Money.
Why does everything has to be related to money?
For things such as:
1. Love
2. Making group of friends
3. Existence
4. Self-satisfaction
5. prestige
6. to be respected
7. can talk big
8. kindness
If only i could answer, if only i could answer an answer that could replicate my inner mind. because in reality, there is no answer and there will never be.
So it is now up to you, what do you wanna do with your money.
But think first, where did you get those money?
Does everything seem right to be done with those money, after you've known the source?
think again.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Something I hide.
"My mom wears veil. And i'm a proud daughter."
As moslems, girls do have something to wear, the veil. But wearing veil isn't as simple as wearing long sleeved shirts or long pants below the sun, isn't as simple as wearing sunglasses in a dark room, or wearing sandals in the ocean.
Wearing veil needs guts, needs intention. Once you wear your veil, you can't take it off. The purpose is to let yourself be closer to God. It is a rule that ladies have to cover everything from her head to toe.
But what I hide is sadness. I found a lot of people whose religions aren't moslem glanced at my mom with their displeasing faces and gestures. These happened in 3 foreign countries where I had visited. It's just not fair, everybody was supposed to appreciate the diversities in religions. But why....did that happen.
My mom realized that she was being glanced at. And she saw their faces and gestures.
But what made me feel like I'm the proudest kid was when my mom saw and realized that "incident" happen and looked at me whose face was worried and said, "It's okay, wearing veil was my decision since years ago, and I have no regrets" and then she smiled.
At that moment, I found that my mom's really pretty when she smiled, prettier than before. her smile was sincere.
Yes, I have the coolest mom on earth.
As moslems, girls do have something to wear, the veil. But wearing veil isn't as simple as wearing long sleeved shirts or long pants below the sun, isn't as simple as wearing sunglasses in a dark room, or wearing sandals in the ocean.
Wearing veil needs guts, needs intention. Once you wear your veil, you can't take it off. The purpose is to let yourself be closer to God. It is a rule that ladies have to cover everything from her head to toe.
But what I hide is sadness. I found a lot of people whose religions aren't moslem glanced at my mom with their displeasing faces and gestures. These happened in 3 foreign countries where I had visited. It's just not fair, everybody was supposed to appreciate the diversities in religions. But why....did that happen.
My mom realized that she was being glanced at. And she saw their faces and gestures.
But what made me feel like I'm the proudest kid was when my mom saw and realized that "incident" happen and looked at me whose face was worried and said, "It's okay, wearing veil was my decision since years ago, and I have no regrets" and then she smiled.
At that moment, I found that my mom's really pretty when she smiled, prettier than before. her smile was sincere.
Yes, I have the coolest mom on earth.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
(cerpen fiksi #1) DESA PERUT NAGA
(written & illustrated by Nadhira Fidelia)
Sang Naga besar selalu bertempur, dengan apinya tentunya. Kadang beberapa dari kita berfikir, “dari manakah datangnya api naga tersebut?” Jawabannya adalah dari jerih payah masayarakat di desa Perut Naga, desa dimana kami tinggal dan bekerja.
Api yang keluar dari mulut Sang Naga berasal dari pembakaran
tumbuhan-tumbuhan yang kami tanam setiap harinya. Tumbuhan-tumbuhan tersebut
akan dimasukkan kedalam Lubang Hitam, lubang yang sangat besar dan gelap, tidak
ada satu orangpun yang berani mengintip kedalamnya, karena apapun yang jatuh
kedalam lubang tersebut akan terbakar menjadi bara api yang selanjutnya akan
disimpan didalam tabungan api Sang Naga.
Jadi beginilah hidup kami, pagi siang malam bekerja untuk
raja kami. Ingin sekali aku merasakan hidup diluar sana, dimana gadis-gadis
seumurku merasakan pahit manisnya hidup serta cinta. Ah, bukan hanya itu, aku
juga ingin bisa melihat keadaan dunia diluar sana, sepertinya mengagumkan.
Namaku Edward, aku sudah lama tinggal di Desa Perut Naga,
bekerja untuk Sang Raja tanpa kenal lelah. Semua orang sudah mengenalku dengan
julukan ‘Si Anak Naga’ karena semangat kerjaku yang tinggi.
Selain semangat kerjaku yang tak ada tandingannya, sudah
beberapa minggu ini aku memperhatikan seorang gadis sederhana yang menurutku
sangat baik hati dan pekerja keras, namun orang-orang menganggap remeh dirinya
karena dia satu-satunya remaja perempuan yang paling muda dan tubuhnya kecil.
Gadis itu perlu kereta dorong untuk mengangkut tumbuhan-tumbuhan dimana tidak
ada seorang pun yang membutuhkannya. Karena itu, semua orang meremehkannya. Gadis itu bernama Evelyn.
Dan, betul. Semua orang yang mendengar teriakkan Reina ikut
tertawa karena aku juga tahu kalau mereka semua meremehkanku. Lalu, ketika
semua orang sudah selesai menertawakanku dan pergi, aku menemukan sebuah surat
didalam kereta dorongku.
Maka aku naik ke puncak pohon ek, dan aku kaget ketika sampai puncak pohon
dan bertemu dengan tangga yang sangat tinggi hingga ke langit, dan aku heran
karena tangga ini tidak pernah terlihat keberadaannya sebelumnya. Tapi karena
penasaran, tanpa pikir panjang aku telah sampai di anak tangga tertinggi.
"Apa ini? Kenapa begitu indah?" kata-kata itu dengan sendirinya keluar dari mulutku.
Tiba-tiba aku teringat dengan pekerjaanku, lalu secara
spontan aku turun kebawah untuk melanjutkannya. Aku kembali mengangkut wortel
dan sawi menuju lubang hitam.
Aku sudah sampai di gerbang Lubang Hitam. Aku bertemu dengan
Edward, sosok lelaki yang dipuji semua orang karena kerja kerasnya. Aku jarang
bertemu Edward, karena aku malu dengan statusku yang selalu diremehkan, berbeda
jauh dengan dirinya. Aku sudah lama mengagumi Edward, karena sifatnya yang
tidak mudah menyerah dan wajahnya yang mempesona. Tak lama, Edward menyapaku.
“Apakah kau tidak bergabung dengan yang lainnya di taman?
Aku dengar Reina mengadakan pesta wortel karena dirinya memecahkan rekor
membawa 70 wortel dengan satu tangan”
“Ah, tidak. Aku terlalu malu melihatkan keberadaanku disana.
Bagaimana dengan kamu? Bukankah acaranya akan semakin seru jika ‘Si Anak Naga’
ikut bergabung? Hahaha.” Jawabku sambil tertawa malu.
“Hahaha, aku tidak terlalu suka keramaian. Lebih baik aku
disini bekerja memasukkan wortel dan sawi kedalam lubang hitam. Oh iya, silakan
kalau kamu mau duluan memasukkan bawaanmu ke lubang hitam, aku setelah giliranmu saja.”
Maka aku berjalan ke tepi lubang hitam. Namun seketika aku
terpeleset dan kereta dorongku terjatuh kedalam lubang hitam, dan secara
spontan aku ingin mengambilnya namun Edward langsung menahan gerakanku dan mencoba
menangkap kereta dorong tersebut. Dan ketika Edward mencoba menangkap, dirinya
pun tidak mampu menangkap dan jatuh ke lubang hitam, namun untungnya dia masih
bisa bertahan dengan berpegangan di tepi lubang.
Aku mencoba menarik tangan Edward. Namun tubuh Edward jauh lebih
besar dan jauh lebih berat dariku sedangkan tubuhku sangat kecil dan kurus. Dan
aku menengok ke sekitar dan tidak ada
wujud seorangpun karena semua orang sedang berpesta di taman. Edward lalu
berkata sambil mencoba bertahan,
“Sudah, Ev. Tidak perlu panggil mereka.”
Aku panik dan bingung, akhirnya air mataku menetes. Sambil
memegang tangan Edward dan merasakan urat-uratnya yang tegang karena sedang
mencoba bertahan, aku berkata “Maafkan aku Ed, Ini semua karena kecerobohanku.”
“Tidak, Ev. Maafkan aku karena aku tidak sanggup menangkap
kereta dorongmu, aku tahu kamu tidak dapat bekerja dengan kereta dorong itu.
Setelah ini, aku mau kau pergi ke rumahku dan mengambil kereta dorong
peninggalan kakekku di gudang. Ah, aku sudah tidak tahan lagi, sepertinya aku
akan melepas tanganku.”
“Edward! Tahan!” Aku mencoba menarik tangan Edward lagi,
namun apa daya, aku terlalu kecil.
“Ev, mulai hari ini jangan pernah kau beri tahu ke siapapun
tentang kejadian ini. Anggap tidak terjadi apa-apa. Maafkan aku, Ev.”
“Edward! Tolong tahan, Ed! Aku akan coba cari seseorang di
sekitar sini yang bisa menarikmu, kamu tunggu dan coba tetap bertahan!” Lalu aku
berbalik badan, berdiri untuk berlari mencari bantuan.
“Ev!” suara itu menghentikanku. “Ev! Sudah kubilang tak
perlu kamu pergi ke taman itu! Taman itu sangat jauh dan aku tidak bisa
bertahan lama lagi, tanganku sudah terlalu sakit. Sudahlah, Ev. Biarkan saja
aku.”
Aku berbalik badan lagi, berlari menuju Edward dan memegang
tangannya sambil menangis. Tiba-tiba Edward memanggil namaku dan berkata,
“Ev, sudahkah kamu naik ke puncak pohon ek? Indah bukan?”
Kata-kata itu membuatku terdiam. Hadiah terbesar dan
terindah yang pernah kuterima ternyata adalah pemberian dari seseorang yang tak
pernah aku duga sebelumnya.
“Selamat ulang tahun, Ev. Jangan lupa ambil kereta dorong di
gudang rumahku.”
Lalu Edward melepaskan tangannya dan terjatuh kedalam lubang
tersebut.
Aku melihat air matanya menetes ketika dia terjatuh, sambil
menatapku dan tersenyum. Aku berteriak memanggil namanya, terus berteriak
walaupun aku tahu aku tidak dapat mendapatkannya kembali. Aku sadar bahwa aku
kehilangan satu-satunya orang yang telah memberikanku kebahagiaan yang akan berbekas
selamanya di hatiku, di hari ulang tahunku.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
lagi-lagi
lagi-lagi saya duduk disini,
depan saya ada jendela
depannya lagi ada pohon
lagi-lagi saya lupa
lupa sama semuanya
saya nggak tahu harus melakukan apa
saya lupa, saya hidup untuk apa?
untuk siapa?
untuk kemana?
lagi-lagi saya asal mengetik
di temani si nada yang berfrekuensi,
yang masuk ke telinga saya.
saya hanya mengetik,
menaiki bukit dan turun ke lembah,
karena mereka ada di setiap tepi frekuensi.
sudah lah jangan ngomongin frekuensi.
saya sudah muak sama fisika.
mengerti tidak maksud saya?
saya bosan.
saya bosan.
saya bosan.
bosan.
bosan.
kenapa hidup ini begitu membosankan.
saya suka malas keluar dari sudut berjendela ini.
lebih baik disini, hening.
tapi kenapa, kenapa saya begitu bosan.
apakah tak ada hal lain yang menarik perhatian saya?
kenapa bumi ini bulat?
kenapa nggak kotak?
atau segitiga?
saya suka heran.
kenapa buah itu dinamakan apel?
kenapa nggak alp?
atau epal?
atau lepa?
lagi-lagi saya ngomong sendiri.
lagi-lagi.
lagi.
lagi.
lagi.
depan saya ada jendela
depannya lagi ada pohon
lagi-lagi saya lupa
lupa sama semuanya
saya nggak tahu harus melakukan apa
saya lupa, saya hidup untuk apa?
untuk siapa?
untuk kemana?
lagi-lagi saya asal mengetik
di temani si nada yang berfrekuensi,
yang masuk ke telinga saya.
saya hanya mengetik,
menaiki bukit dan turun ke lembah,
karena mereka ada di setiap tepi frekuensi.
sudah lah jangan ngomongin frekuensi.
saya sudah muak sama fisika.
mengerti tidak maksud saya?
saya bosan.
saya bosan.
saya bosan.
bosan.
bosan.
kenapa hidup ini begitu membosankan.
saya suka malas keluar dari sudut berjendela ini.
lebih baik disini, hening.
tapi kenapa, kenapa saya begitu bosan.
apakah tak ada hal lain yang menarik perhatian saya?
kenapa bumi ini bulat?
kenapa nggak kotak?
atau segitiga?
saya suka heran.
kenapa buah itu dinamakan apel?
kenapa nggak alp?
atau epal?
atau lepa?
lagi-lagi saya ngomong sendiri.
lagi-lagi.
lagi.
lagi.
lagi.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
mikro meter
kadang saya suka berfikir.
pohon itu hijau.
berjarak lima ratus meter dari pintu rumahku,
apa warnanya jika berjarak lima ratus mikro meter dari mataku?
apakah tetap hijau?
biru.
awan itu biru.
berjarak satu juta meter dari mataku,
apa warnanya jika berjarak satu mikro meter dari bola mataku?
apakah tetap biru?
indah.
senyuman itu indah.
berjarak sepuluh meter dari tempat ku berdiri.
seperti apa senyumannya jika berjarak sepuluh mikro meter dari mataku?
apakah tetap indah?
apakah semua yang saya bisa lihat dari jauh, sama dengan apa yang saya akan lihat dari dekat?
apakah semua hal dapat saya nilai berdasarkan penglihatan jarak jauh saya?
semuanya tidak berarti buruk, dan semuanya tidak berarti indah.
lihat sekali lagi, secara dekat.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Speech Text #1 (Should There Be A Ban on Using Animals for Testing Chemicals and Drugs?)
So, on september 2012 my friends and I were in Oxford, doing a speech competition and the good news is, we won second place. SMAN 6 Jakarta sent 4 students to compete in speech competition and 4 students to compete in debate competition.
I was in the speech team. Each of us had one script that we made by ourselves.
Here's my speech script.
SHOULD
THERE BE A BAN ON USING ANIMALS FOR TESTING CHEMICALS AND DRUGS?
Hello, I’m Nadhira Fidelia speaking for
Oxford Youth Elite’s Speech Competition 2012, for all listeners and also for
all generations after us. I am one of many participants who are concerned about
animal testing for chemicals and drugs that have been carried out since a
really long time.
I am here to speak about some awful
news and facts that I know from the news, and live from some places and people.
Standing here, in front of you all, I want to tell the bad things that have been
happening to the animals that suffer just for our kind’s goods.
I am here to speak for the countless
animals dying just to give some good things for human’s sake. Knowing that,
what makes us humans anyway?
Animal testing is basically making use
of animals in experiments carried out for the betterment of human lives. These
animal experiments are carried out by universities, pharmaceutical companies
and even by students and researchers at medical schools. Animal testing helps
in finding ways to help save lives of animals and humans by testing lifesaving
drugs and processes.
I am against animal testing because
animals can’t speak. They cannot tell us to stop hurting them while we are
doing things that we know it’s hurting them. Animal testing should be banned.
I am sad to know that those animals
help save lives of millions of humans, but in turn, thousands of these animals
lose their lives.
Animal discomfort and death,
species-extrapolation problems, and excessive time and expense. While we use
all the things that were made by their suffering.
I am eager to say that animals do have
rights. They are powerless, so they look to us for support. Some believe
animals shouldn’t have rights because they don’t live like the way we live, because
they can’t think like the way we think. They’re like babies, animals don’t have
our abilities as the best living thing on Earth, so we should take more care of
them. They cannot fend for themselves so we need to fend for them. I just don’t
think it is fair to test on someone that has no say.
For all the ladies, have you ever
realized that the mascara you use, the perfume you use or the lotion that you
use everyday, were made after some rabbits’ death? Those rabbits died because
of your perfumes before being enhanced. And for all the gentlemen, have you
ever realized that the shampoo you use, the tissue you use or the muscle milk
you often consume have killed the countless innocent chimpanzees? What would
you think if you were that chimpanzee who suffered just for humans’ sake? Would
you hate humans?
About 5 percent of all animal deaths by human
beings result from animal testing, however, the number killed which is around
500 million is not inconsiderable. You must agree that 500 million animal
deaths a year from animal testing is ridiculous. With all the alternative
methods there is no reason why so many animals should die each year. Many
believe that it is for a good cause because some of the tests benefit human
beings. I disagree; a lot of the tests, which are done on animals, can be done
on computers or on lower organisms such as bacteria.
I’ve known these alternative methods to
use besides making animals as testing. There are in-vitro methods, which are in
an artificial environment outside the living organism. Computer simulation of
experiments is also a reliable source. Another alternative to animal testing is
building databases of tests to avoid duplication. And also the Three-R’s which
are: Replacement, Refinement and Reduction. Alternative methods are more cost
effective, better predictors of human injury, produce far quicker results, and
do not involve animal cruelty.
I know I’m no one but seeing those all,
hearing those all, knowing those all, and using some of the things that have
killed many innocent animals just make me sick. I know I’m no one but I really
want the people that have no heart of killing those creatures realize what
they’re doing yet there are alternative ways to do beside making them being
tested. I know I’m just a 16 year-old girl yet I’m not afraid to tell the world
about how I feel.
Another reason why people seem to agree
with animal testing is because a majority of the tests are done on rats and
mice. It is true that a large percentage of animal testing is done on rats and
mice, however they are still animals. Their purpose in this world isn’t to be
tested on; it is to be a member of the food chain and to breed. I don’t think
it is fair to judge one animal’s level on the food chain as an acceptance to be
tested on.
Have you ever imagined, 5,000
animals are used for each chemical being tested, with 12,000 needed to test pesticides?
And without anesthesia or the injection that leads to unconsciousness. Imagine
how hurt that could feel? And usually after that, they’ll be euthanized or
being injected that leads to death.
If we keep experimenting animals,
finally one day it will extinct and if that happens, a huge part of our nature
will go. Animals are living things that deserve to live a life given to it.
Just because we want a cream that tans our skin or milk that makes bigger
muscle we CANNOT kill a living thing that is part of our world.
What would you feel if you were those
animals? Being tested without mercy, being a specimen, being stabbed, sliced,
injected, locked up and even being raised to be killed. It’s like living
without happiness, living with no purpose. Do you want to live like that?
You can decide for yourself, whether
you are against it or just a mute spectator to animal testing. Every door has
two sides, so does animal testing. It is now up to each one of us to decide,
which side do we choose.
Thank you for listening.
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