Gloria Hamel and Independence Day : Indonesia 71st

Today is the Independence Day for Indonesia

In every institution, school, office..everywhere is celebrating it with ceremony and raised the Indonesian's flag.

In national level, the ceremony usually held in Istana Merdeka, its like White House in USA.

The one who has task to do this raising flag, is a group of talented students, I think they are around 15 and 16 yo from across Indonesia. They're selected and trained for about a month for a march before the D day, the group called Paskibraka (Pasukan Pengibar Bendera Pusaka). Recently one of the selected students, her name is Gloria, she been found has france passport, which is mean that she is not Indonesia citizen, the government withdrawn her from the group. This issue as usuall spreading in media so fast, pros and cons, and yet at the end, our President, Jokowi, allow her to be part of the group even only at the raise down flag's ceremony, but, as Gloria said in media that she wont ever forget this moment.

What I want to share is, about Gloria's nationalism, although his father is france and mother is Indonesian, she said she will choose Indonesia as her nationality. This should be appreciated, she lives in Indonesia since she was born, study and grow up here...so make sense if she love Indonesia.

Giving a second chance and opportunity, Bapak Jokowi has this kind of sense, and it really relieve when finally he giving back Gloria's destiny to be part of Paskibraka.

Celebrating Independence Day, I think is also mean to believe that there always chance and opportunity when you really work hard and sincere in doing something. What happen to Gloria is destiny and its written in every human's hands...

-Yesterday is history, today is story, and tomorrow is mistery-

Rio Haryanto, F1, Indonesia, Independence Day

Rio Haryanto, who is he? he is the 1st Indonesian racer who join the F1, yes the 1st time
It is great achievement, of course, I admitted indeed a good achievement. Rio has a good personality, humble, charming, and religious man.
But, to be part of F1 thru Manor team, need to pay a lot of money and if I am not wrong it reached more than IDR 200 Bill.
I am proud of him, however, in other hand I feel that those bunch of money will able to make hundreds or perhaps thousand children in Indonesia for school.

A dilema, for Rio, being part of F1 is for Indonesia, his country, and he is representing Indonesia to the world
But if the cost is too much, is it worth only for one Rio?
There are so many Rio's in Indonesia, who also I believe and want to be representing Indonesia to the world, but lack of money and opportunity, then they cannot make it

I feel bad, because up to know there are many children living in the street to make money
I want them to go to school
My dream there are no drop out student because their parent is not able to pay the school feel
I wish that education in Indonesia will be improved, the system, the teacher, everything

Today is one day before celebrating Indonesia's 71th Independence Day
I love Indonesia to my bones
Never ending hope for better Indonesia

- Dark is black, shadow is grey, bone is white, and blood is red. Glory for Indonesia-

Full Day School

Recently, the education minister has plan to apply full day school for student in Indonesia, the idea is to prevent student to go to mall/hanging out after school time.
The public reaction in generally is negative. Mostly parents did not agree to this idea. Well I am not a parent yet, but I also totally not agree.
If I throwback time, when I was student, the study time was up to 12.30 PM, sometime I need to stay longer at school, because there was additional class…tired, boring and not effective
Since elementary to university, I went to government institution, and somehow I thought that it might be better, if in basic education kinder garden to elementary, I went to private institution which they have better education system. I see the progress in my nieces.
However, private institution or school, yet they have good system, but the cost is also expensive and not every parent is able to send their children to this kind of institution.
I wish the current education minister will be able to see in general the education problem in Indonesia, rather than come up with such weird idea, full day school, which big NO from me.
Education is important, every children in Indonesia is able to study to the highest level with low cost and if possible for free. Big HOPE and I wish it will come true

- My pray, hope, dream, wish, is a better Indonesia, the land of my blood-