Indonesia Indepence Day

So, it's only 2 days left until my lovely country celebrate its independence day. Indonesia, so far has made it to 71st and still counting. Despite all the wars inside the country or wars in disguised between Indonesia and other countries, we are independent from fear, slavery, but still however not free from corruptions. So what do we do during the celebration? This post is about to tell you, I hope my readers, mostly from US - most of my readers are from US - enjoy what I'm gonna write. 

Here are some traditions that we, Indonesian people, love to do during the celebration of August 17th a.k.a. our Independence Day:

1. Decorate Classrooms, Offices, Houses and Buildings with Indonesia National Flag, "Sang Saka Merah Putih".

Well I believe not only in Indonesia, but also other countries when it comes to Independence day celebration. Usually I put some kind of used pipe on my house's garden and then set a waving flag on it. We keep the decoration for about a week usually, at some places a month. 

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source: beritadaerah.co.id

2. Giving Independence Day Discount

The amount of discount given is usually based on the same number as the years of Indonesia's independence age. It means this year, we have to think quite complicated since they give us 71% on selected items. I don't know what if one day Indonesia hit 100 years, that means we will get a lot of free stuffs right? I think that's what the real definition of freedom and independent, to buy anything we want without paying anything. I've gotta to wait 29 years then. 

source: blog.hosteko.com

3. Competitions

There are various of competitions that are usually done during the celebration. Some of those competitions are: Tarik Tambang (Thug of War), Lomba Makan Kerupuk (Crisps Eating Contest), Balap Karung (Jumping with yourself inside a sack). Those are the commons and must-do competitions during the celebration. What do they look like? Well, ladies and gentlemen, visit Indonesia 2016. And also, the students at schools usually celebrate it by decorating their classrooms, and the teachers will look around to find which class decorated their class best. Me and my class won this competition when I was in 3rd grade and 4th grade of primary school. It was fun because there were no lessons that day. - Freedom from lessons and assignments is also a part of feeling independent, right?

This one is called "Lomba Balap Karung", when you have to jump wearing those sack. This one's fun tho...

Source: yanuarcatur.blogspot.co.id

And this one is a picture that I took 3 years ago. A Thug of War in my school, you can see that boy over there is overexcited, yet he lost. Thank God our heroes did not end up that way 71 years ago, they are such a great heroes without em I won't be able to post this post today.

Source: chwred97, original documentary.

This one is called "Panjat Pinang", when a group of people have to work together in order to get the gifts or whatever is hung on the top of the pole. I know what you're thinking, but no. They are not a pole dancer.

source: www.tribunnews.com

And this one is Crisp Eating Contest (Lomba Makan kerupuk). It looks easy but believe me, you're gonna struggle just to eat that one hung crisp.

source: http://humas.surabaya.go.id/berita/Asisten%20Pemerintahan%20Yayuk%20Eko%20Agustin%20ikut%20serta%20lomba%20makan%20kerupuk%20web.jpg
4. National Flag Ceremony

If you have grown up or if you were in High School in my country, you would have to do this in August 17th morning. It takes about an hour to do this ceremony.

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source: www.tribunnews.com

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5. Holiday

Some lucky people are enjoying their one day off from works, schools, but it has never been me. The last time I had holiday on August 17th was, when I was in kindergarten. So literally I've never been so independent during the independence day.

source: www.disparda.baliprov.go.id

6. Cook Traditional Foods of Indonesia

In some restaurants, if you buy Indonesian Cuisine they will give you discount, but only for Indonesia Cuisine. I wonder if A&W, McDonald's, and Domino Pizza will give me a discount in 4th of July. Here are some Indonesian Traditional Foods:

1. Nasi Tumpeng

source: chwred97

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2. Nasi Goreng

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3. Nasi Liwet + Sayur Asam

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4. Sate

source: beritano.blogspot.com

5. Kue Basah (Many variety)

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6. Gado-gado (Indonesian Vegetables Salad with Peanut Sauce).

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And many more actually, but I guess I'm just gonna post the popular ones.

Those are Indonesia Customs, and what we do during the celebration of our country's Independence Day. I hope by sharing this post to the world, many of you would have that interest to come and visit my beloved country. Thank you for reading! :D and Happy early Independence Day to Indonesia!

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Clumsy

No, I am not. Clumsy, is the new title of a new released song by Britney Spears. It smashed iTunes and Spotify and also Twitter and of course, it hits Billboard - but not yet Hot 100. I've heard that this song, Clumsy, is not gonna be her next single, instead it's going to only be the promotional single of Britney's upcoming album "Glory". By the way, her upcoming album is set to be released this August, 24th of August to be exact. Excitement is on its way.

Clumsy is a catchy pop song and I like it, but not as much as I like "Make Me", perhaps not yet. The song is somehow britney-ish you know, with her sound like that and catchy tunes like that, it reminds me about Britney in 1999. However, the song is not as hitting as "Make Me", but I like it. I do hope the whole album will sound like this one, or "Make Me". I think it would be fun to hear a Britney's album with multiple genres in it, I mean she is Britney Spears you know, what can't she do about music? That's right, she can do anything about it, undoubtedly. I hope with the release of this album, Britney will get herself on top again, like she was in 2011. She deserves the top, she is so artistic, incredible, sweet, iconic, yet generous and kind to all her fans. Britney is such a great influence for the new generations. She knows how to position herself, and that is amazing.

Here is the link to stream the new song, "Clumsy":

https://open.spotify.com/album/7ESDd5cBB723XOqyRhJe8r

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For those who think yourself as a useless person...

Let me tell you that you're not. You were born in this world for a very important reason, without you maybe this world has come to its end. You are not and never be a waste of space, you are loved even when no one seem to care about you, you are still loved. God above, He who created you, He loves you so much that you shall never ask for a better and greater love than His. You don't listen to what others are saying to or about you, you are yourself and you are not the product of anything bad that people have said to you or think about you. They are there so you can see and realize that your life is much more worthy than theirs. You know what? Before becoming a diamond, a diamond need to be burned, to be shaped in a hard way until it can shine bright and become something that is wanted. You are like that diamond, for the most appropriate reason, you are being shaped into something that one day people will look for a person like you. You are beautiful in your own way, if you don't love yourself, if you don't start loving yourself this moment, then I reckon no one will. Everything is started from your own self, you can't rely on other people to change something. You are the key, the one and only and limited key ever found in this whole wide world. And you should be proud of that, you are a hero to yourself, only you can save yourself from the cruelty of this world. You deserve everything you think you don't, you breathe the same oxygen as those people who judge you so badly. Those people do not have any rights to judge you they way they do, because no matter how people know every details and deep of your story, they never actually felt it themselves. You feel it, you get through it, and you never pulled through until you can make it today. Without yourself, maybe you wouldn't be standing alive until today. If you let the hate in, if you let those bad people come into your life, you lose. But if you keep trying, be a hero to yourself and love yourself like you are the king/queen of the world, and also keep doing kindness and right things, you have defeated those bad people around you. As Martin Luther King Junior said "Only love can drive out hate.", yes you have to love those who judge you in a bad way, do not hate them or judge them they way they judge you. Because I know, you know, He knows, everyone knows, that you are not and never be them, you are not someone that you don't want yourself to be. You are you, live your life, because every single life is a beautiful one, and be thankful everyday that you are still breathing. Because that's the only thing I know still free until today, but it has the most expensive price if you can use it well. You can help many people, and the most important thing is, you can help your own self. YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR LIFE. 

ChWRed97

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For those who study or work outside their comfort zone, cheers to the brighter future! Nothing ever grows in the comfort zone, let me tell you that...have a great day!