I Just Wanted To Talk?

Jadi beberapa bulan ini, saya sedang rajin-rajinnya mencari koneksi lewat teman-teman saya untuk mengenal mereka-mereka yang terjun di bidang militer ( those who go to Akademi Militer, Akademi Angkatan Udara atau Akademi Angkatan Laut ). Mungkin beberapa dari pembaca blog saya yang kenal dengan saya akan bertanya-tanya, "Kenapa harus lewat teman-teman, Ayah Evyta kan TNI Angkatan Udara?", Yep, I have been asking myself the same thing too. But, I dont think that I can ask my Father for this because he's still tied with his rank as a Colonel. That will be inappropriate, I believe. So yea, I am asking my friends. Most of my friends misjudge me at first, karena mereka mengira, saat saya bertanya "Punya teman di Akmil? Kenalkan saya dong" that means I'm looking for boyfriend. That may be true, but that is not my main purpose here.

As I have told you before, my Dad is in the Air Force. Saya dibesarkan secara tidak langsung (kasarnya) in a military way. I remember always getting up at 4.30 in the morning for morning jog and swimming, I remember that I had to fix my own things when I broke them, I remember having myself as independent as i could, I remember that my Dad used to shout to tell me what to do. I'm used to that stuff. Until now. 

As you all can remember, I have always loved things about airplane. Hal ini juga karena memang dari kecil, Ayah saya selalu mencekcoki saya hal-hal tentang pesawat terbang. Setiap hujan turun, beliau selalu menceritakan tentang awan komulonimbus yang bisa mengganggu penerbangan dan sebabkan turbulensi. I remember my first movie that i watched in cinema was a movie about war, and at the age of 12, my favourite movie was Windtalkers. I have always loved military things also. Sampai SD kelas 6, dulu Ayah saya dinas di Bandara Sulaiman Bandung, setiap saya libur, pasti diajak kesana. I remember anak buah Ayah saya yang perempuan selalu menemani saya naik suatu balkon untuk melihat pesawat hercules yang mendarat. Atau diajak ke hanggar untuk melihat spare part pesawat kalau saya sudah rewel mau pulang. Bahkan sampai saya SMA kelas 3 pun, Ayah saya saat itu dinas di Jakarta. Saya sangat menikmati tiap kunjungan ke kantor ayah saya di Jakarta. My heart gets warm tiap melihat pesawat take off atau landing. Its just magical, for me. 

My dad's stories are getting old, but my curiosity is sky rocketing that Google can't even help. That's why I need some new friends who go to military school or academy. Saya tau, kalau memang saya mau sharing tentang hal-hal ini, tidak melulu harus dengan mereka yang sekolah di sekolah militer. Tapi, saya juga tau, untuk bisa sharing dengan orang orang di sekolah militer akan beribu kali lipat lebih menyenangkan dan saya bisa dapat ilmu lebih karena itu adalah bidang mereka.

But apparently, anak-anak yang dikenalkan oleh beberapa teman saya ini tidak mengerti maksud dan tujuan saya ini. I can totally understand that since the majority of them are boys mungkin mereka merasa "Apa ini cewek tau tau kenalan". I'm 100% aware that I'm not physically attractive for you guys, but trust me, my brain is more than just my physical appearance. Hahahahaha. As i can remember, ada 3-4 laki-laki yang secara halus "rejected" me, you know, being cold, jutek and stuff. Some of my friends said, kalau anak-anak sekolah milter itu tertarik sama mereka mereka yang di bidang hospitality jadi mungkin my major turned them off. But the thing is, saya hanya ingin mencoba berteman, make friends. But as far as i can remember, most of them are to wrapped up with thoughts kalau dikenalin sama cewek, arahnya pasti "kesitu" (you know menuju ke hubungan yang bukan teman). That's just........ heartbreaking because I just wanted to talk? Hahahaha but i can totally understand that. I live in Indonesia, meaning that kalau perempuan duluan yang ajak lelaki ngobrol, berarti perempuan tersebut tertarik. This is so teenagers thing for god's sake hahahaha but this is happening in my life right at the moment. I remember teman terakhir yang dikenalkan, i know that he was in his last year in the academy, saya mencoba membuka topik tentang Tugas Akhir yang akan dia jalani, dengan harapan we would be able to talk about Tugas Akhir-nya yang tentang apa karena pasti tugas akhirnya berbau militer, dan that would be pretty much cool if he could share them with me since again, Im super interested in Military things, but yep, apparently that was not a right move and i'm pretty sure he thinks that im into him right now. And similar things happened with the guys before that. Sad, and frustrating. But terkadang saya masih punya pikiran optimis kalau mereka di sekolah militer ini cukup pintar untuk mau mengenal dan being an open minded human being. 

You know, this post was never intended to offend anyone. Its just simply my own thoughts about whats happening in my life lately. 

Kalau Anda yang membaca ini punya interest yang sama dengan saya, bisa hubungi saya di evyta.rosalina@yahoo.com.

Thank You

Election

Halo, selamat malam untuk semua teman-teman, saudara-saudara yang menyempatkan untuk membacar blog saya. I know i promised to post regulary every week on my previous post but i am really really sorry for breaking it (again). Quick update about my recent activities: draft untuk sidang proposal penelitianku sudah masuk dan tanggal 13 Juni 2014 akan sidang. Mohon doanya untuk semuanya. 

So, lets get started with this post, shall we? 

Election! Yep, Pemilu 2014 tinggal menghitung hari. I am excited, super excited as you can see that i'm writing this special post about it. It's my first time getting involved in this election dan jika dirasa-rasa, it is amazing how my voice will determine Indonesian's future leader. I may sound exaggerating for some of you, tapi buatku, untuk kita, yan range umurnya diantara 17-21, this is our first time doing something real for our nation which is choosing our leader so yep, we should be excited about it, and lets get excited about it, shall we? 

So, we all know that there are two solid candidates for this 2014 election. This post is not going to be one of those posts which feature the candidates' profile. Dalam post ini, i am trying to write some tips for us to choose the right leader, and be a smart voter. I know i am no way an expert, but this is what i do, hal-hal yang akan aku tulis adalah hal-hal yang aku lakukan supaya nantinya aku jadi smart voter :)

1. Get excited about the election itself.

Bagiku pribadi, fenomena yang terjadi di kalangan anak-anak muda yang sudah boleh memilih (17 tahun ke atas) sekarang adalah, apathetic atau apatisme. Remaja jaman sekarang kurang excited dengan pemilu itu sendiri, mungkin dengan anggapan "ah siapapun juga ga akan ngaruh deh buat gue". But lets see it this way, saat nanti ada sesuatu terjadi tidak sesuai dengan keinginan kita, we will scream, hujat sana sini, kritik sana sini. So yeah, siapapun yang terpilih nanti, akan berpengaruh untuk kita. Some of us may lose the excitement by assuming that only one vote from me will not effect the result. Mungkin kalau prespektifnya adalah satu suara dari kita gak akan membuat calon yang kita mau jadi menang, yes, one vote will not effect the result. Tapi secara konsep demokrasi, menurutku, dengan banyaknya yang memilih, means that we do care about who will be our leader, and it also means that lebih banyak yang "doing democracy". We, the young generation, selalu teriak-teriak tentang demokrasi. This is it, this is the time when democracy is being done in our country, shall we do something about it? Yes. Should we be excited about it? Yes. So, yes, lets get excited about it!

2. Know the candidates

This is so important. I have been reading lots of comments about each candidate in ask.fm. We have to know the candidates. Ini emang agak malesin, karena it relates to kita yang harus sering baca koran ataupun berita. But, this is important, when we vote, secara tidak langsung, we choose a candidate yang kita percaya. How can we believe someone if we dont know him? Menurutku, we have to put some thoughts when we vote for someone. Kita harus berpikir dulu sebelum memilih, kita harus benar-benar tau siapa yang kita pilih. Kandidat untuk Pemilu 2014, keduanya punya berita-berita simpang siur yang berkembang. Each of them, i repeat. And it is us, who has to find out about those news. Bagaimana caranya? For me, i prefer Google than watching news on TV (karena jaman sekarang, media sudah dijadikan media kampanye juga, hingga akan sulit). Google them. Trust me, when you google something, you will end up linking everything. You can also watch a debate program on TV, i know by watching one debate, you can not decide their capabilities, and if you do so, you can do the number 3.

3. Be active

This point will be kind of optional. Maksudnya "be active" adalah, literally jumping in to the campaigns. Selalu ada kampanye di tiap kota, if you feel that you cant get enough infos about the candidates atau masih belum ada banyangan, kita bisa datang langsung ke tempat kampanye untuk melihat langsung kandidat-kandidat berorasi. I believe you will be able to decide who will get your vote.

4. Vote

Yep, vote. Hanya dengan coblos, dan lipat. 

Yap, empat poin tersebut adalah hal-hal yang aku lakukan sejauh ini menjelang Pemilu. I am super excited and that was the third time i said that i was excited, so you should be too. We are the future generations, in case you guys dont notice, kandidat-kandidat tersebut pasti fokus kepada kita-kita yang baru mau milih, we are their hopes. We are our nation's hope. So be the hope it needs :)

Thank you for reading this post, mohon maaf kalau ada selisih pendapat dengan teman-teman yang membaca. And I am so sorry about the languange, I am more comfortable by doing this multi-languange post somehow.

Comments below about what you think, and I'll be happy to know :)