Mengapa Korea Utara Tak Gentar
Opini Kompas 12 Oktober 2006
Uji coba nuklir bawah tanah Korea Utara, Senin (9/10), disebut kantor berita KCNA sebagai tindakan yang memberi perdamaian dan stabilitas di Semenanjung Korea dan sekitarnya.
Ungkapan ini berlawanan dengan kecaman dari berbagai penjuru dunia. Korea Utara (Korut) dinilai tidak bertanggung jawab, menciptakan instabilitas, mengancam keamanan Asia Timur Laut dan dunia. Read the rest of this entry »
For Fawwaz, A Letter From Hiroshima
Dear Fawwaz,
How is the camping? Have you successfully climbed Mount Fuji, today? Have you managed to cook your own meals? Have you managed to fold your sleeping bag neatly? Have you put the mosquito repellent onto your skin before deciding to stay outdoor all night long?
Look up! The night sky above you is me and the countless stars are my countless questions. The anxious summer is me, the never ending songs of cicadas on trees and grass are, again, my questions: all about you staying out for 5 days, far away from me. Read the rest of this entry »
“A”
(Catatan: Cerita ini diambil dari kumpulan cerita pendek MAIASAURA. Ia merupakan cerita paling terakhir saya tulis dalam Proyek Tauge Jilid II Maret- Juni 2008. Beberapa teman yang membaca Maiasaura, menempatkannya sebagai cerita favorit. Rencananya versi Bahasa Inggris cerita ini akan saya bacakan di Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Oktober 2008. Bila Anda punya waktu membacanya, saya ingin mendengar respon, kritikan dan apapun pendapat Anda. Terima kasih. ~ Ly~)
SUDAH setahun terakhir A bercerita tentang tangan ciptaannya yang belum juga sempurna. Aku sebenarnya awam soal ini. Tangan dengan kekuatan sekaligus kelembutannya, inikah yang hendak dibuatnya? Kataku, tangan ciptaannya bisa saja meniru multi gerak yang dihasilkan otot dan engsel sungguhan, tapi bagaimana para ilmuwan yang bekerja bersamanya bisa menghasilkan telapak yang empuk dengan kemampuan genggaman kelima jari yang padu memanipulasi benda? Read the rest of this entry »
People (who I think) I Knew… Part I: Fawwaz
I just got an idea to have interviews (or small talks) with people around me. It could be families, friends, fellow writers and journalists, people at work, and of course it could be you!
Unfortunately the idea appeared when there were only three living creatures in this house: Fawwaz, my 10 years old son; sun flowers for my birthday bucket yesterday and me. So, it is clear enough, Fawwaz will be the first “victim”… Read the rest of this entry »
Remembering One Fine Friday
It was Friday. The morning was dry, pale blue was the sky . The mother was admitted to a hospital. An expecting mother, with a perfect dome-shaped belly, with a busy husband in the office, with what so called “orang-orang rumah” –the extended families and two house maids– who were ready to lend their hands for her.
The second child were about to be born. Girl or boy? The question was not so important. At home, an eleven months baby was crying. He was too young to know that the mother had left him to deliver another baby. The second baby was unexpected, I guess. With 11 months interval from the first baby, I suspected that the second one was merely an unplanned birth (or shall I call it a sweet surprise for the young couple?). Read the rest of this entry »