Another Project for Cigarettes Company

The problems of environment in Indonesia are so complicated. Beside the fact that we couldn't ban the smoking in public places which is breaking the human right of non smokers to breath and enjoy the fresh air, the problems of littering culture is even more critical to be solved.

Yesterday, I saw some women taking the same bus with me. They are the employees of a well known cigarettes company. Some of them held transparent plastic bags with ice water inside. I know ice water is a refreshing drink in this hot day. I am sure most of the employees like to drink ice water during this hot day in September. There's nothing special or strange about the employees drinking ice water, I know you will say that, but the fact that the bus stopped for several minutes and my eyes looked outside the bus had struck my mind. Down there on the dry ground I saw lots lots of plastic bags spread out covering the ground.  I took a picture of it just when the bus was about to depart. 

I examined the photo that I took and realized that the plastic bags are the same kind and size and there is a straw in each bag. So, those plastics bags are.....the trash thrown away by these employees day by day, week by week....and so on. While I was busy thinking about those plastics, my eyes glanced at a yellow straw shyly emerged from a plastic holding by a woman. Oh my gosh...and then I saw one more blue straw held by another woman.

                       As, I was looking at those straws, suddenly another woman threw something outside.... I hurried to see what is that and as I had estimated before, it was a plastic bag with a straw inside. I was so angry and wanted to tell them about their shameful behavior, but I was too afraid that they will be angry with me. At this point, I can only say silently, then I was starting to think of what should be done to solve this problem.

I remember some years ago I heard that one of the biggest cigarettes company in Kudus, Central Java planted one billion trees in order to support Green Environment project held by the government. That is so wonderful thing to do by a company that produce things which is not environment friendly. By doing this project perhaps the company had tried to diminish their feeling of guilty for making so much smoke with their cigarettes. And the fact that the littering habit that I had just seen was done by the employees of the same cigarettes company that I am talking about seems so ironic. I am compelled to ask whether they see or not the rubbish spreading around their company. And the answer must be Yes...they have seen it. Because, the spot I am talking about is at the side of the main street. So, why don't they do something about it?? I strongly believe that the company hasn't taken care of this problem. To my mind, the company has a very strategic and important role to change this condition. it is very urgent to make their employee aware of this rubbish problem. As the employer they have powerful strength to force their employee to understand and follow the company's rule.
What I am trying to say is that it will be very helpful if the company put the littering issue in in the company's rules for their employees.

Locok Wuni, sensasi rasa yang tak terlupakan

#nostalgiamasakecil

(picture taken from 9manfaatdaun.blogspot.com)
Buah Wuni, atau Buni mungkin termasuk buah yang tidak terkenal. Selain rasanya yang kurang elit (baca:manis) wuni juga jarang ditemukan di halaman rumah. Pohon langka ini biasanya tumbuh di   pematang sawah atau kebun. 

Dilansir dari situs klipingilmupengetahuan.blogspot.com, wuni ( Antidesma bunius L Spreng ) atau sering juga disebut buni merupakan tanaman yang tingginya bisa mencapai 15 hingga 30 meter. Selain di Indonesia, wuni juga banyak ditemui di kawasan Asia Tenggara juga Australia.

Buah wuni yang sudah masak juga sering dimanfaatkan untuk dibuat sirup, selai, dan dibuat ekstrak. Buah wuni sendiri berukuran kecil dengan panjang sekitar satu sentimeter. Warnanya hijau dan berbentuk elips. Warna ini akan berubah menjadi ungu kehitaman ketika sudah masak atau matang. Buah wuni yang masih muda rasanya sangat asam, biasanya dibuat locok saat sudah berwarna ungu kehitaman sehingga rasanya aasem manis seger. Sedangkan daunnya bisa dibuat sayur atau dimakan mentah sebagai lalapan. 

Adapun cara membuat locok wuni adalah sebagai berikut:

Bahan yang dibutuhkan: 

Garam, 

gula, 

cabe 

dan buah wuni yang sudah masak.

Siapkan satu ruas bambu ukuran sedang, pastikan salah satu ujungnya tidak berlubang dan sebagai penumbuknya, siapkan potongan bambu ukuran lebar 2 cm dan panjang lebih dari ruas bambu yang pertama. rapikan bambu beserta penumbuknya. jika bambu sudah siap dan dibersihkan, 

masukkan segenggam wuni, tambahkan bahan2nya lalu tumbuk dengan bambu. Locok wuni yang lezat versi anak kampung jaman dulu pun siap dinikmati.

Selain sebagai makanan konsumsi, buah ini juga bisa dijadikan sebagai obat, seperti yang dilansir dari situs www.obatherbalalami.com. Berikut ini adalah manfaaat buah wuni untuk pengobatan, yaitu:

1. Mengobati darah tinggi
2. Mengatasi jantung berdebar
3. Mengobati kurang darah
4. Serta sebagai obat untuk penyakit sifilis

Sayangnya, buah unik yang kaya manfaat ini sekarang cukup sulit ditemukan. Jadi kalo anda kebetulan punya pohon wuni, mari kita lestarikan dan budidayakan agar tidak punah.

Project of Expressing Opinion

Project 2: in this project students will present a role play and record or video it. The project will be done by group of three students. The record or video must be submitted within two weeks.

Good morning ma’am, Our group will present a role play entitled “Not smoking is Human right” And here are the characters: Rona will be Sri, Angga will be Budi and Bondan will be Agus and the narator. One morning, at school. Sri looks so irritated. She is sniffing her cloth and hijab and talking to herself. Sri: Uh…So smelly. It’s the smell of cigarettes that I don’t smoke. Budi: Hi Sri…You look upset, what happen? Sri: I really hate the smokers. They are so annoying. My dress and hijab are smelly. And they didn’t even say sorry. Budi: Oh, poor you. Why don’t you stay away from the smokers? Sri:  Don’t you know, I take public transportation. How can I stay away from them? They sit everywhere, in the back, near the driver and even the driver’s assistant is smoking too. I really hope the government will forbid smoking in public places. Agus: No! I don’t agree with that idea. Smoking is the human’s right. Moreover, smokers help many people to get a job. My mom is working in the cigarettes company. Sri: I understand that smoking is human’s right, but not smoking is also human right. So, it’s breaking human’s right when you are smoking in public places. Agus: Well , I agree with you. Honestly, I never thought of that. But I think the government won’t take the risk of prohibiting smoking in public places. If you don’t like the smoke, you can cover your mouth and nose using a piece of cloth or masker.  That’s so simple! Budi: The problem is, many people especially the poor won’t do such unimportant thing. It is the duty of the government to protect their people, including protecting us from smoke. We know that smoking leads to many dangerous diseases.

Agus: You said about prohibiting smoking and diseases but I saw that your father is a smoker too. What will you say? Budi: It’s true…..even my dad used to smoke near my little sister, and then I convinced him not to smoke near the baby or children. It’s not easy, but my dad understands now. And I’m trying to make him quit smoking. Agus: Nobody in my family is smoking, but we live from cigarettes industries. So, it is a complicated thing. Budi:  Well,  I hope we can find solution for this problem., so that we won’t depend on the cigarettes industries. Sri:  I really hope so… The next morning, Sri is sitting under the mango tree. She is singing a song while listening to the same song from her headset. Budi: Good morning! Sri: Oh, my gosh! you startled me. Budi: You look so happy Sri…. Didn’t you meet smokers in the bus? Sri: Oh, come on….of course I met them, not only one but I made them sit at the same corner to share their smoke. (laughing) Budi: Wow, you asked them to sit close to each other. Is that what you said? Sri: Yup, I ask them to sit at the back. At first, one of the young men looked angry but thanks God the bus assistant helped me. So, I was free from smokers and their smoke. Budi: Good Job! You are a smart and brave girl, Sri.  And look! I design a sticker especially for you. Sri: Oh, My God!! It’s fantastic! Your idea is so original and your painting is awesome! I love it.  Thank you my friend.

THE ORIGIN OF PATI PESANTENAN REGENCY

Once upon a time there was a region called Duchy Paranggaruda. The regent had a son named Raden Josari or more popular as Menak Josari. He was ugly and physically disabled. Menak Josari fell in love with Dewi Ruyung Wulan, a daughter of Puspo Handung Joyo from Duchy Carangsoko.

“Dad, I wanna marry Ruyungwulan….owh, she is the most beautiful girl in this world, don’t you think so daddy?”

“ Of course my dear…. Tomorrow we will propose that beautiful angel.”

Dewi Ruyung Wulan didn’t like Menak Josari, so she asked him a condition to find a set of Gamelan that can play by themselves without anyone playing them. Menak Josari was so upset with this request. He wasn’t used to Then his father asked Patih singopati and Yuyu Rumpung to find that kind of Gamelan.

“ Both of you must find the Gamelan. I don’t want to make my son disappointed. Never come back before you find them!” Yudhopati said.

Fortunately, after several months Patih Singopati found Ki Dalang Soponyono who can provide this kind of Gamelan. Even Ki Soponyono also agreed to perform puppet performance on the wedding day.

When marriage feast was about to be held, Dewi Ruyung Wulan was grieving. So she asked Ki Soponyono to perform her story,

Although Ki Dalang Soponyono felt so confused that Dewi Ruyung Wulan asked him personally to perform sad story which is unusual for a wedding party, he…. accompanied by his two beautiful sisters, Ambarsari and Ambarwati, tried hard to do his job well.

“ ooooooo…it was told that once upon a time there was a pretty lady who was so sad….. she can’t help to marry someone she never love….ooooooo.” (said like the Dalang in Puppet performance)

On the other hand, Menak Jaseri felt so happy be sitting with Dewi Ruyung Wulan. “ You are so beautiful… like an angel my darling.”

“You are beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, …. You’re really pretty my angel.” His naughty hands tried to pinch her cheeks, thus making her feeling uncomfortable. In the middle of puppet performance suddenly Dewi Ruyung Wulan ran from her chair and threw herself into Soponyono’s lap.

“ I’m so lonely broken angels… I’m so lonely listen to my heart…what a lonely broken angels… come and save me before I fall apart…..” (  Broken Angel by Arash feat Helena) Dewi Ruyung Wulan sang a sad song.

She had been drifted by the story and fallen in love with Dalang Soponyono whose face is more handsome than Menak Jaseri.

“Please take me away Kakang Soponyono, I’d rather die than marry Menak Jaseri!”

Everyone was shocked and so were their parents. Ki Dalang Soponyono was also surprised and afraid………then he used his magical power to blow the lamps in Carangsoko Duchy.

In the darkness, Dalang Soponyono with his two sisters ran away taking Dewi Ruyung Wulan. The Carangsoko Regent, Puspo Handung Joyo was so angry. He ordered his vice regent, Singopadu to deal with the problem.

After the lamps turned on, Prince Josari was so upset knowing that his bride ran away with Soponyono.

“What can I do? Will I be getting through… now, that I must try … to leave it all behind…. Did you see? What you have done to me? So hard… to justify…. Slowly it’s passing by…. Forever and one I will miss you …. Tomorrow I will kiss you, yet again way down in Never land. So hard I was trying, tomorrow I’ll still be crying….how could you hide… your lie… your lie….. your lie……” ( Forever and One by Hellloween) Prince Josari sang sadly.

Owh…. I’m not going to lose her… I’ll never ever lose her! Now asked the troops to find her! No one will ever have her! Youuuuuu  youuuuu youuuu must find her! (from the Backyardigans)

Then, Singopadu prepared his soldiers assisted by Paranggarudo soldiers to search after Dewi Ruyung Wulan. However in searching for Dewi Ruyung Wulan, Paranggarudo soldiers broke into people’s house and drove them in shocked and terror. This attitude had made Handung Joyo feel so angry with Yudhopati, Paranggarudo Regent.

Meanwhile Ki Soponyono and Dewi Ruyung Wulan, accompanied by his two sisters ran away toward the forest, they walked along the river. Dewi Ruyung Wulan with her party had changed their clothes into peasant clothes to disguise their appearance.

They reached Bantengan village in Trangkil in the region of Panewon Majasemi. These four people were so tired and thirsty but they couldn’t find any water. It was in the dry season that the river was dry and they couldn’t go to the people’s house for the sake of their own safety.

Fortunately they found a plantation of cucumber and watermelon. They couldn’t help stealing these fruits. Not knowing that Panewu Sukmoyono’s brother named Raden Kembangjoyo and his people were spying them.  Ki Soponyono could beat all the men except for Kembang Joyo. R. Kembangjoyo defeated Ki Soponyono and took all of them before his brother, Penewu Sukmoyono.

Fortunately, having introduced the three girls and told their story completely, Soponyono and the party was accepted to stay in the house. Even Penewu Sukmayono willingly accommodated and protected them.

Feeling so grateful for their help, Dalang Soponyono presented his sisters to Penewu. As for Dewi Ruyung Wulan, she would be returned to her father, Puspo Handung Joyo, the regent of Carangsoko.

Meanwhile, there was a thief in Majasemi. Yuyu Rumpung from Kemaguhan {which belonged to Paranggarudo Regency) who had known that keris Rambut Pinutung with Kuluk Kanigoro were great heirlooms belonging to Sukmoyono ------ ordered his man, named Sondong Majeruk to take both heirlooms. Unfortunately, these two heirlooms could be saved by Sondong Makerti. Even Sondong Majeruk was killed by Sondong Makerti. Yuyu Rumpung was so angry and ordered his men to join Paranggarudo soldiers  and attack Majasemi.

There was a very fierce battle. Many were killed in the battle, even Ki Penewu Sukmoyono was killed in the fighting. Knowing that Penewu had been killed, Raden Kembangjoyo, holding keris Rambut Pinutung with Kuluk Kanigoro rampaged Paranggarudo. This time, troops of Carangsokowere helping Kembangjoyo. Patih Singopati and Patih Singopadu were also killed on the battlefield

Although fighting in Majasemi ended with a lot of victims, Kembangjoyo could beat Paranggarudo. Then Ki Saponyono escorted Dewi Ruyung Wulan together with Raden Kembangjoyo to Carangsoko. Finally, Dewi Ruyung Wulan was married to Raden Kembang Joyo.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do. (Love Me Do by The Beatles)

Kembangjoyo stayed in Carangsoko and became the regent of Pati Peleburan, which was the unification of Paranggarudo, Carangsoko dan Majasemi.  

It was told that Kembangjoyo together with Dalang Soponyono had opened Kemiri forest to make a new capital city of Pati Pesantenan regency. The name Pati Pesantenan was inspired by an event happened during the forest clearance. Here is the story…

At that time, there was a man passing by near the forest. He was taking a barrel made of clay.

“Stop!’ said Kembangjoyo, “Please tell me who you are and what you are carrying in the barrel?”

“I’m Ki Sagola, and I’m carrying Dawet in this barrel. I am used to passing this forest.”

“Dawet? What is that? I’ve never heard about such thing.” Then Ki Sagola explained about Dawet.

Close your eyes and I'll make you,
a glass of my Dawet;
Remember I'll always be true.
And after you drink it,
you will know what the taste,
And you’ll ask me for more and for more.

All my dawet made of coco milk
All my dawet made of rice Starch           (sang as All My loving by The Beatles)

 Raden Kembang Joyo was so  impressed with the drink because it was so delicious. Being told that Dawet was made of starch (or Pati in Javanese) and coconut milk (Santen in Javanese), then Raden Kembang Joyo named the regency into Pati Pesantenan.

The end

The moral messages from this story are;

1.       If you can’t marry for love, you must marry for goodness

2.       In the end the truth will prevail

3.       Inspiration comes from anything,,,anywhere

Source : Sejarah Hari Jadi Kab. Pati, 1994

IRREGULAR VERBS

A –A - A

Verb 1	Verb 2	Verb 3	Meaning
Bet	Bet	Bet	Bertaruh
Bid	Bid	Bid	Menawarkan
Burst	Burst	Burst	Meledak/ penuh
Cast	Cast	Cast	Melemparkan
Cut	Cut	Cut	Memotong
Hit	Hit	Hit	Memukul
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Melukai / menyakiti
let	Let	let	Membiarkan
Put	Put	Put	Meletakkan
Quit	Quit	Quit	Berhenti
Read	Read	Read	Membaca
Rid (get rid of)	Rid	Rid	Membebaskan diri dari
Set	Set	Set	Mengatur
Shed	Shed	Shed	Menumpahkan (darah) / menggugurkan daun
Shut	Shut	Shut	Menutup
Slit	Slit	Slit	Membelah/ membuat celah
Spread	Spread	Spread	Menyebarkan / meratakan
Upset	Upset	Upset	Merasa Kesal/ mengganggu
Wed	Wed	Wed	Kawin

A – B -A

Verb 1	Verb 2	Verb 3	Meaning
Become	Became	Become	Menjadi
Come	Came	Come	Datang
Run	Ran	Run	Lari
Overcome	Overcame	Overcome	Memecahkan (masalah)

A - B -  B

Verb 1	Verb 2	Verb 3	Meaning
Bend	Bent	Bent	Membengkokkan
Bleed	bled	bled	Berdarah
Breed	Bred	Bred	Menternakkan
Bring	Brought	Brought	Membawa
Build	Built	Built	Membangun
Burn	Burnt	Burnt	Membakar
Buy	Bought	Bought	Membeli
Catch	Caught	Caught	Menangkap
Cling	Clung	Clung	Melekat/ berpegang teguh
Creep	Crept	Crept	Merangkak
Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Berurusan
Dig	Dug	Dug	Menggali
Dream	Dreamt	Dreamt	Bermimpi
Dwell	Dwelt	Dwelt	Menghuni / Menempati
Feed	Fed	Fed	Member makan
Feel	Felt	Felt	Merasa
Fight	Fought	Fought	Melawan /berjuang
Find	Found	Found	Menemukan
Flee	Fled	Fled	Kabur/ melarikan diri
Fling	Flung	Flung	Melemparkan / lari dengan marah
Get	Got	Got	Mendapat
Grind	Ground	Ground	Menggiling/ menggerinda
Hear	Heard	Heard	Mendengar
Have	Had	Had	Mempunyai
Hold	Held	Held	Memegang / mengadakan
Keep	Kept	Kept	Menjaga / menyimpan
Kneel	Knelt	Knelt	Berlutut
Lay	Laid	Laid	Meletakkan
Lead	Led	Led	Memimpin
Lean	Leaned/leant	Leaned /leant	Miring /condong/ Bersandar
Leap	Leapt	Leapt	Melompat /berjingkrak
Learn	Learned /Learnt	Learned/ Learnt	Belajar
Leave	Left	Left	Meninggalkan
Lend	Lent	Lent	Meminjamkan
Light	Lighted/lit	Lighted/lit	Menyalakan
Lose	Lost	Lost	Kehilangan
Make	Made	Made	Membuat
Mean	Meant	Meant	Berarti / artinya
Meet	Met	Met	Bertemu
Pay	Paid	Paid	Membayar
Rewind	Rewound	Rewound	Memutar ulang
Say	Said	Said	Berkata
Seek	Sought	Sought	Mencari
Sell	Sold	Sold	Menjual
Send	Sent	Sent	Mengirimkan
Shine	Shone	Shone	Bercahaya / menyinari
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Menembak
Sit	Sat	Sat	Duduk
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Tidur
Slide	slid	Slid	Meluncur /tergelincir
Smell	Smelt	Smelt	Berbau /mencium bau
Spend	Spent	Spent	Menghabiskan
Spell	Spelled/ Spelt	Spelled /Spelt	Mengeja
Spill	Spilled /spilt	Spilled / spilt	Menumpahkan
Spin	Spun	Spun	Berputar dengan cepat
Stand	Stood	Stood	Berdiri
Strike	Struck	Struck	Memukul / menyambar /membentur
String	Strung	Strung	Mengikat
Swing	Swung	Swung	Mengayunkan
Teach	Taught	Taught	Mengajar
Tell	Told	Told	Mengatakan/ menceritakan
Think	Thought	Thought	Berpikir
Understand	Understood	Understood	Mengerti
Weep	Wept	Wept	Menangis mencucurkan air mata
Win	Won	Won	Menang
Wind	Wound	Wound	Memutar / melilit
Wring	Wrung	Wrung	Memeras (baju)

A – B – C

Verb 1	Verb 2	Verb 3	Meaning
Arise	Arose	Arisen	Bangun /berdiri
Awake	Awoke	Awaken	Bangun
Be	Was/were	Been	Ada
Break	Broke	Broken	Memecahkan /mematahkan
Blow	Blew	Blown	Meniup
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Memilih
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Menggambar
Do	Did	Done	Melakukan
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Minum
Drive	Drove	Driven	Menyetir
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Makan
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Jatuh
Fly	Flew	Flown	Terbang
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden	Melarang
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Lupa
Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Membeku
Give	Gave	Given	Memberi
Go	Went	Gone	Pergi
Hide	Hid	Hidden	Bersembunyi
Know	Knew	Known	Tahu
Mistake	Mistook	Mistaken	Salah mengira
Mow	Mowed	Mown	Memotong rumput
Rewind	Rewound	Rewound	Memutar ulang
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Naik / menunggang
Ring	Rang	Rung	Membunyikan bel
Rise	Rose	Risen	Naik (bertambah tinggi)
See	Saw	Seen	Melihat
Sew	Sewed	Sewn	Menjahit
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Mengocok
Shear	Shore	Shorn	Mencukur
Show	Showed	Shown	Menunjukkan
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk	Menyusut
Sing	Sang	Sung	Menyanyi
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Tenggelam /terbenam
Slay	Slew	Slain	Membunuh
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Berbicara
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Membocorkan/ meretakkan
Strive	Strove	Striven	Berusaha /berjuang
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Bersumpah
Swim	Swam	Swum	Berenang
Take	Took	Taken	Mengambil
Tear	Tore	Torn	Merobek
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Melemparkan
Undo	Undid	Undone	Melepaskan / membuka
Wake	Woke	Waken	Bangun
Wear	Wore	Worn	Memakai
Weave	Wove	Woven	Menenun / menganyam
Withdraw	Withdrew	Withdrawn	Menarik / mengambil
Write	Wrote	Written	Menulis