COUNTDOWN TO
THE DAY OF OCTOBER 31th
Hola,
ED-ers!
Do
you all know what day is October 31th? Yap! That is a day of Hallowen
celebration. In America, Halloween is usually celebrated amongst family,
friends, and sometimes co-workers. They may celebrateit by watching horror movies,
holding costume parties, or creating haunted house. Meanwhile, children would dress up in fancy costumes and visit other houses in the neighborhood. At each
house, they demand sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this,
they threaten to do some harm to the inhabitants of the house. This is known as
playing 'trick-or-treat'!
How could this all happen?
This begins from ancient
people’s belief that ghosts come back to earth on the day of October 31th. They look for living bodies to be possessed and
try to return to the home they used
to live in. So to
appease these spirits, people offer them fruits and nuts. If the spirits are
not pleased, it is feared that the spirits would kill the people or destroy
their goods.
For the symbol itself, there
are various symbols associated with Halloween. These include the spooks, ghosts, and walking skeletons that represent the contact between the
spiritual and physical world and between the living and the dead. Human figures
that are often represented on Halloween are witches and wizards, who are seen
to have the power to contact the spirit world. Bats, black cats, and spiders are often connected with this holiday. These
animals are associated with the night and darkness and often accompany witches
and wizards.
So,
what costume are you going to wear in on this year’s Halloween celebration?Sita (2012)
Great
Day, Great Story, Great Hope
Saturday,
October 18th 2014 might be the most unforgettable day for most final-year
students in Satya Wacana Christian University, especially those from the Faculty
of Language and Literature. After struggling for several years, finally they reached
their academic milestone. Held in the majestic Balairung Universitas (BU) was
the long-awaited graduation ceremony which was the icing of the cake for all
graduates. As graduates, they have their own impressions about their
achievement. Below are some comments from FLL graduates.
The
first impression comes from Indra ’10 who is a student with the highest GPA, a
staggering 3.88. “That is true that I’m happy, but still I can’t feel like
“wow” because until now I can’t go anywhere with this high GPA”, he said. As he
told me in the interview, he hoped that his GPA can help him to get any job or
get any scholarship. Another impression is shown by Ester ’10 who felt relieved
that finally she could graduate and finish her study after she sacrificed all
of time, sweat, and energy she had to finish her thesis.
Reviewing
their journey en route to their success involves reminiscing unforgettable
experiences along the way. From Ester herself, instead of choosing the English
Language Teaching Program, she actually wanted to major in International
Relationship. That’s why at the beginning of her first semester in FLL, she had
no desire to attend classes. Then in the middle of her study, she found another
difficulty in managing her time between studies and extracurricular activities.
Entering the fifth semester, fortunately, she started to find inner motivation
and passion to finish her study. However, the real obstacle came in the process
of finishing her thesis. “I spent a long time working with my thesis because at
that time I had to change my thesis topic for six times”, she explained. Similar
to Ester, Indra also found that it was difficult to balance
between academic achievement
and organization activities. He was even forced to repeat an elective course because of the unflattering result in his first attempt.
Talking
about graduation, there will be a question about what our next goal is. For
these two students, however, they already have the answers. “Actually I really
want to pursue a master's degree. But I think I need to rest
for a while and try to look for a job as a teacher to apply my knowledge that I
got from FLL”, Ester said. Different from Ester, Indra expressed his hope to
get a scholarship and while waiting for the scholarship, he wanted to try looking
for a job which doesn’t bind him so that it will not burden him once he gets a
scholarship. The reason why he wants to continue his study is because he feels
that he has not had enough provision to work. “I hope I
can get a scholarship abroad and later
return to support Indonesia’s development so that Indonesia
will be able to compete in the international world”, Indra envisioned his
future. As same as Indra, Ester also has her own hope for her future saying
that she is determined to change people’s mindset that sees something only from
the negative side. She hopes that by being a teacher she will give an influence
for others to try to take the positive side of everything life has to offer.
Well,
those are such wonderful goals to set and may they come to fruition someday.
Once again, happy graduation for all SWCU students, especially from FLL. May
God always bless us and direct our steps to reach our dreams. (Ovie
’12)
Are You Ready for Joining ED Voice?
Do
you love singing? As a FLL’s students we all know about ED Voice. English
Department Voice is one of the interesting “KBM” in our faculty, and singing is
their main business. Beside that ED Voice have talented students with the angel
voice and their voice as good as the top singers. Like Windi said as the leader
of this KBM “ED Voice will accommodate students who have an interest in art,
music, and vocal.” She also told that this KBM often asked by lectures to
perform in the special event like: Yudisium, international seminar, and the
others event in the faculty.
Welcoming
the new academic year, this highly-entertaining KBM is holding their annual
audition to search for unique new talents. This long-awaited audition has been
scheduled for October 23-24, 2014.Traditionally, their auditions have been
strict as applicants’ abilities in reading musical note and, of course,
singing, are demanded.
However,
Windi asserts that besides those above mentioned techniques, there is also
equally-important quality each auditionee must possess, self-confidence.
That’s
why she asked to always practice to prepare the audition. Beside that practice
will help you to feel confidence Kang Gary’s quote “Hard work will never betray
you.” Good luck for everyone who wants to join ED Voice!! (pamela’12)