WW: Selamat Hari Kartini, Perempuan Indonesia

Selamat Hari Kartini, Perempuan Indonesia!

Mari memaknai semangat Ibu #kartini untuk terus berjuang melawan keterkungkungan dan ketidaksetaraan. Semangat yang sama untuk terus membangun kemampuan diri dan mencoba memberikan yang terbaik untuk negeri.

By Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8615050

Raden Adjeng Kartini, or famously knows as Kartini, is one of Indonesia's heroines. She dedicated her life to bring better life to Indonesian girls and women during the colonial time, when girls and women could not go to school and didn't have a say on important things related to her life, including deciding her spouse. She is truly the pioneer for education fro girls and women as well as women's right in Indonesia. She opened a free school for Indonesian girls and women, which was considered taboo at that time. Although she passed a way at a relatively you age, after giving birth to her first child, her undying spirit continues to serve as a beacon for Indonesian women afterwards. 

representing Indonesia for the Third Committee of UN General Assembly

Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang, or in Dutch, Door Duisternir tot Licht, literally translated as Out of Dark Comes Light, is the book which collects Kartini's letters written in Dutch (rare privilege to Indonesian women at that time, especailly if you were not part of the royals)  to many officials and influential people, including  J.H. Abendanon who was one of the prominent figures in the Netherlands. She wrote many of her ideas and perspectives of the social life and condition in Indonesia during that time, particularly on women's life and rights. Freedom was an absolute luxury for Indonesian women at that time. Therefore, we owe a lot to Kartini and other Indonesian heroines who had sacrificed their lives for the betterment of us. 

Proudly be a modern Kartini!

Banyak dari kita yang melihat peringatan Kartini sebatas menjadi perempuan Indonesia yang berkebaya. Sah - sah saja memang namun aku yakin semangat Kartini adalah lebih dari itu. Aku sendiri selalu melihatnya sebagai semangat untuk terus maju, belajar, meningkatkan kemampuan diri dan berbuat yang terbaik untuk bangsa dan negara. Jangan pernah menyerah dan terus mendobrak segala keterbatasan yang seringkali berasal dari diri sendiri dan lingkungan yang tidak sehat. Kita kerap terjebak pada stigma bahwa perempuan hanya bisa melakukan A dan B, tapi tidak X, Y, Z. Padahal, once we have set our heart and our mind on it, kita pasti BISA!

Dengan cara kita masing - masing, mari kita teladani semangat Ibu R.A. Kartini ♥️♥️♥️. Aku pun terus mencoba mengaktualisasikan diri dengan mencoba melakukan berbagai hal yang bisa dan menyenangkan untuk dilakukan, dengan tetap menjaga kodrat sebagai perempuan. 

Try different aspect of life!

Tebar kebaikan, semangat untuk terus maju, tak letih belajar, dan kuatkan tekad bahwa kita BISA!

Bersama UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban ki Moon

With the UN Secretary - General now, Mr. Antonio Guterres

Selamat Hari Kartini, perempuan Indonesia di mana pun berada! 

And keep fighting!

Kopdar Daring Kumpulan Emak - Emak Blogger

Hi semuaaaa...

"Oke, aku absen dulu satu - satu yaaa..

"Iya mak, miknya memang masih dimute jadi ngga kedengaran suara lain.

"Itu siapa ya yang baru join ya?"

Mira Sahid, Makpon alias mak founder Kumpulan Emak - Emak Blogger (KEB) tengah sibuk mengecek komputernya sambil melihat siapa saja yang barusan bergabung di virtual meeting KEB pertama ini (eh, bener kaaan?). Malam itu, Rabu, 15 April 2020, akhirnya kami janjian untuk melakukan kopdar daring setelah sekian purnama tidak pernah bertemu muka, at least for me yaaa maks.

And you know what?

Keseruannya tuh seperti pas nungguin kunjungan or telpon sang patjar LOL.

Foto group saat sesi keduaaaa

Salah satu fenomena baru di tengah pandemik virus Korona alias COVID-19 adalah penggunaan teknologi informasi dan telekomunikasi yang makin mengemuka. Salah satu primadonanya adalah video conference. Sebenarnya teknologi ini sudah dipakai sejak lama, namun karena social and physical distancing diperlakukan sejak beberapa waktu yang lalu dan meeting lebih dari 2-3 orang dilarang, maka penggunaan teleconference meningkat hingga berkali - kali lipat. Mungkin at this point, satu platform yang lumayan sering dipakai adalah Zoom, Google Hangout or Google Meet.

So, back to our first online 'dating' with KEB.

In the beginning, we all had to wait until Makpon was done with her list. And by the time the attendance list as well as the introduction is done, everyone got super excited!

Beneran! Super excited! Ada yang jejeritan (tertahan) dan panggil nama beberapa peserta yang memang dikangeni, ada yang baru ketemu muka pertama kali meskupun sudah sering gabung di blogwalking or Instagram dan YouTube walking sebelumnya, bahkan ada yang brebes mili terharu di pojokan hehehe. Such a sweet expression of emotion! Banyak sebenarnya yang ingin ikutan dan sudah daftar juga, namun sepertinya proses approval memerlukan waktu dan dengan 50 anggota yang ikut, prosesnya pun cukup lama. Setelah selesai melepas kangen dan absen, ternyata waktu yang tersisa tidak banyaak hahaha. 

Mak Mira sempat sampaikan tujuan utama bersilahturahmi lewat kopdar daring ini dan bersama dengan Mak Injul, sempat pula sampaikan beberapa rencana KEB ke depan, seperti mengadakan beberapa online class dengan zoom. Selain itu, beberapa sesi live Instagram  juga telah dilakukan dengan mengangkat beberapa topik and we will do more of that. Sempat disinggung pula program KEB Peduli yang kail ini akan fokus untuk mengumpulkan dana dan donasi untuk anggota keluarga besar KEB yang terkena dampak langsung dari COVID-19 ini.

Belum sempat menyelesaikan diskusi, waktu gratis yang diberikan Zoom pun habis!

Oh noooo.

We were not done yet!

Terutama melepas kangen satu sama lain. 

Ini sesi pertamaaa...saat semua mikrofon ditutup dan menunggu dipersilahkan untuk perkenalan

And you know what happened?

Setelah hampir semua emak - emak blogger keren ini sedih karena pertemuan Zoomnya sudah selesai, akhirnya meeting kedua pun langsung dibuat lagi!

Judulnya langsung dan back - to - back hehehe!

Kontan banyak yang ikutan lagi walaupun tidak sebanyak yang di pertemuan awal.

Seneng bangeeet kan!

Di pertemuan yang kedua kali ini, semuanya berjalan lebih lancar dan kita punya waktu cukup panjang. Bahkan aku sempat 'ditodong' untuk share mengenai perkembangan penanganan COVID - 19 dari sisi pemerintah. Well, dengan senang hati, walaupun aku harus disclaimer that what I would inform was not official statements of the government, tapi beberapa perkembangan terakhir tentang penyebaran virus ini dan beberapa upaya penanganan yang dilakukan, terutama oleh Kemlu RI, aku sampaikan. Perkembangan penanganan virus ini di beberapa negara dan kota, khususnya New York City, juga aku share. Intinya sharing, saling berbagi informasi yang pastinya bukan hoaks dan imbauan untuk terus mematuhi anjuran pemerintah untuk memutus rantai penyebaran Corona yang masih berlangsung. 

Two simple things I keep reminding myself are try not to get infected (by staying at home, living a healthy life, washing hands frequently, boasting my immune system etc) and try not to infect others (by staying at home, as we might be carriers and endanger others).

Intinya semua yang telah disampaikan pemerintah selama ini. Usahakan untuk tidak tertular (dengan tetap di rumah, jaga kesehatan, sering cuci tangan dengan baik, menjaga sistem kekebalan tubuh dsb) serta usahakan untuk tidak menularkan orang lain (kita tidak pernah tau kalua ternyata kita adalah carrier dan membahayakan orang lain). Sesederhana itu...tapi tentu saja memang tidak mudah. 

Selain tips and tricks selama Corona, aku juga berharap kita semua terketuk hatinya untuk saling menebar kebaikan. Ada begitu banyak pihak yang terkena dampak Corona Virus dan mereka merasakan cobaan dan tantangan yang tidak mudah selama pandemik ini. Ada para pejuang kesehatan yang harus berjuang melawan virus ganas ini saat menolong para pasien, para pekerja harian lepas yang harus mencari sesuap nasi untuk keluarga mereka, maupun pegawai swasta yang terncam kehilangan pekerjaan dan penghasilan. Itu hanya beberapa contoh dari dampak luar biasa yang ditimbulkan oleh COVID-19. Sekiranya kita diberi kelapangan rezeki, mari bersama gotong royong kita membantu mereka yang membutuhkna, termasuk melalui KEB Peduli.

Makpon juga sempat berbagi mengenai hoaks dan bagaimana kita bisa mengecek serta mencegah penyebaran hoaks yang juga sama berbahayanya. Di jaman sekarang, rasanya gemeees ya sama mereka yang masih saja menyebar berita bohong dan ngga jelas.

Well, all in all, Kopdar daring ini begitu membahagiakaaan. 
Semoga obrolan hangat kita yang singkat ini ada manfaatnya dan kita semua bisa terus hidup sehat, selamat dari gangguan virus, dan berdoa semoga cobaan ini cepat berlalu.
Jadi....kapan kopdar daring berikutnya LOL?

Stay safe, happy and healthy, everyone...wherever you are.

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Almost there, Indah, almost there..

I keep saying that to myself whenever I feel a bit down about the pandemic and all its ramification. I know it's not that easy, but I know even more that we can go through it. My kids start asking when they can go out and meet their friends, teachers and families. They miss going out to the beach, parks, malls, and their favorite restaurants. 

Well, we are so used to going back to Lampung every 2 weeks to meet our parents but now we have to restrain ourselves from doing so. But again, we can wait. We have to wait!

Now we are getting more and more creative with our hobbies. The kids start playing  'build the castle' inside the house and doing some crafting and drawings, I'm back with my home cooking, photos and blogging, and my hubby starts his DIY projects. Well, it's good to have something we love during this Stay-at-Home session. And sometimes my hubby and I curled up for binge-watching our favorite movies, not necessarily the new ones. Well, the bottom line is, we are trying to stay positive and happy with what we have. That's the best choice we have at this moment indeed.

Let's craft 

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WW: One Cloudy Day at Paris, the City of Lights

While enjoying your #stayathome #workfromhome #studyfromhome period, I took the liberty to dig up my external hard disk and boy..  I have tons of unpublished photos from my previous journey. 

Well, I do miss traveling.

Terribly.

But for now, I fully enjoy staying at home because I know I'm saving my self, as well as the lives of my loved ones, my family and the community. 

I cannot deny that I was quite frustrated to see, to read and to hear so many sad news here and there. I am trying to follow all the latest updates on the issue of COVID - 19, be it at home or abroad, and to do my best to contribute, by donating some fund to certain movements and platforms as well as to those around me who need assistance. Simple things like ordering food online, buying your fresh veggies from the traditional vendors who still need to go out and sell things to survive, giving free food and basic staples to those who need them, and staying at home as well as obeying the prevailing regulations will certainly help. So let's be kind and considerate. We all in this together and we all can fight it together.

Anyway, I randomly chose this Paris visit folder back in spring 2018.

Spring is here so I thought it's appropriate to celebrate it by publishing series of spring photos. In some place, spring is not only identical with blooming flowers, but also with rain.

I stayed for two days for meetings and I got a chance to see Paris in between.

Coming here for about 5 times, I never get bored (at all) with this City of Lights.

Even when rain came pouring down the whole day, I insisted to see its ageless beauty under the grey sky. 

Here are some photos I took on that cloudy-then-rainy day.

I took the metro and sopped at Trocadero and walked at the surrounding areas. In the evening, we made a round-a-bout drive along the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed its blinding lights.

Isn't she the prettiest?

Trocadero..

In gold..

cloud and rain did not stop people from flocking around

at dusk..

I just didn't want to move..

The metro is very handy

 And when the night came..

Tell me ...  do you think Paris still looks glamorous even under the pouring rain 

and gloomy sky?

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