Harta Karun Dari Bang Andreas

Dua hari yang lalu aku iseng2 blog walking. Iseng juga mau ikutan Internet Sehat Blog Award 2009, yang ternyata membawa aku ke blognya Andreas Harsono (salah satu teamnya Asian Blogging Net Work). ABN sendiri sebagai salah satu pendukung atau sponsor diadakannya Internet Sehat 2009. Karena aku termasuk salah satu blogger, makanya kesempatan ini tidak aku lewatkan. Sebenarnya bukan hadiah yang diharapkan. Cuma acara2 seperti ini memang membangkitkan gairah untuk menulis. Disamping itu jarang2 juga orang yang mau repot2 mengadakan event seperti ini. Aku juga yakin para blogger yang ikut serta tidak terlalu mengharapkan hadiah dari event ini. Apresiasi dari tulisan bloggerlah yang sangat diharapkan. Apalagi untuk para blogger yang bukan berlatar belakang sebagai seorang penulis. Tentunya hal ini membuat mereka semakin bersemangat. Aku pribadi yang sama sekali tidak mempunyai latar belakang sebagai jurnalis apalagi bakat menulis begitu semangatnya. Apalagi yang memang sudah ada bakat jadi penulis bukan? Kembali ke Bang Andrea Harsono. Ketika aku membaca profile dan blog pribadinya Bang Andrea , terlihat bahwa beliau adalah orang yang memang sudah kawakan dalam bidang tulis menulis. Apalgi dengan banyaknya pengalaman beliau yang sudah 'go international' dalam bidang kejurnalisan. Yang aku suka dari artikelnya yang berbahasa Indonesia dan Inggris begitu sangat enaknya untuk dibaca. Jarang2 lho jurnalis tulisannya enak dibaca. Paling2 cuma sebait atau dua bait sudah bosen dibaca. Apa cuma aku yang mengalami hal ini ya? Membaca artikel2nya beliau jadi sebuah inpirasi buat aku dalam menulis. Karena aku yang masih amatiran serta masih dalam tahap awal belajar pada konteks penulisan, sudah pasti penemuan harta yang tiada taranya ini akan kujadikan kesempatan ini sebagai belajar menulis online dengan tulisan2 yang bang Andre posting di blognya. Siapa tahu bisa jadi penulis kawakan seperti Bang Andreas! DBLN, 21.27-270209

A Spirit Of An English Teacher

As I write this to thank AJ. AJ Hoge is the inventor and owner of Effortless English Club. I have known since a year ago through an internet. The first time I read any posts AJ enthusiastic and full of spirit, I was simply interested in buying a package and English language lessons. Since I know AJ through his writings in the blog, I always have a motivation that is not only motivated to learn English but also for motivation and to create more in the spirit of life! More than that, AJ has also given many positive impacts for the life of the people and to motivate as well as positive thinking to themselves. Members of the EEC and consists of thousands from all over the course, not easy to set up such a large number of people that background is different. With the positive enthusiasm of AJ, he has been enthusiastically positive transmit to all members of the EEC! In last August, we had gathering for EEC members. That was fantastic moment for me to be honest. Finally, i could meet AJ and crews of EEC in Ireland. The gathering was organised by me, some of members from France also came to Ireland. The event more exciting because one of the crew was so curious about Ireland, fourtunetely, i brought Gary so he could answers all the questionaires from one of the EEC crews. And i just even more excited about EEC after all. Even when I write this with full emotional, because every time I get the motivation and enthusiasm I always remember how AJ is very enthusiastic as a teacher the English language but also to provide spiritual encouragement for the members. Although no strict rules in learning English all members can achieve a satisfactory result. Who does not want a teacher like AJ? Everyone certainly wants him to be their teachers! DBLN, 15.34-120209

In A Rhythm

Recently, I am more diligent to write poetry. In fact through poetry we can express our feelings. As a beginner in the writing of poetry of course I still have much to learn from seasoned senior who has been writing poetry. I write poetry not for the seriousness to become a writer of poetry. I write poetry only as a distraction when I am resting or when I am looking for an inspiration, more than that I write when I can not express the restlessness I feel. The rest is because I really like poetry since elementary school. One of the writer's poems that I really admire is Chairil Anwar. He is a writer of poetry that is very popular in Indonesia, and I really like the rhythm of his writing. One of his poems that I really like is called "AKU". This poem reminds me of a friend I was in Junior High School. She had died 16 years ago. She wrote a poem one of Chairil Anwar's poems, entitled "AKU" on page one of my books, and I read it a day after she died. Since her death I so often read poems, especially in the poems written by Chairil Anwar. When she was writing the poems she looked well in a healthy condition. I and other friends who had never thought that she was suffering from leukemia. I finally understood why she prefered to spend time writing and reading poetry rather than gathered with her friends. Through the poems she had written in the book, she had taught me to express in other ways. She wrote a farewell message before she died, but I did not realize it until I finally understood the meaning behind the poem. We hope you rest in peace. DBLN, 20.23-010209