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Rohingya Revisited

I thought since my last post people of the world (UN, ASEAN, etc.) had already progressing against this apartheid schemes. Well, I know that in ASEAN apartheid is not just exclusive to Burma. It is a complicated story that was built upon years of bloodshed and political struggles. Have a friend or two who work passionately in NGOs and you'll know what I mean. Or, you could be that one friend. I can't disclose any of those apartheid schemes here because it might impact their good works or the people within those government bodies that want to change things up. Hate is a good tool to improve people's support. It plays well to sooth anxiety in people's heart.  Trump already prove that. Everyone, including me, is a racist. I too once think of Indian with bad attitude. Their fast talk, their stinking body and how pushy they were to me made my anxiety. Along the way, I met many more good (and great) Indians. Now, I am not even ashamed learning from them. Assholes...

Make Drumpf Great Again

People were shocked when they found out that Donald Trump was winning the 2016 election. They couldn't believe what was happening. As of this writing, there are still people marching against this. Many of the US people neglected their right to vote. Considering election day in their country not a holiday, which is ridiculous, I too can't blame them for that. Someone needs to put food on the table. The most shocked people were the political comedians. You could check their Youtube accounts. Some of them might looked like having trouble to go to sleep. They all are rooting for Democratic candidate, Clinton. Funny, thought,  John Oliver admits that he might be suggesting some people to vote for Trump just for fun. Well, you could see how many celebrities reacted . Why did Trump wins? I don't want to speculate for any conspiracies, but I am interested in knowing how Trump can win elections. This is a blog entry that sums my finding so I think I want to relax my writ...

To Help A Helpless Dog

I sometimes have a hard time when looking to friends who know and have power to do something but only watch. I often asked this my heart, "why would you let blood spilled when you could stop them from fooling themselves?" "Why you only watch them, the buzzers, flaunting all the money they got from political play?" "Why won't you stop them?" Now, I am in the similar position. And I realize why they just watch these all as if it was only a show. Again, I need to suck my own words back. === Had a case against an ISP that tampering our DNS requests because of a Ministry that trying to apply censorship nation wide. They want to install that censorship to our institution which actually by the law should be prohibited. I was angered because of that. That ministry such a cowardice using that ISP and not going after our institution which was an ISP in itself. May be because in the past they had pushed their agenda directly and failed. And now...

Privacy Matters!

We say something about what government do would hinder privacy and people would often put their finger to us. They would ignore the issue completely. Their standard argument, "if we are a good citizen, we should not be afraid." Well, we should! When Government do surveillance program, there is no counter nor audit. The program usually in secrecy and it's not under any provision. We would never know when something in the system go rogue until it's too late. Who in charge of the system? When a party with agenda got her hand on it, how can we know when it is used against the constitution? When Government do censorship, on what basic ground would the Government screens? What is the mechanism of appealing? Can people take an appeal without having public shaming? Vimeo still get blocked in Indonesia.

That third hero that was forgotten. (Peter Norman)

That 3rd Person in the background of history. Harvey Dent from the Nolan's Batman trilogy said, "...you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." But, a third hero in 1968 Mexico Olympic made a statement that there was a third option: "or, becomes a forgotten hero."   It's not a compelling option for our ego. But, religions like Christianity offer martyrdom for such cause. There is a "greater than life" purpose. To spread Good News (Gospel) and freedom. Peter Norman is one of the model for what a Christian should gives. Salute! Read More The White Man in That Photo The Writer of that post, a post about comments for The White Man article.  Peter Norman , a Wikipedia entry Salute, The Movie. Why did the Australian IOC deny that Peter Norman was excluded from the 1972 Olympics for supporting racial equality?

What A Strange Week

A coworker singing a song about having a crush to his best friend's girl, Glenn Fredly feat. Yura, "cinta dan rahasia" over and over again. He sung the song over and over. I wasn't even know the song and by the end of the night, I knew the harmonizations. At first I wanted to stop him. But, his performance is becoming weird in our workplace. May be this song was related on his condition, so I restrained myself to have him stop singing the song. I still respect his privacy so I didn't dig deeper. Another friend of mine also have a long chat with me because he accidentally transfer a Raichu from his deck. In his desperation, he said would sold his account and stopped playing Pokémon GO. Long story short, because he was team Valor, I told him that I was team Mystic. He could started again and next time chose with Mystic. I also suggested that we should went to conquer gyms together. Well, it's kinda hard to play solo. I could conquer a level 5 gym alone....

Indonesian Christianity and LGBT

PGI, Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia, Communion of Churches in Indonesia, made a Pastoral statement about LGBT. In its statement, PGI recommended all Indonesian churches to accept LGBT as normal people. Families should embrace their family members that was LGBT. It recommended churches to accept people that came out. It also recommended to put LGBT away from being label as a sickness. Then, at last, it recommended LGBT as a part of Christian faith. What a bold move! There were many people voice their objections. Mangapul Sagala claimed that the leader of PGI had a moral deviation. He also assumed that was why they move the Grand Meeting sooner. DR. Andik made an open statement against that Pastoral message. What about me? There is a part of me calling for political correctness. To accept them as a member of family or society is a must. I also have gay friends and they are normal to me. But, when in church, that's where a line should be drawn. Romans 1:24-27 exp...

Kumbayah

WARNING: This writing is the reflection of my knowledge and perception. It will absolutely contains my opinion. Some subjects may be uncomfortable for you to read as this writing explains things from many expert views which may not conform to your faith. You may disagree, but this is my honest opinion of what I've known so far.   Some people think "kumbayah" was a word lend from Africa. That's why there are people who would think twice to sing "Kumbayah, My Lord". They suspect "Kumbayah" is a name for an unknown African Idol. They don't want to call their God a name registered for other deity. As a Christian, I too asked myself, "what is the proper name of our God?" Christianity which derived from Judaism borrows many names for calling God. And from the Old Testament, we also know that even the Israelites call God with different name. Some name like Elohim was a name borrowed from a word of Canaanites for the Supr...

[SPOILER] My Take on Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

At the first watching BvS, I kinda knew that I would get disappointed. Three books of Doomsday was butchered into that abomination. There was something that made Doomsday a special villain, you know! I've played the video game, read the books and peek into the comics at the bookstore. And then, I watched BvS and everything cool from Doomsday dumped into the trash. Oh, well, at least I'm not like those poor people who invested their lives into Star Wars Extended Universe. My brother asked me to buy a ticket for a second watch. He haven't watched the BvS. With my sister pregnant, he couldn't have a time. He was a fan of Batman. So, I dragged myself to watch BvS. This time I let any knowledge go and went with a mind of what kind of superhero was this movie. [SPOILER STARTS HERE] After the last scene when Batman sought after Lex Luthor Jr., he punched the wall. A dialog by Lex Luthor Jr. made Batman stopped his rage. Why? Lex Luthor Jr. was telling Batman about t...

[Christianity] Stratagems of Honest People

Jesus told his disciples that they are lambs sent into the midst of wolves. Therefore, they have to be shrewd like snakes and as innocent as doves. (Matthew 10:16 NIV). How could you put two clashing concepts together? Is this a passage to have a reason for Christians having white lies? Are Christians eligible to lie? We often associate shrewd with a derogatory meaning. We often deliberately think of it as taking treacherous acts, manipulative and poisonous. But, that's not what Jesus meant. As a clue also on Matthew, Jesus said this before, "All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." (Matthew 5:37 NIV) A white lie is a lie and it belongs to the evil, not God's! God not need a strategy of his arch-nemesis. He don't need our help. He loves our devotions as an offering and lie isn't one of it. What Jesus meant was what New King James Version (NKJV) used as a term to serve the mean...

Interpreting Big Losses

In wisdom of Dao, zero was called wuji which means unlimited. Having nothing means you are unlearned and ready to walk into any unlimited chances. The future is still unwritten. To have something is to be bounded to something. Responsibilities and comfort zone made a person reluctant to evolves. When that evolution is necessary for a greater great plan, God would help that person broke their baggage;  unchained one from their comfort zone, made one unencumbered, made one have a light feet to walk, made one to enter greater results. So what if I cut from the love I had? That love might have been the reason I couldn't walk further in career. So what if I have choose you? I feel complete with you. So what if I lose the job? That job is the reason I'm still stuck in years. So what if I'm stay in this job? This job is my vesel to my raison d'etre and I have sailed so far with it. To gain is to lose something else. To lose is to be able to gain something els...

#KamiTidakTakut

Yesterday there was a bombing accident Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It blew up a police box. There were at least 10~14 people as suspects. There were also gunshots heard. I don't think our security officers wasn't on guard. There were cases of bad people exposed hiding weapons in Depok. A case of detonated bomb on an orphanage because of the failed assembly process. Yeah, sick people hiding on places that should be out of usage. Well, considering how they would shamelessly used women and children as living bomb, I guess it was natural of them for shamelessly hiding on there. In case you didn't know, Depok is a rural city next to Jakarta. Anyway, contrary on what the western media wrote, our shock only in a moment. After the bombing in Sarinah, Jakarta, the events evolved as jokes arouse around the event. There were still street peddlers around like nothing happened, like this satay peddler. Why they were there? Because people in Jakarta at first shocked. An...