Thursday, September 24, 2009

I Loved My Annoying Friend

Posted by Rinni at 8:19 PM 0 comments
You have a friend. An old friend. You haven't met him for like three years. He lives in a different town, far away from where you live now. Didn't keep in touch too cause he's already changed his number and he never tells you the new one. You can never forget about him cause he's a sweet part of your life. Why? Cause he used to be your best guy friend. One day, you found his account on Facebook. You added him and he confirmed. You said hi but he barely replied all your comments. You asked him when he'll come back to town but he never answered. You gave up cause you thought he's already forgotten you. Or worse, he never thinks of you the way you do to him.
Later today, he dropped a comment on your wall. He asked you why you didn't come to his house when he was home.
Man, can I say 'WHAT THE ****??!'?
Isn't it annoying??
More important, no matter how hard I've tried to, I can't shut him out of my life though he never knows how badly I miss him.
I'm an idiot, aren't I?
Seriously, I'm on the verge of tears now.
How I (wish I could) hate him.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Pathetic People and Their Stupid Opinion of Love

Posted by Rinni at 1:26 PM 0 comments
Whoever believes in ‘Love is Blind’ is nothing but an idiot.
Really, why do you even say ‘I can’t live without you’ when in fact you DID LIVE before you met him? Doesn’t it mean something to you?
No, it doesn’t cause you’ve been blinded by that so-called-love.
I’m getting tired of people complaining about loves of their lives, like their lives and deaths depend on it.
COME.
ON.
Do I really have to knock some senses to your head?
Why is it so hard for you, especially girls, to use your brain?? In this point, I will put it bluntly: This is why I ADORE guys and HATE girls in term of thinking in the right mind when it comes to love.
Hate me, sue me, I don’t care. And no, I’m not bashing anyone or anything. I’m just saying what I’m feeling now.
Admit it, your world does NOT revolve only around your lover. You have your parents, siblings, and friends who have already loved you before your lover does (or even DID). Why would you want to take your own life just because of some stupid who leave you whenever he feels like doing? He isn’t even worth it!
What? You said I’m only ranting just because I’ve been left by my boyfriend?
LOL.
Sorry to disappoint you but I’ve NEVER had a boyfriend. And no, it’s not because nobody likes me either. Girl, stop making excuses cause you really should make up your mind.
Has it ever crossed your mind that when you’re crying your eyes out because of him like now, he’s probably flirting with another chick out there? No? Then think about it now.
But he said he loved me, you might say. He said he just needed time to think.
The keyword here is ‘loved’. Don’t you realize that it’s in past tense already?
Oh, about that ‘needed time to think’ thing, it’s just an excuse he use to soften the blow of ‘I’m bored of you so I don’t need you anymore. Now move your fat ass out of my face’.
Harsh much?
Yeah, but I think it’s a must. Especially when I’m confronting someone who doesn’t even want to acknowledge the truth just because it hurts more than anything in her imaginary world.
Romeo and Juliet is lame and Cinderella is nothing but a fairytale. No such luck in this world, dude. If you’re looking for a perfect love, you can never find happiness for your entire life.
Nobody is perfect.
Nothing is perfect.
Don’t force yourself to make everything to be what you want it to be. Let your life flows and be thankful for everything that you’ve already had. Man can only proposes, God disposes. He has a plan for each of His beloved children, don’t you know that?
When friends turn to foes and everything goes against, leaves, and disappoints you, He will never let go of your hand no matter what. He always forgives you when you confess, no matter how many times you’ve disappointed Him. Would your lover be willing to forgive your lies and fakes for the hundredth time? Is it not enough for you to see how much He loves you by His crucifixion? He’s already shed his blood at Golghota for you, now tell me, would your lover want to shed his blood for you? Or worse, why would you even want to shed your blood for your lover but NOT for YOUR FATHER? You should know the answer by know.
I don’t know whether I should be angry or sad because of this issue. I shouldn’t even bother to write things about it when I myself don’t even know what love really means.
One thing for sure, I’m not being a bitch; I’m just being rational and I hope you can think twice about love after you read this.
=)

Friday, September 11, 2009

Happy Birthday!! <3 <3

Posted by Rinni at 4:46 PM 0 comments
September isn’t usually my favourite month of a year. It’s just an ordinary one, just like the rest. But this year, it’s become pretty extraordinary, especially on Sept 8th and 9th. You see, I have friends, Stevanie and Yeyen, one of which happens to be my best friend. Those are their birthdays. Each year, we usually only have some girls night out to celebrate them. It’s either on 8th or 9th, depends on our mood.
It started when Stev’s boyfriend, Erik, called me on September 2nd. He was planning on throwing a surprise birthday party for his lovely girlfriend. It would only be a small one cause he didn’t have that much money to make a big one. Plus, he didn’t wanna cause a chaotic afterparty. How sweet of him…
=)
Then I told him bout 9th being Yeyen’s birthday and we celebrating them at once. So why not make it for both of them, he suggested. He then asked me to call some of our close friends cause it was impossible for us to do it by ourselves. So I called Mey, and only her cause we’re their closest friends when we were in senior high school. Yes, we aren’t that close anymore, if you ask, since we became university students for each of us chose different majors (I’m in English Education, Mey’s in PE, Stev’s in Economics, and Yeyen’s in IT). But we keep in touch and pay a visit to each other’s house every once in a while.
But then I decided to ask Yeyen’s boyfriend, Xiang ( yes, he’s a Chinese =), to join our lil secret plan. Since I didn’t have his number and Mey did, I told Mey to ask Xiang about it. Long sory short, he said he did want to join as long as we didn’t make a ‘mean drama’ (what are we—Drama Queens?? *insert rolling eyes here*).
So on 5th we decided to discuss it furthermore at Mey’s house. That was the first time I met Erik since we graduated from elementary school eight years ago or so. Yes, he was my classmate back then. Such a long time, huh? But that’s not the surprising part. What shocked me was he’s already fallen in love with Stev since he came to our school! He was a transfer student when we were in 4th grade. I never ask him bout it but I believe she’s his first love. How sweet…
XD
It was a bit awkward at first but soon we were having a fun discussion. In the middle of our discussion, Xiang texted Mey, telling that he couldn’t join us cause he had something important to do. We didn’t mind since three people were enough to accomplish our not-so-impossible mission. Erik then asked us to make a survey of the prices of birthday cakes in bakery shops. I told you, we—or more like HE—didn’t have THAT MUCH money and that wasn’t including the birthday presents. That’s why we had to make it as efficient as we could.
We decided three shops in mind but ended up coming to only two of them since the last one didn’t even display any birthday cake in its display case. Erik said a blackforest would be great so we asked about it only. When I texted him the prices later that night, he seemed shock. He then texted me back, telling that he had to think twice bout it. No wonder, they were BLACKFOREST. I would just make a doughnut as her birthday cake if I were him.
Mey got her present for Yeyen that day while I didn’t but anything. I already got this cute bracelet in mind to give to Yeyen. I ordered it from my friend’s acquaintance. But when ask my friend bout it again, she said her friend didn’t have the ‘Y’ letter. That meant I had to find another thing to give as a present.
While waiting for Erik’s decision, I spent the whole afternoon on Sunday, looking for some things that I could give as birthday presents for Stev and Yeyen. The great thing was I’ve got nothing. I was so desperate that I contemplated giving them only some snacks since we’re the type of people who prefer food to fashion.
-_-;
At night, Erik texted me. He wanted to have another discussion at the same place tomorrow. Since I had classes from 1.30 till 5 P.M., I told him that I only had a free time in the morning and after my classes finished. He chose the last option and so I told Mey about it, asking if we could come to her house around that hour, in which we could.
The next day, after waiting for some time at campus and none of our lecturers seemed to come, I decided to give another try to find their birthday presents. I ended up with a cross on a necklace and some bookmarks for Yeyen’s bible in hand. I then texted Erik that I didn’t have any classes today so I came earlier. It was around 3 when he texted me that he needed another hour or so cause he was installing his friend’s computer. When he came later, we continued our discussion. Mey told us that we couldn’t include Yeyen in the birthday party cause she had classes the next night. It was officially a surprise birthday party for Stev then. I ask Mey to text Xiang, telling him that he didn’t have to join us anymore since it was no longer for her girlfriend. We also asked him not to tell Yeyen about our previous plan. We didn’t want to disappoint her. After that, we immediately went to the first bakery shop. Long story short, we got this bill in hand as a sign that we’d already ordered a birthday cake from that shop.
We still had some time so Mey and I decided to find our present for Stev since we didn’t have enough money to but it by ourselves, while Erik excused himself to go cause he had some occasion to attend. After searching for some time, we found our present along with some cute candles and wrapping paper.
The next night, I was the first one who came to the bakery shop. It was ahead of the time that we’d promised last night. I was getting more and more anxious cause none of them came to the shop. I even mistook this man who happened to be the customer for someone who work there!
If I could I would dig a hole, hide in there, and never come back to the surface again.
The time before 8.30 was chaotic. Let’s just say none of us were in our right minds. Oh and have I told you that Yeyen finally joined our mission?
=)
But we broke into happiness when we arrived at Stev’s house. She was crying when she saw we were coming. So sweet... We teased her all the time until the time we had to go home.
Erik had taken some pics at that precious time. I’ll think about how to show it to you later.
=)
I decided to come to Yeyen’s house early in the morning to give my present and had already set my alarm but when it went off in the morning, I just wanted to continue my sleep. I was reaaaaally exhausted cause I kept going out till late at night on the three previous nights. I’m easy to have a sleep deprivation if I didn’t get enough sleep and I hate it. It’ll always ruin my day.
>=8
I ended up sending her a text, wish her a happy birthday. It was only a three-word text and as expected, she didn’t reply it. She probably got angry with me and thought I did my best to celebrate Stev’s birthday but not for her, my own best friend. I decided to settle it later that noon before I go to campus. His father has this small store near my campus and she often works there in her free time. When I got there, her niece told me that she’d already gone to her campus.
Really, why is it so hard when it comes to giving a present?
No?
Well, it only works on me then.
I decided to come to her house after all my class finish. Thank God, none of our lecturers came just like the past days. When I got to her house, she was home and Mey was there too. I wondered if she’d already given her present to Yeyen. I approached them and said nothing when I gave it to Yeyen. She looked surprise. Mey, too.
Huh? I thought she’d already did it. But no, cause she then gave hers after a few moment.
Yeyen said that she WAS annoyed when she read my text and I just laughed. I told her the truth and she seemed to understand our exhaustion and my burning passion for sleep. Yes, you heard it right.
And that was it.
Pheww, I swear this is the longest blog I’ve ever posted! It took more than two pages of Words before I posted it here.
I hope Stev and Yeyen have had their memorable birthday.
=)
Now whose birthday may we celebrate next, hm?
Oh, my English isn’t perfect so corrections to my blog are welcome.
=D
Oh, my brother's just gone to the hospital. He got asthma attack because of the bad weather. Stupid smog!!
>=8
I hope he's gonna be alright. I'm going to the hospital now.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Dream You to Life - Jordyn Taylor

Posted by Rinni at 9:01 PM 0 comments
To life, to life, to life,
(Mmmm)
It's 3 am, 3 am
I'm half asleep
I start to feel,
Start to feel; you next to me
Lying here in the dark
Somethin' don't feel that right

'Cause it's too many times a broken heart
Too many times
That's too many times I've had to start again
Ohh

I'm looking out at the crowd
Don't know where you are
It's like I'm hearing you now
But you feel so far
I don't know what I can do
I'm searching everywhere
That's why I lay here at night

And dream you to life
Dream you, dream you
(Mmmm)

I try and stop
But I can't resist
Can't fight it
I fall asleep to the sweetest kiss
I wanna see you again
I don't want the night to end, oh
We can break the rules, they can call us a fool
You know I wouldn't care, as long as I have you there
Ohh

I'm looking out at the crowd
Don't know where you are
It's like I'm hearing you now
But you feel so far
I don't know what I can do
I'm searching everywhere
That's why I lay here at night
And dream you to life

I'll be okay, I'll be alright
I know Ill find you boy,
When the time is right,
I can't deny it, I can't deny
I want you right here, right now
In my life, right by my side
(I see you in my dreams)
I could love you like no other can, oh

I'm looking out at the crowd
Don't know where you are
It's like I'm hearing you now
But you feel so far
I don't know what I can do
I'm searching everywhere
That's why I lay here at night
And dream you to life

No one wants to be all alone
And I know you gotta be somewhere out there (dream you to life)
No one wants to be all alone
And I know you gotta be somewhere out there (dream you to life)
No one wants to be all alone
And I know you gotta be somewhere out there

RaINies..


Friday, August 7, 2009

Smog + short semester = SUCK

Posted by Rinni at 11:09 AM 0 comments
Arrrrggghhh...
I should be enjoying my break now but that short semester ruins everything!
Not to mention the smog.
I bet you've already known the smog issue that common happens almost every year in Indonesia.
Well, my hometown is the worst.
Most of the fire spots are found in forest surrounding my town.
I haven't buy any mask yet. Breathing in smog can make some serious diseases.
Thank God, my short semester will be ended by August 20th. That means 13 days left before I can really enjoy my left-over break.
T_T
I hope I'm still alive till that day.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

That's Ray--an Aquarian for you!

Posted by Rinni at 1:54 PM 0 comments
I was searching for any interesting thing to read yesterday when I came across some astrological things sites. They were pretty entertaining. I even laughed at some silly things they say about my sign’s personality. I must say that I don’t believe such things, but surprisingly, some of the traits are me all over!
XD
I wanna keep those said traits in my blog so I just paste them here.
I combined them from several sites, so I had to make some changes in order that the sentences would make sense, but I’m NOT making them up. These are things I often did—even still, and will do. You’ll get the idea of what type of person Ray is and how she’s been living her life until now.
=)
Oh, if there’s any Aquarian reading this post, I hope it’ll be valuable for you. Or at least, it’ll entertain you.
And since I’m a girl, I just use female pronoun. Excuse me.
=P
Enjoy!



Aquarius (21st January - 19th February)

Symbol: The Water Bearer
Ruling Planet: Uranus
Quality: Fixed
Element: Air
Basic Trait: I Know

Likes...
• Fame
• Themselves
• Privacy
• Dreams
• Magic
• Change
• Eccentricity
• Surprises
• Living within their means

Dislikes...
• Emotion
• Intimacy
• Show-offs
• Taken for granted
• Being 'pinned down'
• Violence
• Senseless extravagance
• Commitments




Aquarian is very kind and peace loving, but likes going against the conventions every now and then. She is not a crusader and will rarely be fighting for a cause.

She loves to experiment, to explore. Her next interest may be you and she will start dissecting you under the microscopic eyes. Then, just as you begin to think that you are the most important interest in her life, she will turn away, find something new and will be busy exploring again. You will be left all embarrassed and fuming. If you are someone who has an ego, it's better to be miles away from an Aquarius person. Whether she is gay or gloomy, one thing is for sure; an Aquarian will always be analyzing the people around her.

Though she has her bouts of solitude, she will soon be back to her normal self again. Just remember not to disturb her when she wants to be alone. Ignore her and she will come back again, all happy and cheerful.

Don't ever dictate how she should live their life. She respects individuality and expect the same from you.

She doesn't trust people easily, not until she has scrutinized each and every aspect of their personality. However, once she trusts you and makes you her friend, nobody in this world can sway her against you.

She doesn't have a good memory.

Aquarian has an amazing sixth sense and her intuition is very strong. She can also know your innermost desires, without even having a word with you.

She loves freedom and pinning her down is a task that most of the people cannot accomplish.

She is an individual who likes to do her own thing and she enjoys being different.

Aquarian is extremely social people, but she also likes her personal space.

Even though she loves people, she tends to avoid getting too deeply involved in a relationship for fear of losing her independence.

Because she values her independence so, she may not make the best lovers. If she feels she is trapped, she will use any excuse to break free.

She is fiercely independent and this can make her seems cold, detached, and impersonal at times. Emotional experiences and dealing with emotions herself tends to be difficult for the Aquarius. This seemingly emotional detachment is what tends to make the Aquarian appears a bit cold and remote when it comes to deeply emotional experiences. It isn't that Aquarian is unemotional people in general, it just takes her awhile to really let people into her life. Once she lets her guard down, she is very passionate and loyal people.

She is creative and imaginative, but better at dreaming up ideas rather than putting them into practice.

Aquarian values friendship very much. Once you have a friendship with an Aquarian, you can expect her to be loyal.

Of all the signs in the zodiac, Aquarius has perhaps the biggest ego of all.

Aquarian often does not express emotion or feeling in the same way that others think she should. She also tend to withhold her emotion. She does not want to get hurt and would rather take the time to get to know people before opening up to them.

If an Aquarius has decided to NOT let a person into his life, that person will NEVER be a part of that Aquarian's life.

Aquarian is often known for holding on to bad feelings and resentments. Aquarian is quick to become bitter when things do not turn out her way.

Her extroverted nature also causes her to say whatever she feels when she feels like saying it.

Aquarian will also often change her mood. She’s volatile. One minute she will be happy, the next she will seem upset. One minute she will be joking, the next minute offended.

She does not like feeling boxed in by anything in everyday matters.

She personifies the statement “friends first” when in relationships.

She is not the type to end relationships over silly problems.

Though she is not prone to grand shows of romance, she will find creative ways to express her emotions in a way that she feels comfortable.

Because she tends to connect to her partners in ways others may not understand, it is easy for an Aquarius to feel insecure in a relationship. She can feel as if no one truly understands her. As a result, Aquarian can be hurt very easily in relationships. Aquarian is prone to feel as if she is wearing her heart on her sleeve but that her partner does not understand her.

She does not rush into relationships because she enjoys the initial courtship as much as any other part.

An Aquarius female WILL NOT dress in the latest or hottest fashions. She will dress in whatever she likes best of all. Sometimes, she will even dress in whatever is available. Comfort is an important factor in the wardrobe of an Aquarius woman. You will also never see her wearing heels that are too high.

She will listen so intently that often empathizes with others. Do not expect her to hog a conversation. She is more interested in balancing both listening and speaking with helping whoever needs her.

Aquarian dislikes commitments of any kind. However, once she has made it, she will stick to it fully.

She falls in love, but Aquarian is independent creatures, so staying in love may take a little work. She loves her freedom and it is not easily taken from her.

Her love will be subtle and unassuming. She is intense, but may prefer to be platonic most of the time.

She will trust you completely and will not be unduly suspicious of your activities.
You will also not be bothered by too much jealousy or possessiveness on her part.
Her trust arises from the fact that before committing, she had dissected your behavior under a microscope.

Just because Aquarius isn't the jealous type, doesn't mean your flirting goes unnoticed.

She will take cheating in a relationship as a serious offensive that she will never be able to forgive.

If you become unfaithful to her, she will be extremely hurt and is likely to remember the wound for a long time.

If she thinks the relationship is not working and has no chances of improving also, she will break it right away; though doing so may tear her heart into two pieces.

She will never ever be dishonest in a relationship.

There are many sides to this Water Bearer, but the one you might find frustrating is the emotional side because you'll rarely see it. Logic is the Aquarian ruling sense.

She is very loyal, but at the same time, she is also a little detached and not extremely emotional. She will be committed and remain faithful too, but do not try to bind her. Let her enjoy her freedom and in return, she will come back to you when she gets tired of her expeditions. She loves her freedom and if you can accept this, she will love you even more.

Never look down on her or she might never look up to you. She respects you and will expect the same in return.

An Aquarius female may find it difficult to express her love in the form of hugs and kisses and you will have to teach her that.

You will also have to teach her romance, since expressing emotions does not come too easily to her. She will happily hold your hand and walk besides you, but don't expect her to gaze into your eyes for hours at a stretch.

DON’T smother your Aquarian girl with too much closeness, she needs her space and will give you, yours too. Things like suspicion, possessiveness, chauvinism and criticism turn her off.

Liberated and independent, an Aquarian woman does not really care what the rest of the world thinks about her.

She always tries to balance the good with the bad.


Pheww..
So.. Quite a contradictatory type, aren’t we, Aquarians?
It also seems like we—well, more like ‘I’, in this case—have lots of bad traits.
XD
Don't worry, I wouldn't forget the credits. Credits to:
www.aquarius.arollo.com
www.exploreastrology.co.uk
horoscopes.lovetoknow.com
www.iloveindia.com

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Drizzly day =D

Posted by Rinni at 3:33 PM 0 comments

I’ve done almost all of my chores today. Just tow-three things left.

My short semester won’t begin until next month so I don’t have much to do. I still go to campus once every three days though to check on my grades there are two out of seven classes that the grade report haven’t been out yet. I got three Bs and two As so far. Hope the rest wouldn’t be so bad. I need to fix my GPA. My last GPA is 2, 6.

I know, I know. You don’t have to rub it in.

XD

Oh, it’s drizzling!

Nice.

I like drizzling day. I’d love to walk under the light rain and feel the cool drops on my skin. Too bad I’m on my period. You know, if you’re on your period, you shouldn’t get something cold, whether it’s food, drinks, or weather. It has something to do with uterus and bloating, or something along those lines.

Girls stuff.

=P

Oh, the drizzle has stopped!

=(

But it’s still cloudy.

I feel somehow calm today, while yesterday I was in a bad mood. I was supposed to be practicing basketball but when I got to the court, there was nobody! Later on, they finally texted me that there was no practice for a whole week.

What made me pissed off was this one of our member who happens to be my kouhai at campus told me that there would be a practice. I don’t know if she did it on purpose but I guess she was just joking. I was kinda annoyed though.

Oh, it starts to drizzle again!

XD

Yay!

I’m going to campus tomorrow to register for short semester for two classes.

Yap, I haven’t registered yet being a brat that I am.

=P

Monday, July 20, 2009

First stupid randomness!

Posted by Rinni at 4:26 PM 0 comments
I've been trying to post it since three days ago, by mail, but it didn't work. I'm wondering why..

Anyway, I just wanna tell that I'm better in writing than speaking to express what I wanna say. I've never been a good speaker but I surely am a good listener..
=)
My friends often say that no matter what I'm saying or doing, I look like I'm being pissed off.
XD
Well, I'm sorry for not being able to smile all the time like some kinda freak. Really, why would I smile at some stranger who I DON'T KNOW AT ALL??
Oh and I was born with this kinda facial expression. It can't be helped so deal with it!
XD
Ah..
I'm on semester break but I have to ruin it by having short semester. There's this rule in which we have to take short semester for every 'C' class we got. Actually, I got 3 classes on first semester in which I got C but I'll just take 2. 3 classes are just too much! I can't spend the whole break by attending classes!
T_T
See, I have a bad habit when I'm writing some thing like this. I can't focus on one topic only. It will continue with another topic, and another, and another, and it'll be going on forever.
Just like this.
XD
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call stupid randomness. And to be honest, I like it. Sue me.
=D
I'll make its tag later. I can't tag it by mail. It has to be done by using computer.
=)
Oh, have you ever heard about the bombs exploded in Jakarta, at Ritz Carlton Hotel and J. W. Marriott?
Indonesia is still mourning..
='(

Saturday, July 18, 2009

First post always be a junk.. XD

Posted by Rinni at 4:20 PM 0 comments
Nothing. Just downloading some MP3s..
=D

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Increasing Numbers of Non-Educated People in Indonesia

Posted by Rinni at 1:21 AM 5 comments

The Increasing Numbers of Non-Educated People in Indonesia



Indonesia is known as one of developing countries in the world. Since its independence declared on August 17th 1945, Indonesia keeps on straightening up its state of nation. Education is one of the issues that has been going on in Indonesia. Each year, numbers of non-educated people in Indonesia increase uncontrollably. There may be many reasons behind this phenomenon. However, it is mainly caused by three factors: the unawareness to education, people’s affordability, and the laziness.



The first reason would be the lacking in knowing how important education in their lives. This is often happened to people who live in a neighborhood in where education is not considered worth much. In rural areas such as village, for example, there is not found many schools or any other educational institutions. This makes its inhabitants do not know much about education. In fact, the teenagers are thought to be old enough to have a marriage. In their opinion, their deep-rooted customs and traditions are the most important elements in their lives and education is just not one of those things.



The next reason is people’s affordability which is still not in the level of prosperity. Many people cannot afford their education. It is much related to poverty, another major issue in Indonesia. There are not enough job vacancies for jobless people. This causes most of them have to work harder. For instance, they do not mind being singing beggars or, even worse, beggars only so they can survive. Being have-nots is their only flaw. They have will, a strong desire for education, but no matter how much they want it, they just cannot do it. Their condition has forced them.



The last reason is something that happen to everyone, no one is expected, that is laziness. Those people who ‘suffer’ from it think that education is not a must thing to have. They do know that it is important but they are too lazy to go to school. It is exemplified by paying no attention in class, skipping school, and even dropping out. They love playing around and do not like studying. This would be the worst one among other reasons. They have more than enough money to afford their education. They got a chance but they do not use it properly as they should. These people are either indeed geniuses or idiots.



Education is a problem that has not been solved until now. Government is not the only one who should take responsible for this issue but the people themselves as well. There are lots of efforts and actions that had been taken to overcome this problem such as BOS, free-of-charge school program, and educational workshops. They may not really work efficiently and effectively but each of them is worth a try. Hopefully, the numbers of non-educated people could be decreased and the condition of education could get better soon.



Wednesday, May 6, 2009

SMA Negeri 2 Pahandut Palangkaraya

Posted by Rinni at 11:02 PM 4 comments
SMA Negeri 2 Pahandut is one of senior high schools in Palangkaraya. Since it has been gaining more and more attention from public, it will always be the one of, if not the most, favorite schools for those who want to continue their study after graduating from junior high schools. Moreover, it has quite complete facilities such as library, computer laboratory, Biology laboratory, and soccer field. However, it is most well-known for its teaching and learning methods. They are teaching and learning by media and study club.

There are some subjects that require media in the process of teaching and learning. An example is Information and Technology (IT). Since IT is all about computer, it surely needs a computer laboratory. Other medium used in SMA 2 Pahandut Palangkaraya is Over Head Projector (OHP). In Biology, for instance, it is often used for presenting some slides or presentations about human reproductive system or insect anatomy.

Study club, or Tutor Sebaya as it usually called, is specially formed for the 12th grade students who will have their national examinations. Since each student has a different weakness, almost every subject has its own study club. In every study club, there are students who are skillful in a particular subject and the ones who failed on their try-outs. The first ones mentioned are supposed to help the latter in order that they gain their ability and hopefully can pass the national examinations. This method works better in some ways than common teaching and learning process that happens between students and their teacher. For example, they can arrange their own schedules, would not feel too inferior, and are not as passive as they are to their teacher.

There are many more teaching and learning methods out there; however those are the methods used in SMA Negeri 2 Pahandut Palangkaraya. They may sound simple, yet they have made good progress in supporting teaching and learning process in the school. It can be said that both methods are some strengths it has that make it a step ahead of other senior high schools in Palangkaraya.



PS: I couldn’t think of another teaching and learning method cause as I recall, those two are the only methods I’ve ever experienced back when I was in high school. I would have made a better example essay if only I could change the idea of my essay though... May I?

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Posted by Rinni at 11:27 PM 5 comments

SMA Negeri 2 Pahandut is one of senior high scholls in Palangkaraya. It will always be the one of, if not the most, favourite schools for those who want to continue their study. It has quite complete facilities such as library, computer laboratory, biology laboratory, and soccer field. However, it is most well-known for its teaching and learning methods; teaching and learning by media and study club.

There are some subjects that require media in the process of teaching and learning such as information and technology (IT). Since IT is all about computer, it surely needs at least a computer laboratory. Over Head Projector (OHP) is also needed for presenting some presentations or slides.

Study club is formed for the 12th grade students who will have their national examinations.

 

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