15 Mar 2010

Book Review

Judul          : Totto-chan Gadis Cilik di Jendela 
                    (The Girl at the Window)
Pengarang : Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Penerbit    : Gramedia pustaka utama
Tahun       : 1981 (dijepangnya)

Bercerita seorang gadis cilik yang dikeluarkan dari sekolah lamanya karena sering melakukan ulah yang “tidak biasa” dilakukan oleh anak kecil seumurannya, sering mengajukan pertanyaan yang menyulitkan orang dewasa, sehingga klimaksnya terjadi ketika ia berdiri di jendela karena melihat seorang pengamen jalanan melintas didepan kelasnya yang kebetulan berada tepat di pinggir jalan. Wali kelasnya berinisiatif mengeluarkan Totto-chan dari sekolah karena sudah tak tahan lagi dengan tingkah laku anak ini, yang kemudian diaminkan oleh seluruh guru yan ada di Sekolah Dasar tersebut.
Ibu Totto-chan pun akhirnya bingung hendak memindahkan Totto-chan ke sekolah mana lagi anaknya akan bersekolah karena khawatir dengan pola tingkah laku anaknya tersebut, yang pada akhirnya Ia memasukkan Totto-chan ke sekolah yang bernama “TOMOE GAKUEN” sebuah sekolah yang dipimpin sendiri oleh pendiri nya yang bernama Mr. Kobayashi seorang kepala sekolah yang sangat luar biasa mengerti anak-anak dari siapapun di dunia ini menurut Totto-chan. Ia langsung jatuh cinta kepada sekolah itu di hari pertama sekolahnya, sekolah yang kelasnya serta seluruh ruangannya berupa gerbong-gerbong bekas kereta api yang disulap menjadi ruangan kelas yang sungguh sangat luar biasa, disini anak diajarkan mengenai kebebasan menjadi dirinya sendiri tanpa ada campur tangan pengaturan orang dewasa. Dihari pertamanya Totto-chan bertemu kepala sekolah ia langsung ditodong untuk bercerita menceritakan apapun yang ingin ia ceritakan kepada kepala sekolah, belum pernah selama ia hidup pernah merasa nyaman seperti ini untuk bercerita kepada orang lain.
Mr. Kobayashi merupakan seorang pendidik yang sangat menghargai pendapat dari seorang anak kecil yang mungkin di mata orang dewasa lain, pendapat seorang anak kecil mungkin tidak pernah di acuhkan apalagi untuk didengar dan direspon. Tapi disini anak diajarkan untuk menjadikan perbedaan sebagai kelebihan mereka, disekolah ini tidak ada yang berbeda antara anak yang bertubuh sempurna maupun yang bertubuh cacat ataupun menderita suatu penyakit seperti yang dialami oleh Yasuaki-chan teman sekelas Totto-chan yang akhirnya meninggal membuat Totto-chan merasakan kembali kehilangan setelah matinya anak ayam kesayangannya, sesuatu yang benar-benar ia sangat inginkan didunia ini, “belum pernah ia benar-benar menginginkan sesuatu kecuali menginginkan anak-anak ayam itu”
Bersetting ketika perang dunia ke-I perang antara Pasukan Jepang dengan Pasukan Amerika, dimana penulis menceritakan pengalamannya sendiri ketika ia masih kecil dan betapa ia sangat mengagumi dan mencintai kepala sekolahnya. Sekolah yang dengan jerih payah kepala sekolahnya sendiri dengan uang pribadi yang ia miliki untuk membangun suatu sekolah yang tidak berkiblat pada Dinas Pendidikan Jepang dimana setiap muridnya dibebaskan untuk memilih sendiri Pelajaran apa yang mereka pelajari pertama sesuai dengan minat dan bakatnya, sistem pengajaran yang sangat bertentangan dengan pemerintahan Jepang tapi dapat bertahan pada masa itu dimana sistem kekaisaran jepang yang tidak mengizinkan pola pengajaran luar masuk ke dalam sistem pendidikan mereka, mata pelajaran euritmik yang di ajarkan kepala sekolah sangat luar biasa, kepala sekolah memainkan musiknya sedangkan 50 siswa yang lainnya bebas mengatur gerakannya sendiri asal masih sesuai dengan irama musiknya, mengajarkan bagaimana manusia yang memiliki berbagai perbedaan tapi tetap berada dalam ritme yang sama sehingga menghasilkan suatu harmoni yang indah.
Di TOMOE kepala sekolah selalu memeriksa makanan setiap siswa, bekal makanan yang mereka bawa dari rumah harus sesuatu yang berasal dari laut dan sesuatu yang berasal dari pegunungan, jika ada siswa yang tidak lengkap makan siangnya maka kepala sekolah akan memberikan makanan yang berasal dari dapur sekolah agar mereka dapat memakan makanan yang bergizi. Sesuatu dari laut yaitu seperti ikan laut, kerang, udang dll sedangkan sesuatu dari gunung dapat berarti seperti sayuran hijau. Mereka selalu makan siang bersama di aula sekolah dan sebelum makan mereka menyanyikan lagu makan siang mereka, ini seperti berdoa sebelum makan dan bertujuan agar siswa menghargai makanan yang mereka bawa, barulah beramai-ramai mereka mengucapkan “ITADAKIMASU” yang berarti selamat makan.
Sekolah ini hanya terdiri dari 50 siswa. Dikelas Totto-chan sendiri hanya terdapat 9 orang siswa termasuk dirinya, ditambah lagi dengan kedatangan Yasuaki-chan yang merupakan murid pindahan dari Amerika dan ia juga menderita polio. Yasuaki-chan menceritakan bahwa di Amerika ada benda yang bernama Televisi, Totto-chan selalu tertari mendengarkan cerita-cerita yang baru ia dengar. Rasa ingin tahunya besar sekali, sehingga ia sering melakukan tindakan-tindakan yang membuat orang-orang disekelilingnya khawatir. Totto-chan menyukai anak dikelasnya yang bernama Tai-chan, sangat menyukai mata pelajaran fisika, dan  ketika dikelas selalu melakukan eksperimen-eksperimen dengan tabung reaksinya.
Kesimpulan :
Buku ini sangat bagus, karena memberikan pengetahuan kepada orang dewasa bahwa anak kecil itu tidak ada yang nakal, seperti yang dikatakan oleh kepala sekolah kepada Totto-chan “kau anak baik, kau tahu itu kan?” pernyataan inilah yang membuat anak mempercayai orang dewasa bahwa orang dewasa ternyata mengerti dan percaya kepada anak-anak. Tidak ada anak kecil yang nakal didunia ini, semua itu mereka lakukan karena didalam benak mereka selalu terdapat pertanyaan-pertanyan yang terkadang orang dewasapun belum terpikir akan pertanyaan itu. Sebagai orang dewasa seharusnya tidak boleh berkata “Tidak tahu” karena itu akan menyurutkan semngat anak-anak untuk mencari tahu dan membuat mereka bingung kepada siapa mereka seharusnya mengajukan pertanyaan. Ketika anak-anak mempertanyakan sesuatu dan pada akhirnya mereka mencoba sesuatu sebaiknya jangan dimarahi, atau untuk melarang sesuatu sebaiknya menyertakan alasan-alasan mengapa hal itu tidak boleh dilakukan, dan kan diharapkan menggunakan bahasa yang mudah dimengerti. Masa anak-anak merupakan masa dimana mereka mempunyai sejuta imajinasi yang dapat dikembangkan bahkan ketika mereka tumbuh menjadi dewasa sekalipun imajinasi masa kanak-kanak tetap menjadi faktor untuk menggapai cita-cita mereka. Tanpa imajinasi masa kecil tidak akan lahir seorang ilmuwan seperti Einstein, Watt, dan kawan-kawan. Mari hargai pendapat orang lain, even dari anak kecil sekalipun !

Gambar Buku :
  •  Pengarang yang merupakan duta dari UNICEF bersama duta UNICEF lainnya.

26 Feb 2010

7 Nov 2009

Jadwal Kuliah (3DB21) - UTS PTA 2009

HariTanggalMata KuliahWaktuRuang
Kamis 26/11/2009Analisis Sistem Informasi 5J1203
Kamis 26/11/2009Analisis Sistem Informasi 5J1204
Senin 30/11/2009Sistem Operasi ** 6J1106
Senin 30/11/2009Sistem Operasi ** 6J1107
Rabu 02/12/2009Sistem Basis Data 1 ** 6J1110
Rabu 02/12/2009Sistem Basis Data 1 ** 6J1111
Kamis 03/12/2009Sistem Informasi Akuntansi 6J1110
Kamis 03/12/2009Sistem Informasi Akuntansi 6J1111
Kamis 03/12/2009Sistem Informasi Akuntansi 6J1205
Kamis 03/12/2009Sistem Informasi Akuntansi 6J1207
Senin 07/12/2009Pengantar Pemrograman Multimedia ** 6J1110
Senin 07/12/2009Pengantar Pemrograman Multimedia ** 6J1111
Selasa08/12/2009Logika & Algoritma */** 6J1205
Selasa08/12/2009Logika & Algoritma */** 6J1207
Jum'at11/12/2009Sistem Keamanan Komputer 5J1208
Jum'at11/12/2009Sistem Keamanan Komputer 5J1209

2 Nov 2009


CUACA CERAH CORPORATION
9034 FH 99th street, Manhattan Newyork City 29000
889-0088-01 www.cuco.com


November 15, 2009
Mr. Thomas Griswell
The State Senator of Newyork City
430 Smithson Drive, Suite 500
Newyork,  32956

Dear Mr. Thomas

The purpose of this letter is to formally invite you, to speak at monthly meeting, to be the Opening Speaker at the upcoming meeting.

The theme of this monthly meeting is "
Increased Sales of Local Products – Developing Micro Industries Sector ".It will be held at the The Plaza Hotel Ballroom, in Manhattan,  Newyork,  November 29, 2009.
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We expect your presence could inspire many people, particularly the perpetrators of this trade in newyork. and with the meeting this time can improve trade relations and the perpetrators can be the healthy competition in commercial activity

In closing, we would be pleased and honored if you would consent to be our opening speaker at the Trade Association monthly meeting.
I will call you in a week or so to follow up on this.

Yours sincerely,



Maria Ulfah
Executive Director
Cuaca Cerah, Corp



30 Oct 2009

My experience in the surf using a mobile phone.
Was first introduced by my college friend how a cell phone can be used for the interenet and I was very happy about it. Hhehehe
Actually, practically that is a little bit tacky. At that time my friend was using his mobile chat facility on school hours. I am very happy that it is very practical in use. Once I knew I also tried to incorporate into my cell phone.
When I try it, after that I was the dependency that once the application, but by knowing the application I know many new people with some very interesting characters and their respective strengths and we also can share and increase my knowledge of anything during the whole time i never know.
Besides some impact of the ugliness from the application, I am also very grateful to have known that application, I have a new friend until today. There is so many interesting things that we can start from there starting from the educational and entertaining. I feel very fortunate to have been brought together by them. They were like a real friend for me, but there are some among of them who had never met even though we've known each other for more than two years, looks like impossible for anyone else but this is really happening to me, BUT THEY ARE CYBER BUT IT`S JUST KINDA REAL FOR MYSELF.
Here we call ourselves is "THE NGUMPETERZ" because each of us in our online always appear offline on our IM account. Hehehhe….. we always make a groupchat and then talked in a fairly crowded state of about 6 or even more people, we could talk for hours and not realize that we had spent all day just to chat. Maybe other people who dont understand the meaning of sharing, or may not understand our way of sharing a job is only futile but I think it isnt something useless but this was something very memorable for me. Anyway .. in the end some of the last time we had not done anymore because we are busy with their own business. There are busy with the thesis that there are busy with college and even complex adapula busy with work. we are from the different city there are Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, and Bekasi and also another city. This extraordinary amazing experience for me, and even now we still keep in contact with a variety ways to connecting each other and almost all the communication media we use. And share any social networking sites we had uses to share. JUST SAY I LOVE YOU THE NGUMPETERZ and I really miss those moments.
Well .. This story may be less interesting for all of you guys but I'll put it in this blog, because this is one of the interesting experiences. Thank you for your attention. xoxoxoxo: D

27 Oct 2009

The first time I knew about the internet it when I was in second grade on senior high school.

At that time, I was very fond of Korean drama TV series, The Korean drama series I watched at that time the title was “MEMORIES IN BALI” the reason I went to an internet cafe at that time was because I wanted to found out more details about the play and the end of the story and another reasons are I just want to know about the actor and the actress more.

And I come to the internet café and I started to open the site with regard and then I get more information and finally I am so happy about that.
Then a few weeks later I contacted my childhood friends and also my junior high school friends and they had asked about my e-mail and my friendster account, at the moment I was blind at all about the internet, then when the question came I plan to go to internet café again but this time with different internet café that I wasn,nt ashamed to the caretaker on that internet café because I often to asked to him. I went to another internet café and I tried to make an e-mail and friendster account, after I made I was wondering how to upload an image or picture into my friendster account, how much of a folly that started at all of my knowledge. After asked and tried to copy the image into a word format and I try to put it into that account there comes an error messages, the account only receives image format PNG, JPG, JPEG, or GIF.

I was resigned to these failures. But one thing, I never gave up to ask again and again to the different people that I avoid the embarrassment * This may be used as tips *.

And in the end I was able to insert an image into the computer, and I learned little things that can be another great thing to be shared so after several months of this experience emerged a new trend of social networking sites friendster in my high school, because I already have this account so I don`t excited anymore like my friends who just know it. And thanks to the curiuosity of mw and eliminate any embarrassment that finally makes my friends assume I'm a "pretty" smart in terms of how to use the internet * lucky me * LOL.

Well .. finally I went into IT-based university is a private university in Jakarta, I just took the basic diploma because when I was in high school I get social science departments. So .. I can only enter the program prior diploma but didn`t close the possibility to continue to higher levels.

On the first day I entered the lecture bench I thought I was majoring in computer is very easy. However, when I knew it, it was very complicated at all, to make an command it takes a complicated of processes first, all this makes me very shocked … anyway, in the end I could not do anything, that I can do is just face it and learn it more and more.

And this also made me re-connect with the Internet, because the Internet is helping me to do my coursework in campus it also required for a student to have Studentsite.

In the first and second year studensite function is only useful to look at the test and see the academic calendar, this site rarely updated on things about courses and student attendance, so I felt isn`t very useful, but at third year, course the material is softskills, Studentsite no longer just to see the value and the academic calendar, but also to collect the duty to lecture material and also upload the writings on the blogs of students who are mandatory for these students.

therefor, I feeling so fortunate to have known a little about the Internet earlier, so I did not feel awkward anymore. But before I know about the blog I`ve also been familiar with cyber world through the mobile phone chat application and I have some interesting experiences with it.
I'll be back to telling my another experience in cyber world in mobile phone at next session so .. dont miss it (just was kinda a drama). LOL . xoxoxo

24 Oct 2009

ASSIGNMENT 17th OCT 2009

tHe answers are :
** EXERCISE 1 page 114 :
1. The jewels were stolen by the one of the servants.
2. More letters have been written by them to their parents
3. The animals are fed by us twice a day
4. We had driven to Las Vegas during our winter vacation.
5. we were invited to the movie by her.
6. Our house has flown over by the airplane.
7. The test has taken by us on friday.
8. The song was sung by the one of the students.
9. literature is taught by the professor in the fall.
10. The meat is frozen by the grocer everyday.
** EXERCISE 2 page 115 :
1. The prisoners captured the enemy.
2. The class is doing the exercises.
3. He could has done the homework in ten minutes.
4. The teacher teaches the lesson on friday.
5. People who live outside the city doesn..t use the museum.
6. The students had spoken creole before they came to Miami.
7. Our club holds meeting on friday.
8. Romans no longer speak Latin.
9. My roommate always forgets the key.
10. By the time i was called my application had already filled out.
** ESSAY EXERCISE 2 page 117 :
1. I was grown up in the countryside.
2. I have spend (have been spent) a lot of time only one or two close friends.
3. Traditional school are base (based) on the idea that learning with teacher is best.
4. Cities Where Universities are founding (are being founded) usually have a higher standard of living.
5. Only good students have admitted (have been admitted) to universities in my country, so many students dont have a chance to improve their lives.
6. Changes are making (are being made) to my University.
7. If a new university built (was built) in my hometown, students will have good and bad experiences.
8. England is used English.
9. Medical schools and dental schools are applied to high level students. ( High level students are applied to medical schools and dental schools.
10. If I study with teacher, I can be (could be) understood my problems.
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