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If Money Wasn't The Problem, What Would You Do?

In this extraordinary life, I would be a teacher still.  Helping people to understand even some little things to make them feel worthy and understand themselves better. It seems that teaching has become a calling for me. Not about teaching such specific subject like mathematics or so, but more like... I like to give new perspectives for people, and having them saying "Oh.... I see..." is satisfying for me. Of course, by teaching I can learn so many new perspectives from different people too. It's like the more I teach the more I learn, and that is so true. Maybe more like a guide. I like giving guidance to people who needs it. No, I don't like giving unsolicited guiding. I like to guide people who wants to be guided. I'd teach them how to love, love themselves first. Yea sure when we are talking about things, they would say "do useful things like engineering, plumbing, this and that" but they tend to forget that we need some balance in life. Not saying t

Sambang Opa Buyut di Ereveld Menteng Pulo

  Karena sedang ada urusan dadakan ke Jakarta, maka sekalian gw putuskan untuk sambang ke opa buyut. Opa buyut adalah salah satu orang Belanda yang meninggal di Jepang ketika ditawan sebagai tawanan perang di Perang Dunia II. Menurut nama keluarga, ada kemungkinan beliau merupakan anak dari keluarga Jerman yang bergabung dengan Belanda sehingga secara otomatis tercatat sebagai warga negara Belanda, menikah dengan oma buyut yang mana masih juga keturunan Belanda. Mereka berdua mempunyai seorang anak lelaki yang dikirim ke Belanda pada tahun 1955 sehingga terpisah dari adiknya (nenek gw) yang masih kecil. Mami (nenek gw) masih sekitar umur setahun saat opa buyut ditawan.  Beliau meninggal saat usia 37 tahun, masih relatif muda. Oma buyut meminta jenazahnya dikirim ke Indonesia tapi permintaan itu tidak disetujui. Akhirnya setelah beberapa saat, pihak-pihak yang berkaitan memulangkan jenazah para korban perang yang sudah dikremasi. Abu opa buyut disimpan di Ereveld Menteng Pulo,