The World Needs More Indonesia
1. Bali
2. Borobudur, a forgotten wonders of the world. It is the largest Buddhist monument, built between 750 and 850 CE, 56,000 m2 in size and contains at least 2,000,000 stone blocks.
3. R.A. Kartini (1879-1904), the first women’s right campaigner in Indonesia.
4. Mailoa Jonathan Pradana, Ho Pangus, Putra Irwan Ade, and Latief Andy Octavian. These are the Gold Medallist in 37th International Physics Olympiad.
5. Bhineka Tunggal Ika, the motto of Indonesia that means unity in diversity.
6. Gamelan, a musical ensemble of Indonesian origin.
7. Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma. Both are gold medal winners in 1992 Barcelona Olympics in badminton.
8. Foja Mountains in the province of Papua, an untouched natural habitat, where a team of scientists in February 2006 discovered numerous new species.
9. Dangdut, a genre of Indonesian popular music.
10.Nasi goreng, an Indonesian version of fried rice, cooked with sweet soy sauce and often accompanied by additional items such as egg, chicken, etc.
i came, i saw..... CHAVS!
"Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but yeah…"
I always laugh whenever I hear that famous line of Vicky Pollard from the infamous British sketch comedy show, Little Britain.
It portrays the typical British teenager between around the age of 14, who thinks that the world evolves around her, and has the audacity to do things that she’s not allowed to. Such as, nicking of pick ‘n mix candies from convenient stores, binge drinking, and being pregnant before getting her GCSE.
At first, I thought Matt Lucas and David Walliams were exaggerating this act when they try to illustrate this particular age group.
But, when I had to sit in a bus with 5 teenage girls who wore white Reebok trainers, Kappa sports jackets, Burberry caps and unbelievably thick make-up that can be seen from miles away, I started to think that the Little Britain duo has done justice in making a parody about them.
Those girls spoke with extremely loud voice to make sure that everybody in the bus can hear them. They did every effort to put the f*ck word in every sentence they made, not to forget to say “innit” in every second they speak.
When I turned my head to see what they were fussing about, one of them scowled at me by saying, “wot cha lookin at granny?!”
I was appalled by such behaviour. I do understand, that youngsters have the tendency to adopt a certain attitude that distinguishes themselves from other people, but I certainly don’t remember about being rude when I was that age.
Once I’m aware about the existence of this particular group called “chav”, I started to see them everywhere. Hanging out in groups and smoking outside McDonalds or fighting with their family on Trisha Goddard television show.
From where I come from, Indonesia, you can find all sorts of teenagers roaming the public places. From the ones who always wear the latest fashion and hang out in expensive coffee houses, to the ones who wear leather pants to show their appreciation of metal music.
Nevertheless, none of them come as striking to me as when I first saw this large hoop earrings and baseball caps wearing crowd. Trust the British to come up with a different lifestyle for their teenagers to adopt.
So, goodbye punks, goths, and sk8ers… cause when you’re in Britain, chavs rule!
