Anggun Cipta Sasmi

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Anggun Cipta Sasmi

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"Miss, headache miss.."

It was in the middle of a social studies class and I was asked to replace my fellow teacher for a while. The students were assigned individually to copy a map of Java island in an atlas book by putting a translucent paper on the atlas book and tracing the map with a pencil. All were supposed to be traced including the longitude and latitude lines. It was, indeed, not an easy task as the atlas book they brought was the small one. However, everyone was sitting and bowing down their heads, focusing on the assignment.

I was sitting on the teacher's seat and filling in the class journal when Jaden came forward. He put his right palm on his forehead while saying, "Miss, headache miss..."

"What happened?" I asked him.

"My head hurt, miss.. Ouchh..," he repeated, still putting his palm on his forehead. He walked here and there not far from me and pressed his palm onto his forehead once in a while. He was frowning, trying to show the pain he felt but failed.

I smiled at him. "Is it because of the assignment? Rest for a while and continue after you feel better, Jade." I suggested while touching his forehead. It was okay, he didn't get any fever and he looked completely fine for me.

Jaden smiled back at me, trying to look for another excuse to mention. His palm was still there and now, he patted his forehead several times.

"Ooowwww.. Don't do that. You're fine, dear. Go to your seat, lean back and rest. Then, continue the assignment when you feel better. Okay?" I rubbed his back and directed him to his way back to his seat.

Jaden walked slowly to his seat, he looked back at me once and tried to, again, show the pain he felt. His seat was at very back of the class. He sat back there and leaned his back.

*****

Fifteen minutes after that I stood up and walked around the class. Everyone was keen on doing the assignment, some were almost done and came to their friends to give a hand. Then, I came to Jaden's seat. He was in his excitement on sharing a story to his seatmate. He didn't notice my presence.

"The car is so good you know.. It's red. It move so fast.. Like this.. " he explained while making a moving car movement with his two hands. His seatmate was looking at him unnerved. Jaden continued, "And I have one more. It's blue....."

I was still there, standing behind Jaden while he was sharing his stories. His seatmate, Leo, eventually knew my presence. He saw my sign to keep on paying attention to Jaden. Few minutes after that, Jaden was done. And Leo pointed his finger to me. Jaden looked back and smiled awkwardly while looking at me standing behind him and smiling annoyingly to him. The three of us laughed together, leaving the rest of the class a big question of what had happened. Jaden... Jaden...

*****

I was, again, sitting on the teacher's seat while Jaden came forward for the second times.

"Miss, headache miss..." he said. He was frowning while standing beside me. His fingers were massaging his forehead and he was still frowning.

"Ouch.. Me too, Jade. My head is aching. Headache..." I copied his way of frowning and massaging.

"Miiisss, headache...." Jaden insisted. He was half laughing while doing it.

"Mee too, Jade. Seee... Headache, Jade." I copied him still. I leaned my back, massaged my forehead and showed my 'pain' to him.

Jaden started to giggle. And then, "I want to go to the toilet, miss.." Jaden asked my permission.

"Hey?!?! Are you having stomachache now??" I shouted at him in surprise.

Jaden was laughing but managed to answer me, "Noo.. Headache miss.. But I want to the toilet. Ya, miss.." Now, he was showing a puppy face to me.

I laughed at him. I rubbed his head and said, "Okay. But get in the class soon, go back to your seat and continue your assignment after that. Alright? You are just fine."

"Okay!" shouted him while rushing to the door.

Kids... No matter how annoying and naughty they are, they will make us laugh and love them more in the end.

Be Very Careful

I had just done a practical English test with my students. They were asked to compose a story out of series of pictures given. There are three characters on the pictures, one female and two males. At a glance, the series of pictures reminded anyone to the story of Pirates at the Caribbean.

One female student came up and did her practical test. Unlike most of the other students, she came up with a story of a prince who saved a princess from another prince. The "another prince" was the one looks like a pirate. In the end of her story, the prince managed to get the princes alive.

There is nothing wrong by composing such a story out of the series of pictures given. However, that particular female student's facial expression while doing the practical test made me to think of her exposure to stories of prince and princes.

Any kind of exposures faced by a child when he/she grows up will definitely mold his/her characters and point of view. I believe any psychologists would agree with it. This is why as an adult, either being a parent or not, we have to be really careful in whatever we are giving, showing or doing to children at their golden years of learning.

The following example might not be representative enough, but its worth discussed.

Being born in 80s, I was exposed to group traditional games such as lompat tali, gobak sodor, pasaran, engklek, jek-jekan, rambol and many more. I learned a lot on how to mingle with others, solved any problems I might encounter with friends, worked together as a group, and lots of useful skills to face the real life. These skills are quite difficult to master for the present children I've met. When I asked them what are they mostly doing out of school, I found out that they are not exposed to similar kind of games as I did. Instead of going to their friends house to gather and play group games, they would stay at home and play electronic games by themselves or with their siblings at the most. Though, few of them do hang out with friends, they are mostly spending the time to go to malls to watch a certain movie or dine together. These might be the answer.

One simple thing I worry the most is the present children's sensitivity. Spending their time most of the time with siblings and family only, or by themselves at the worst, cannot really help them to be sensitive with their surrounding.

I am not saying that things about the prince and princes are totally bad for them. I am thinking of the opposite instead, whats the good things of those prince and princes exposure to children?

Jogjaku, Merapiku

Hati ini entah merasa apa. Maafkan aku Jogjaku. Sudah seminggu engkau menderita, tapi tak banyak yang bisa aku lakukan. Tak juga dalam tulisan.

Bukan salah Merapi mengeluarkan isi diri. Dari sudut pandang manapun kita melihat, selalu ada alasan dari semua ini. Yang pasti dia memang harus melewati.

Kalau kemudian banyak manusia menjadi korbannya, mari kita saling membantu. Roda terus berputar, yang diatas membantu yang di bawah. Kita bisa, kita bisa melewati ini... bersama-sama.

Need Not or Need to?

Can't think of something to say, can't find something to write.. What happens? Can't figure it out either.

News are full with minors, journalists were shot or murdered for what they had written in Mexico, Indonesian's workers were raped and tortured in Malaysia, farmers failed to harvest due to the changing weather... Need to swift my mind to think of something positive..