Give Me Orchid

Shane introduced class to 4 interesting poems. I don't have to be so romantic to make my own, do I ? hehehe....

So, inspired by those four, I made mine. We may need some background to understand any poem? And I think, that the beauty of poem. Keep search the hidden meaning of the poem, and enjoy mine..... !?

Give Me Orchid

Rose
Alamanda
Lavender
Bamboo
Palm

ORCID ...,

Why can't I grow it?

Give me ORCHID
Its belong to me
Its mine, as always

and always

Give me Orchid

Now and then

Jakarta, 26 Feb 2007

My Lunch Sharing

I love to get out for a while from our sweet-artificial cooler rooms, ... lunch time !! I guess this is my most reason for not joint our catering in AIM. Tell me about cleaness, sanitation, MSG, ... whatever, I need fresh air. ( I will change my mind next month, joint catering, hehehehehe..., it is saving money, actually)

I also love to see new people on warung, they mostly come with their friends. Interesting, I never met the same person, every lunch. (Welll...., sometime I meet Rana, Alda, Harry, Icha or Ana. But I think they are not new people in it is original meaning for me?)

My others reasons is a chance to hear news or actress gossip. Television in my house is excellent big, 29 inch, but .... please, its all to watch a group of ants marching and or strings hanging all over the screen. So frustrated !! Short news on lunch is good, isn't it ?

Supricing too..., you can start chat with anybody. Today, gossip is commenting on Pasha Ungu and her wife, divorce but get along in harmony. Nice to see !! And all of suddent, someone just sit and share her life with me. She says a died-divorced is more honorable than a life-divorced. I am not sure, but she could be true.

She tell me about how she fight for her husband cancer, Kanker Limpa. I am very bad in health and tend not to heard whats doctor told when get sick. But she wake me up of how danger it was. Her husband was just late one day for the third "cemotherapy" (it must be wrong spelling...). Then, what happend is terrible. Bleed were come out of control from his nose, mouth... etc, she even fall out to saw that!! I am scary to figure it out, she should read that on my faces. But ... she keep continue her story, explain in incredible detail of that situation (lucky I done with my food).

Yeahhh.., at the end, her husband passed away 2 years ago, yet she happy that he was died in her arms. Wowww... romantic stories is everywhere. I am glad that she ended her story with optimistics. "My sons faces are like his father." she closed it. I can see hope and pride of family in her voices. I hope it will never fade away.

Yeahhh..., you can learn from anyone, even the last you expect too and in unexpected circumstances. You know, I learn something from this sharing of a working woman in Warteg.

I hope that I will have chance to take care all my beloved like she do. It was be my deepest regret to my father. I was lose that chance, a chance that will never be mine anymore, not in any days in the future. It was vanished more than 5 years ago.

My never-ending love, Papa. I am sorry !!

A letter to Helen Keller

Alda introduced our class to several famous people. Then, we asked to either make a report of that person or a letter with 3 questions.

I was write a letter to Hellen Keller and facing several gramatical problems as follow:

# Adjectives (ending with "ed" or "ing"),
# Appropriate used of verb in past tenses (did or were, give or gave, have or had),
# Articles ( a, the),
# Simplyfy sentences or used direct questions,
# And ... of course, Misspelling.

CONCLUSION: I should invest more editing time, before submitted any tasks to teachers, hehehehe ....

Well...., please enjoyed my letter to Helen Keller with 3 silly questions.


Jakarta, 22th February 2009


Dear Helen,

I am amazed with your life. You had done many things to help other people, despite your limitations. Did you know that you has been inspired many people to cope with their weakness?

You were blessed with the talent to write beautiful stories. It is such a difficult tasks for me. I always have hard times to write. I wish you could give some suggestion of how to be a good writer, how should I start it? This would be very useful for me. I would like to promote my local culture, my hometown, and improve others people's knowledge of our local life. So, I can share thought and experience with others.

Helen, you had visited to over than 39 countries? Wowwww ….., what a life you had! It must've been very challenging and exciting experience. I am going to visit Holland in August 2009. This is my first experiences traveling to abroad and visit totally new different country. Please give me advises to prepare and to avoid culture shock as it will help me adjust to my new environment.

My last questions is about your dedication to others. Why did you promote and help others while you actually needed more help too? Some people were busy with themselves and forget others, especially the poor and disabled. But you, woww..... you made fund raising to help blind people !! Would you tell me what or who motivated you to work very hard for others?

I could ask you more questions, as you had an interesting life. But, I should off now.

All the best,
Mayang

Simplifying English Spelling

My work after corrected by Andrew. Andrew's comment is " Very good work. Generally clear and logical ideas. Well done" Yeahhh.... at least it is starting logic. I have some problems with articles, singluar and plural forms, and uncorrect spelling.

So, have a look ...... , and post a comment !!

The Advantages and Disadvantages of
Simplifying English Spelling

Simplifying English spelling will help non-native speakers to learn faster and more easily. I remember how difficult it was when I started to learn English in Junior High School, about 20 years ago. I had to write three different things in the same time to understood a word; the English word, the spelling and the meaning of the word. Then, I should memorize how to write correctly, spell correctly, and also understand the meaning. This is not an easy tasks for a little child and even for most adults. Learning English spelling is also difficult since English is not our mother tongue. We are not used it for daily conversation and also do not get exposed to native speakers regularly.

It is much easier to learn and to memorize words if the writing and the spelling are the same. After more than 18 years, I still remember Latin words such us oryza sativa for paddy, or zea mays for corn, because its spelling and writing are the same. I believe that simple English spelling will help a lot of people to learn faster and better.

The disadvantages of simplifying English spelling are cost for socio change, adaptation time and reproducing new English materials. Many people all over the world, especially old people, have been accustomed to the way English words are spelt. It will be difficult for them to change or to use a new spelling of words. It will also take time to introduce and to get agreement, until it is naturally welcomed or adopted by people. To change English spelling will also take an enormous cost to reproduce or replace new English textbooks both in academic system or for general purposes. It is including to introduce those changes to English teachers and to bigger users or audiences.

However, language is a dynamic thing. The way English spelling today is different than it was a few decades or centuries ago. It will keep changing in the near future or in many decades ahead. So, I think more discussion on simplifying English spelling, more English will be simplified by nature.

Jakarta, 24th February 2009

Teacher makes Mistakes

This is my today writing (Shane's test), after heavy revised, hehehehe ....

Teacher makes Mistakes

Everybody makes mistakes including teachers, even though he made well preparation in advanced. Should we corrected teachers mistakes? In eastern culture, people are not used to corrected someone mistakes directly and openly. We rather choose to quite and to forget that mistakes.

Somehow, wrong is wrong. So, I think if our teacher makes mistakes we should try to inform him. It is not as easy as you think. In fact, I found it is difficult and sometime could leading to misunderstanding, even could hurt someone pride. It says, please inform in polite ways with clear reasons. The problems are "polite ways" quite vary depend on your custom. What we think polite, could consider quite rude for others people. I guess, this would be one of the reasons why people choose to be quite, avoid open argument and debate.

What would be the best way to inform our teacher mistakes? I think make questions would be the easiest way. This could be a possibility to recheck any misunderstanding, and could point out the mistakes. Mistakes are also another ways to learn and to improve our knowledge. We are learning from mistakes.

Nobody is perfect.

Where am I from?

I am from Tariana and Mathias, Mahin, and Tahan.
from pure, proud and pride Borneo people
from love and responsibility.

I am from the deep green jungle and long muddy rivers
from quite hut and slow boats to a never grow older life.
from farmers, fishermen, hunters, climber, carpenter and mechanic.
From Tiwah, Betang, Mandau, and bird feather.
From Karungut, Manasai, Dadas and bracket ring dances.
I am from Batu Suli, Bondang Mountain and Peat Swamp.

I am from traveler, open, easy going, sociable and story-teller.
I am from rice, cassava, coconut, saluang and patin fish and durian eaters.
From rattan, rubber, honey, eagle and swallow bird
From hidden and unxplore gold, coal, oil, and metal

I am from "turn off the light, my child", 9 pm world on the news, 'have you eat, dear?"

I am from walking girls, 1991 dormitory, and Honda 'Astrea'.
From Buntok, Kapuas, Palangka Raya, Jogjakarta and Jakarta".

I am from Univ and the most beloved, YTS, people to people
from native and global network
from mining and environment, but empowering yours.

I am from no military and no yellow party.

I am from my beautiful but broken souvenir in Bali and Bandung.


My own continuous journey to unexpected direction

End of 3rd Weeks

The end of the 3rd week

This week is feel quite faster than the last? Why? I don't know ...
Somehow, I didn't manage my time well.
There are plenty unfinished from my "old" to do list.
I should spend less time in internet and window shopping.
Try to clear out things, then put more focus and effort on English.

Next week should be better.

Promises, Mayang !! Be a good girl.

Be a Student againnnn .....

It's such a big change, but I am not prepare ... just get into in.
I was not expect to be in Jakarta this soon, study English and
start a totally different life.

I do plan and hope to study oversea this year.
Somehow, it is all too soon, January 2009 ? (March will be better!!)
I keep feel in the middle of unfinish, hanging, confused, and a bitter feeling.
If only ...., I don't know, ... it just not feel right to be here
I feel in the worng time, in the wrong place. Not belong to here, yet.

It has been over 2 weeks, I start to get over it, slowly.

It's very good life, better than I expect, indeed !!
New house, new friends, new environment, ...., just new life.
Different routine, different focuses, different hopes: NEW

And..., hey..., I am in the capital of Indonesia !
Wowww..., look around, - get over
Enjoyed it !! Its time to try something different !?
Why not ? Get relax or serious, a little mad or more religious..,
Why not ? Go.... give a try
Expect the unexpected