Interview : Full-Time Father

"Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs." - Pam Brown

Father... It only has 5 syllables but worth thousand words. He is the one who is able to keep me safe. He always taught me how to survive in life obstacle. His name is Sugih Arto, he was born on 6th of September 1971 in Tasikmalaya and he works as a business man. He is a humble and responsible person, he is also blended with the society so he became a neighbourhood coordinator. He is my motivator, so I decided to interview him during the trip to Lembang on Saturday, 6th of June 2015.

M : "Dad, can I ask something?"

F : "Anytime cha..."

M : "How to always be able to survive through the obstacles in adolescence"

F : "I have also been going through a adolescence just like you, when I was being a teenager I was less able to understand myself because I think adolescence is a period of transition of adulthood"

M : "Although, can I change my mindset and try to be more mature?"

F : "Okay, all of the problems back to yourselves and the way you hold your own problems that will make you more mature"

M : "Oh.... I got it, I think it is the right time for me to set up my life to be better and it will make me becoming more mature"

F : "You have been trying to be better, cha.....but you have to remember"

M : "Remember something that knocked me down?"

F : "Nope, but you have to remember that all of your effort won't be worth without a prayer. Because perhaps you hate a thing and it's good for you, and perhaps you love a thing and it's bad for you. And Allah knows while you're not"

M : "I agree, I think that is the most important thing because the path a person takes can only be seen clearly after the destination has been reached and Allah can show you the destination is. 

F : "Yes, so don't worry if you're not sure where you're headed or what your long term goals are, stay true to yourself and it will make sense in the end and remember Allah always hear and help you to reach something that you want"

M : "I will always remember:) Thank you Dad for your advice"

(M : Me and F : Father)

CAMPRT!

CAMPRT (Camping Pramuka Tiga) is kind of like school activity which is held by boy/girl scout at SMAN 3 Bandung. It is one of many school activities that can improve our skills in team work, independent, leadership, etc. This event was hold on 9th of May 2015. All of students gathered at SMAN 3 Bandung at 7 a.m. and we were facilitated to use Angkot as transportation. We traveled for an hour and we were having fun together during the trip. We arrived at 8 a.m. and we were greeted with the sounds of animals, that was my kind of welcome! Firstly, we through the forest with a variety of rise and fall. The ground was kind of like slippery so we had to watch our step. Touched down! When we got on location, we made a row and choose the leader per group and i was the leader of group 20. 

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Then we were given the time to make tents for approximately 90 minutes. Honestly, i didn't have any idea to build a tent but many seniors taught me to build it. I guess i felt a little bad about the whole process of building a tent but I'm about to survive with making a knot which is one of the scouts learning materials. Besides, i had a lot of fun with my friends during making some lunch. I decided to start making some foods but it wasn't going well, so I decided to eat 'Abon Sapi'. At night, we gathered for a bonfire and all of the class should perform their class performance, so we spent at least an hour down there trying on that thing. We chose to start practising accapella and cover the song and the song was quite popular, it was "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars. Meanwhile, preparations that have been made were not worth it because the Acceleration was separated into two, those were Aqua Gelas (XI Akselerasi 2) and Ksatria Hiram (XI Akselerasi 1). Besides, all of the acceleration students had practising, so we decided to choose some familiar songs and it was still cool tho'. After the quality time, all of students went back to the tent and have some turn to keep the tent safe but it was not effective enough because most of us feeling tired. Luckily, Pak Ahyar secretly keeping my tent safe and tell me in the next day. 

The next day, I was woken up by the cold temperature at 5 a.m. and honestly I couldn't sleep any longer because I didn't bring my sleeping bag and it was way much colder than usual, it felt like I had a hypothermia. I finally tried to take a wudhu and the toilet wasn't appropriate enough. Then, i had to make some breakfast in the morning and spend to eat it in the afternoon. In the afternoon, there was a kind game and it was' going well because it was rain and it became a rainy day. We walked through the forest passing the slippery ground. After the games finished, we all packed our luggage and set off the tent, then we went to SMAN 3 Bandung by using Angkot.

It enjoyed this event so much and exciting for another events, I hope we all can take the benefits of participating this event. 

Gotta Love The City Park

Bandung has changed recently because of our major, Ridwan Kamil. He gives a lot of impact and always holds Bandung which is known for it’s culture and it’s clean environment. One of his effort is constructing some well-facilitated public park and other entertainments places. His work program is considered as a good planning and valued as a effective way because his persuading way is really attracting. In addition, his effort in improving Bandung’s facilities is fully encouraged by the Bandung’s people. 

Bandung has a city park which is located on Jalan Asia Africa, it is a trend among residents and surrounding communities. In addition to becoming as open space parks, the city park also became one of the attractions of Bandung travel destinations since it was established in late December 2014 by the major of Bandung. When you visit the city park, there are other locations which can also be used as tourist attractions such as the Grand Mosque itself, Bandung Post Office which is the head office of the Postal Service Bandung and still standing strong with his age who has reached 81 years, Braga Bandung, etc. The City Square allows you to see the sights of people milling around and selling are usually thronged the area. They never stopped and never tired of offering merchandise at fairly affordable price. Guaranteed goods offered are in accordance with the contents of your wallet and not burdensome. 

If you are hungry, then you just go and choose a variety of desired menu. Ranging from light snacks like meatballs, dumplings, ice dawet, etc. So it's crowded when the afternoons, school holidays, and public holidays. Its strategic location is certainly very feasible for your visit. In there we will find a green playground with synthetic grass with checkered pattern design with a background of the Great Mosque of Bandung. At this location, people can do various activities such as take a photo, reading a book or recreation with family and friends. 

If we look, in the south of City Park we will find a Hall of Bandung. As for the existing buildings on the west side of the building there is a Mosque. However, there is a building located in area, which are often forgotten or even rarely known by young people and even the domestic and foreign tourists. 

Luckily, we are facilitated by the major to use the public transportation, such as bus, Bandros (Bandung Tour on The Bus), angkot, etc. I am proud having such major who is known as a persistence and responsible person, his effort in improving Bandung's facilities is fully encouraged by the Bandung's people #nuhunkangemil