SYNTAX UNACCUSATIVITY

UNACCUSATIVITY
IN MERIAQ MERIKU DIALECT

Intransitive verb devided into Unaccusative and Unergative. Accusative verb has derivational object that represented subject as a patient like in transitive verb. And unergative has subject derivational as an agent like in intranstitve verb. In this case we will examine those type of verb in Meriaq Meriku Dialect [MMD]. Examine the example of the two intransitive type below:

A. UNACCUSATIVE

0- marker intransitive, circumfix se- -q in the transitive. See the example below:
[1] Amaq se-mate-q jaran
Father ACT-dead-TRAN horse
“Father kills the horse”
[2] Jaran mate
Horse died
“The horse died”
In MMD has nye- -q marker in transitive and 0 marker in intransitive, see the example below:
[3] Urah nye-mate-q ulah
Urah ACT-died-TRAN snake
[4] Ulah mate
Snake died
“The snake died”
Also in MMD has seng- in [5] and nyem- [7] marker and 0 marker in intransitive in [6] and [9], see example below:
[5] Indah seng-korak aiq
Indah ACT-dirty water
“Indah make the water dirty”
[6] Aiq korak
Water dirty
“The water is dirty”
[7] Juli nyem-polak batek
Juli ACT-broke big knife
“Juli broke the big knife”
[9] Batek polak
Big knife broke
“The big knife is broke”
Pe- marker in transitive and 0 marker in intransitive. You can see the example below:
[10] Kalis pe-lulus Jogas
Kalis ACT-pass Jogas
“Kalis make Jogang pass the exam”
[11] Jogang lulus
Jogang pass
“Jogang pass the exam”
0 marker both in intransitive and transitive, but the initial letter changes from ‘t’ into ‘n’ in [12], [13] and ‘b’/’p’ changes into ‘m’ in [14], [15] see the example below:
[12] Izza tulis surat
Izza ACT.write letter
“Izza writes a letter”
[13] Izza nulis
Izza write
“Izza is writing”
[14] Koror bace/pace buku
Koror ACT.read book
“Koror read a book”


[15] Lele mace
Lele is read
“Lele is reading”
In MMD, has no changes in nasal sound, consider example below:
[16] Indah pe-ngondar aik
Indah ACT-full water
“Indah makes (the floor) full of water”
[17] Aik ngondar
Water full
“The water is full”
[18] Dora pe-nangis ariq-n
Dora ACT-cry young bro/sis
Dora pe-nangis Galuh young bro/sis-3SG.POSS
[19] Ariq-n nangis
Young bro/sis-3SG.POSS cry
His/her young bro/sis cries

B. UNERGATIVE

Unergative identified with several markers.
Pe-ng- is transitive and ng-, nge- is intransitive. Consider these examples below:
[20] Amaq pe-ng-awin Bakri
Father ACT-TRAN-marry Bakri
“Father make Bakry marry (someone)”
[21] Amak ngawin
Father marry (make a couple to be marry)
[22] Gogon pe-nge-lakok Jerah
Gogon ACT-TRAN-ask Jerah”
“Gogon ask (somenone) for Jojon

[23] Gogon ngeraos
Gogon ask
“Gogon ask (someone)
Marker –q for transitive and marker be- for intransitive. Consider example below:
[24] Indah gutu-q aku
Indah flea-TRAN
“Indah take the flea (from my head)
[25] Indah be-gutu
Indah ACT-flea
? “Indah flaeing”
[26] Nia doro-q leah
Nia garbage-TRAN garden
“Nia make the garden dirty”
[27] Nia be-doro
Nia ACT-garbage
? “Nia make dirtiness”

ENGLISH DRAMA ANALYSIS: GLASS MANAGERIE PLAY

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND
Prose analysis is almost old as prose itself. One of the branches of prose is a fiction. Drama is one of a fiction form. This analysis will concern to Tennessee William Drama and focus on one character, Tom. Tom suffers from a frustration.
The play is not real, just a memory play use special effects like music. For Amanda memory is kind of escape, she always repeat the same story to her children that show she always escaping to her memory (she received seventeen gentleman caller) from the present fact; her hard situation being a single parent and unemployed because she chosed their father. But for Tom, memory is kind of thing that cannot be escaped.
In this explanation, we will discuss Tom’s characters and Tom himself that being a symbol in the play.
B. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1. What are the characters of Tom in “Glass Managerie Play”?
2. What are the symbols that represent by Tom in “Glass Managerie Play”
C. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1. Find the characters of Tom in “Glass Managerie Play”
2. Find the symbols that represent by Tom in “Glass Managerie Play”

CHAPTER II
ANALYSIS

A. TOM’S CHARACTERS
a. Responsible Person
Tom viewed as a responsible person in his family. He worked in a shoemaker’s warehouse, earning money for his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. It is seen from his words “You think I’m in love with the Continental Shoemakers? You think I want to spend fifty years down there in that ceiotex interior! With – fluorescent – tubes! It shows that he extremely disliked his job, but he had to do this job for his family. Even at last he left his family behind, but the memory of Amanda and his crippled sister Laura haunted him every day “it always came upon me unaware, taking me altogether by surprise. Perhaps it was familiar bit of music. Perhaps it was only a piece of transparent glass…..” and “I reach a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or bar, I buy a drink, I speak to nearest stranger – anything that can blow your candles out! It shows that he was trying to escape from his family but it didn’t work. Something that unaware played his memory. It means that something under his awareness he still concern about his family’s life.
b. Ambitious Person
Tom is ambitious person SEEN FROM “Amanda: That hideous book by that insane Mr. Lawrence. I cannot control the output of diseased mind or people who cater to them – BUT I WON’T ALLOW CUSH FILTH BROUGHT INTO MY HOUSE! No, no, no, no, no! it show that Mr. Lawrence referred to D. H. Lawrence, Tom was interested in literary work . It was Tom ambitions. It also seen from Jim special call for Tom “Shakespeare”
And from the beginning of the play Tom wore merchant sailor that reflect Tom ambitions, it is related to other Tom’s word: “I like adventure…” he could not wait any longer to make his dream comes true “…But I’m not patient. I don’t want to wait till then. I’m tired of the movies and I’m about to move!” to move means that he wanted to go away from his family, and make change of his own life.
Ambitious man reflected from his words “I’m stating to boil inside. I know I seem dreamy, but inside – well, I’m boiling…” it means that his ambitions were in top of his mind. His ambitions were overflow and no one could stop it, even his family because he was already paid for The Union of Merchant Seamen.
c. Frustration man
Since his father escaped, Tom took responsibility of his family economy. It was hard for him. He loved his mother and sister, but he feels trapped at home. They are dependent to Tom as long as Tom still stays at home. It was make Tom become a frustrated man; try to escape from the reality to the illusion. Seen from “but I am opposite of stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion” it means that he denied the fact; he tried to escape from the reality. Therefore every night he went to the movies to blow over his frustration.
“TOM: I’ll rise but I won’t shine” show us that he worked and life but could live a life. He rise but not shine. He worked but didn’t have spirit in his life. It was a frustration.
And here Tom’s other words that show his frustration, worked in warehouse.
“…..none of those instincts are given much play at the warehouse…”
“You think I’m in love with the Continental Shoemakers? You think I want to spend fifty years down there in that ceiotex interior! With – fluorescent – tubes!”

B. TOM CHARACTERS THROUGH SYMBOL
a. Frustration
i. Fire escape: he mentioned this word at the beginning of the play to inform us his condition, he used to escape from his tiny apartment and go to the outside world. And he went down to the fire escape and stood on the landing at the end of the play to show his position between his family and the outside world, between his responsibility and his ambition to live his own life and to reach his dream.
ii. Movies: Tom addicted to the movies reveals his need for fantasy of wonderful places outside his apartment and warehouse. He can only blow his frustration with movie; escape from the reality. He dreamed to leave his home and has own life.
iii. Magician Tricks: represent what tom wanted to do, escaping in a flash from his family, easy way escape. But the fact is not as easy as that way.
iv. Coffin: show his dead life. Being trap in coffin: trapped in apartment and his dark life. The magician is able to escape from the coffin without destroying single part of it nails; it that entire Tom wants, being escape without hurting his family by taking gentleman caller for Laura.
b. Responsible
i. Magician: he wanted to be like magician, got out of the coffin without removing one nail, it means that he wanted to escape go away) from his family that trapped him without hurting his sister or his mother “We nailed him into a coffin and he got out of the coffin without removing one nail”

SYNTAX: PASSIVIZATION

PASSIVIZATION

A. INTRODUCTION
In this discussion of Passivization, our group takes the data mostly from Sasak and Indonesian. It will deal with passive properties, canonical passive, inverted passive, accidental passive and adversative passive.

B. PASSIVE PROPERTIES
a. The subject of the passive clause is a direct object in the corresponding active.
[1] Huda mem-bunuh pencuri
Huda ACT-kill thief
“Huda kills the thief”
[2] Pencuri di-bunuh oleh Huda
Thief PASS-killed by Huda
“The thief was killed by Huda”
[3] Minah empoq Ali
Minah hit Ali
“Minah hit Ali”
[4] Ali te-tempoq siq Minah
Ali PASS-hit by Minah
“Ali was hit by Minah”
b. The subject of active clause is expressed in the agentive adjunct in the passive clause or deleted.
[5] Minah empoq Ali
Minah ACT.hit Ali
“Minah hit Ali”
[6] Ali te-tempoq siq Minah
Ali PASS-hit by Minah
“Ali was hit by Minah”


[7] Ali te-tempoq
Ali PASS-hit
“Ali was hit”
c. The verb in the passive clause can be marked passive or unmarked
[8] Juna sedòt-n siq Ali
Juna burn-3PS by Ali
“Juna was burned by Ali”
[9] Juna te-sedòt siq Ali
Juna PASS-burn by Ali
“Juna was burned by Ali”
C. CANONICAL PASSIVE
Canonical passive marked with di- prefix on the verb and the agent can optionally omitted.
[10] Jojon me-mukul anak itu
[11] Anak itu di-pukul Jojon

[12] Anak itu dipukul-nya
[13] Anak itu dipukul
[14] Anak itu Jojon pukul

[15] Nie tembak keret
S/He ACT.shot bird
“She shoots the bird”
[16] Keret te-tembak siq nie
Bird PASS-shot by her/him
“The bird was shot by her/him”
[17] Keret te-tembak
Bird PASS-shoot
“The bird was shot by her/him”


D. INVERTED PASSIVE
Examine the following example from Indonesian and Sasak that follow the rule of inverted passive, that tested by adding the intonation break. Jojon pukul and nie tembak is one constituent where NP functioning as S and VP.
[18] Jojon me-mukul anak itu
[19] Anak itu di-pukul Jojon
[20] Jojon pukul // anak itu

[21] Nie tembak // keret
The canonical passive in Sasak can be added with –n post clitic to replace the object. For example:
[22] Nie tembak-n (keret)
S/He shot-something (that definite for the speakers and listeners, in this case suffix –n refers to keret “bird”)
[23] Endang getoq aku
[24] Aku te-getoq siq Endang
[25] Aku Endang getok
[26] Endang getok // aku

E. ACCIDENTAL PASSIVE
[27] Hamidah ter-perosok (precategorial)
Hamidah PASS-drop
“Hamidah was dropped”
[28] Dia ter-lempar dari bis (verb)
He PASS-throw from bus
“He was thrown out from bus”
[29] Dija ter-pukul kakak-nya (verb)
Dija PASS-hit bro/sis-3.POSS
“Dija was hit by his elder brother/sister”
Other example are: Terpesona, terlena, tertelan, terjaga (dari tidurnya), terbangun, termakan, and also with ke- prefix:
[30] Indah ke-jedot pintu (precategorial)
Indah PASS-clash door
“Indah was clashed the door”
There are three types of the markers for the accidental passive in Sasa. They are: prefix ke- te- and circumfix ke- -an. For example: te-pacol, te-ketik, te-belen, ke-lendes, ke-madeq-an .
[31] Agus te-belen
Agus PASS-left behind
“Agus was left behind”
The marker for accidental passive and canonical passive is te-.
[32] Ani ke-lendes
[33] Jundi ke-madeq-an
Jundi PASS-left behind-LOC
“Jundi was left behind”

F. ADVERSATIVE PASSIVE
Our group did find the adversative passive in Sasak, therefore we just give examples from Bahasa Indonesia.
[34] Dina ke-tahu-an nyontek guru-nya
Dina AD-know-APPL cheating teacher-3.POSS
“Dina was known cheating by her teacher
[35] Rumah itu ke-masuk-an maling
House DEF AD-enter-LOC thief
“That house was entered thief”
[36] Ke-maling-an

SYNTAX: RELATIVIZATION

RELATIVIZATION IN MERIAQ MERIKU DIALECT

A. INTRODUCTION
This relativization focus on Sasak Language especially in Meriaq-Meriku Dialect [MMD].

B. NP ACCESSIBILITY
In MMD the Accessibility Hierarchy for NP follows Keenan and Comrie rule:
[1] SU > DO > IO > OBL > GEN > O COMP
For example:
[2] Maling eto matek mamiq-kh
Thief DEF kill father-1SG.POSS
“That thief kill my father”
[3] *Mamiq-kh saq maling eto matek
Father-1SG.POSS REL thief DEF kill
“My father whom the thief kill”
The right sentence is:
[4] Mamiq-kh saq maling eto matek-n
Father-1SG.POSS REL thief DEF killed
“My father whom the thief killed”
[5] Mamiq-kh siq maling eto matek-n
Father-1SG.POSS REL thief DEF killed
“My father whom the thief killed”

There are two markers for relativization in MMD, saq and siq. But siq only occur in NP accessibikity H and in Object Relativization.

In Meriaq Meriku Dialect sentence [4] the sentence is added by mu-n to produce the right sentence. Mu-n is marker for PAST and 3rd Person Singular or Plural.

C. SUBJECT RELATIVIZATION
In Meriaq Meriku Dialect, the NP functioning as S is very easy to relativize. Seen from the sentences below:
[6] Juni jual manoq
Juni sells chickens
“Juni sells chicken”
[7] Juni saq jual manoq panggang
Juni REL sells chickens roasted
Juni who sells roasted chicken”
Example [5] is the active clause and Juni which is preverbal is S. example [6] show the S relativization and saq is the relative marker of the clause.

D. OBJECT RELATIVIZATION
In Meriaq-Meriku Dialect, it is not possible to relativize the object. Firstly, the NP functioning as O has to be promoted to become a grammatical S in the passive. For example:
[8] Juni jual manoq
Juni sells chickens
“Juni sells chicken”
[9] *Manoq saq Juni jual
Manoq REL Juni sells
“Chickens which Juni sold”
[10] Manoq te-jual siq Juni
Chicken PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens were sold by Juni”
[11] Manoq saq te-jual siq Juni
Chicken REL PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens that were sold by Juni”
But in Meriaq Meriku dialect we can also have another form of object realtivization after promoting the O to grammatical S [11] and become other form of object realtivization, examine example below:
[12] Manoq te-jual siq Juni
Chicken PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens were sold by Juni”
[13] Manoq saq-n jual siq Juni
Chicken REL-3SG sells by Juni
““Chickens were sold by Juni”
[14] Manoq siq-n jual siq Juni
Chicken REL-3SG sells by Juni
““Chickens were sold by Juni”

There are two forms of relativization markers in MMD they are saq and siq.

E. OBLIQUE RELATIVIZATION
a. BENEFACTIVE
There is no benefactive relativization in MMD.
b. RECIPIENT
The sentences below are the process of recipient relativization.
[15] Juni beng manoq eto leq Anjung
Juni give chicken DEF to Anjung
“Juni give that chicken to Anjung”
[16] Juni beng Anjung manoq eto
Juni give Anjung chicken DEF
“Juni give Anjung that chicken”
[17] Anjung te-tebeng manoq siq Juni
Anjung PASS-give chicken by Juni
“Anjung was given that chicken by Juni”
[18] Anjung saq te-tebeng manoq siq Juni
Anjung REL PASS-give chicken by Juni
Anjung who was given that chicken by Juni

F. DOUBLE RELATIVIZATION MARKER
It is possible in MMD dialect sentences have two relativization marker as long as the sentence has two argument. Examine these example:
a. NP accessibility Hierarchy
Cannot added with two markers of relativization
b. Subject Relativization
For example we take the example from [6] and [7].
[19] Juni jual manoq
Juni sells chickens
“Juni sells chicken”
[20] Juni saq jual manoq panggang
Juni REL sells chickens roasted
“Juni who sells roasted chicken”
When it doubled relativize, it becomes:
[21] Juni saq siq jual manoq panggang eto mati
Juni REL REL sells chickens roasted DEF die
“Juni who sells roasted chicken, died”
It means that Juni died
c. Object Relativization
Juni jual manoq
Juni sells chickens
“Juni sells chicken”
[22] *Manoq saq Juni jual
Manoq REL Juni sells
“Chickens which Juni sold”
[23] Manoq te-jual siq Juni
Chicken PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens were sold by Juni”
[24] Manoq saq te-jual siq Juni
Chicken REL PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens that were sold by Juni”
When it becomes double relativize, the form is:
[25] Manoq saq siq te-jual siq Juni, mate
Chicken REL REL PASS-sells by Juni
“Chickens that were sold by Juni, died”
It means that the chicken died
d. Oblique Relativization
The sentences below is the process of recipient relativization and markers doubling.
[26] Juni beng manoq eto leq Anjung
Juni give chicken DEF to Anjung
“Juni give that chicken to Anjung”
[27] Juni beng Anjung manoq eto
Juni give Anjung chicken DEF
“Juni give Anjung that chicken”
[28] Anjung te-tebeng manoq siq Juni
Anjung PASS-give chicken by Juni
“Anjung was given that chicken by Juni”
[29] Anjung saq te-tebeng manoq siq Juni
Anjung REL PASS-give chicken by Juni
Anjung who was given that chicken by Juni
When the above sentence added with two REL markers, it becomes:
[30] Anjung saq siq te-tebeng manoq siq Juni
Anjung REL REL PASS-give chicken by Juni
“Anjung who was given that chicken by Juni, died”
It means that Anjung died

FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS...

THE DAY WHEN WE WERE SO EXCITED WITH CASTOR

12nd of June 2007

It was so hard, keeping my word. My word to my parent not to make a date. They were have a phobia of the word “date”. “You should not imitate your sister step!” said my dad one lousy day to remind me strictly. It was because of my sister have had boy friend and being kidnapped by hers. I thought it was the risk of being Lombok people. It was the tradition. There was not wrong but kidnapped your girl in the middle of her study. That was the fault.

5th of May 2008
“You know my heart through my eyes..”

I was starring bright through the window. I was re-opened file of Andi’s word and my father’s. I was hesitating in choosing my own freedom or my father’s words. Again, it was so hard. Soooo hard…… so hard for those people who was fall in love with someone, and he felt just the same as yours! What a shame, that people included me! I could not even say a single word to show your feeling to the person whom you love. It was like “The Sick Rose”. O Rose Thou Art Sick. Sick by invisible worm.

8th of May 2008
Fuih…
What a tiring day.
Three homework each day.

It was 12:45 pm, when academic writing class ended. I was in hurry to Musholla, wanted to take pray as soon as possible then preparing the material for the extensive reading class. My handphone was croak when I was reading Holy Al-Qur’an Viewer in my mobile. A message: Remind all o’ member of statement. Meetin’ at 2 pm. Avenue: C5. Agenda: English Family Day. Oh damn! Meeting at 2, class at 3, back home at 6 and on top of that I must prepare the dinner for sixteen people in my boarding house; my turn to cook! Astagfirullah…….God….so sorry I did not do it on purpose. Started from now, I’ll stop complaining.

9th of May 2008

Prose lecture. Describing your girl or boy friend. The most good-looking guy (my friends word) came forward and telling his girlfriend. “I know you wont believe what I said. But both of me and my girl ready to let you know what he fact. My girl is our class mate”. Suddenly the class became curious, either do I. he continued his “…mmmhh…both of us beg you pardon. Vene…I have said ours…”. What??? Me??? I couldn’t believe my ears…absolutely!

The whole class, looked at me and congratulated me. what an impudent statement! I tried to explain the truth but nobody hear me. “Edelweiss Veneeria, we know. You are in adaptation process, so just calm. Even we want Redi be ours but we are happy to hear that news”

Damned!

11th of May 2007
I was on foot. My m-bike had been repaired. Suddenly the most freaky man that I’ve ever met. He seemed like omnipresent. “Where’s your m-bike?”
“Not your business”
“O.K. Mmmm let me take you home”
“No, I still have mine to walk”
He kept on following me. O God I could not help it anymore…

15th of May 2008
“I am not your girl!”
I was on the debate with him. I was so tired with this situation. Aaaaaaa……A card, flowers, gift, poem, song. He was threat me like dirt. I did not love him.

18th of May 2008
“Kak Redi…can I take your picture”
Wueekkk…

In a flash Redi became an artist for the new student of English Department. They said, Redi is the “TLMD”. Talk Less Do More. Talented person in everything. A good singer, a model, genius with 4 of his GPA, good-looking, and bla..bla..bla…

Hajrah heard me replied “Jealous?”
“NO, NOT AT ALL!!!!

21th of May 2008
At home.
He rang me.
I put my phone on my table and use handsfree.
“Vene…I know your heart like my own….”
“I know you there, listen to my word…..”
“Listen to my every single word”
I wanted to turn my phone off, but I couldn’t do this because of my couriusity.
“All I asked just to know. Know your feeling just like mine”
“Vene….know I am standing outside your door”
“Please…say something even a single word”
I did nothing.

29th of May 2008
Funeral Day.

“Vene..you shouldn’t go to Red’s funeral. I’m afraid you’ll make the situation getting worse” I realized that it was no use forcing my sick body to his funeral. I got sick since I heard he got an accident that day when he came to my house.

“Din…but this is my fault. If…”
Dina cut my word
“No, it was his destiny. May I ask you one question?”
“Ya.. you may”
“I know your parent will angry if you make a date. But why didn’t you do it backstreet? What I am saying is, try to make someone happy”
“I don’t love him. If I love him, I’ll do it”
I know Dina was right. I did not go to his funeral. I was remember his poem:

You want to know
Everything……..?
Do you want it now
Something……...?

I can come into your eyes
I can come deep into your price
But…….
Lestat, you are not you
You have to stop this
Just…
Ends..
Stops…
Stops…
Ends…

30th of May – 27th of June 2008

I need time on my own. The face of his tormented me. the smelt in the class smelt like his. I’ve never felt this way before. Everything that I did remind me oh he. But I did not love him. I meant it. Sometimes I saw him stand down there when I was on the third floor. I saw him smile at me and disappeared in a flash. Maybe it was only my imagination. And it almost made me mad.

28th of June 2008

I thought that this is only a fake. I punched my hand thousands time, but it wasn’t a dream. It was so silly in my 20th birthday I was going to mad. Maybe because of this, my friends then give me a big nice wrapped birthday gift.

I opened the gift and……..
It was Redi suddenly went out from the big gift.
Then I was remember nothing
I opened my eyes. I saw Dina. “Din it was only a dream? Wasn’t it?”
“No this is not a dream. Redi is not dead. It was only a fake. We wan to give you a special birthday gift. Redi doesn’t love you. He already has a girlfriend”
I hit all of my friend, Redi, Dina, Santi, Dika.
But I was happy…
FRIENDSHIP IS NEVER ENDS.

KIDS WITH METAL PLATE AND NOODLE BOX MUSIC

Jerowaru is a story about isolation and darkness

Is about fear and braveness

Tells about the hunger

And also pacifying through the kids with metal plate and noodle box music

O ya, it is also about the white sand paradise beach and fish catcher kids

Pandan Wangi-Pemondah-Jerowaru

Memory in Jerowaru Day 14^th

Kalo diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia akan jadi seperti ini kira-kira:

Jerowaru adalah kisah tentang kegelapan dan keterasingan.

Juga tentang ketakutan dan keberanian.

Ia juga berkisah tentang lapar yang kadang datang dan pergi begitu saja.

Dan ia pula menenangkan dengan dendangan anak-anak yang bermain musik piring besi dan kardus bekas.

O ya juga tentang pantai surga pasir putih dan anak-anak penangkap mujair.

Pandan Wangi-Pemondah-Jerowaru

Memory in Jerowaru Day 14^th

Kisahnya berawal dari sini nih, cekidot:

Bekerja di sebuah perusahaan multinasional yang menuntut profesionalisme memang sulit, disini serba yang namanya “multi-tasking”. Minggu ini mungkin saya kan menghadapi hama, pestisida, herbisida, bahkan pupuk kandang! Minggu depannya mungkin berkutat dengan marketing, sosialisasi, translation, meeting, bahkan bertemu ustadz-ustadz! Minggu depannya lagi berkutat dengan petani, ketua kelompok tani ataupun dengan ibu-ibu tukang tampi!

Suatu hari tiba-tiba saja big boss menugaskan untuk memberikan training ke salah satu Manager kantor cabang yang letaknya di pelosok dunia antah berantah. Tak tanggung-tanggung saya bertugas disana selama sebulan! Sudah terbayang betapa menderitanya disana. Dan betul saja, hari pertama kulalui dengan kasur yang berdebu (tanpa bed cover), toilet pesing---karena tak ada air, listrik yang dating dan pergi---karena kantor sewaan tersebut dicanteli oleh tetangga, sekolah dan juga si pemilik rumah, belum lagi masalah nyamuk yang sebesar lalat. Sungguh hari-hari saya lalui dengan penderitaan, mulai dari telat makan---warung nasi terdekat jaraknya lima kilometer---sampai dengan menikmati badan yang bau bangke---instalasi air belum jadi. Dengan seluruh amarah yang menjadi-jadi akhirnya saya sms bos

“I never regret to work in this company, but why person like me is treated like this? No water to drink, to water to take shower, no electricity, no bed cover, no nothing! Why they did not prepare everything before I stay here?

Dan besok paginya sebuah mobil Nissan Frontier sudah bertengger di depan kantor membawa semua perlengkapan yang aku keluhkan semalam. Bosku memang baik hati.   

Ya seperti sebuah lagu, hari berganti hari, saya sudah merasa kebal dengan halangan dan rintangan di lapangan sampai hari ke 14---hari terakhir tugas di kantor cabang selesai karena bos lebih banyak membutuhkanku di kantor pusat. Dan dihari terakhir itu, terciptalah puisi di atas.  

Ditulis Untuk Mengumpulkan Puing-Puing Kenangan Bersamanya

Mataram---Di Pojok Ruangan Kerja

6:47 PM

Terima Kasih---Thank You---Xie xie---Gamsahabnida

FYN

We Are---Different

We Are---Different
In line with the Bacon
Between East and West
And heart knew it I guess

It is not a Luck
Nor the ruck
It is only The Hug
Mark with The Bug

The who made me mad
He who makes me sad
Now---I should realized
He---I should memorialize

We Are---Different
Along with the Current...

Lale Fatma Yulia Ningsih
Mataram February 15, 2010---Through Deep Thinking