I'M MARRIED!!!

Hello guys, I'm officially married. I'm Mrs. Agus Andri Ariyanto now.

Here are some of my pre-wedding photo session. Enjoy! Don't be envy!

 

Losing Someone Forever

Losing someone forever (red: died) is a common thing. Our goal in this life is to die. Yet, nobody knows when and how we will die. 

On the Fifth of July 2013, I lost my sister. By accident. With Me. It was the most terrible experience in my life. I cannot forget, till now. (Perhaps) I will not forget. As I said before, losing someone forever is a common thing. For me, it is so difficult to accept it. Yes, it is because I saw her last terrible condition after the accident. I still let my tear down when I pass the place. Once again, I cannot forget that accident.

Here, I wanna say sorry if I am still overreacting. I don't mean to take it so serious. It also doesn't mean that I have weak faith. 


It is just a woman who lost her sister in front of her.



PS. Please be kindly not to take, upload, and share any pictures of the accident suspects. You don't have to lost your family by accident to give empathy, right?

4 sehat 5 sempurna

Saya Stefani Clara Avila. 21 tahun. Punya adek cewek bernama Petra Christiana Aristo. Sudah meninggal. Kecelakaan. Tgl 5 Juli 2013. Bersama saya. Iya, kecelakaannya sama saya. Saya hanya lecet di kaki, tapi Petra.....

Pada dasarnya saya iri sama adek saya ini. Dari postur tubuh, dia lebih berat dan lebih tinggi. Dari wajah, dia punya lesung pipit *bikin tambah manis*. Dia juga terlihat lebih dewasa. Pernah kita dipanggil Dek Fani dan Mba Petra. Oke fine. 

Sifatnya pun dewasa. Saya kalah. Saya sombong bgd waktu masuk OSIS, jadi seksi di suatu bidang, eehhh.. adek saya jadi kandidat ketua Osis.. Saya bangga ikut kegiatan OMK di Paroki, eehhh di ikut kegiatan OMK sekeuskupan sampai dikirim ke Sanggau.. Saya pamer waktu saya join di IPKASMA, eeehhhh saat jatah dia ikut IPKASMA dia jadi Ketuanya.. Sedih. Ga jadi sombong, ga jadi pamer. Adek saya yg satunya juga hebat. Kognitifnya luar biasa. Pintar. Cerdas. Manusiawi, saya kakak yg ingin bisa dicontoh dan terlihat baik oleh adek2 saya. Tapi sekarang, apa yg bisa saya banggakan?? Apa mereka melihat saya itu sebagai sosok yang baik??

Namun, karena peristiwa ini, saya sadar. Saya tidak boleh gengsi. Beruntung saya punya orang tua yang hebat juga. Tidak pernah membedakan anak2nya. Selalu mengajari untuk melayani Tuhan apa pun itu caranya. Maka dari itu, sekarang, dengan rendah hati, saya bilang, SAYA BANGGA SAMA ADEK SAYA. Saya tidak lagi iri. Terimakasih sudah mengajari saya banyak hal. Terimakasih. Dan maaf..

Saya tahu, semua orang yang mengenal adek saya, pasti merasa sangat kehilangan. Terutama keluarga besar saya. Saya tahu. Petra itu special. Saya tahu, saya tidak akan pernah bisa menggantikan posisi Petra yg luar biasa itu. Tapi saya berusaha untuk meneladan Petra. Sehingga orang2 di sekitar saya juga merasa bahagia saat seperti bersama Petra. 

Terimakasih Petra..

Selamat Jalan..

Hati hati yaa..

We love you.. 

Dapet salam dari Bapak, Ibu, Mas Dil..

4 sehat , 5 sempurna..

Kita berempat baik2 saja, tapi lebih sempurna jika berlima denganmu...

Fani, 

kakakmu..

Case Study about Shamanism

A.    Introduction

FIP stands for Filsafat Ilmu Pengetahuan or Philosophy of Science (in English). It is one of subjects must be taken by English Language Education Study Program (ELESP)’ students. It is an important subject since ELESP’students are supposed to be the next teacher who should know and teach knowledge scientifically. According to Cambridge Advance’s Dictionary, science means the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities. While philosophy means the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of reality and existence, the use and limits of knowledge and the principles that govern and influence moral judgment. Moreover, Philosophy of Science means the process of assessing human knowledge. In assessing human knowledge, there are two limitations: material object and formal object. Material object is the object of assessment which exists. Formal object is the method used in assessing the material object.  Philosophy of science itself is a basic of science and it is based on human’s critical thinking and common sense.

Case :

Dunia perdukunan masih eksis, meski kehidupan telah memasuki masa modern. Praktek santet, pelet, guna-guna, tenung, pengasihan, pesugihan dan sejumlah istilah mistis lainnya, masih diyakini kekuatannya.

Lahan subur bagi sang dukun untuk meraup keuntungan besar dari praktek-praktek yang ditawarkan. Satu pasien, bahkan berani membayar hingga miliaran rupiah. Para dukun pun hidup mewah dengan pundi-pundi kekayaan melimpah.

Sejumlah nama dukun atau paranormal menjadi tenar, bahkan langanan tampil di media masa. Mereka terkenal sebagai 'dukun selebritis' yang terus eksis, seeksis dunia perdukunan itu sendiri.

Berikut para dukun selebritis yang membuka praktik ilmu santet dan pelet. Sebagian pasien, mereka adalah para publik figur atau artis yang sedang dirundung persoalan. (kpl/dar)

http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/tiga-dukun-selebritis-jago-santet-dan-pelet-2970f7.html

The goal of learning philosophy of science is to help people in living at society and to get better life. Unconsciously, science and myth are developing the society. The aim of this paper is to discuss a case based on Philosophy of Science’s theories.

B.     Discussion

According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, dukun (shaman) means people who treat, give magical words (jampi-jampi) to somebody else. While perdukunan means process or way with shamanism. There are many kinds of shaman in this world, such as dukun beranak, dukun klenik, etc. Outside Indonesia, they usually call it as voodoo. Eventhough modernity grows up very fast in our society, shaman still exist among people and some of them depend on shamanism.

            Here are some characteristics of shamanism (perdukunan)

1.      Asking for personal information, such as father’s or mother’s name

2.      Asking for the date of birth and ‘pasaran’ (Javanese’s days)

3.      Asking for one of costumer’s thing (picture, handkerchief,  clothes, etc) as the requirements for shaman

4.      (sometimes) Asking for certain animals, such as ‘ayam cemani, burung pelatuk bawang’, etc or other things, such as ‘bunga kantil, ponibalsawa oil, daun sirih, tanah dari rumah penderita, tanah kuburan, air sumur kramat, etc.’

5.      Giving talisman (an object believed to bring good luck or to keep its owner safe from harm) word and drawing a square which is have alphabets and numbers inside it. After that giving other talisman like a cut of wood, clothes, etc.

6.      Reading magic formula which is difficult to understand, quoting for Al’quran which is separated.

Several people in certain area still believe this way to help them in their problem (finance, love, career, etc). They usually live in back country which still stand in their culture from ancestor strongly. Their knowledge comes from the myth. Myth is a traditional story which explaining a natural/social phenomena and typically involving supranatural being/events. For example Javanese believe that eclipse means there is a ‘buto’, Betara Kala, who wants eat the moon. Then, they will hit ‘kentongan’ many times to prevent ‘the buto’ eats the moon. There is no explanation for this myth scientifically. The use of certain animals as the requirements of shaman also don’t have any relation towards their problems. But for shaman and the believers, they believe that those requirements can help them. This perception doesn’t have common sense to be proven. Common sense is everything which makes sense. Aristotle stated that “Kemampuan yang ada di dalam diri manusia yang berupa kemampuan utama untuk memutuskan suatu pengetahuan tentang realitas konkrit yang sifatnya dapat diinderai oleh banyak orang (common sensible).” On the other side, not all people can believe shaman. Because one of common sense’s characteristics is accepted by people around the world or majority of universal, shaman cannot be included to common sense.

However, some domains in Indonesia still have strong believe towards shamanism. All people deserve to choose their believe, even sometimes some people cannot accept it rationally. Moreover, based on the case, shaman got the income from famous public figure or artists which is known as modern people. They don’t have enough common sense to think so that they fall into this world. Shaman will get profit as many as they want. Do they really get the solving problem? Actually, the one that can help to solve their problem is the mind set or paradigm. For example, A believes that A can recover after A see doctor B, whereas A is closer to doctor C. This is A’s mind set that A can be recovered by B. By thinking of it, A can be recover by his thinking. Same with the case, if people think can solve their problem by shamanism, they also think that the only one can help is shaman.

C.     Conclusion

As educated person, we can blame each other who are in different side from us. What we can do are live happily with other and respect each other. By learning Philosophy of Science, we are supposed to apply the theories to the real life. By applying the theories, hopefully we can live together with other.

D.    References

Herujiyanto, A. (2001). The Theory of Katresnanism. Retrieved from http://antonherujiyanto.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/theory-of-katresnanism-pious-love/

http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/tiga-dukun-selebritis-jago-santet-dan-pelet-2970f7.html

http://indahayupradini.blogspot.com/2012/09/perkembangan-ilmu-pengetahuan.html

The Liang Gie. 1997. Pengantar Filsafat Ilmu.Yogyakarta: LibertY

Titus, H., Smith, M., Nolan, R. (1995). Living Issues in Philosophy. 9^th edn. New York: Oxford University Press.

Hikmah Dibalik Varicela

Tanggal 28 Mei 2013 pagi, setelah mandi, aku dandan thuh. Masih pake tank top gitu. Eh, di leher sebelah kiri ada bentolan gitu. Aku kira jerawat. Aku pencetlaaa. [hehehe] Siangnya, aku pusing, sakit kepala, badan pegel2. Padahal hari itu kegiatanku full banget. Sampe asrama jam 7 malam, aku makan, minum obat truz tidur. Aku pikir aku cuman kecapean.

29 Mei 2013, kepala masih pusing. Tapi tep harus kuliah donk. Mandi duluuuu... Pas mandi.. Ada bentol2 di perut. [tiddaaaaaaakk] semacam cacar. Kata ibu aku, aku udah kena cacar pas masih kecil. Tapi ini beneran cacar. Akhirnya aku periksa di dokter umum Ngasem dianterin sodara. Iya. Aku kena cacar. [dyaaaaaaarrrr]. Besok Jumat aku ngajar cooyyy.. Besok Senin aku ujian cooyyy.. Campur aduk deh rasanya. -______-

Akhirnya tgl 30 Mei, aku dijemput. Ga pengen nularin ke temen2 laennya. Tadinya masih ga nrima, kena cacar di hari penghujung semester gini. Tapi lama kelamaan bisa diambil hikmahnya kok..

1. MANDI

Iya. Aku ga rajin mandi. Secara aku ga gampang keringetan, ga bau (Puji Tuhan), and ga maen kotor2an. Tapi saran dokter, sakit cacar harus rajin mandi. Mandinya pake larutan PK. Ntar kalo dicampur air, airnya bakal jadi ungu. Yauda, mau ga mau harus rajin mandi biar cepet sembuh. :)

2. GA PENCET2 JERAWAT

Ada cacar di muka. Iya, sekarang lagi ga bisa bedain mana jerawat mana cacar. Padahal cacar ga boleh digaruk ato dipencet2 kan? Takut bekasnya ga ilang. Iya, sekarang mencetin jerawatnya berkurang :)