Isn't the greetings, the meaning instead.

I just read the chat history of a blackberry messenger group that was in discussion about whether “halal” or no if someone sends a Merry Christmas greeting for their friends, colleagues or neighbors who celebrate it. Certainly I don’t know if it happened in other countries but it has been happening here, in my country for couple years recently. It doesn’t even  take a place in many discussions, but as an open controversy instead that brings many pros and cons. People who stand at cons side took the parts of holy scripture as “legal standing” for their arguments, whereas the pros side stands for supporting of tolerance and respect as humankind.

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Totally I don’t understand what is the principal reason at the back of this controversy. I’ve been living for nearly 30 years and doing Christmas celebration each years. However, that is real if my Christmas at childhood was totally different from today. When I was a child, I used to find a lot of Christmas programs on local Tv’s channels easily, full of 2 weeks to and after Christmas eve, but today, hardly to find them, probably 2 or 3 days going to Christmas. Then another controversy about the recommendation of the related minister to do not wear any Christmas attributes for them who does not celebrate it. I am sorry but this absolutely does not make a sense. How about the department stores, groceries, banks and any others shop decorate their rooms and encourage their employers or shop keepers to wear any Christmas attributes for marketing purposes? Does it wrong? What is the different between Christmas to other celebration days? Honestly, I couldn’t find these controversies when I was a child. All celebration days went in well circumstances, with harmony and full of tolerance. Totally different from today.

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Once again. I totally do not understand about these controversies. I even wouldn’t speculate about the reason. The only one thing I want to do is shout for those people out there with all them controversies. “HEY BUDDIES, THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IS NOT ABOUT ITS DECORATIONS, ATTRIBUTES OR GREETINGS AS YOU’RE ARGUING ABOUT. CHRISTMAS IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE JOY, PEACE AND HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE BY THE “NATAL” PROCESS. It doesn’t matter if Christmas celebration without any attributes, decorations or greetings, it wouldn’t diminish principal meaning of Christmas, dudes! As we, the Christian, believe that as well as the Saviour coming by His “NATAL” brought the joy, peace and hope, Christmas celebration each years will bring those things into people’s heart, life, family, community, society, and even around the world. Whether other celebration days has a similar meaning, bringing the joy, happines, peace and hope? If yes, why is Christmas being treated like a “threat”? C’mon dudes, please stop wasting time for those unimportant things. Life is better when we loving than arguing each other.  There are many important things that need our attention, ideas and discussions to develop our life, family, society, and country. Treat others based on religion, gender, clan or any discriminative tendency as a threat and have to be demolished, is a kind of barbarian. Indonesian people do not like that.

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Well, honestly it also has to be recognized that sometimes Indonesian Christian communities have rousing and glamorous Christmas celebration with parties and gala dinner. Then they  forget about those people out there who strugling everyday to survive. Those people who lives in poverty, without proper house and earning; children without education with high risk abusing;  unproductive women with many social problems such as gender, injustice, violence, etc; mentality of corruption at any levels of government; government policies which robbing people rights; the destruction of nature by the massive technologies; and etc. People lives with no joy, no peace and no hope.  Sometimes these realities has been disapeared because of glamorous and “bling” Christmas celebration. Then the principal meaning of Christmas is being dull. Joy, peace and hope not more than a Christmas carol inside the Church building. Its echo is being stucked between the imposing stone walls of Church, only for Christian, and would not be heared by the world. So, once again I remain you about the real meaning of Christmas. IN SPITE OF DECORATIONS, ATTRIBUTES OR GREETINGS, CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATION OF THE JOY, PEACE AND HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE.

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Last, but not least.. Merry Christmas for all Christian from Sabang to Merauke. Please remain the principal meaning of the Christmas Celebration. Merry Christmas for all Indonesian people who ready for the joy, peace and hope. Please remain the equally of us as humankind. Merry Christmas for them in controversies circle. We are not enemies, we are friend, we are brothers, we are Indonesian. Merry Christmas to the world, to the universe, to the galaxy...from Indonesia,

Christmas Reflection 2015

Me and cousins after Christmas Eve service. Merry Christmas!!

Española, mis amigas!!

Beside of improving English, I’m also learning Spanish.  I have never learning Spanish before, so I have to start from the basic. Why Spanish? There are many languages around the world but why I chose this one? Beginning of the time when I addicted to a Taiwan’s series titled “ Meteor Garden”. There were  a few scenes had been taken in several cities of Spain, include Barcelona.  I was being asthonished  when I saw a scene with the background view of “ La Sagrada Familia”, an enormous and artistic building which is a cathedral. The architecture was amazing. Then I did a small research about this building till I knew its histories. Since of that I have been falling in love with Spain and always dreaming to go there someday.  It is a reason why I’m learning Spanish today.

 I’ve been learning online at Duolingo (a free learning website) for 20 days. I know it’s too early to be fluent but it doesn’t matter to practice what I have learned. Thus, I will make some sentences by the vocabs I’ve been learned. So, this is it guys. (No matter any mistakes I have done) :P

Español Momento

¡Hola!

Me llamo Deisy. Soy Indonesiana.

Hoy habla acerca de mi amiga. Tengo una amiga buena. Su nombre Rahelita. Nosotros somos amigas desde la universidad. A veces ella parece es mi amiga pero a veces es mi hermana. Ella es bonita pero carta. Su trabaja es la sacerdote. Ella es la primera hija del sus padres. Sus padres tienen cinco hijos, cuatro hijas y un hijo. Ella quiere el color de naranja. Ella tiene una casa grande con tantas ventanas. Su casa tiene seis dormotorios y dos baños. La pared del casa es verde y el piso es blanco. Ella tiene un perro también, su nombre es Bull. Es el relato corto de mi amiga. Gracias.

¡Hasta Luego!

Es la sagrada de la familia

Ella es mi amiga, Rahelita. 

Improving English Skills

Hi guys! How are you?  Hope you all are ok.

This is the first time I write in English. Hmm. Are you wondering why? Well, since English is the core aspect involved with all things globally (read: English is International language), being fluent in English nowadays is necessary. People do even any efforts step by step starting from elementary, intermediate, advance moreover getting fluently as a native.   Going into some courses either by local or international courses; having various learning method such as in class and online learning by website; even spending much money for learning by doing in many English countries. This fact show us about how important English  today and people have recognized including me.

I have been realized I should think and do all things globally today. Therefore, I decided to improve my English skill, over and over. Pheew.  Yeah, for your info I have been learning English since my third grade of elementary school (I remember my first English song was My Bonnie by The Beatles. Of course I sang in the broken English and I did not even realize that was The Beatles’s song. I realized later when I was in Senior high School and I felt kinda proud of the fact I had been singing The Beatles since childhood :P) In fact, my first language is not English thus I can not apply it daily and it means my English skill are getting lower gradually. Therefore I should stopping this effect and taking back my skill even more than before. Here, this is my own way improving my skill. I don’t have much money for courses or homestay in English countries for learning thus I do my own method.

I have researched which part is my deficiency of English and I found my speaking, writing and listening are lacking. I can read books or articles in English easily, but it won’t happened when speaking to others (nerveous factor first), Iistening song’s lyrics or conversations (mostly people speaking) or writing some essays. Therefore, I committed to write any essays about any topics frequently and I will find native people in English then give them my essays and ask for correction. I think it is a simple way for making better this skill. About listening skill, I love Ted or Tedx channel on Youtube for improving listening. So I committed to listen at least 5 videos each day. Then the last how to improve speaking? Talk with myself on the mirror, talk with myself in the bathroom (imagine having conversation with people). At this one likely I will go into a conversation class, so I can feel familiar and comfortable with English language environment.

Ok guys, I think it is enough for my first essay in English (I have spent nearly 3 hours for 3 paragraphs, such a pity :/ ). Well, it does not matter. The point is my desire and the action for improving my skills. Thank you for your attention to my introduction and I will catch you later by other essays with interesting topics. See ya next time guys. God bless you!!

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P.S.  Feel free to let me know if you all have any suggestions for me in order for improving my                   English skill. Thank you :)