Monday, July 21, 2014

A Letter from Gaza

Posted by Unknown at 4:12 PM 0 comments

(Tulisan ini saya copas dari Facebook seorang teman)

Letter from Norwegian hero doctor who is in Gaza right now 
Dr. Mads Gilbert MD PhD

Dearest friends -
The last night was extreme. The "ground invasion" of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying - all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent.
The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza's hospitals are working 12-24hrs shifts, grey from fatigue and inhuman workloads (without payment all in Shifa for the last 4 months), they care, triage, try to understand the incomprehensible chaos of bodies, sizes, limbs, walking, not walking, breathing, not breathing, bleeding, not bleeding humans. HUMANS!
Now, once more treated like animals by "the most moral army in the world" (sic!).
My respect for the wounded is endless, in their contained determination in the midst of pain, agony and shock; my admiration for the staff and volunteers is endless, my closeness to the Palestinian "sumud" gives me strength, although in glimpses I just want to scream, hold someone tight, cry, smell the skin and hair of the warm child, covered in blood, protect ourselves in an endless embrace - but we cannot afford that, nor can they.
Ashy grey faces - Oh NO! not one more load of tens of maimed and bleeding, we still have lakes of blood on the floor in the ER, piles of dripping, blood-soaked bandages to clear out - oh - the cleaners, everywhere, swiftly shovelling the blood and discarded tissues, hair, clothes,cannulas - the leftovers from death - all taken away...to be prepared again, to be repeated all over. More then 100 cases came to Shifa last 24 hrs. enough for a large well trained hospital with everything, but here - almost nothing: electricity, water, disposables, drugs, OR-tables, instruments, monitors - all rusted and as if taken from museums of yesterdays hospitals.But they do not complain, these heroes. They get on with it, like warriors, head on, enormous resolute.t

And as I write these words to you, alone, on a bed, my tears flows, the warm but useless tears of pain and grief, of anger and fear. This is not happening!
An then, just now, the orchestra of the Israeli war-machine starts its gruesome symphony again, just now: salvos of artillery from the navy boats just down on the shores, the roaring F16, the sickening drones (Arabic 'Zennanis', the hummers), and the cluttering Apaches. So much made and paid in and by US.
Mr. Obama - do you have a heart?
I invite you - spend one night - just one night - with us in Shifa. Disguised as a cleaner, maybe.
I am convinced, 100%, it would change history.
Nobody with a heart AND power could ever walk away from a night in Shifa without being determined to end the slaughter of the Palestinian people.
But the heartless and merciless have done their calculations and planned another "dahyia" onslaught on Gaza.
The rivers of blood will keep running the coming night. I can hear they have tuned their instruments of death.
Please. Do what you can. This, THIS cannot continue.

Mads
Gaza, Occupied Palestine
Mads Gilbert MD PhD
Professor and Clinical Head
Clinic of Emergency Medicine
University Hospital of North Norway

Note: Untuk versi Bahasa Indonesia, sila cek link berikut:

http://m.arrahmah.com/news/2014/07/21/surat-dari-seorang-dokter-norwegia-di-gaza-yang-berdarah.html
 

Friday, July 11, 2014

Teluk Waru: A Long Way to School

Posted by Unknown at 4:33 PM 0 comments

Pelajar SMP ini tertidur di geladak perahu motor saat perjalanan pulang dari sekolah. Perahu ini juga yang membawa remaja ini menuju ke sekolah setiap pagi, meski dalam kondisi hujan dan ombak tinggi. 

Hari itu (20/6) saya berkesempatan mengunjungi sebuah sekolah di kawasan Teluk Waru, Kariangau. Saat itulah saya ikut merasakan sebuah perjuangan demi menuntut ilmu; terguncang-guncang ombak yang nyaris bikin saya mabok dalam kondisi gerimis lebat selama hampir satu jam.

It's the longest way to school I've ever experienced. 

Gak cukup cuma diguncang-guncang ombak, setelah perahu merapat di dermaga, saya beserta serombongan pelajar SMP dan guru-guru mereka harus melintasi jembatan ulin panjang di atas laut dan melewati perbukitan semak belukar. Kalo dihitung-hitung jarak tempuhnya sekitar 2 km. Saya sampe di sekolah dengan nafas ngos-ngosan. Gak kebayang kalo harus menempuh perjalanan 'bolang' gini tiap hari. 

Rasa lelah itu terbayar saat saya masuk kelas. Sambutan hangat murid-murid dan guru-guru menjadikan perjalanan panjang yang saya tempuh cuma sekedar angka dan satuan panjang. 

Sungguh, malu rasanya diri ini yang seringkali menjadikan jarak tempuh, cuaca dan sarana sebagai alasan untuk tidak serius menuntut ilmu. 

Hari itu saya belajar banyak.
Dari murid-murid yang tanpa mengeluh menyeberangi teluk berombak untuk menuntut ilmu.

Dari guru-guru yang rela bersandal jepit memintas jalan setapak panjang berlumpur untuk mencerdaskan anak bangsa.

Dari para orang tua murid yang ikhlas melepaskan buah hatinya menempuh perjalanan yang bisa jadi penuh resiko ini setiap hari. Mereka pasti telah menyimpan dalam-dalam rasa cemas agar tak terlihat oleh putra/putri mereka.

Juga dari pengemudi perahu yang setia menjemput dan mengantar para pencari ilmu meski tanpa jadwal pulang sekolah yang baku. Yang dia tahu, pada saat air laut pasang, dia harus siap di dermaga dan memastikan pelajar-pelajar itu tiba di tujuan dengan selamat.

Benar-benar pelajaran berharga buat saya ...

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Halt and Catch Fire

Posted by Unknown at 2:57 PM 0 comments
It's a new TV series I'm in love with. If you are a computer geek, I recommend you to watch this series. It's kinda geeky stuff. Just watched the pilot episode "I/0" last Thursday n now waiting for the premiere next June 1 (psssttt, Lee Pace is in this series n he's just too charming to ignore. Lol)

But unfortunately, this series isn't aired in some countries, included Indonesia. I need to download the episodes using Torrent (via Kickass) n it has no Indonesian subtitle (hahaha). Thanks to Torrent anyway.

Read the review and watch the trailer here:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/24/halt-and-catch-fire-io-review

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

My Daily (not so) Hot Stuff ^_^v

Posted by Unknown at 5:56 AM 0 comments

Here below are the things I take to work every day:

1. Cute blue backpack by Asma Nadia. I bought it 3 years ago. This is my fave bag for all occasion. It's small, handy and waterproof. Unfortunately, Asma Nadia stopped producing this backpack n I don't think the new style is as cute as this one :(

2. Tribal pouch from Gogirl! Magazine. I love the colors n it's waterproof. So it's the best stuff to keep my handphone, modem, earphone and flashdisk.

3. Burberry look umbrella. Well, the weather in Balikpapan is so unpredictable. It can be bright in the morning, but suddenly change to stormy rain at noon or so. This umbrella saves me many times from sudden rain or sunstroke :p

4. Gemini Blackberry Curve. Though I have got the newest gadget, it's still my best. I bought it 4 years ago. I save most of my favorite playlist in it. I even save my fave recipe, song lyrics, prayer,  Al-Qur'an, fave quotes, Thranduil fanfic and working schedule. Every time I need them, All I have to is press the button n scroll :-)

5. 'I Love London' schedule book. I need it to keep my job on the track. And I am a li'l bit crazy about  all kinds of cute agenda. I can't help to buy one whenever I go to stationary shop. To be honest, I still have five other new schedule books at home :D

6. Drawing pen. I can't write well without it. I have used this kind of pen since I was a high schooler. I also keep a Paris theme ballpoint which is one of last year birthday gifts I got from besties.

Yup, those are 6 things I need to make my days fun and easy.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Doodle My Way :-)

Posted by Unknown at 5:49 AM 0 comments
Sejak umur 4 tahun saya udah suka banget doodle alias corat-coret. Mulai dari coretan di kertas, papan tulis, dinding sampe muka orang yang lagi tidur pernah saya jadikan media menuangkan ide. Ketika saya mulai lancar membaca n menulis, kebiasaan doodle ini jadi berkembang jadi menyerupai komik. Saya menciptakan karakter-karakter dan melengkapinya dengan balon kata-kata. Rasanya menyenangkan bisa memvisualisasikan isi pikiran walaupun coretan gambar saya sangat sederhana, kalah jauh dengan buatan adik cowok saya. Dialah satu-satunya orang di keluarga kami yang terlahir dengan bakat seni lukis luar biasa. Saya bisa dibilang cuma memiliki 38% bakatnya.

Toh, meskipun demikian, saya gak berkecil hati. Saya terus melakukan kebiasaan coret-coret ini hingga sekarang. Dan saya bisa melakukannya dimana saja dan dengan media apa saja. Yang paling sering saya doodle di buku agenda saya. Walhasil agenda itu jadi penuh coretan-coretan 'aneh' saya. Hahaha.

Gara-gara kebiasaan coret-coret di sembarang tempat, beberapa teman mulai maksa saya ikutan lomba komik n manga. Tapi saya gak nanggepin serius. Wong bakat cuma ala kadarnya kok nekat mau lomba? Hah, gila kali ye?

Nah, puncaknya minggu lalu. Saya ditawarin ikutan Workshop Kompetisi Komik Indonesia 2014. Kali ini saya mau ikutan karena ada beberapa teman saya yang notabene gak jago-jago gambar juga ikutan. "Ambil ilmunya aja. Kan gak papa ngerti teori doang." Gitu alasan mereka.

Begitulah. Hari ini seharian saya ikutan kumpul di Lt. 4 Perpustakaan Balikpapan bersama sejembreng pelajar SMP, SMA n mahasiswa mengikuti workshop tentang tata cara dan proses pembuatan komik. Tapi yang paling penting, banyak dari peserta workshop yang kemampuannya gak jauh beda dari saya. Hihihi, jadi semangat nih.

Seru juga ternyata. Saya jadi dapet ilmu tentang komik, mulai dari mencari ide, membuat premis cerita, bikin sinopsis, script, storyboard sampe narrative tools. Pokoknya nambah wawasan deh. Satu hal yang bikin makin semangat adalah pesan sang instruktur: 'Siapa saja bisa membuat komik tentang apa saja. Gak harus nunggu jago menggambar dulu baru bisa bikin komik. Tetapi proses belajar mutlak diperlukan untuk bisa menghasilkan komik yang baik'.

Supaya saya gak capek ngetik malem-malem gini (hahaha), nih saya kasih link berisi informasi seputar Kompetisi Komik Indonesia 2014 buat kalian yang penasaran sama kegiatan workshop ini. Semoga bermanfaat :-) 

Please click this link to find further detail: 

http://news.indonesiakreatif.net/kki-2014/

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Faaza (not Masha) and the Bear

Posted by Unknown at 2:08 AM 0 comments

Ini adalah proyek menepati janji. Udah beberapa tahun lalu saya berniat ngajakin keponakan saya ke Kawasan Wisata Lingkungan Hidup (KWPLH). Salah satu objek wisata di Balikpapan ini terkenal dengan konservasi beruang madunya.

Nah, kebetulan teman-teman yang tergabung dalam komunitas Sahabat Perpustakaan Balikpapan mengadakan kegiatan one-day trip ke tempat itu. Maka setelah sekian tahun, Faaza, keponakan saya, akhirnya bisa melihat beruang madu secara live :D

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Can't Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttt!!!!

Posted by Unknown at 9:40 PM 0 comments

OMG, I am not so ready for this as I know what happened in the end. But still, I am waiting for this final trilogy. December, please come faster. Seriously.

 

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