Beberapa waktu yang lalu saya diminta oleh department head saya untuk sharing dalam pertemuan bulanan Praise and Worship Team di JPCC. Sekarang, saya ingin membagikan sharing saya tersebut kepada teman-teman semua. Semoga memberkati :)
THE HEART OF WORSHIP
1. WHY I WORSHIP GOD?
Knapa dan kapan sih kita harus menyembah Tuhan? Apa karena kita lagi sedih kita harus menyembah Tuhan? Apa karena kita lagi bersukacita kita baru memuji Tuhan. Apa hanya pada saat mood kita ingin nyembah, baru kita menyembah? Atau setiap saat kita harus memuji dan menyembah Tuhan?
a. WORSHIP IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. No matter what, we have to praise and worship God. Setiap saat dan kapanpun. Bukan karena ‘sesuatu’.
Kolose 1:16 : Karena di dalam Dialah telah diciptakan sesuatu, yang ada di sorga dan yang ada di bumi, yang kelihatan dan yang tidak kelihatan, baik singgasana, maupun kerajaan, baik pemerintah maupun penguasa; segala sesuatu diciptakan oleh Dia dan untuk Dia.
Yesaya 43:7 : Semua orang yang disebutkan dengan nama-Ku yang Kuciptakan untuk kemuliaan-Ku, yang Kubentuk dan yang juga Kujadikan!
b. WORSHIP IS A COMMAND, not merely a natural instinct.
Matius 4:10 : Maka berkatalah Yesus kepadanya : “Enyahlah, Iblis! Sebab ada tertulis: Engkau harus menyembah Tuhan, Allahmu, dan hanya kepada Dia sajalah engkau berbakti!.”
Mazmur 96:2 : Menyanyilah bagi Tuhan, pujilah nama-Nya, kabarkanlah keselamatan yang dari pada-Nya dari hari ke hari.
c. WORSHIP IS A RESPON. Sebagai respon kita terhadap keagungan, kekuatan yang luar biasa, rahmat dan kasih Allah kepada kita. GOD IS HOLY, LOVING AND WORTHY OF OUR WORSHIP AND DEVOTION.
2. HOW I WORSHIP GOD?
a. MENYEMBAH DALAM ROH DAN KEBENARAN
Menyembah dalam ROH means Our Worship needs to be SPIRIT LED. We cannot worship without HOLY SPIRIT. Menyembah dalam KEBENARAN means : Sikap hati dan motivasi kita menyembah Tuhan harus benar.
YOHANES 4:23-24 : Tetapi saatnya akan datang dan sudah tiba sekarang, bahwa penyembah-penyembah akan menyembah Bapa dalam roh dan kebenaran; sebab Bapa menghendaki penyembah-penyembah demikian. Allah itu Roh dan barangsiapa menyembah Dia, harus menyembah-Nya dalam roh dan kebenaran.”
KITA HARUS TAU SIAPA YANG KITA SEMBAH. DEVELOP a RELATIONSHIP with HIM.
JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.
Tidak ada seorangpun yang sampai kepada Bapa kalau tidak melalui Dia.
b. The BEST WAY that we can praise and worship God is with EVERY THOUGH AND ACTION.
ROMA 12:2 : Janganlah kamu menjadi serupa dengan dunia ini, tetapi berubahlah oleh pembaharuan budimu, sehingga kamu dapat membedakan manakah kehendak Allah: apa yang baik, yang berkenan kepada Allah dan yang sempurna.
WORSHIP is the EXPRESSION OF LOVE AND AWE TO THE GOD WHO GIVES US MORE THAN WHAT WE DESERVE. EXPRESS YOUR WORSHIP by singing, laying music dancing or in some other way! Remember that you are called to worship God with your action, everyday of your life. GA CUMA SEKEDAR NYANYI. Kita harus memuji dan menyembah Tuhan seperti Raja Daud
3. THE WORSHIP IMPACT
a. HADIRAT TUHAN NYATA
God presence CHANGING OUR LIFE. When we Praise and Worhsip God, we RELEASE THE SUPERNATURAL POWER OF GOD IN OUR LIFE.
Kita menyembah Raja Sgala Raja yang luar biasa, GA MUNGKIN KITA BIASA2 AJA.
A life of praise and worship fills our DEEPEST NEEDS and amazingly, it also BRINGS GREAT JOY TO GOD.
Zefanya 3:17 : Tuhan Allahmu ada di antaramu sebagai pahlawan yang memberi kemenangan. Ia bergirang kerena engkau dengan sukacita, Ia membaharui engkau dalam kasih-Nya, Ia bersorak-sorak karena engkau dengan sorak-sorai
When we praise and worship God. MIRACLE HAPPENS. WE ARE THE PRESSENCE CARRIER. HADIRAT TUHAN NYATA, ORANG DIJAMAH DAN DIPULIHKAN.
Mukzijat Tuhan nyata karena Ia melakukan Bagian-Nya. Each of us have our part. Kita melakukan hal yang tidak bisa Dia lakukan (Memuji, Menyembah dan memuliakan namaNya) dan Dia melakukan hal yang tidak bisa kita lakukan (Mukjizat).
It’s always an amazing honor to know that we are called to worship our God and to dwell in His presence. What sets us apart is the Presence o god!
Blessings,
Meryl Saragih
Selasa, 31 Januari 2012
Senin, 30 Januari 2012
International Youth Leadership Conference (Behind the Scene)
Last July I got a chance to attend 22nd International Youth Leadership Conference (IYLC) in Prague – Czech Republic. At first I have no clue and any information about this event. I knew it on early April when my Friend, Aurora send a broadcast message (BM) via Blackbaerry Messenger (BBM) asking about the International Relations and United Nations stuff. I usually end chat when it comes to a BM, but since her question is quite interesting for me so I answer her. She asked me some question on some global topics and since I was online at that moment, so I google her question and bang! It refers to a website : www.czechleadership.com. Then we talked about the conference and had some brainstorming about the essay that we have to submit as one of the conference requirements.
I have some friends who had a chance to travel around the world as Indonesia’s representative because of their passion, innovation and achievement in their fields such as Education, Music, Art, Entertainment, Leadership, Sports, Science and so on. I always read their blog and wondering if I could be like them. That’s one of my dream. Attend an International Conference or International Event as Indonesia’s representative, achieve something but it’s not only stop there…I also want to be an impact for others for my generations from what I have achieved. So when this opportunity knock the door, I said : Why not? I’ll give it a try.
I wrote my first essay’s draft on Early April, when I just came back from a short trip to Hongkong. I remember it was April 9, 2011. I have to finished it asap because I have to submit the essay and the application on April 10, 2011. I was trying so hard on the essay’s topic about the framework of the Millenium Project and the social – economic-political issues in Indonesia. I submit the essay and application the early hours on April 10. Praying for a miracle happen so I can fly to Europe, My dream since 2008.
April 14, 2011. On my dad’s bday. First thing I did was get my Blackberry to call my dad, wish him a happy birthday then check my email. I was shocked when I finally I got a notification from the IYLC committee that I pass the selection and got a chance to attend the 22nd IYLC which will be held from July 24-29, 2011. I was so happy and excited I feel like screaming. I email my sister about the good news and I got two different answers. My eldest sister who is famous with her best believe and have faith in others told me that sure I will made it, my second sister who is a typical realistic person told me that I have to check on it carefully, about the term and condition since I have to pay for the conference, flight, insurance, etc by my self. Am a bit confused and discourage at that time, because I have no idea where can I get that amount of money so I can fly to Europe. My parents was so happy to hear the news, but they can not do much at that time because of some reasons.
I contacted the committee many times and asked them some questions and input regarding the conference an on how I can get that amount of money for the conference and asked them information whether there is a sponsorship or scholarship I can get. Thank got the committee was so helpful I can get all the information clearly. :)
I started to make sponsorship proposal. I made it by myself and I remember I didn’t sleep all night long when am working on that proposal. I sent the proposal to some big companies by my self. Day in and day out, I began to worry because it’s almost a month but I haven’t heard anything from the companies and some companies have been rejected my proposal. I was panicked. It was the beginning of may and I have to get a sponsor by June. That day was so hectic and stressful because I cannot apply for my visa if I haven’t buy my ticket, pay the conference and accommodation for my extend in Europe. Moreover, I also have to prepare my trip to Kuala Lumpur and Australia on Mid June-Mid July. So with a grateful heart, I pray and I pray, asking for a miracle, a doors open and God’s favor.
May 2, 2011. My auntie suggested me to meet her old friends, more like her family because they were bestfriend since cihildhood. I have no clue and no idea who is he, but from what my auntie said to me he’s now a very successful man. We decided to have a dinner at Senayan City, along with my auntie. We eat, talked, laughed and finally talked about the main purpose of our meeting, straight to the point. Hahaha. He asked about a bit the conference and I made a short presentation about the conference and gave the proposal. I found out later that his name is Satria Tarigan and he worked for Medco Oil and Gas company.
The next day he bbm me said : “The Proposal is approved. Just wait for the administrative process”. I was driving when I read it and I feel like numb, freezing and am so speechless. It’s as simple as that. They gave me $5200 and it’s more than enough for the conference fee and accommodation and to fly me to Dubai, Prague, Germany and Paris for 3 weeks. Am so thankful. God is so good!
The next step is apply for schengen visa. From what I heard, the process will take about 2-4 weeks from the day your application is accepted. And if your documents is not complete yet, they wont process your visa. It happened to me when I want to apply my visa from Germany Embassy. At first my plan was fly earlier to dussledorf to meet my uncle then we will go to Prague together and start our Europe trip after the conference. But it didn’t work out, my uncle didn’t send me a proper invitation letter so I have to figured out the other way. Then after I did my research and asked about the schengen visa to as many people I can asked, I decided to apply my visa in Czech Republic Embassy.
The Visa Application process was not easy. It wasn’t going smoothly. The Embassy on Visa application section only open 2 days a week, Tuesday and Thursday. The working hours is only from 9am to 12pm and the officer is only one. The first time I arrived at the embassy was at 7PM and I’m number 26 in the queue list. I thought that I was the first person arrived at that day but I was wrong. Even there are some people used a jockey to started queue from 4 am! Crazy. From my basic mathematic skill, I start to predict whether I would get a shot to apply or not. Unfortunately the result is no chance. But, there is always a shot for a faithful person, right? Hahaha. So I spoke with one of the people who were there and he was willing to swap his number with mine. Thanks to you sir, I can applied my visa that day. The last three people before the embassy was closed. For your information, it was 11.30 AM when finally I can proccessed my visa and I was there from 7am. And, the queue system was so bad. They didn’t provide the queue card so we had to organize the queue list our self, and also they didn’t provide the waiting room so we had to waited outiside on the street without any shelter. And they don’t bother about it. Too bad.
The visa application proccess took 2 weeks. And it got me nervous waiting in uncertainity because it was quite possible my visa got declined even thought my documents was complete. And if that happened, I wont get a chance to apply again not because there are rules regulate it, but I wont have time anymore because I have to lear for Kuala Lumpur then Australia.
June 20, 2011. Four days before I left for Kuala Lumpur. Finally, my visa was approved. Thank You Jesus! :)
IYLC Photo Album :
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2338656786282.143815.1245773936&type=3
and
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2351504387464.144421.1245773936&type=3
I have some friends who had a chance to travel around the world as Indonesia’s representative because of their passion, innovation and achievement in their fields such as Education, Music, Art, Entertainment, Leadership, Sports, Science and so on. I always read their blog and wondering if I could be like them. That’s one of my dream. Attend an International Conference or International Event as Indonesia’s representative, achieve something but it’s not only stop there…I also want to be an impact for others for my generations from what I have achieved. So when this opportunity knock the door, I said : Why not? I’ll give it a try.
I wrote my first essay’s draft on Early April, when I just came back from a short trip to Hongkong. I remember it was April 9, 2011. I have to finished it asap because I have to submit the essay and the application on April 10, 2011. I was trying so hard on the essay’s topic about the framework of the Millenium Project and the social – economic-political issues in Indonesia. I submit the essay and application the early hours on April 10. Praying for a miracle happen so I can fly to Europe, My dream since 2008.
April 14, 2011. On my dad’s bday. First thing I did was get my Blackberry to call my dad, wish him a happy birthday then check my email. I was shocked when I finally I got a notification from the IYLC committee that I pass the selection and got a chance to attend the 22nd IYLC which will be held from July 24-29, 2011. I was so happy and excited I feel like screaming. I email my sister about the good news and I got two different answers. My eldest sister who is famous with her best believe and have faith in others told me that sure I will made it, my second sister who is a typical realistic person told me that I have to check on it carefully, about the term and condition since I have to pay for the conference, flight, insurance, etc by my self. Am a bit confused and discourage at that time, because I have no idea where can I get that amount of money so I can fly to Europe. My parents was so happy to hear the news, but they can not do much at that time because of some reasons.
I contacted the committee many times and asked them some questions and input regarding the conference an on how I can get that amount of money for the conference and asked them information whether there is a sponsorship or scholarship I can get. Thank got the committee was so helpful I can get all the information clearly. :)
I started to make sponsorship proposal. I made it by myself and I remember I didn’t sleep all night long when am working on that proposal. I sent the proposal to some big companies by my self. Day in and day out, I began to worry because it’s almost a month but I haven’t heard anything from the companies and some companies have been rejected my proposal. I was panicked. It was the beginning of may and I have to get a sponsor by June. That day was so hectic and stressful because I cannot apply for my visa if I haven’t buy my ticket, pay the conference and accommodation for my extend in Europe. Moreover, I also have to prepare my trip to Kuala Lumpur and Australia on Mid June-Mid July. So with a grateful heart, I pray and I pray, asking for a miracle, a doors open and God’s favor.
May 2, 2011. My auntie suggested me to meet her old friends, more like her family because they were bestfriend since cihildhood. I have no clue and no idea who is he, but from what my auntie said to me he’s now a very successful man. We decided to have a dinner at Senayan City, along with my auntie. We eat, talked, laughed and finally talked about the main purpose of our meeting, straight to the point. Hahaha. He asked about a bit the conference and I made a short presentation about the conference and gave the proposal. I found out later that his name is Satria Tarigan and he worked for Medco Oil and Gas company.
The next day he bbm me said : “The Proposal is approved. Just wait for the administrative process”. I was driving when I read it and I feel like numb, freezing and am so speechless. It’s as simple as that. They gave me $5200 and it’s more than enough for the conference fee and accommodation and to fly me to Dubai, Prague, Germany and Paris for 3 weeks. Am so thankful. God is so good!
The next step is apply for schengen visa. From what I heard, the process will take about 2-4 weeks from the day your application is accepted. And if your documents is not complete yet, they wont process your visa. It happened to me when I want to apply my visa from Germany Embassy. At first my plan was fly earlier to dussledorf to meet my uncle then we will go to Prague together and start our Europe trip after the conference. But it didn’t work out, my uncle didn’t send me a proper invitation letter so I have to figured out the other way. Then after I did my research and asked about the schengen visa to as many people I can asked, I decided to apply my visa in Czech Republic Embassy.
The Visa Application process was not easy. It wasn’t going smoothly. The Embassy on Visa application section only open 2 days a week, Tuesday and Thursday. The working hours is only from 9am to 12pm and the officer is only one. The first time I arrived at the embassy was at 7PM and I’m number 26 in the queue list. I thought that I was the first person arrived at that day but I was wrong. Even there are some people used a jockey to started queue from 4 am! Crazy. From my basic mathematic skill, I start to predict whether I would get a shot to apply or not. Unfortunately the result is no chance. But, there is always a shot for a faithful person, right? Hahaha. So I spoke with one of the people who were there and he was willing to swap his number with mine. Thanks to you sir, I can applied my visa that day. The last three people before the embassy was closed. For your information, it was 11.30 AM when finally I can proccessed my visa and I was there from 7am. And, the queue system was so bad. They didn’t provide the queue card so we had to organize the queue list our self, and also they didn’t provide the waiting room so we had to waited outiside on the street without any shelter. And they don’t bother about it. Too bad.
The visa application proccess took 2 weeks. And it got me nervous waiting in uncertainity because it was quite possible my visa got declined even thought my documents was complete. And if that happened, I wont get a chance to apply again not because there are rules regulate it, but I wont have time anymore because I have to lear for Kuala Lumpur then Australia.
June 20, 2011. Four days before I left for Kuala Lumpur. Finally, my visa was approved. Thank You Jesus! :)
IYLC Photo Album :
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2338656786282.143815.1245773936&type=3
and
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2351504387464.144421.1245773936&type=3
Senin, 05 Desember 2011
"UltimateU"
Yeay!
Finally I got my copy! Rene Suhardono latest book : “Your Journey to be the Ultimate U”. I was so happy. Special edition of #UltimateU book signed by @ReneCC. So excited to read it.
I believe it’s gonna be a life changing book.
Gw seneng banget pas tau rene buat buku baru lagi, jadi gw buru-buru ngacir ke gramedia to get my copy. Tapi pas gw muter-muter di rak buku nyari buku baru-nya kok ga ada. Trus gw nanya mas-mas karyawa di grame dia juga ga nemu. Jadilah gw muter-muter setengah jam sampai akhirnya gw nanya ke customer service. Jadi ternyata bukunya itu masih pre-launch. Launching bukunya baru tanggal 13 Desember mendatang. Jd yg mau dapetin buku itu duluan harus inden, atau paling ga ngotot kayak gw sampe nyari banget dan akhirnya dapet juga melalui customer service-nya :D
Rene’s book is one of many books that change my mind set and perspective. Am a fan! Hehe. Buku pertama-nya, “Your Job is not Your Career” menyadarkan gw akan passion gw yang sebenarnya. What I wanna do, what my strength is, what I enjoy the most. I learn to embrace my life, expand my capacity and enlarge my territory. I learn a lot.
Gw ga akan cerita lebih panjang lagi, I want to read the book asap and I want you to get your copy too. Believe me, your life will be change after you read the book.
Go get yours :D
Finally I got my copy! Rene Suhardono latest book : “Your Journey to be the Ultimate U”. I was so happy. Special edition of #UltimateU book signed by @ReneCC. So excited to read it.
I believe it’s gonna be a life changing book.
Gw seneng banget pas tau rene buat buku baru lagi, jadi gw buru-buru ngacir ke gramedia to get my copy. Tapi pas gw muter-muter di rak buku nyari buku baru-nya kok ga ada. Trus gw nanya mas-mas karyawa di grame dia juga ga nemu. Jadilah gw muter-muter setengah jam sampai akhirnya gw nanya ke customer service. Jadi ternyata bukunya itu masih pre-launch. Launching bukunya baru tanggal 13 Desember mendatang. Jd yg mau dapetin buku itu duluan harus inden, atau paling ga ngotot kayak gw sampe nyari banget dan akhirnya dapet juga melalui customer service-nya :D
Rene’s book is one of many books that change my mind set and perspective. Am a fan! Hehe. Buku pertama-nya, “Your Job is not Your Career” menyadarkan gw akan passion gw yang sebenarnya. What I wanna do, what my strength is, what I enjoy the most. I learn to embrace my life, expand my capacity and enlarge my territory. I learn a lot.
Gw ga akan cerita lebih panjang lagi, I want to read the book asap and I want you to get your copy too. Believe me, your life will be change after you read the book.
Go get yours :D
Selasa, 22 November 2011
Garuda di Dadaku! Garuda Kebangganku!
Reading Times : 5-7 Minutes
Perjuangan Meryl.
Kemarin, gw dan beberapa orang temen gw nonton final pertandingan sepakbola (Indonesia VS Malaysia) Seagames 2011 di Gelora Bung Karno (GBK). Awalnya gw udah hopeless banget, soalnya temen-temen kampus gw pada ga jelas mau ke GBK atau ga dan ada beberapa orang yang udah janjian bareng keluarganya, ada juga yang tadinya udah fix mau dateng tapi tiba2 ga jelas dan ngebatalin. Padahal gw pengen banget bisa nonton lansgung di GBK. Tiba-tiba pas pagi-pagi gw check bbm ada bbm dari Chandra, temen gw yang ngajakin gw ntn bola di GBK dan dia udah ada tiketnya. Ga mungkin ada jawaban lain selain, IYA MAU BANGET! :D
Kita janjian ketemuan sama temen-temennya dan penjual tiketnya di MC’D STC Senayan Pukul 04.30 PM. Jadi abis gw interview di law firm gw langsung cabut kesana. Tadinya gw mau naik transjakarta aja dari BNI 46, tp berhubung interview-nya selesainya cepat jadi gw bawa mobil kesana. Gw jalan sekitar jam 3-an dan itupun udah macet banget. Gw mau parkir di fx aja ada kali ngantri 45 menit, dan pas mau parkir mereka bilang udah penuh. Tapi gw ngotot aja mau masuk dan Puji Tuhan dapat lot parkir yang oke pulak :D. Nah dari FX gw jalan ke STC, kira-kira 15 menit-lah sekali jalan. Sepanjang gw jalan kaki ke STC jalanan sudah menjadi ‘lautan merah’. Para pendukung Garuda Merah sudah mulai berdatangan. Seru banget! Sesampainya gw di MC’D gw ketemu sama beberapa orang temen Chandra. Kita ngobrol sambil nungguin temennya Chandra yang jualan tiket. Kemarin Chandra udah booking 5 tiket kategori 2 buat kami. Jam hampir menunjukkan jam 6 tapi yg mau jual tiket belum dateng, jd gw sama Chandra berinisiatif untuk langsung nyamperin si penjual tiket itu ke Moestopo sementara yang lainnya jalan duluan ke fx untuk beli aksesoris-aksesoris ‘merah putih’ sekalian nunggu disana.
Sesampainya kita di Moestopo, kita langsung ketemu sama Andre si penjual tiket. Dengan santainya dia bilang,”maaf tiketnya habis, gw udah bilang tadi sama temen lo tiketnya habis tapi gatau deh dia ga sampein ke lo”. Jadi ternyata si Chandra ini mesen tiket dari temennya, nah temennya ini mesen tiket dari orang lain lagi. Lalu terjadilah miss communication. #eaaaaa. Gw udah agak emosi dan BT sih ya sebenernya, kalo emang tiketnya ga ada ya bilang daritadi gitu supaya kita ga perlu nunggui di MC’D dan cape-cape jalan ke Moestopo. Ugh! Tapi yasudahlah, masih ada harapan...berjuang mendapatkan tiket via calo yang pasti harganya sudah melambung tinggi.
Gw sama Chandra jalan ke FX untuk menemui teman-temannya dan menceritakan keadaan yang sebenarnya. Mendadak semua muka berubah dan ga perlu gw tanya lagi karena I feel what they feel. Hahaha…Untungnya kita bertekad untuk tidak hopeless dan harus tetap nonton di GBK. Pokoknya harus dan ga pake tapi dan koma. Gw ada ketemu beberapa temen gw yang udah berusaha nyari tiket via calo di dalam GBK tapi hasilnya nihil. Jadi gw berusaha menelusuri muka-muka penjual tiket di sepanjang trotoar FX dan hasilnya gw dapat bapak-bapak yang jual tiket kategori 1 seharga Rp 200.000,-. Ya walaupun di tiketnya gw baca “NOT FOR SALE” tp gpplah yang penting gw dan temen-temen gw bisa nonton final di GBK. *ngotot*
Kami mulai masuk menelusuri komplek GBK sekitar jam 06.30 PM dan itu sudah sangat amat teramat penuh sesak. Kami masuk dari pintu depan FX yang ternyata itu merujuk pada Gate 7 GBK sementara untuk kategori 1 harus masuk dari Gate 2. Kamipun berusaha berdesak-desakan muter ngelilingi GBK sampai akhirnya tiba di depan Gate 2. Bener-bener gw sauna gratis. Keringetan, Ngos-gos-an dan penuh sesak. Baru kali ini gw mengalami berdesak-desakan yang super banget. Sesampainya di depan Gate-2 pun masih harus berjuang masuk, dorong-dorongan, antrian yang ga jelas dan lain sebagainya. Sampai di atas pun tetap harus berjuang untuk masuk melalui pintu masuk stadiun yang dibuka-nya hanya sekitar 50 cm.
Akhirnyaaaa…..gw dan temen2 gw bisa duduk manis di stadiun sambil menunggu pertandingan. 5 menit sebelum pertandingan tiba-tiba sektor dimana gw dan teman-teman gw duduk dibanjiri oleh orang-orang yang tiba-tiba masuk secara bergelombolan. Gw yakin mereka orang-orang yang menerobos ‘security’ untuk bisa masuk ke stadiun tanpa bayar. Yasudahlah…pertandingan-pun dimulai…
Perjuangan Garuda Muda.
Gw bukanlah orang yang maniak dan pendukung tim sepakbola. Bukan pemerhati sepakbola dan gw juga ga tau menau tentang aturan sepak bola. Tapi, lain hal-nya kalo Garuda Muda (U-23) atau TIMNAS Indonesia yang sedang bertanding, gw pasti mendukung! Menjadi pendukung utama :D
Tepat Pukul 07.25 PM lagu “Indonesia Raya” dikumandangkan di GBK. Kalau liat video-nya di BB gw, gw masih merinding. Bener-bener gw merasakan kesatuan masyarakat indONEsia dalam mendukung Garuda Muda kita. Sorak sorai dukungan seperti “IN-DO-NE-SIA..*plak plak plak plak plak*….Garuda didaku, Garuda Kebangganku..Ku yakin hari ini pasti menang” sarat terdengar sepanjang pertandingan.
Gw sangat terpukau dengan permainan Garuda Muda kita sejak pertandingan di mulai. Semangat mereka, daya juang mereka, kemampuan mereka. Benar-benar gw kasih jempol. Mereka bertahan sampai akhir pertandingan (2X45) dengan skor seri 1-1. Bahakan mereka bertahan sampai pertambahan waktu 2X15 menit. Benar-benar luar biasa. Walaupun di akhir pertandingan (adu pinalti) kita kalah, tapi Garuda Muda berhasil memenangkan hati seluruh rakyat Indonesia. Permainan mereka memang benar-benar bagus dan luar biasa. Garuda Muda tetap yang terbaik. ☺
Gw cuma kecewa sama supporter Indonesia dalam beberapa keadaan. Walaupun pada akhir pertandingan, pada saat Malaysia diumumkan sebagai pemenang semua orang di GBK memberikan tepuk tangan..tapi gw sangat tidak setuju dengan attitude beberapa supporter Indonesia yang menyorakkan “boooooohoooooo” pada waktu Lagu Kebangsaan Malaysia dikumandangkan, setiap kali Malaysia diberi kesempatan untuk corner kick, free kick, dan pada waktu terjadi adu pinalti. Gw juga sangat tidak setuju ketika para supporter bersorak mengatakan “wasit goblok”. Ini adalah pertandingan yang menjunjung sportifitas. Seharusnya para supporter juga harus bersifat sportif tanpa menjatuhkan pihak lain. Sungguh attitude yang sangat tidak baik.
Kemarin gw berpikir, kenapa Indonesia tidak menang? Menurut pendapat gw (CMIIW) kemarin itu Indonesia layak menang. Berdasarkan perjuangan Garuda Muda. Tapi mungkin Tuhan belum mengizinkan itu terjadi untuk mendidik kita WNI belajar ‘unconditionally love’ ( kasih tanpa syarat ) dan ‘true love’ ( kasih sejati) terhadap Garuda Muda. Ga perduli mereka mau menang ataupun kalah kita harus tetap menjadi pendukung yang sejati. Yang kedua, mungkin Indonesia belum diizinkan menang karena kita (WNI dan supporter Garuda Muda dan TIMNAS) belum memiliki ‘kapasitas’ sebagai pemenang. I mean, our attitude. Sikap yang kita tunjukkan belum cukup baik. Mungkin kalau kita menang kita akan makin sombong dan makin menghina, mengejek atau merendahkan Malaysia. Kita harus bisa memperbesar kapasitas hati kita.
Gw berharap dan percaya dan bahkan terlalu percaya suatu saat nanti Garuda Muda akan memenangkan pertandingan melawan Malaysia dan menjadi Juara. Biar mereka menjalani prosesnya satu-satu dan biar waktu yang menjawab ☺
Perjuangan Meryl.
Kemarin, gw dan beberapa orang temen gw nonton final pertandingan sepakbola (Indonesia VS Malaysia) Seagames 2011 di Gelora Bung Karno (GBK). Awalnya gw udah hopeless banget, soalnya temen-temen kampus gw pada ga jelas mau ke GBK atau ga dan ada beberapa orang yang udah janjian bareng keluarganya, ada juga yang tadinya udah fix mau dateng tapi tiba2 ga jelas dan ngebatalin. Padahal gw pengen banget bisa nonton lansgung di GBK. Tiba-tiba pas pagi-pagi gw check bbm ada bbm dari Chandra, temen gw yang ngajakin gw ntn bola di GBK dan dia udah ada tiketnya. Ga mungkin ada jawaban lain selain, IYA MAU BANGET! :D
Kita janjian ketemuan sama temen-temennya dan penjual tiketnya di MC’D STC Senayan Pukul 04.30 PM. Jadi abis gw interview di law firm gw langsung cabut kesana. Tadinya gw mau naik transjakarta aja dari BNI 46, tp berhubung interview-nya selesainya cepat jadi gw bawa mobil kesana. Gw jalan sekitar jam 3-an dan itupun udah macet banget. Gw mau parkir di fx aja ada kali ngantri 45 menit, dan pas mau parkir mereka bilang udah penuh. Tapi gw ngotot aja mau masuk dan Puji Tuhan dapat lot parkir yang oke pulak :D. Nah dari FX gw jalan ke STC, kira-kira 15 menit-lah sekali jalan. Sepanjang gw jalan kaki ke STC jalanan sudah menjadi ‘lautan merah’. Para pendukung Garuda Merah sudah mulai berdatangan. Seru banget! Sesampainya gw di MC’D gw ketemu sama beberapa orang temen Chandra. Kita ngobrol sambil nungguin temennya Chandra yang jualan tiket. Kemarin Chandra udah booking 5 tiket kategori 2 buat kami. Jam hampir menunjukkan jam 6 tapi yg mau jual tiket belum dateng, jd gw sama Chandra berinisiatif untuk langsung nyamperin si penjual tiket itu ke Moestopo sementara yang lainnya jalan duluan ke fx untuk beli aksesoris-aksesoris ‘merah putih’ sekalian nunggu disana.
Sesampainya kita di Moestopo, kita langsung ketemu sama Andre si penjual tiket. Dengan santainya dia bilang,”maaf tiketnya habis, gw udah bilang tadi sama temen lo tiketnya habis tapi gatau deh dia ga sampein ke lo”. Jadi ternyata si Chandra ini mesen tiket dari temennya, nah temennya ini mesen tiket dari orang lain lagi. Lalu terjadilah miss communication. #eaaaaa. Gw udah agak emosi dan BT sih ya sebenernya, kalo emang tiketnya ga ada ya bilang daritadi gitu supaya kita ga perlu nunggui di MC’D dan cape-cape jalan ke Moestopo. Ugh! Tapi yasudahlah, masih ada harapan...berjuang mendapatkan tiket via calo yang pasti harganya sudah melambung tinggi.
Gw sama Chandra jalan ke FX untuk menemui teman-temannya dan menceritakan keadaan yang sebenarnya. Mendadak semua muka berubah dan ga perlu gw tanya lagi karena I feel what they feel. Hahaha…Untungnya kita bertekad untuk tidak hopeless dan harus tetap nonton di GBK. Pokoknya harus dan ga pake tapi dan koma. Gw ada ketemu beberapa temen gw yang udah berusaha nyari tiket via calo di dalam GBK tapi hasilnya nihil. Jadi gw berusaha menelusuri muka-muka penjual tiket di sepanjang trotoar FX dan hasilnya gw dapat bapak-bapak yang jual tiket kategori 1 seharga Rp 200.000,-. Ya walaupun di tiketnya gw baca “NOT FOR SALE” tp gpplah yang penting gw dan temen-temen gw bisa nonton final di GBK. *ngotot*
Kami mulai masuk menelusuri komplek GBK sekitar jam 06.30 PM dan itu sudah sangat amat teramat penuh sesak. Kami masuk dari pintu depan FX yang ternyata itu merujuk pada Gate 7 GBK sementara untuk kategori 1 harus masuk dari Gate 2. Kamipun berusaha berdesak-desakan muter ngelilingi GBK sampai akhirnya tiba di depan Gate 2. Bener-bener gw sauna gratis. Keringetan, Ngos-gos-an dan penuh sesak. Baru kali ini gw mengalami berdesak-desakan yang super banget. Sesampainya di depan Gate-2 pun masih harus berjuang masuk, dorong-dorongan, antrian yang ga jelas dan lain sebagainya. Sampai di atas pun tetap harus berjuang untuk masuk melalui pintu masuk stadiun yang dibuka-nya hanya sekitar 50 cm.
Akhirnyaaaa…..gw dan temen2 gw bisa duduk manis di stadiun sambil menunggu pertandingan. 5 menit sebelum pertandingan tiba-tiba sektor dimana gw dan teman-teman gw duduk dibanjiri oleh orang-orang yang tiba-tiba masuk secara bergelombolan. Gw yakin mereka orang-orang yang menerobos ‘security’ untuk bisa masuk ke stadiun tanpa bayar. Yasudahlah…pertandingan-pun dimulai…
Perjuangan Garuda Muda.
Gw bukanlah orang yang maniak dan pendukung tim sepakbola. Bukan pemerhati sepakbola dan gw juga ga tau menau tentang aturan sepak bola. Tapi, lain hal-nya kalo Garuda Muda (U-23) atau TIMNAS Indonesia yang sedang bertanding, gw pasti mendukung! Menjadi pendukung utama :D
Tepat Pukul 07.25 PM lagu “Indonesia Raya” dikumandangkan di GBK. Kalau liat video-nya di BB gw, gw masih merinding. Bener-bener gw merasakan kesatuan masyarakat indONEsia dalam mendukung Garuda Muda kita. Sorak sorai dukungan seperti “IN-DO-NE-SIA..*plak plak plak plak plak*….Garuda didaku, Garuda Kebangganku..Ku yakin hari ini pasti menang” sarat terdengar sepanjang pertandingan.
Gw sangat terpukau dengan permainan Garuda Muda kita sejak pertandingan di mulai. Semangat mereka, daya juang mereka, kemampuan mereka. Benar-benar gw kasih jempol. Mereka bertahan sampai akhir pertandingan (2X45) dengan skor seri 1-1. Bahakan mereka bertahan sampai pertambahan waktu 2X15 menit. Benar-benar luar biasa. Walaupun di akhir pertandingan (adu pinalti) kita kalah, tapi Garuda Muda berhasil memenangkan hati seluruh rakyat Indonesia. Permainan mereka memang benar-benar bagus dan luar biasa. Garuda Muda tetap yang terbaik. ☺
Gw cuma kecewa sama supporter Indonesia dalam beberapa keadaan. Walaupun pada akhir pertandingan, pada saat Malaysia diumumkan sebagai pemenang semua orang di GBK memberikan tepuk tangan..tapi gw sangat tidak setuju dengan attitude beberapa supporter Indonesia yang menyorakkan “boooooohoooooo” pada waktu Lagu Kebangsaan Malaysia dikumandangkan, setiap kali Malaysia diberi kesempatan untuk corner kick, free kick, dan pada waktu terjadi adu pinalti. Gw juga sangat tidak setuju ketika para supporter bersorak mengatakan “wasit goblok”. Ini adalah pertandingan yang menjunjung sportifitas. Seharusnya para supporter juga harus bersifat sportif tanpa menjatuhkan pihak lain. Sungguh attitude yang sangat tidak baik.
Kemarin gw berpikir, kenapa Indonesia tidak menang? Menurut pendapat gw (CMIIW) kemarin itu Indonesia layak menang. Berdasarkan perjuangan Garuda Muda. Tapi mungkin Tuhan belum mengizinkan itu terjadi untuk mendidik kita WNI belajar ‘unconditionally love’ ( kasih tanpa syarat ) dan ‘true love’ ( kasih sejati) terhadap Garuda Muda. Ga perduli mereka mau menang ataupun kalah kita harus tetap menjadi pendukung yang sejati. Yang kedua, mungkin Indonesia belum diizinkan menang karena kita (WNI dan supporter Garuda Muda dan TIMNAS) belum memiliki ‘kapasitas’ sebagai pemenang. I mean, our attitude. Sikap yang kita tunjukkan belum cukup baik. Mungkin kalau kita menang kita akan makin sombong dan makin menghina, mengejek atau merendahkan Malaysia. Kita harus bisa memperbesar kapasitas hati kita.
Gw berharap dan percaya dan bahkan terlalu percaya suatu saat nanti Garuda Muda akan memenangkan pertandingan melawan Malaysia dan menjadi Juara. Biar mereka menjalani prosesnya satu-satu dan biar waktu yang menjawab ☺
Selasa, 15 November 2011
Senin, 31 Oktober 2011
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Most of the people who knows me might think I’m one of the strongest human being ever lived. In fact, You WRONG! I’m just a human, an ordinary people who also have weaknesses. Currently I’m facing one of the biggest trouble maker in my life, which is I, MY SELF. I found that the most critical and the hardest moment in my life is when I have to beat and against myself.
If only words can describe how my feelings right now, it could be : “!@$#56$llkgvdcsqgfeqwp0)9y68p[-089={kjk0809()(6p990-tdlh8964$%$&*(_”
Yes. You can’t read it. Neither do I. It’s so terrible.
It’s killing me when I have to deal with the situation when my mind, my soul and my emotion (heart) can NOT sync with each other. These days they called it “Penggalauan”. Sometimes my mind control my heart, and sometimes it happens otherwise. But, at this time I can’t even decide who’s in control because I can’t think clearly. I can’t even decide what I have to do. I think to much, I was too much considering everything. I hate to be in this situation, BATTLEFIELD OF MIND.
I’m too scared to decide what I have to do because I don’t wanna lose, I don’t wanna being rejected, I don’t wanna fail. I just want to play save. But the thing is, If I never fail…how can I get the lesson of life? How can I learn and think differently if I always get what I want according to my plan and my will. How can I be more mature if I always get what I want without any circumstances?
At this point, no one could ever help you. Only you, your self could do. No one could ever understand how you feel because it’s happen within yourself. At this time you really not need to hear a good words or encouragement from others. Words is not enough. People can only talk, they can’t even walk the talk. What you need is just to getaway, find your own quiet place, quiet moment to think and decide to act!
I hate this part, I hate this situation, I hate this process, I’m too tired. I even hate myself. But I have to conquer it. I have to conquer my ego. It’s really hard. I have to have faith in His faith that this too shall pass. I have to trust in Him and not lean on my own understanding. I have to release the faith. I have to let go….and let God.
I need the Guts.
Kamis, 30 Juni 2011
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