Cin(T)a: The Beauty of Pluralism

Cina and Annisa love God and God loves them both. But Cina and Annisa cannot love each other because they call God by different names.
The word cinta in Indonesian means love. Cin(T)a is about Cina, Tuhan (God) and Annisa and the their love triangle.

The official website of Cin(T)a, www.godisadirector.com says that "God is the most unpredictable character. Everybody tries to describe Him, everybody thinks they know Him, every artist has tried to picture Him, but nothing is really like Him - or Her."

Director Sammaria Simmanjuntak said that she "wants to find God" with the movie.
Cina is an 18-year-old Catholic, who was born in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Annisa is a 24-year-old Javanese Muslim. They are both studying architecture at a university in Bandung. Cina and Annisa love each other, but their age (Annisa is 6-years older than Cina), different ethnicity and, most of all, religion, create borders between them.

"Why did God creates us differently if He only wants to be worshipped in one way?" Annisa asked. "That's why God creates love, so all the differences can be united," replies Cina.

But it is Cina himself who says that diversity has become a clich* in Indonesia, where tolerance is easier said that done. Even though the first sila (tenet) of the guiding state ideology - Pancasila -is that "Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa" (There is only one-great-God), the fact is that religion has been used as propaganda in several internal conflicts.

In one of their many debates Cina argues how religion was used as propaganda for the lowest common denominator in the Ambon conflict. In another plot device torn from the headlines, one of the characters was present in a church bombed on Christmas Eve.

Because of its challenging theme, this independent movie will surely lead to controversy. Passionate discussions have already erupted in the comments for its trailer on Youtube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvXVDo3OHUs).

Its Facebook fan page is also full of heated debate, even from people who haven't seen the movie. The controversy, uncharacteristic for an Indonesian film, will no doubt only help publicize Cin(T)a.

The questions, statements, and jokes about the one who is called I Am make for a smart and critical, yet wholly realistic movie.

The heady dialog is effectively contrasted with the minimalistic cinematography of the film, which helps keep it in lighthearted love story land. But the world of the film has a rather lonely atmosphere, as only two characters seem to inhabit it.

Sammaria says the choice two have just the two actors was intended to "express the feeling of falling in love. There are only two of us in this world when we're falling in love."

The sometimes awkward performance of the actors, who make their debut with the film, can be forgiven, as the intense camera work and fact that Cin(T)a is a dialog that would have challenged even veterans of the screen.

Cin(T)a will no doubt be poignant for anyone who is been in an inter-faith relationship. "My tears kept falling during the film, although it is not actually sad. But the emotion really slapped me. I deeply understand it," Agatha said after watching the premiere.

It is with additional scenes of real-life couples discussing their happy inter-faith marriages add to the films.

Cin(T)a will provoke thought about the beauty of pluralism without the calculated speeches of nationalist politicians.

Cin(T)a
Starring : Sunny Soon/Saira Jihan
Directed by : Sammaria Simanjuntak
Produced by : Sembilan Matahari Film
Duration : 79 minutes

Trip to Thousand Island - Jakarta, Indonesia

Tanggal 15 November 2009, sekitar jam 7, kami berangkat dari Taman Anggrek menuju Dermaga 5 Ancol, Jakarta. Dari sana kami menyewa kapal pesiar yang cukup untuk menampung 20 - 25 orang.

Predator 1

Inilah kapal pesiar tersebut

Kapal berangkat ke Pulau Pramuka sekitar jam 8 dan tiba disana sekitar jam 10.
Sampai disana kami menyewa alat-alat untuk menyelam (snorkeling). Agak lama di Pulau Pramuka, karena rombongan kami terlalu banyak dan masing berbeda-beda ukuran. Setelah itu kami pergi ke pertengahan antara Pulau Pramuka dan Pulau Keramba disana kami menyelam.

Sambil menunggu alat snorkelling disiapkan, kami bermain air di Pulau Pramuka

Setelah lelah menyelam, kami makan siang di Pulau Keramba. Pemandangan disana benar-benar indah. Makan siangnya juga lumayan.

 

Keramba Island

Setelah kami kenyang, kami bersiap-siap menuju Pulau Onrust sekitar pukul 2 - 3 siang. Kira-kira 15 - 20 menit kami tiba di Pulau Onrust. Pulau Onrust adalah pulau yang bersejarah, ada banyak peninggalan benda-benda dan bangunan bersejarah peninggalan Belanda disana dan Pulau Onrust termasuk pulau yang di rawat dan pelihara sampai sekarang. Tapi sayang, karena dimakan oleh waktu, bangunan di Pulau Onrust sudah tidak begitu tampak jelas bentuk fisiknya, hanya tinggal sisa-sisa saja karena beberapa kali dihancurkan pada saat zaman penjajahan.

Bersama rombongan di Pulau Onrust

Sekitar jam 5 sore, kami sudah tiba kembali di dermaga 5 Ancol, dan kami menikmati makan malam kami di Bandar Djakarta.

 Bandar Djakarta - Seafood Restaurant

PS I Love You MP3

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*希望能和您成为朋友*

(前奏)
你变得好寂寞
Ni bian de hao ji muo
很久都不联络
Hen jiu dou bu lian luo
朋友们问我问了一千遍快一万遍
Peng you men wen wo wen le yi qian pian kuai yi wan pian
仿佛你已从地球上不见
Fang fu ni yi chong di qiu shang bu jian
你现在好不好
Ni xian zai hao bu hao
听说和她散了
Ting shuo he ta san le
有空就给个电话出来聊聊
you kong jiu gei ge dian hua qu lai liao liao
想确定你很好
xiang que ding ni hen hao
就好象你说的爱没有特效药
jiu hao xiang ni shuo de ai mei you te xiao yao
最笨的人才为爱发高烧
zui ben de ren chai wei ai fa gao sao

Reff:
好怀念那夏天
hao huai nian na xia tian
我们被雷雨吓得狂叫过大街
wo men bei lei yu xia de kuang jiao guo da jie
不管在别人眼里有多么疯癫
bu guan zai bier en yan li you duo me feng dian
有多么不体面
you duo me bu ti mian
那几乎变成了生命中最珍贵的画面
na ji hu bian chen le sheng ming zhong zui chen gui de hua mian
多可爱的昨天
duo ke ai de zuo tian
曾为了电影结局哭了好几天
cheng wei le dian ying jie ju ku ke hao ji tian
你为了大家做了很丑的鬼脸
ni wei le da jia zuo le hen chou de gui lian
都印在那一天
dou ying zai na yi tian
很渴望能再看到你微笑那么甜
hen ke wang neng zai kan dao ni wei xiao na me tian
永远那么甜
yong yuan na me tian
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PS I Love You…

Here I Am, Lord...

Here is my favourite hymal song.

I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save.

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

Finest bread I will provide,
'Til their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?

Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

Apa Makna Pelayanan Buat-mu, hi orang Methodist?

Saya suka lambang Methodist yang begitu indah, dengan lidah api yang tampak menyala-nyala mengibaratkan pelayanan yang terus bersemangat dan tidak pernah padam. Kira-kira beberapa menit yang lalu saya berbicara melalui rekan saya di Kepengurusan Nasional melalui google talk mengenai KONAG yang baru saja dilaksanakan beberapa hari yang lalu, ternyata hasilnya baru saja terpilih satu BISHOP kita yaitu BISHOP AMAT TUMINO. Lalu bagaimana dengan yang satunya lagi? Mengingat GMI terbagi dari 2 wilayah. Apakah kita akan kembali kepada satu kebishopan? Rasanya itu tidak mungkin, mengingat GMI semakin berkembang dan banyak harus dikerjakan oleh para BISHOP tentunya. KONAG ISTIMEWA adalah jalan keluarnya? Tidakkah para peserta KONAG memikirkan berapa banyak biaya yang dibutuhkan untuk melaksanakan KONAG ISTIMEWA? Hi P3MI, kemana saja kalian? Dengar tidak jeritan GMI? Bahwa kita membutuhkan biaya yang lebih lagi demi terlaksananya KONAG ISTIMEWA karena belum ada BISHOP yang terpilih? Dimana semangat pelayanan tersebut? Apakah lambang GMI hanya sebuah lambang? Ada apa sebenarnya? Kami ingin tahu dan kami sebagai P3MI berhak tahu. Atau tidak usah pedulikah kami terhadap GMI? Atau kami yang terlalu mencampuri? Atau kami yang terlalu merasa kalau GMI adalah bagian dari kami? Lalu apa yang seharusnya kami perbuat? Masih adakah arti pelayanan yang sesungguhnya di dalam tubuh GMI? Atau makna itu sudah berubah ketika kita duduk di bangku kekuasaan? Perlukah terlibat hal-hal yang bersifat politik di dalamnya? Lantas, apa makna sebenarnya dari pelayanan kita? Perlukah aspirasi dari P3MI ini diutarakan atau hanya ada didalam hati saja?

Pemilihan Pengurus 2009 - 2010 HIMA BS FKIP UKI

Hari ini ada pemilihan pengurus 2009 - 2010 HIMA (Himpunan Mahasiswa) Jurusan BS (Bahasa & Seni) atau lebih tepatnya jurusan Bahasa Inggris di Fakultas Keguruan & Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Kristen Indonesia. Selamat atas terpilihnya para pengurus yang baru dan terima kasih untuk pengurus lama yang telah menjalankan tugasnya di periode sebelumnya, terlepas dari pada kekurangan dan kelebihan pengurus yang sebelumnya, diharapkan agar para pengurus yang baru dapat memikirkan hal-hal dan kegiatan-kegiatan yang dapat mengembangkan dan memajukan kampus tentunya, terutama dalam mengembalikan citra kampus UKI yang makin lama makin merosot akibat ulah beberapa orang yang menyebut mereka mahasiswa tapi tidak berpenampilan dan bertindak selayaknya sebagai seorang mahasiswa atau kaum intelektual.

Pada waktu sekarang ini, sosok para pemimpin yang dibutuhkan bukan hanya pintar, tetapi juga yang dapat mengendalikan emosi mereka dengan baik, berintegritas yang artinya juga tidak mudah dihasut, tetapi mampu mencerminkan keberadaan dirinya dengan baik dimana pun ia berada dan di tempatkan. Melakukan suatu perubahan memang tidak semudah membalikkan telapak tangan tetapi juga harus dengan ketekunan dan usaha dan ingatlah bahwa jerih payahmu tidak akan sia-sia. Bila kita tidak memulainya dengan doa, keyakinan dan usaha dari dalam diri kita, lantas siapa yang akan memulai suatu perubahan? UKI maju bukan hanya karena usaha iklan, marketing, rektor, dekan, dosen dan para karyawan tetapi juga karena kualitas dari mahasiswa-i. Marilah membangun suatu kegerakan yang baru, bukan dengan 'otot' tapi dengan 'otak'. So, bekerjalah dengan baik para pengurus yang baru.

Berikut adalah BPH (Badan Pengurus Harian) HIMA BS 2009 - 2010:

Agnes Nastiti (Ketua)

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1651659541&v=info&ref=ts

Nerdinia (Sekretaris)

http://www.facebook.com/nia.umbu?ref=ts#/nia.umbu?v=info&ref=ts

Lestari Suryatama (Bendahara)

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1203534955&ref=ts#/profile.php?id=1203534955&v=info&ref=ts

English Tenses

Tense	Signal words	Use	Form	Examples affirmative	Examples negative	Examples interrogative
Simple Present or Present Simple	every day sometimes always often usually seldom never first ... then	something happens repeatedly how often something happens one action follows another things in general after the following verbs (to love, to hate, to think, etc.) future meaning: timetables, programmes	infinitive he/she/it + -s	I work.	I don't work.	Do I work?
				He works.	He doesn't work.	Does he work?
				I go.	I don't go.	Do I go?
				He goes.	He doesn't go.	Does he go?
Present Progressive or Present Continuous	now at the moment Look! Listen!	something is happening at the same time of speaking or around it future meaning: when you have already decided and arranged to do it (a fixed plan, date)	to be (am/are/is) + infinitive + -ing	I'm working.	I'm not working.	Am I working?
				He's working.	He isn't working.	Is he working?
				I'm going.	I'm not going.	Am I going?
				He's going.	He isn't going.	Is he going?
Simple Past or Past Simple	last ... ... ago in 1990 yesterday	action took place in the past, mostly connected with an expression of time (no connection to the present)	regular: infinitive + -ed irregular: 2nd column of table of irregular verbs	I worked.	I didn't work.	Did I work?
				He worked.	He didn't work.	Did he work?
				I went.	I didn't go.	Did I go?
				He went.	He didn't go.	Did he go?
Past Progressive or Past Continuous	while	an action happened in the middle of another action someone was doing sth. at a certain time (in the past) - you do not know whether it was finished or not	was/were + infinitive + -ing	I was working.	I wasn't working.	Was I working?
				He was working.	He wasn't working.	Was he working?
				I was going.	I wasn't going.	Was I going?
				He was going.	He wasn't going.	Was he going?
Simple Present Perfect or Present Perfect	just yet never ever already so far, up to now, since for recently	you say that sth. has happened or is finished in the past and it has a connection to the present action started in the past and continues up to the present	have/has + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)	I have worked.	I haven't worked.	Have I worked?
				He has worked.	He hasn't worked.	Has he worked?
				I have gone.	I haven't gone.	Have I gone?
				He has gone.	He hasn't gone.	Has he gone?
Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect Continuous	all day the whole day how long since for	action began in the past and has just stopped how long the action has been happening emphasis: length of time of an action	have/has + been + infinitive + -ing	I have been working.	I haven't been working.	Have I been working?
				He has been working.	He hasn't been working.	Has he been working?
				I have been going.	I haven't been going.	Have I been going?
				He has been going.	He hasn't been going.	Has he been going?
Simple Past Perfect or Past Perfect (Simple)	already just never	mostly when two actions in a story are related to each other: the action which had already happened is put into Past Perfect, the other action into Simple Past the past of the Present Perfect	had + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)	I had worked.	I hadn't worked.	Had I worked?
				He had worked.	He hadn't worked.	Had he worked?
				I had gone.	I hadn't gone.	Had I gone?
				He had gone.	He hadn't gone.	Had he gone?
Past Perfect Progressive or Past Perfect Continuous	how long since for	how long something had been happening before something else happened	had + been + infinitive + ing	I had been working.	I hadn't been working.	Had I been working?
				He had been working.	He hadn't been working.	Had he been working?
				I had been going.	I hadn't been going.	Had I been going?
				He had been going.	He hadn't been going.	Had he been going?
will - future		predictions about the future (you think that sth. will happen) you decide to do sth. spontaneously at the time of speaking, you haven't made a decision before main clause in type I of the if clauses	will + infinitive	I'll work.	I won't work.	Will I work?
				He'll work.	He won't work.	Will he work?
				I'll go.	I won't go.	Will I go?
				He'll go.	He won't go.	Will he go?
going to - future		when you have already decided to do sth. in the future what you think what will happen	be (am/are/is) + going to + infinitive	I'm going to work.	I'm not going to work.	Am I going to work?
				He's going to work.	He's not going to work.	Is he going to work?
				I'm going to go.	I'm not going to go.	Am I going to go?
				He's going to go.	He's not going to go.	Is he going to go?
Future Progressive or Future Continuous		An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future. This action has begun before the certain time. Something happens because it normally happens.	will + be + infinitive + ing	I'll be working.	I won't be working.	Will I be working?
				He'll be working.	He won't be working.	Will he be working?
				I'll be going.	I won't be going.	Will I be going?
				He'll be going.	He won't be going.	Will he be going?
Simple Future Perfect or Future Perfect Simple		sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future	will + have + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)	I'll have worked.	I won't have worked.	Will I have worked?
				He'll have worked.	He won't have worked.	Will he have worked?
				I'll have gone.	I won't have gone.	Will I have gone?
				He'll have gone.	He won't have gone.	Will he have gone?
Future Perfect Progressive or Future Perfect Continuous		sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future emphasis: length of time of an action	will + have + been + infinitive + ing	I'll have been working.	I won't have been working.	Will I have been working?
				He'll have been working.	He won't have been working.	Will he have been working?
				I'll have been going.	I won't have been going.	Will I have been working?
				He'll have been going.	He won't have been going.	Will he have been working?
Conditional Simple		sth. that might happen main clause in type II of the Conditional sentences	would + infinitive	I would work.	I wouldn't work.	Would I work?
				He would work.	He wouldn't work.	Would he work?
				I would go.	I wouldn't go.	Would I go?
				He would go.	He wouldn't go.	Would he go?
Conditional Progressive or Conditional Continuous		sth. that might happen emphasis: length of time of an action	would + be + infinitive + ing	I would be working.	I wouldn't be working.	Would I be working?
				He would be working.	He wouldn't be working.	Would he be working?
				I would be going.	I wouldn't be going.	Would I be going?
				He would be going.	He wouldn't be going.	Would he be going?
Conditional Perfect		sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) main clause in type III of the if clauses	would + have + past participle* *(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)	I would have worked.	I wouldn't have worked.	Would I have worked?
				He would have worked.	He wouldn't have worked.	Would he have worked?
				I would have gone.	I wouldn't have gone.	Would I have gone?
				He would have gone.	He wouldn't have gone.	Would I have gone?
Conditional Perfect Progressive or Conditional Perfect Continuous		sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) emphasis: length of time of an action	would + have + been + infinitive + ing	I would have been working.	I wouldn't have been working.	Would I have been working?
				He would have been going.	He wouldn't have been going.	Would he have been working?
				I would have been going.	I wouldn't have been going.	Would I have been going?
				He would have been going.	He wouldn't have been going.	Would he have been going?

We sometimes use Continuous instead of Progressive. Some signal words can be found in more tenses. We did not list signal words in the future tenses as there are no definite ones. Always remember what action is described. Source: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/english_tenses.htm