Two shocking news
Feeling homesick again, yesterday i made my status on Yahoo Messenger to "Anyone please tell me how's Jogja?" (well actually it was not that, i used indonesian language instead). Off i went to my bed and had a nice short nap.
About 3 or 4 of my friends responded, but the one from Lina really shocked me. She gave me the link to detik.com which reported that my friend, Herman Saksono, is now arrested because of his blog! Never had i know before someone in Indonesia was arrested because his or her point of view which is reflected in their blog! And besides, Momon's blog was only meant to be a joke and even better, it further proves that a photograph does not necessarily mean what it shows, because anyone can make a twist here and there using Photoshop or anything similar.
I don't feel like to repeat this news again and again, just see that website or you can visit these blog entries: (sorry you need to know bahasa indonesia to understand them :p)
http://priyadi.net
http://riyono.com
http://blog.neofreko.com
Just now i chatted with Momon. Thank goodness he didn't have to be detained in the police station. Let's hope everything goes well.
Okay now to the other 'shocking' news.
Last Sunday was not the usual Sunday for me. Somehow i 'managed' not to go anywhere whatsoever that day. Nor did i watched the news on TV. Instead, i browsed seek.com.au to find a decent summer job, and i spent most of my time writing a 'professionaly looking' resume and cover letter.
Who would have imagined that at the meantime, a racists riot broke up in Cronulla Beach, south of Sydney. Anyone who seemed to be of Middle East origin were attacked by the mass who aimed to take revenge of the last week attack towards several beach guards by some guys with Middle Eastern appearence. These kind of news spread so quickly throughout the globe, and now Sydney is on big shame. More riots, mostly for revenge, continually happened the following days, mostly during night time. Many youth with middle eastern appearence smashed and wrecked any cars or shops in several suburbs in Sydney, including Maroubra which is not too far from my place. Some innocent locals got injured, one person was even stabbed with a knife on his back.
Last night a few men with anglican origin was seen to be suspiciously approaching Lakemba Mosque, one of the largest mosque in Sydney. About 400 muslims then gathered outside the mosque to guard their holy place for worship. Police responded by building a barricade and bloking roads towards the site, as well as blocking roads to some dangerous hotspots in several suburbs. Some violence did occur i presume, some police officers did get injured.
Urghhh this is already getting too far! Calm down everyone!!!
ps: Though i'm just a temporary Sydney sider, i feel ashamed for what happened here. I also feel very upset to someone in Jogja who reported my friend's blog to the police. Shame on him!
About 3 or 4 of my friends responded, but the one from Lina really shocked me. She gave me the link to detik.com which reported that my friend, Herman Saksono, is now arrested because of his blog! Never had i know before someone in Indonesia was arrested because his or her point of view which is reflected in their blog! And besides, Momon's blog was only meant to be a joke and even better, it further proves that a photograph does not necessarily mean what it shows, because anyone can make a twist here and there using Photoshop or anything similar.
I don't feel like to repeat this news again and again, just see that website or you can visit these blog entries: (sorry you need to know bahasa indonesia to understand them :p)
http://priyadi.net
http://riyono.com
http://blog.neofreko.com
Just now i chatted with Momon. Thank goodness he didn't have to be detained in the police station. Let's hope everything goes well.
Okay now to the other 'shocking' news.
Last Sunday was not the usual Sunday for me. Somehow i 'managed' not to go anywhere whatsoever that day. Nor did i watched the news on TV. Instead, i browsed seek.com.au to find a decent summer job, and i spent most of my time writing a 'professionaly looking' resume and cover letter.
Who would have imagined that at the meantime, a racists riot broke up in Cronulla Beach, south of Sydney. Anyone who seemed to be of Middle East origin were attacked by the mass who aimed to take revenge of the last week attack towards several beach guards by some guys with Middle Eastern appearence. These kind of news spread so quickly throughout the globe, and now Sydney is on big shame. More riots, mostly for revenge, continually happened the following days, mostly during night time. Many youth with middle eastern appearence smashed and wrecked any cars or shops in several suburbs in Sydney, including Maroubra which is not too far from my place. Some innocent locals got injured, one person was even stabbed with a knife on his back.
Last night a few men with anglican origin was seen to be suspiciously approaching Lakemba Mosque, one of the largest mosque in Sydney. About 400 muslims then gathered outside the mosque to guard their holy place for worship. Police responded by building a barricade and bloking roads towards the site, as well as blocking roads to some dangerous hotspots in several suburbs. Some violence did occur i presume, some police officers did get injured.
Urghhh this is already getting too far! Calm down everyone!!!
ps: Though i'm just a temporary Sydney sider, i feel ashamed for what happened here. I also feel very upset to someone in Jogja who reported my friend's blog to the police. Shame on him!
posted by Irfan at 6:51 am
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