Sunday, October 26, 2014

RUKI Si Anak Rajin

Well, sebenernya ini hanya repost dari tulisan saya di http://lpktepisawah.org/ruki-si-anak-rajin/ Semoga bermanfaat ^^

Minggu, 12 Oktober 2014
Sekitar satu bulan saya melewatkan 4 hari minggu tidak datang ke LPK. Saya udah kangen berat sama anak-anak, apalagi tadi pagi ada SMS dari Karin, salah satu anak didik LPK, menanyakan:
“Assalamualaikum ka luxsi mau ke LPK gak tapi les gak dari karin”
Tanpa koma tanpa titik :D
Ya, seneng banget pagi-pagi dapet SMS dari bocah lucu ini. Saya tambah semangat berangkat ke LPK pagi ini. Seperti biasa saya berangkat bersama Kak Iis. Sekitar pukul 10:00 kami sampai di LPK. Perjalanan pagi ini cukup memakan waktu karena jalur Dramaga sampai Leuweungkolot macet. Apalagi daerah kampus IPB, ya sabar aja deh pokoknya..
Saat kami tiba di LPK, Kak Dede, Kak Lani, & dkk sudah mulai mengajar di dalam Lab Komputer. Beberapa anak ada yang sedang bermain bercanda di saung. Namun yang jadi perhatian saya adalah seorang bocah laki-laki di luar Lab Komputer, sepertinya dia sedang mengintip keadaan di dalam. Wajah anak itu tidak familiar, mungkin saya baru pernah melihat dia. Ketika saya dekati, dia kelihatan malu-malu (cute banget deh hehe). Kemudian saya ajak mengobrol:
“Hey, kenapa kamu di luar?”
*senyum malu-malu*
“Nama kamu siapa? Kok kamu ga masuk?”
“Ruki kak…” (saya sempat salah mengira namanya Luki, bukan Ruki)
“Kamu dari SD mana?”
“SD Cibadak kak..”
Saya sempat meninggalkan dia sebentar ke sekumpulan bocah yang sedang bermain di saung. Seperti biasa, mereka heboh kalo ada kakak-kakak yang dateng haha.
Saat kembali ke Lab Komputer, ternyata Ruki sudah berada di dalam. Kak Lani meminta saya untuk mengajari Ruki matematika: penjumlahan dan pengurangan. Dia memang baru menginjak kelas 2 SD, materi pelajarannya masih yang simpel dan sederhana. Kalau saya perhatikan, Ruki ini pintar dalam hitung menghitung. Dia cukup cepat dalam menjawab soal penjumlahan. Saya membuat beberapa soal penjumlahan dan pengurangan. Untuk pengurangan, dia masih agak kesulitan karena ternyata memang belum diajarkan di sekolah hehe. Tapi setelah saya beri tahu metode perhitungannya, dia cukup mengerti. Semoga. Hehe.
Karena sudah cukup banyak soal yang saya berikan, kami memutuskan untuk mengakhiri latihan soal. Saya ajak dia mengobrol, saya menanyakan tentang keluarga dan kegiatan dia sehari-hari.
“Sekolah Ruki jauh nggak dari rumah?”
“Enggak kak, deket.”
“Berangkat sendiri atau dianter?”
“Sendiri kak.”
“Tetangga Ruki nggak ada yang barengan sekolahnya?”
“Nggak ada.”
“Hmmm…biasanya pulang sekolah jam berapa?”
“Jam setengah dua belas kak”
“Kamu kalo abis pulang sekolah ngapain?”
“Hm makan siang sama ngerjain PR dulu kak.” (Masya Allah, beda banget sama jaman saya SD…)
“Terus ngapain lagi?”
“Belajar…” (Good!)
“Bapaknya Ruki kerja dimana?”
“Dagang kak, ehm dagang mie ayam”
“Oh dangang mie ayam, di dalem rumah gitu?”
“Enggak kak, keliling pake gerobak”
“Oh… wah asik dong bisa makan mie ayam tiap hari hehe, kamu suka kan mie ayam nya?”
“Iya suka kak”
“Kalo Ibu kerja dimana?”
“Keliling nagihin kredit kak..”
“Waah kredit apaan?”
“Lemari kak..”
“Kamu punya adik?”
“Punya kak”
“Cewe atau cowo? Umurnya berapa?”
“Cewe kak, umurnya 1,5 tahun..”
“Bapak Ruki jualannya jam berapa?”
“Nyiapinnya dari jam 8 pagi, jam setengah 2 mulai keliling.”
“Biasanya keliling kemana aja? Terus pulangnya jam berapa?”
“Kadang ke pasar malem.. Pulangnya malem kak”
“Kalo Ibu Ruki mulai jam berapa kelilingnya?”
“Jam 3 kak..”
“Sampai jam berapa?”
“Jam 5 udah pulang kak”
“Lho, kalo Bapak sama Ibu lagi keliling, adeknya Ruki siapa yang njagain?”
“Biasanya diajakin Ibu keliling juga kak”
“Oh…kalo sore-sore kamu ngapain?”
“Ngaji kak”
“Sampe jam berapa?”
“Jam 8 kak”
“Abis sholat isya ya? Pulang ngaji kamu ngapain?”
“Makan malem. Abis itu tidur..”
“Kamu nggak nonton tv?”
“Enggak kak”

Masya Allah…. di jaman serba teknologi canggih kayak sekarang, masih ada anak rajin seperti Ruki. Bahkan dulu saya pun nggak serajin dia hehe. Dari obrolan (yang sepertinya lebih mirip wawancara :p) saya bersama Ruki, saya belajar beberapa hal. Kesederhanaan, ketekunan, dan pentingnya bersyukur. Semoga Ruki menjadi anak yang pintar, soleh, berbakti kepada orang tua, dan dapat menggapai cita-citanya. Amiiin…
Tak lama kemudian, ayah Ruki datang menjemput. Satu hal, terlihat dari raut wajah beliau bahwa ia ingin anaknya dapat mendapatkan pendidikan yang layak. Siapa sih orang tua yang tidak mau anaknya menjadi lebih baik dari mereka? Tidak ada.
Alhamdulillah LPK Tepi Sawah dapat menyediakan fasilitas dan sarana pendidikan yang mungkin belum bisa didapatkan di rumah atau sekolah anak-anak Desa Cikonjen, Cipakel, Bubulak, Cibadak, dan sekitarnya. Semoga lebih bermanfaat ke depannya :)
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About FOLK music.


Have you ever heard of Bod Dylan? He was one of the most legendary folk artists. If you didn't know him, well, where on earth do you live? Honestly, I didn't use to listen to folk music. When I was in elementary grades, I listened to Westlife, everyday. Every morning before I went to school I (sometimes my dad) played their songs using our VCD player. Oldie, yes. Then in junior high school I started to listen to pop and rock music. Busted, Simple Plan, Linkin Park, Evanescence. But recently, I love to listen to folk music, both old and modern folk music. My favorite is Bob Dylan, of course, and The Civil Wars. The Civil Wars was the best duo I've ever known. Unfortunately they broke up already.

Folk music is often called as traditional music. Many articles said that folk  music came from 'folk' who were mostly farmers and workers living in villages or country sides. Music is a way to express their thoughts, like freedom of speech. That is why most folk songs telling about everyday's life, protests, social & politics, love, whatever they want to tell the world. For what I know, the lyrics of folk songs are usually simple and uncomplicated. And one thing I want to point it out here, folk music doesn't require such expensive instruments, like piano or violin. You can just use an old guitar, or just clapping your hands, or you can just simply sing! It's up to you, make your own style!

So what's the difference between folk and country music? Country is a style of folk music. And it's more relatable to pop music. That's the reason why country music is more 'familiar' than folk music. And country music is often related to Cowboy, yihaaa!

Woodie Guthrie
Woodie Guthrie is often mentioned as one of the main contributors to the revival of folk music. He was an American folk musician. His music works includes political, traditional, and children songs. He's one of Bob Dylan's major influence. His most popular song is "This Land is Your Land". 


Lead Belly
Another American folk musician to be considered as the man behind folk music expansion is Lead Belly. His true name was Huddie William Leadbetter. He's older than Woodie Guthrie. He was well known for his strong vocals and his twelve–strings guitar. He wrote songs not only about women, racism, everyday's life, but also about people such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, and Jean Harlow.


Bob Dylan
And last, everyone knows Bob Dylan. Even Steve Jobs was a fan of him. You must have known some of his songs such as "Like A Rolling Stone" or "Tangled Up in Blue" or "Knonckin' On Heaven's Door". His lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. He's now 73 and still producing music. He's even ready for American tour this fall with his band.

There has been many improvements of folk music. It's like combining original folk music with another genres such as pop, blues, rock. Music is always an experiment, indeed. You can check out many modern folk songs, especially American folk songs that seem more various than in another countries. If you have no idea, open your Spotify. It is really recommended. They provide 'Browse' menu that helps you to find songs based on their classification and it will directs you to their provided–playlists. Go go go!


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