Carissa Tandjung

Today.. ah flat. I spent 12 hours working on an assignment and quis.

Crap, I feel like a snail and coward because i don’t like how my-anaphylaxis article turns out to be.

The article will be published in ECU’s online publication in two weeks time. I’ll post you the link and please give me a feedback. Advice or critique, I hail both of them.

And tomorrow.. adalah cihuy day. haha.. Pokoknya gw akan bersenang2 besok setelah seminggu ini bangun pagi trs, ketika matahari masih malu…

Oh shit.. about working, I suddenly  remembered that I haven’t submitted a photo brief for my upcoming article.

A photo brief is like a form saying that you need a photographer to conduct a photo shoot on blah blah. Not all articles comes with photos. But, the one that I am going to do definitely needs one since it’s a profile piece.

So for next week at the office, I will write a profile piece about an independent documentary maker. This is her debut  after working as a designer and photographer for ages.

Her movie is about a doll making workshop in Africa. To be specific, she created a documentary about the life of two sisters after their mom died due to AIDS. The bigger sister joined the workshop to make a doll for her little sister.

In short, the article will take an angle where playing is more than playing. Playing for the older sister is actually sitting beside her little sister and watching her smile. Playing means not leaving the little kid alone. Playing, for the younger one, means taking care of what has been trusted to her… the doll.

Well, it’s not fixed yet. I need to see the movie first and ask some questions before i know where my article is going.

The director said she would deliver the DVD to my office on Monday so I could get it by Tuesday. I think I might submit the photo details on that Tuesday.

Oh well. I think I should stop my brain chasing my uni and working check list. Stop thinking about study and work because tomorrow is cihuy day. hehe… So let’s having a cihuy together… **)) apaan seh

I am finally back to my blog after years of hiatus. hehe. Well, I hope I’ll be back for good.
Because I think I need to commemorate all things in the eve of my uni life. **crossing fingers to graduate this year**

Well, I am officially back with good news entailed. I don’t care if people think this ain’t a good news, but for me, I am blessed for being in this stage of life.

So, the story started when I knocked on my lecturer’s door. I was about to seek her for advice regarding my final semester.
And suddenly, she offered me to do a placement, which equal to 15 credit points a.k.a 1 unit.

There were three jobs that she put forward: a news announcer in Twin’s city, a reporter in Community NewsPaper Group and a food reviewer in a prominent food magazine in WA.

I thought i could just pick one job and stranded in it for the next 10 weeks. But, hey, it’s way cooler than that since Kayt said i could do two jobs at the same time. woo hooo…. Therefore, i decided to apply for the one in CNG and radio station.

And today was my first day working as a reporter in the CNG. I am in charge for one of their paper called the Western Suburb Weekly.

And here’s the coolest things about my current job:

1. I got my very own work station with computers and shelves.

2. This is going to be big… I have my own telephone and phone number. haha.. A direct line for me.

3. My office is just stone’s throw away from the city.

4. I have my own email address: carissa.tandjung@communitynews.com.au

5. And in evey email that sends through that address will have a signature similar to this one:

Regards

Carissa Tandjung

Journalist

(08) – 9237.1484

Western Suburbs Weekly

Community Newspaper Group

120 Roe Street

Northbridge WA 6000

This January,
I finally found something that wakes me up in the morning and pleases me by the end of the day.

I am not an early bird. Well, I have never been one.
During high school,  I managed to wake up early. That’s true.  But that was my mom’s effort. She forced me to roll out of bed. I think I’d rather be a night owl.

But, this time is different!. Every morning, there has always been a desire to get dressed and be at the office as early as possible. YEAH, i am WORKING now. And this week marks the third consecutive week of my professional life (haha).

I’d rather call it a “Vacation Work”, instead of “internship”. Because, practically, there’s no contract bound to it and I don’t get paid. It’s just purely for experience.

I am doing my vacation in  one of Indonesian TV channel. I work there as a reporter. Me being me, I love this job

Every day, I wake up at 6. Then I do my morning ritual from showering to tying my shoes’ knots. At 6.45 am, I  start up my car, ready for an hour drive to Kebun Jeruk, my office. As I arrive in the news lobby, I spend my 5 minutes by having a small chat with the girl and the guy at the receptionist.
As the clock approaces 8.00 am, I’ll be checking the news’ list. Then, I’ll see my reporting coordinator to have me assigned. AFter that, I’ll be out of office for chasing the news.

Because I am an intern, my news, of course, don’t get published. But, still, as part of “professionalism” (errr !!!), I have to write a script, completed with a lead-in.
And I love the people I work with. Now I know the meaning of “Love your enemy as much as you love your neighbors, because after all they might be the same person”.

[22:07:52] Adi says:
(ini nggak penting juga)
[22:08:04] Adi says:
tapi ya (maaf norak)
[22:08:09] Adi says:
rasa paling bangga itu kalo nunggu bus
[22:08:24] Adi says:
terus pake kemeja rapi terus pake name tag nangkring di pinggang
[22:08:35] Adi says:
norak sih gw tau
[22:08:56] Adi says:
terus di city jalan bersama para pekerja kantor lainnya dengan ritme yang cepat
[22:09:18] Adi says:
*kadang2 kalo lagi sepi gw suka senyum2 ndiri – alhamdulilaaah*
[22:09:26] Adi says:
elu lebih heboh kali ya Car pake nyetir
[22:09:32] whoopsies says:
ahahahha
[22:09:40] whoopsies says:
gw klo lagi jalan reporting sll pake mobil kantor
[22:09:49] whoopsies says:
nah di mobil kantor kan ada rcti nya segede gaban
[22:09:55] whoopsies says:
jadi bangga gt.. kemana2 blh masuk
[22:09:56] whoopsies says:
hahaha
[22:10:00] Adi says:
bangga abis dong yaaa
[22:10:04] Adi says:
gw tau deh perasaan itu
[22:10:14] Adi says:
bersyukurlah kita kerja di perusahaan yang radak punya nama
[22:10:16] whoopsies says:
yo’i. abis gt.. kadang gw kan bawa mikrofon gt ya di.. trs ada rctinya… gw berasa jadi centre of attention gt
[22:10:25] Adi says:
waaaah seru2
[22:10:25] whoopsies says:
ama lg orang2 suka nyeletuk, rcti oke
[22:10:26] whoopsies says:
hahha
[22:10:35] Adi says:
*gw sampe senyum sendiri*
[22:10:46] whoopsies says:
atu nggak, kadang orang nanya gini: reporter dari rcti ya mbak? buletin siang atau apa mbak?
[22:10:49] whoopsies says:
aduh diii
[22:10:55] whoopsies says:
pridenya itu lho.. walopun status masih magang
[22:10:56] whoopsies says:
hahaha
[22:11:02] Adi says:
sama2
[22:11:02] whoopsies says:
norak yee
[22:11:03] whoopsies says:
haha
[22:11:06] Adi says:
gw juga masih INTERN coba
[22:11:09] Adi says:
kita sama2 norak
[22:11:11] whoopsies says:
hahaahhaah

*** di, sorry lupa minta ijin untuk ngutip. But it was a great convo we had ***

Barusan denger cerita tentang temen saya yang baru dipecat.

Biasanya klo orang dipecat kan gara-gara hasil kerja kurang maksimal or else si pekerja lemots. Yah intinya, biasanya gara-gara si bos kurang puas sama kerja si anak buah ini kan ya?

Tapi dasar temen gw ini emang mbuanyol.. Dia dipecat gara-gara… kelepasan KETAWA pas temennya lagi dimarahin oleh si bos. Sumpah saya ngakak jaya mendenger cerita ini.

Kangen banget sama wordpress. Kangen nyeritain hal-hal aneh yang terjadi selama saya di Indonesia.

Dan rasanya keanehan-keanehan itu tidak jauh-jauh dari dunia mimpi. Karena beberapa hari belakangan, mimpi saya aneh sekali. Selalu tentang orang yang sama. Yang mungkin di alam bawah sadar sana, saya kangen banget sama orang ini yah.

‘Dia’ adalah seorang teman yang sudah cukup lama tidak ketemu. Entah kenapa beberapa hari ini mimpinya selalu tentang dia. Yang selalu membuat saya melongo ketika membuka mata di pagi hari. ‘Melongo’ as in “koq bisa mimpi dia lagi? Kenapa ya?’.

Nah mimpi ter-gress saya, which is kemarin malam, sangatlah amat norak. Ya gimana nggak norak, mentang-mentang gw abis nonton Twilight, di mimpi tadi malem ada background musicnya “Bella’s Lullaby”-nya Twilight. Najis abis coba yah!! Menunjukkan kalau kenorakan seseorang tetap bisa diukur di  alam bawah sadar. Alias either di dalam dunia nyata atau mimpi, Saya Teteup Ajah NORAK. lols

Well, mimpi yang aneh memang. Kira-kira mimpi saya artinya apa ya?. Bisa jadi karena udah lama nggak ketemu, saya jadi kangen. At least, bawah sadar saya yang kangen. Or else, menimbang-nimbang adanya scoring “Bella’s lullaby”, masa iyah orang yang saya impiin adalah vampir? lols.

Yah udah mulai ngasal nih saya. Mending cuci kaki tidur ah. Besok rencananya mau ke Kurnia beli jarum and benang wol karena I am going back to knitting. Dan mungkin mau cari buku juga. Saya juga kangen membaca.

Up to then, good nite everyone. O_o /whoam/

• re-routing my ticket which probably will cost me

• losing some weights

• 15th December

• my january

• my february

• agency stuffs

• strengthen my faith.. like a lady gaga..

Lagi keranjingan parah sama lagu boyzone yang berjudul better. Mungkin karena lagi tepat sama suasana hati kali ya. Iya donk, pls things get better dong.

Dan setelah saya itung-itung, kata-kata “better” diucapkan sebanyak 13 kali. Parah laa.. Kerjaan yang tidak penting abis.

Lima hari di rumah sakit, membuat alam mimpi saya radak berantakan.

Selama empat malem tidur disana, empat kali sudah saya mimpi hal-hal yang berbaru Disney.

Hari pertama mimpi tentang Beauty and the Beast. Dilanjutkan dengan Aladin mixed with Pocahontas. Jadi instead of Aladine berpasangan sama Jasmine, Pocahontaslah yang jadi istrinya dia. weirdooo.. Trs malem ketiga alam mimpi saya bercerita tentang Ariel si Little Mermaid. Dan malam terakhir ada si Enchanted plus diakhir i dengan Alan Menken yang melambai-lambai ke saya dan ngajak main piano bareng.

O mai got. Benar-benar mimpi yang aneh. Yang lebih aneh lagi, karakter-karakter itu cuma pop up gitu aja, tanpa ada alur cerita yang jelas. Cuma fade-in-fade-out doank. Aneh bukan.. ??

ehm… apa artinya coba ya.

Di Indonesia lagi santer berita seorang kyai a.k.a milyarder asal Semarang yang menikahi gadis berumur 12 tahun.

Silahkan klik disini deh untuk lebih lengkapnya.

Saya tidak akan mengomentari fenomena menikah di usia (sangat) muda ini lah ya. Banyak pakar sosial, agama dan even medis yang lebih capable menentukan perbuatan si Syekh itu tepat atau tidak.

Nah, yang membuat saya irritating justru bagaimana cara media cetak dan elektronik di Indonesia meliput kejadian ini.

Kalau teman-teman pada nyimak video di link yang tadi, pasti melihat snapshot dari anak gadis itu kan? Namanya siapa, umurnya berapa, tinggal dimana… Ehm, pasti semua udah tahu dan hanya dalam 6 menit sajah!!!

As a journalism student yang pernah dibekali unit Media Law and Ethic, saya personally menganggap pemberitaan seperti itu SALAH BESAR karena salah satu objek beritanya masih dibawah umur. Masih 12 tahun coba yaa..

Kalau di Australia, in all states, ketika ada kasus yang menyangkut Juvenile (means under 18 (?) year old) , media dilarang keras menyebut nama, narrow down dimana dia tinggal serta dimana dia sekolah. Even  ada larangan untuk meng-interview teman-teman or relasi anak yang menjadi sumber berita. Apalagi di kasus-kasus yang menyangkut permerkosaan dan bashing. As long as itu menyangkut anak dibawah umur, media TIDAK boleh mereveal identity si “adek” ini. Either itu si anak jadi korban atau tersangka, tetap tidak boleh.

Alasannya: pemberitaan yang terlalu vocal bisa berdampak ke kehidupan sosial anak. Dan saya sangat setuju. Contohnya di kasus Syekh ini. Kita semua jadi tahu siapa anak umur 12 tahun yang telah jadi istri ketiga dari pria berumur-43 tahun. Gila ya… Beda umur yang 30 tahun lebih aja udah membuat orang yang baca NAJIS. Gimana posisi si anak coba. Temen-temennya tahu, tetangganya tahu.. even orang yang terpisahkan lautan dan samudra kaya gw aja tahu muka dia dan suami dia.

Nah itu baru kerugian secara short term, coba deh accelerate cara beripikir kita sampai ke 5-10 tahun kedepan. Kisah itu akan ngintillll terus sama si anak ini. Orang mungkin akan bereaksi begini: “Oh.. ini anak kan yang dulu kawin ama om-om…”. Parah coba ya kalau terkenal cuma karena pernah kawin sama om-om pas baru mendapat mens pertama.

Aduh.. kasian coba ya.

Menurut saya, media sudah benar memberitakan ini karena issue ini cukup memiliki news value dan cukup informative-edukatif. It’s just it’s extremely wrong concealing the girl’s identity. Kasian anak itu.. orang tuanya.. atau kakak-adiknya yang kagak ikut-ikutan nikah.

Aduh media Indonesia. Parah ya kamuuu…