" THE TRANSPOTER "

Now I want to retell a film. I was watching the film last night. The film was telling about a man that trap by some criminals.

Frank Martin (Jason Statham - Snatch) is a best chauffeur. He had a car so favored of. One day, when he traveled he met with some gang of criminals. They had time to ask for help Frank to continue their mission in the dangerous goods shipping (illegal). Finally, the assistance Frank survived when they are by the police. Frank followed them all the commands, but he was not part of them.

One day, the criminals commend was last post to him. The shipment is a dish that rapt by international salve traders. Girls will be made hostage by the criminals. Then, Frank delivered the girl to them. Frank rewarded for help given. He doesn't realize the suitcase containing the bomb only. In return he was trip to stop by a cafe. While he enjoys his drunk, suddenly the car exploded. After Frank knows this is the villain action before, he returned to their place. Frank was reply to rebellion and they action do to him. Then, Frank brought the girl to go delivered earlier. The girl called Lie. Frank was intends to leave Lie in the return trio, but he saw pity to Lie. Finally, Frank was invited Lie to take his place. Frank give some food to Lie.

Tomorrow, Frank was action known by criminals from superior's guards treated in the hospital well. They think after the incident yesterday, Frank has died at bomb exploded. Then, the criminals kill their own children, because fruit fails in these murders.

In a few days, Lie was stay at Frank home. One day, when Frank enjoy morning were a friend. he was members of the police. Frank and Lie were simulator is a pair of lovers that doesn't suspected. After Frank's friend go, suddenly his place attacked by the criminals. Frank and LIe were trying save themselves through the sea while swimming. They were arrived Frank's house. Lie stupefied when entering the house. Frank has a very large and luxurious. Lately, Lie has fell strange things in themselves. She was fall in love with Frank. Then Lie and Frank were making love.

Tomorrow, Frank and Lie going the police office. They were intended to meet friends of Frank. They take some file from the criminals who attacked Frank for this. After that, they were coming to criminal's office. Finally, they were know that the criminals who ty to kidnap Lie is her father own collegues. Lie was the son of a head of the employers. They lade Lie ad hostage, so that they can take all the power of Lie's father. At the same time, some people come to room. They are Lie's father and some suborinates. Partnes of Lie's father accuse Frank as evil people who try to kidnap to her.Do that, Lie's father hated Frank and lie rebuke for friends with Frank. Some time friend's Frank and members of the police come too. Frank was surprised to see it. Lie's father hace a relationship of cooperation with the police. They were told to bring Frank and coop. But, police are still on the side with Frank and free suggested. He as made hostage by Frank. After that, Frank visited the headquarters of the villian. Frank was to do theirrecellion. The criminals are also behind the attack. But, Frank was successfully ave himself from the attack of the criminals. Frank was continue their mission to destory the criminals who aren't Lie's father and subordinates. They attacked each other the trip used the car. Frank was succesfully kill a colleague and as subordinate to Lie's father. Lie and her father survived. When her father would shoot Frank, suddenly Lie was shootig her father from behind. The murderer is own girl. Lie was to kill his father before her love killed. Lie was choosing her love to Frank of her own father. Lie was choosing live with Frank. Finally, they both live happy. . . . . . . . .

And this time I want to write a short story again, and I was browse on the Web. The story about names.

A Story about Names

What's in a name ("nama" in Indonesian)? That was what Shakespeare said. The term Nama here does not mean the tribe Nama, a tribe in the South of Africa, name is a term that is used to call among the human beings to differentiate them from the others. Name shows the real identity of a person, from where s/he is from, what is his/her background, what is his/her social status, etc.

Soon after a baby is born on the world, his/her parents look for a name for their children. Usually the chosen names are good, names that have impressive meaning, although there are some that only follows the tradition by choosing names that is commonly used in that area, or possibly be named exactly the same as the father's name, like the current United States president.

When I was a child, names that were commonly used were like: Natalia, Andi, Monika, Andre, etc. Which were names that sounded like Western names. There were also names that sounded like Indonesian people's names like: Agung, Dimas, Agus, Hendrawan, and also my own name (Hadi), a name that has Indonesian characteristics. Some time ago, when there was an event, and all people who joined were asked what food they want, or if there are some restrictions. I just chose one of the choices that were provided. Then the other party sent an email back, asking, "Are you a Moslem? Do you need halal food?" Abruptly I answered, "No, I'm not. I can eat any food." It turned out that my name sounds like a Moslem, isn't it. No wonder, the Singapore Idol last time had a name called Hady Mirza.

When I was in secondary school there were my friends using Moslem names like: Choirul Anam, Muhaimin, Masruchin, even there was one who had Isa (Jesus) as his name! When I was in high school I noticed that many of my friends had Western names, it is ununsual to see that someone still uses Chinese name. There is one thing that was quite interesting, that the Western names used are mostly English names, like Stephanie or the variants Stefani, Stefanie, and then Jimmy, Melissa, Adrian, Aileen, Alan, Alex, Annice, Anthony, Ronald, Christine, and so on and so on that if I were to continue it would not finish. The ones who have names like that may have a same name but actually different individuals. Even so, there are a lot of English names where no Indonesians ever used them as long as I know, like: George, Ashlee, Archibald, Cameron, Kyle, Chuck, Montgomery, Murphy, Oswald, etc. Other that that I noticed that not many used names other than English names, although there are several, like: Imelda, Fernando, Alfredo, Anton, Ferdinand, Elvira, Ines, Hanna.

There are also many who like to use Christian names, no matter whether they are have Christian as their religion. There are ones whose name are Christin but they are not Christian. Some of the others uses names in the Bible, prophets, or names of Saints or names of church fathers. Names in Bible like (Indonesian version): Abednego, Petrus, Yusuf, Yosua, Yahya (Yohanes), Maria, Tirza, Hezron, Yosafat, and the English version of the names like: Michael, Matthew, John or Johnie, Peter, James. Names of Saints like: Valentina, Agustinus, Xaverius. Or famous people of the church like Polikarpus.

There are some who use gods' names. For example Diana (Hunting Goddess of the Romes, equivalent to Artemis in Greece), Flora (goddess of flower), Luna (moon goddess), Saraswati (wisdom goddess), Wisnu (carer god), Indra (god of weather and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism), Surya (god of sun).

There is one occasion when I introduced myself to a Vietnamese, after I mentioned my name, he asked "What is your western name?" I became confused, my name is only this one, except if he asked what is my Chinese name, which I have one. It turned out that because there are a lot of Indonesians that use Western names, he thought that if an Indonesian's name was not a Western name, he actually had a Western name.

What I am questioning is why are there so many people that use English names, although Western people do not consist of only English people, there are some other nations with different cultures. If we notice, Filipinos and East Timor people mostly use non-English names, like: Domingos, Amando, Filipe, Ramos, etc. In fact there is a lot, you know, non-English names that have not been used like Boris, Vladimir, Jaroslav, Gustav, Ulrike, Schmidt, Konrad, Petersohn, Wolfgang, Giuliano, Annetta, Manuela, and so on, and so on.

I see the declining of Javanese people who use typical Javanese names. The name of villagers were taken from the day name such as: Rebo, Kliwon, Wage (like Indonesian Anthem's componist's name), then Dhingklik (small chair), Gudel (calf). And the names such as Poniman, Wakidi, Katemo, Mukinem, Pariyem... are not common anymore, especially in cities. It's very uncommon for kids to have such names. Most of them use considered better names such as Rahayu, Ika, Retno, Sinta, Bambang, or the names that start with Su- like Suharto, Sukarno, Susilo or using Western name such as Randy, Ivan or Arabic name such as Hambali, Shihab, Assegaf.

I just knew that Wati is a sexual intercourse in Arabic, but it seems that in Indonesia the name means a woman, for example antariksawati (female astronaut). I don't know where it came from. Do you know that?

I noticed the tendency that more and more people use Western names, even my ex-housemaid gave her baby a name called Henri. There was even parents who gave their baby a name that is the same as inventors like Enrico Fermi, Thomas Alva Edison, even Albert Einstein! I think it is sooo not creative, the names are copied without modifications.

It makes me feel that Indonesian like to copycat foreign names, something I don't see in other nations like Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, etc. If you're Indonesian, why should we be shy to use the original Indonesian names? I know that for the case of some Indonesian Chinese, some of them don't really like to adopt the local people names as substitutes of their Chinese names, so they prefer Western names. When I was in Junior high school, some of my friends have unique names, such as: Maharani, Sulung, Bangkit, Buang, Gelar, Luhur, Isish (Don't know whether this is a self-made name or there is relations with Egypt god, what I know is isis in Javanese means cool).

In fact it is possible to create unique names, considering that in Indonesia it is quite free to give names, unlike in certain cultures that names of the first child must be the same as the father's, or as I heard, in Singapore the child's name that was registered may not use certain names. Westerners' names sometimes are quite unique, at least if seen from Indonesians' standard, for example like: Brown, Bush, White. An example of unique names like Kristia Monetera, Satu Cahaya Langit (one shine of the sky), or like Melly Goeslaw's child that was named "Anakku Lelaki" (My Son is a Man) and his little brother was named "Pria Bernama" (Popular Man). Also, Sitok Srengenge's (meaning: one sun) child was named "Laire Siwi Mentari" (the child of the sun that was born). There is also jokes about a person named Saklitinov, and the name Saklitinov turned out to be an acronym of Sabtu Kliwon Tiga November (The Kliwon (Javanese calendar day name) Saturday of Third November). Olala...

Veeeeery important means a names for all. So, we must grateful for a names.

Now i want to write a short story. This story i was browse of Web

They Say I'm Fat

I don't know what my faults is. I feel that these days I have been keeping my diet pretty tight. But how come this my dear cheek is still stretchy, And a lot of people who take a look at it want to pinch it. it makes me more resentful. It is resentful... resentful... resentful...Veeeeery resentful. What is my fault? Weeep... Weeep... did the fault come from he descendant from my beloved father and mother that makes my cheek really puffed-up. I don't think so. They are not fat either.

But if I really think about it again my fate was really unfortunate.
I remembered truely when I was still small. Approximately when I was five years old; my relatives came to my house. And all of them then were so happy to see my face. Not anything and and not anywhy. They seemed like they got a new toy.
What toy? What else if not my cheek that passionated them. They pinched the left cheek, then pinched the right cheek. They were so very happy then. Laugh laugh. They did not know that the owner of this cheek felt a suffering on both the body and heart. Pain on the cheek, pain also in the heart. Until the end I cried… Huaaaaa. Only then they stopped, changed to caressing.
"Choop choop the sweet child should not cry please."

It was more serious when I was in SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, I remember truely that I had a friend named Rudi. A child that according to my view is one of the naughtiest on the school. It is indeed generally the child was good, not smoking, obeyed the school rule and even the national ideology and national law, never skipped class even once, moderately clever and high-achieving also. Well then why how come I said that he is naughty? Yes, because of that. He liked to pinch my cheek very much. If I daydream a little I was pinched. When I was careless a little I was pinched. His pinches were consecutive and consistent. Every day. Three times a day. After eating and before sleeping (how come it looks like taking medicine?). Yeah no matter what it was really often.

I thought when I went to university, the sympathetic experiences will end. Moreover I entered to a university that was famous enough.
Ehem… ehem… I was convinced, the students were definitely very clever, well, and very devout. Ugh ugh but the reality was not as beautiful as the dream. Friends here still liked to tease that I was fat. Still were also very rascal. Fortunately there was no one that liked to pinch this cheek. Hahaha. They understand that in this matter I have given them a ban for everyone. Including close friends. They might admire me but it is not allowed to touch me. Not even pinch. Banned hard. Verboden. And suddenly….

Bam!
"Ouch..."
"Morning, Gina," Yanti greets me with his bright smile. Without any feeling of guilty or sinful.
Ouch.. ouch... a-ouch..
"Why, did I hit you very hard?"
"No question asked. Very painful you know!"
"Sorry, sorry. It is your fault anyway. Even on a morning you were daydreaming. Who were you thinking about? The Uhuy guy?"
"Oh no!!!!, very thanks to you. No meaning of Uhuy in my dictionary.."
"How come you are putting on airs."

In fact the Uhuy meant actually is Gunawan, a person that is also in the same course with them. In fact the boy is a normal boy. Very truly normal. All are normal. Normal hair, normal eyes, normal face, normal smile, the cleverness is also normal. Only one is extraordinary.... His lameness is extraordinary. Sometimes I am resentful because of him. But on one hand he can accept me the way I am. So this heart become not resentful again. I am crushed, cool and calm because of him.

In recent times the Gunawan guy is actually very close to me. I don't know why could be like that. So not-nice news are beginning to circulate in between students. Rumours and unclear gossips which I don't know where are their origin at first. Seriously. In fact it is true that I and the Gunawan guy are only normal friends. Nothing happened, or whatever it is. I swear...

The problem is that gossip power even much stronger. Therefore, that guy even get title: uhuy. For your information, uhuy is stated for a third singular person representative on a guy which is in "approaching" process. So, the uhuy statement show that he is in process of approaching me. Is it true? Who knows?

I think it’s not necessarily true. Look at his behavior. He talk and behave in the same way with all his friends (girl). Sometimes, a bit naughty. Ah, damn guy. Fortunately, he doesn’t like to pinch my cheek, otherwise our good relationship which is maintained so far will be destroyed.

However, I just don't ignore. He also does the same thing to me. Sometimes, reaallyyyy care, sometimes he is ignorant. I’m confused. My friends said that he likes me. In teenagers telenovela, it is said as fall in love.

If it is true, it’s ok for me. Coz actually I also quite put a symphaty to him. He is cheerful, kind, caring. Even though he is lame. Sooo lame. But it’s ok. The most important thing, he doesn’t say I am fat, and he doesn’t pinch my cheek.

One day, Gunawan ask me to have lunch together. I am ok to his offer. Why not? I can also borrow his lecture note for yesterday lesson. I was sleeping in lecture theatre yesterday. So many think and stuff… Like a businessman you know. Hohohoho...
We sit, be quiet, and calm. Before we order the food, Gun starts to speak:

"Gin, I know your cheek is stretchy."
"Grrr, so what?"
I am angry. I think he really can understand me. But he also said I am fat. Nooo, why must there be one more person who reveal that “fact" to me?
"Many people said that stretchy cheek is not so good."
"Yeah, I am ugly," I said frownly. Sensitive.
"But…" Gun says again.
"But what?’ I say angrily. Resentful… resentful.
"Ups, are you angry? Gun asked melancholicly. Seeing his face, I melt.
"nooo… no problem? What’s wrong, Gun?" I ask relaxly.
"but… I… I want to say something to you Gin. Important," Gun said bowing down his face. Either he is shy or scary?

Deg! My heart beats very fast. And become faster and faster. Aaargh impossible. Impossible. My blood flows quicker. What’s wrong with me? Why can Gun make me like that?

He continues his statement… still with tremble…
"I…. I…"
"What?"
"Gin, could I...?"

My thought flies away. I almost forget that I go here to have lunch. Is it true that his friends gossip about Gun is true? Gun so far… without any words… Arrgh… my face turn red, but I don’t want Gun knows. That the truth… Don’t
I bow down my face. I feel that he will say that word. Ya confirmed that he will say that word...
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"Gin, could I borrow your money? I don’t have anything left."

AMERICAN VALUE "INDIVIDUALISM"

The individualism is a concept explain that life of importance individual, and individual need more importance and for need and community importance. Individualism can says in a sentences "I life for myself, determine values in life my self, determine that true and false". That is culture of American. The unique individu values and positive should present and grow of us personality as a openedindividu, have a perception, have a knowledge, and variey appreciated.

For explain the individualism values in social group very suspended at combination of when, connected in what, location, situation, experience unstibility indivisualis categorical face in global change. A community that consist of individu various will produce individualis combination, calectivis in two demantional that different in reaction, personality, and community characteristic. Orientation individuliasm value consist of three dimention, that is achievement, self-direction, self fulfilment, and independence. Individualis values indicated compatilibity Tha life value of smoe body.

The people of America, English, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Netherlands learn individualistics character. They group from individual as colective human. Live in value that more advanced individual as individualism human. the human and indivisualis value ussual live with family, that is parents and sons 0or daugther. With see all fact of individualism America value, so is true, that American believe the individual is more important than the group. THey believe people should take care of them selves, solve theirown problems and "stend on their own two feed".

The culture of Gorontalo

Hi all . .
Now i want to share about culture of own town.

In Gorontalo many culture, art,and religion. Many people are islamic (95%). Art and Gorontalo culture is an ethnic in the Celebes Island have varried territory art, dances, songs, the traditional music instrument, costums, and tradition religions ritual, traditional house, and traditional dress. Dances which well knowin Gorontalo among others are flowers dance, Polopalo dance, Danadana dance, Zamrah, and Langga dance. Whereas, songs in Gorontalo are Hulontalo Lipuu (Gorontalo is my hometow), Ambikoko, Mayiledungga (has come), Mokarawo (make a filigree), Tabulo lo limutu (In Limboto lake), Binte Biluhuta (corn soup). The musics incstrument in Gorontalo are Polopalo, Bamboo, and Gambus (six-stringed, from Arabic). Handicrapt industry (karawo). Kerawang is one of Gorontalo traditional handmade cloth. Gorontalos have traditional houses that is Bantayo Pomboide and Dulohupa. Bantayo Pomboide is taken a part as a symbol of Gorontalo culture and also has a function as a placefor the activity that related to teh art and culture of Gorontalo. Bantayo Pomboide has many rooms and each room has a different funtion, and every ornament that applies in the building symbolized every part of Gorontao in habitants activity.

The people in Gorontalo use the Gorontalo language, and consists of three dialects that are, Gorontalo dialect, Atinggalo dialect, and Siwawa dialect. But, the dominant is Gorontalo. Pulling of decline in Gorontalo is billateral, fathers, and mothers. A son or a daugther can't joke with his/her parents, but we have aboyed and respectful. The relation characteristic also be valid in brother of father or mother.

Gorontalo has traditional clothes, for example, wedding ceremony, feast celebriting, a circumcision, oath taking (for woman) guest welcoming, etc. For wedding ceremony, the Gorontalo traditional clothes is "Bili'u" or "Paluawala". The clothes consists of three colour that are purple, golden, and green. In Gorontalo customs and tradition each colour have mean or symbol. Therefor, in wedding ceremony the people of Gorontalo only used four main colours, that are red, green, golden, and purple. Red colour in Gorontalo traditional have means 'bravery and responsible', means of green is "fertility, prosperity, peacefulness, and harmony'. Golden have means as 'glory, loyality, greatness, and honesty, and purple colour have means 'elegance and authority'.

The general, Gorontalo traditional reluctant used brown cloth, because brown have symbol as 'land'. Cause, if they have used high colour. So, they are use black colour that have means 'firmness and firm spiced tofu of God'. White colour have mean 'purity or sorrow'. Therefor, society of Gorontalo more use white colour, if they are going to sorrow or house of worship (mosque). Low blue have used when 40th day of greaf, then high blue have use on 100th day of greaf.

So, the culture of Indonesia, specific in Gorontalo are very defferent with American culture. Example, when they are going in sorrow, the people of America used bleck colour dress, and they are not have greaf day celebration, and also they are not have traditional dress for wedding ceremony. Female only have use white dress, and male have use wedding cout.