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A Friendly Guide to Busway for Women

by: Leila Safira Assegaf





- Wear your walking/running shoes, don't wear something like pointy toes. It might be comfortable now, but after a while, your toes will suffer.

-Don't wear sandal jepit, either. You might get lucky to have an empty bus, but otherwise the risk of being stepped upon is unreasonably high. Spare your toes the nasty experience.

-If you have to stand, stand with your feet wide apart. Or you might fall into mas-mas's embrace when the driver hits the brake. Forget dainty. Choose dignity.

-You know the man with a kupluk, moustache, beard, koko shirt and cingkrang pants who is concentrating on his read such as: "Tafsir Al-Mustafa"? He is the least likely type to give up his seat to anyone, not even a heavy-bag-lugging ibu-ibu.

-If the driver hits the break, try best to step on the man's (in kupluk, moustache, beard, koko shirt and cingkrang pants) toes.

-If you can, bring something to kill time, or even better to avoid the risk of getting caught sleeping with your mouth wide open. Book is good. NDS:even better.

-A woman is more likely to give an old lady her seat, even though her stop is still far away. A man would give someone his seat when his stop is next.

-Not having an intention to undermine woman-busway-drivers, but prepare to jump pretty far to and from the bus, from and to the shelter whenever they drive.

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Watching Life in A Greater Sense

Some friends have recently thanked me for writing a FiRST review that let them know not to see… (fill in any movie name here). Sejujurnya, saya justru gelisah dengan pernyataan ini. Saya menduga banyak review dijadikan jawaban untuk pertanyaan, “is it worth my money?”


Padahal sebenarnya ada tujuan lain dalam menulis review: mencari pemahaman lebih akurat terhadap liku-liku dan problematika kehidupan yang ditawarkan sebuah film. Saya sendiri termasuk orang seperti ini. Membaca review tidak lantas mengubah prioritas menonton film (because I’m practically watching everything…). Saya hanya berusaha memahami film dalam konteks yang paling luas. Memaknainya sehingga segala yang ditawarkan bisa memberi manfaat untuk saya, understanding movie in a greater sense!

Semua film tidak dilahirkan hanya untuk meraup untung, tetapi berharap meninggalkan bekas yang lebih immaterial. Bahkan di luar bahasa promosinya (i.e. Biggest blockbuster of the year! or Most romantic movie of the summer!), setiap film pasti menawarkan filosofi atau basis intelektual tertentu dalam khazanah kultural kita. Kita tidak bisa menghindar dari kemungkinan terpengaruh pesan-pesan tersembunyi (or not-so-hidden) di film. Films can be entertaining and full of fluff, but they comment upon our world in their method of entertaining or in their very fluffiness.

Karena alasan ini, maka setiap film bernilai. Setiap film menyingkap sebuah cara pandang terhadap dunia dan bagaimana kita (penonton) bisa menyesuaikan diri terhadap pandangan dunia itu. Saya bisa saja tidak setuju terhadap pesan yang dibawa sebuah film, tetapi ketika dia ditawarkan berarti ada orang lain di muka bumi yang berpegang pada perspektif itu. Bisa mengenali atau menerimanya lewat medium film adalah sebuah anugrah.


And beside that, I do admire some aspect of the film, be it the acting, the tight script, or the impressive cinematography. Sebuah karya seni yang pada gilirannya mengasah sensitivitas dan mengendurkan ketegangan akibat kehidupan sehari-hari. But still, if I find a film truly unworthy of viewing, I promise to let you know.

Ilustrasi: Todo Sobre Mi Madre

for the price of a starbucks

for the price of a starbucks






is your career your life, and are you really living?
is your focus always work? is it unforgiving?
do you go home to your job? does job follow you home?
if so you're just a slave, a mindless zombie or drone.

now there are some exceptions, but few and far between.
cuz your life as you call it, makes the next man a king.

he's living with big stacks of that almighty dollar.
making money off your life while you wear the collar.
but listen he's not immune, so don't feel discouraged.
there's one above him too, and he's far from malnourished.

some are free from the chains, but they can't afford to eat.
while the man above the man gets massaged on his feet.

for the price of a starbucks you can feed all these kids.
some war ravaged, some savage, with flies around their lids.

but don't you dare ask the man to make a donation.
cuz he's already made one, for tax preparation.
and they plan to cut taxes, never believe that shit.
every Dead President in your pocket's counterfeit.