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Where is Patriotism?

Apparently patriotism is not static. I admit on regular day I’m not very patriotic. How can someone improve his/her patriotism? Here’s what I suggest :

  1. Go to Zimbabwe. Yes, the price in our country is rising, but at least our inflation rate is not more than one million percentage. You can’t go there? Well, just read negative news about Middle East in the newspapers.
  2. Sandra Dewi, Luna Maya and Gita Gutawa. Aren’t you glad you have the same nationality as theirs? No males? Hmm, what about me?
  3. Our foods are delicious and vary. Why do you think there’s so much culinary show on TV?
  4. Our internet is still relatively free from censorship. It’s almost happened during all Fitna debacle but Thank God, crisis averted.
  5. Remember all those clips in your head where Indonesian athletes prevail. Example : Supriati Sutono during Asian Games 1994, All Olympic Gold Medal winner, Uber Team when winning in Jakarta 1994.

Anything that makes you love Indonesia even more?

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    • 11 Responses to “Where is Patriotism?”

    1. dian Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am

      yg buat cinta indonesia sih pantainya yg anget, makanannya yg yummy, buah 2x-annya yg manis (eh udah disebut ya hehhe..dasar tukang makan)

    2. edy Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 8:42 am

      sejujurnya saya bangga menjadi orang Indonesia, walaupun masih banyak kekurangan di berbagai bidang. andai tiap orang memilik rasa ini dalam kadar dan pengejawantahan yg cukup tanpa disertai keinginan untuk saling menjatuhkan, saya yakin negeri ini bisa bangkit :)

      MERDEKA!

    3. akhyaree hananto Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 9:08 am

      Go to rural villages, meet the poor people, poor family. See when their children go to school in their famous uniform, RED and white, they chat each other about indonesia, and see their pride of being indonesians. U might be wondering, where can we find those children? EVERYWHERE outside jakarta

    4. cookies Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 10:42 am

      Great blog, I love Indonesia especially Jakarta :)

    5. iwan Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 11:19 am

      Assalammu’alaikum
      Ternyata sepak bola paling tinggi ya???
      Semoga di bidang-bidang laen dapat terus meningkat nantinya

    6. Tha Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 11:22 am

      bangga jadiwarga Indonesia, seengga-engganya ngga pernah bom-boman ama negara lain. Damai lah :mrgreen:

    7. ario Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

      indonesia will be strong without KKN, I love indonesia.

    8. lady Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

      bagaimanapun indonesia ini, saya tetep bangga jadi WNI :)

    9. rama Says:
      August 12th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

      lumayan sering menang perlombaan internasional… prestasi yang sangat membanggakan :-D

    10. indocontest Says:
      August 13th, 2008 at 3:59 pm

      Klu aku sech ngadain kontes. :))
      Mampir and join yach!!
      Hadiahnya lumayan euy…

    11. Finally Woken Says:
      August 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm

      There are a lot of things that make me proud to be an Indonesian. We are culturally rich - not like USA, for example. We are resourcefully rich - no wonder we have been a place to conquer since hundreds of years a go. Indonesians are gorgeous - and I’m not talking about he Eurasian, but the true Indonesian beauty, with dark skin, dark long hair and dark eyes. Almost all Indonesians can speak more than 1 language, one is Indonesian, another is dialect. We have the best tropical weather. I can go on and on… how many points do you want?

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