Finally Here

Hello world! For the second time in almost two months, I disappeared from the blogosphere-although not from the facebooksphere. A lot of things have happened since the last time I posted, some of which I really really wanted to blog about. But what can a simple, innocent guy like me *yeah right* do when faced with a mountain of tasks which, I may add, I know absolutely nothing about. And I said to myself, "So this is med school...now, where did I put my normal life?"

Anyway, what kind of things have happened? (And here I go again with my random, impulsive blurts) Well, there was World AIDS Day. I eagerly planned to take part in the Bloggers Unite campaign and I would have made a nice post if it had not been for the "lovely" school stuffs. There was a sad, horrifying news I read in The Jakarta Post which reported a survey that found the majority of religious studies teacher in the basic education level is breeding exclusivism, discrimination, antipluralism views, and perhaps they will contribute to future acts of terrorism. SBY got my attention at least twice: once for signing the troublesome Porn Law and once for allegedly blowing his top when a crowd of protesters in front of the Presidential Palace became too loud. Is it just me, or does our "Dear President" simply love to vent his anger publicly?

Switching to good stuffs, the last book of the Laskar Pelangi tetralogy was released and I've finished the wonderful book. It serves as an appropriate closing for the phenomenal series by a small town boy who lived a big live. Sorry, I meant who has lived a big life; he's not dead yet. I seriously recommend the book for everyone. I'm currently reading Perempuan Berkalung Sorban, a critical novel about the position of women and feminism in the ultraconservative views of Islam. I've just read about half of the book, but I expect to finish it soon since my workload is waaay lighter than the previous two weeks. Another good stuff, I watched a great movie that didn't involve the so-called "vegetarian vampires". It was The Day The Earth Stood Still. Great concept, great special effects, great wow-factor; yet, the movie didn't maximize those potentials.

One last thing, I made another blog which specifically deals with my (mis)adventure in the Faculty of Medicine in a certain university. Check it out! By the way, I think it's important for you to know that I'm trying my very best not to be so libelous in that blog. Two words: hard work.

And expect lots and lots of posts here and there soon!