SMAK1 IIIS3

Lost in Translation

Coming together again after 20 years can be an exciting yet confusing experience. Although we all graduated from the same high school but the time has definitely parted us.

Granted that the internet is relatively new, the communication style being used is very similar to the old days: non-structural and injected-humor in unexpected sentences. Most of them write in “street” style as if we can not spare few seconds to write appropiately. Further the content being written is light, short and directive.

Our friends here are highly educated so they obviously know how to write. However as someone pointed out Indonesian communication style reigns regardless their background. It's hard to get things acrossed but you are expected to show your teeth. Has anyone seen “Lost in Translation”? Better get the DVD now.

Update - SMAK 1 Mailing List

Saat ini ada sekitar 70 teman2 IPA and IPS yang sudah join mailing list. Mereka datang dari tempat yang berbeda2. Ada yang tinggal di S'pore, Australia, Nederland, Canada, US dan Indonesia. Mayoritas dari Jakarta. Sayang sekali banyak teman2 yang ternyata tidak mudah untuk dapat email access sehingga tidak bisa ikut serta.

Suasana di SMAK I mailing list lumayan ramai kalo ada teman2 baru. Setelah itu suasana hening kembali dan di-dominasi oleh beberapa gelintir teman yang kebetulan lagi kangen sama Indonesia dan teman2 SMAK1. Kebanyakan teman2 lebih senang mendengar daripada bersuara, maklum deh pada sibuk dan juga mungkin agak rikuh karena sudah lama tidak berhubungan atau barangkali memang belum terbiasa berkomunikasi di mailing list.

Setelah hampir 20 tahun kemudian, ternyata teman2 kita sudah ada yang lawyer, dokter, pengusaha, engineer, manager, executive, karyawan, trader, investment banker, housewife, pendeta sampai property investor. Mereka semua sibuk tapi bersedia untuk join agar kontak tetap terpelihara dan berharap bisa suatu hari reuni atau kumpul2.