Different is Beautifull

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must be different.”

                                                            --- Coco Chanel ---

            I would like to write about some similarities and differences between my Dady and my Mom. At first, I think every couple in this world must have lot of similarities to indicate their chemistry. I have changed that perception when I understood how my parents still get their chemistry although they have lot of differences. I realize it does not matter how different they are, they still love each other. It is true that not a million differences could make a couple hate each other, in fact they even love their dearest one more and more. Although my Dad and my Mom have some similar characteristics, they are totally different in educating their children.

            In the case of educating children, my Dad gives his children a freedom to choose whatever his children like, for example in choosing school, university, major, hobby, job, and even his children’s future spouse. I can freely choose what major I want to take as long as I can be responsible for what I have chose. My Dad gives me his trust, he expects that I will not break his trust and will not make him dissapointed later on. I do love his kindness and the way he educates his children.

            In contrast, my Mom is the one who will ask me to choose whatever good in her perception. Just like when I want to continue my study in Jakarta, she forbade me because she thought that I could not take care of my self and she afraid about my friendship overthere. She does not give me her trust unlike my Dad does to me. She will accept everything I take or choose only if she minds too. To be honest, I do not like her character especially like this one, but still, I love her so much.

            My Dad and Mom have their own way to educate their children. Eventhough my Mom does so to her children, but deep inside my heart, I know she does so only because she wants the best for her children. My Mom will give me a nagging speech if I do something wrong. In contrast, my Dad will told me wisely and calmly if I do a wrong thing. From this explanation, my Dad seems to be more gentle rather than my Mom.

            In conclusion, differences that we have to another will not lead us to cleavage or something bad, it will lead us to be more tolerance instead. Just like what my Dad and Mom do, they still love each other although their difference is very significant. It is proven by their marriage, they have been living together as my parents since 20 years ago. That is why my Dad and Mom are totally different in some cases but they still love each other untill the very end. Their differences show me how beautiful this life is and different is beautiful. As what the quotation above said, In order to be irreplaceable, one must be different that is why I knew that my Mom is irreplaceable in my Dad’s heart.

How to Shop Online

The development of technology has been creating a modern way in shopping. Online shopping is a new tendency and a modern style to shop. Online store provides products that consumer needs, such us: clothes, shoes, cosmetics, girl’s accessories, electronic products, bags, or even foods. Nowadays, consumers are increasingly shopping through the internet. I am one of so many people in this universe who fond of shopping online. It is because of online stores are usually available in 24 hours, so I can shop everytime I want. Besides, I do not need to go to the shop directly, purchasing face-to-face; I just do the transaction through the internet. Visiting a conventional retail store requires travel and might take place during the business or study hours. In addition, I can choose the store that I like all over the world through the internet without depending on the local retailer or stores. It gives me the opportunity to seek out deals quickly for items with many different vendors or retailer.  If you want to be an online shopper, here are some tips you have to consider.

To begin with, before purchasing anything from an online store, make sure that it is secured, so that you will be able to avoid the frauds that plague the Web. Also, see to it that its transaction page has an “https:” instead of an “http:” as prefix on its domain name. Next, get to know the seller or the store’s reputation. You need to know their contact details in case something goes wrong; a reputable business should make this information easy to find. Is the store you’re going to visit reputable enough? Remember, a reputable online store usually has a good feedback to consumers. During this stage, you also have to consider about your budget. You would better have a limitation or maximum budget before you buy anything online in order to avoid wasting your money.

After making sure about some steps above, you need to decide what you want to buy and focus on what you want to buy. It means that what you are going to buy is something that you really need instead of what you really want. This step is helpful to minimize your cost. I suggest you to shop arround to compare the product and the price on different sites. You may ask questions and ask for pictures, so you know what you are getting. In addition, you need to consider the features and other specification by looking to the product’s specification carefully, such as: material, size, model, dimensions, condition, age, functions, and etc. If you are unsure about something, ask the seller for more detail before committing yourself; make sure that it is exactly what you want. Sometimes, you need to double-check the item’s true condition, so that you know exactly what you are buying.

Now, you already found any items that you really need. What you need to consider next is about the terms and policy, including the shipping, return policy, payment, and delivery process. Sometimes, the lowest price is a great deal because it does not include shipping, so that you do not need to pay too much for buying more than one item because you just pay one shipping cost for all the items you buy. Then, check your total cost. The next one, you need to know whether the shop has a return policy or not. In other word, the shop can replace the item with the new one if something goes wrong or maybe the item condition is bad. If paying electronically, make sure that the seller uses a secure payment system that encrypts your financial details. If you pay by credit card and you do not receive the product or service, contact your bank and ask them to reverse an unauthorised charge. You also need to be sure that the store offers first-class delivery service. Doing so will ensure that you will receive the item in the same condition as promised. The next step is to keep all copies document with you.

Although the benefits of online shopping are considerable like what I have explained above in the first paragraph, but when the process goes poorly it can create a thorny situation. Some troubles that consumer potentially facing are identity theft, faulty product, and a fraud. Consumers are at higher risk of fraud or cyber crime when shooping online. In conclusion, shopping online actually can be fun and interesting only if you have considered about those steps above such as: making sure about the page transaction has an “https:”, knowing the store’s reputation, checking your budget, deciding and focusing on what you want to buy, comparing the product from one to another shop, considering the feature and other specification of the product, considering the shipping, return policy, payment, and delivery process. Do it properly then you will enjoy shopping online.

How to Spend Your Holiday

            In this busy life, having one or two weeks holiday would be something precious, I think. Nowadays, people are too busy with their work or their study, so they often feel bored, stress, or even frustrated. Therefore, they need something to refresh their mind from their busy life. In this case, having one or two weeks holiday would be so helpful to decrease their stress. However, the biggest mistake that people usually do when they finally in free time is, they do not know what to do; they just stay at their sweet home. If you are one of those people who do not know how to spend your holiday, you do not need to be worry or confused because I have some tips for you. Please check these out, guys!

            To begin with, before choosing a place to go, you need to check your budget. How much money do you have or how much money will you spend for? Where ever you will go, checking your budget is always be number one. Next, you have to choose a place for your holiday. When choosing a place, you need also consider about panorama, location, facilities, and any other things that support your choice then you can enjoy it. Maybe the place that you want to go is near your home or perhaps it is so far away from your city, so you need to take a bus or train or even plane to get there. Make sure your budget is enough to pay the transport.

            Now you already chose a place to spend your holiday with your partners. The next step is to choose the day. You have to choose what day you will go and for how long you will be there. If you have two weeks off, you would better to spend a week in a place that you already chose because you also need time to take some rest after going around and having fun in that place. If you spend your two weeks off just by going somewhere and having fun over there, you may not reach your goal then. I’m pretty sure you will be so tired after all, so you need to manage your time well. The next step is considering about the weather. You may also need to look for forecast to ensure that the weather in that place will support your activity. The last is you have to take care your body. Make sure that you are healthy.

            In conclusion, if you want to spend your holiday, you have to consider some steps above, such as: checking your own budget, having a partner to go with, consider the location or the place that you want to go, choose the good or best day, plan how long you will spend your day in that place, consider about the weather, and make sure that you are healthy to do whatever you will do in that place during your holiday. Just follow some steps above and I’m pretty sure that you will have the greatest holiday ever. Let’s have some fun, guys!

Lost in Ancol

Traveling is one of the most exciting things for me, especially when I can travel with my friends. It must be so funny. I remember when I was in Senior High School, I traveled to Jakarta with my classmates. We  decided to have a trip to refresh our mind after a long discussion. Finally, we had decided where we would go and our destination was Ancol. It is located in North Jakarta. We chose Ancol to be our destination because it has so many games and it serves us so many places to recreation. I never imagine that traveling to Ancol would gave me a warning.

            It was already night when we arrived in Jakarta, so we decided to stay in a hotel. Hotel Jatra was a place where we spent the night. Next morning, we continued our trip to go to Ancol. I was so amazed that Ancol is very large; there are lots of games that can entertain us. The first game which my friends and I chose was Kora-kora. It just like a swing of a huge ship. Some of my friends were so excited to try this game, therefore they forced me to try this for three times. The next game that we chose was Hysteria. This game made my heart beating so fast. I could see two of my friends, Adit and Wina, vomit because of this game.

            It was 5.30 pm when Adit, Wina, Perey, Ika, Puspa, and I were trying the Tornado for the second times. There was an announcement from speakers that told us to leave Ancol immediately because our bus was already waiting for us. My friends and I still enjoyed the Tornado for fifteen minutes then we realized that we already so late to get to the bus. We ran and tried to get out of Ancol  but we were so panic to find out the exit way.

            We need ten minutes to get out of there and finally we  arrived at parking area. When we get in the bus, everyone was looking sarcastically to us. We knew that it was our fault. We did apologize to other who already waiting for us patiently. It was so embarrassing me, but I was glad that my friends and I were not left by the bus. Finally, we went to Hotel at 9.00 PM then we have to take a rest because next morning would be a long trip again to back home.

            Having lost in Ancol, made me realized that I have to be discipline with time; I have to listen to every announcement or warning which addressed to me. Traveling to Ancol is the best traveling ever for me and for my friends. If you want to travel to anywhere, make sure you are on time in the time on your schedule or you should have another ticket to back home in your pocket.

Sex Education in School

Sex education is one of the most controversial issues in education and there had been many debates over this topic. It may be the most debated topic that will always have a divided opinion. Some people may agree and some may disagree. Most people limit the sex education’s scope by taking it at its face value. It is not just about sex, it involves other complicated issues like sexual health, sexual reproduction, sexuality, and others that parents often feel awkward to talk about with their children. Therefore, it becomes the responsibility of schools to take up this topic, to inform and to educate the students about it appropriately and effectively. However, this is almost never taken in the right spirit by parents and students themselves. They begin to state their own opinion why it should or should not be taught in school. Although sex education is considered taboo, it is necessary for it to be taught in schools because: (1) it promotes safe sex, 2) it prevents the sexually-transmitted diseases, and 3) it is indeed a need in case of parents’ absence.

According to Witmer (nd), there are two types of sex education classes. The comprehensive Sexuality Education tackles age appropriate  topics about body image, safe sex, contraceptives, etc. (Witmer, nd). Safe sex means to use measures such as contraceptives, like condoms and birth control pills, in order to avoid sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies when engaging in any sexual activity. The second type of sex education is the Abstinence Until Marriage, which emphasizes abstinence from all sexual behavior. Studies show that teaching sex education before youths become sexually active can actually help them to stay abstinent or use protection when they reach the stage of becoming sexually active. This program does not tackle any information about contraceptives, STDs, etc. (Witmer, nd). So, both of those sex education classes will promote safe sex among sexually active individuals or teenagers.

“Having sex education only encourages pupil to engage in sexual intercourse which lead to sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy”. This argument, although attractive, is flawed. The truth is that sex education does not encourage pupil to do it. According to Bleakley(2006), in a survey conducted, only about 17 percent of the respondents answered that sex education does encourage them to do “it” and that the remaining 83 percent strongly disagreed. According to Masland(n.d.), kids are becoming more sexually active at an earlier age. In America, there are 66 percent of high school students who have done it by their senior year. These kids are in danger of sexually transmitted diseases. There is also a big possibility for them to become pregnant and that is why sex education should be taught to avoid these things from happening, so that they can prepare themselves about the mysterious subject of sex as they grow up. They would not have to be curious about it anymore if they would have been properly informed in schools.

 In the case of the parents have not get any free-time to gather with their children, sex education should be taught in school to them, so that they would learn it from an educated and responsible adult instead of learning it from the media or from their friends (Masland, n.d.). Students can now access any site on the internet that contains adult content or pornographic materials. To avoid any bad impact of it, we must put sex education into any subject matters in schools. It is better for children to be informed earlier because they will still know about it when they grow up as they will be more exposed to it through their peers and the media (Cooper, n.d.). Some people say that sex education teaches the students about how sexual intercourse is done, but the truth is sex education lets the students know about the consequences and the truth about sex. Students are also informed that it is only for unity and procreation of married couples who are committed to each other. They are also informed that they will know the true purpose of sex when they grow up as adults.

Another groups of people believe that when it comes to sex education, it is beyond a doubt, that their children should not be exposed to something as crude as sex in their school because their religion does not permit it. It goes against their religious beliefs and sentiments, and they do not accept it, on principle. This groups must be open-minded to overcome these big problems caused by misinterpretation of sex education. Problems like sexually-transmitted diseases, teenage pregnancies, abortion, baby-dumping, rape, molestations, and incest are better preventing instead of curing, so the best way to do it by implementing sex education in school. Remember, it is better to prevent those problems through sex education although it is taboo for some groups of people or religions rather than neglecting those problems and let teenagers having free-sex. Isn’t it more sinny to have a free-sex instead of to attend a sex education class?

In conclusion, sex education is a vital subject that must be taught to young children or adolescents. The perception of having sex education only encourages teenagers to engage in sexual intercourse which lead to sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy should be corrected because based on the survey done by Bleakley(2006), only 17 percent of the respondents answered that sex education does encourage them to do “it”. Other perception about religious beliefs and sentiments should be corrected as well because it is much more effective to be open-minded in overcoming these big problems. Teenagers cannot rely on media and on friends for information about sex, rather they need to be properly educated about these things in school, in order for them to realize the importance of safe sex, the risks of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), and the need in case of parents’ absence.