say) a best seller books. I sculpted for some nano seconds tried to remember that name. I was a bit surprised that he is the man –whom-I-always-meet-accidentally- in some of my traveling trips.

Sunday 9 May 2010

Ambisi vs Kebahagiaan

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Dari dulu aku udah tahu kalau di dunia ini yang dikejar adalah kebahagiaan. Manusia adalah makluk fana, tidak akan ada habisnya segala pancapaian itu. Tapi ini dilematisnya. Ini kesempatan seumur hidup. Aku sayang dia, pengen ketemu dia secepatnya. Tapi aku juga pengen menghadiri kegiatan skala internasional itu, ingin mewakili negaraku, membanggakan kaum muda negaraku di  negara orang. Apakah aku selfish? Aku akan sangat senang bila bisa bertemu dengannya. Lagian dia sudah susah payah menyiapkan segala sesuatunya supaya bisa ketemu aku. Bukan suatu yang mudah untuknya menyiapkan perjalan ber mil-mil jauhnya hanya untuk menjumpaiku setelah 4 bulan berpisah. Tapi apakah ke Kanada itu sesuatu yang esensial? Aku bingung, aku bingung! Sepertinya aku memang harus terus belajar supaya menjadi wanita yang rendah hati, bijak dan memikirkan orang lain.
Toronto-Ontario (where the summit will be held)



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