Love is Cinto

April 4th, 2011. The day I set foot in far away land for the very first time, Hiroshima, Japan. This photo might be taken a day or two post-arrival. One of the most influential moment which impacted my life forever. I can never heal my addiction to travel in foreign lands, meet and interact with strangers who soon become friends, or crave for diversity. I can never thank enough to FEB UGM and Hiroshima University of Economics who gave me this lifetime opportunity. The journey that has changed my view, opened up my eyes to the new big playground, and somehow broadened my horizon. In top of that, it’s always been a journey to find my true self. Now, I may go through a series of changes that push me into a total unknown land. Those phase of life in which I cannot run yet. Thus, I haven’t figure out what it’s going to be. I can feel that this may not be a smooth familiar path that I’m taking. It’s a long winding road ahead, but I shall not be afraid. I only need to keep on be...

Dulu sebelum ke Jepang, aku pernah berjanji pada seorang teman untuk menjurnal kegiatanku sehari-hari selama di sana. Tapi maaf sekali ya teman, aku baru bisa memenuhi janjiku malam ini. Berhubung aku lagi kangen berat sama negeri matahari terbit, so I guess this is the right time to write the whole story when I was in Japan. Dimulai dari masa pre-departure ya alias sebelum keberangkatan. I don't remember the date exactly, tapi kalian pasti tau kan bencana alam yang dialami Jepang sekitar bulan Maret 2011?? Yap, bencana gempa bumi dan tsunami yang melanda area sekitar Tokyo yang diikuti dengan bocornya nuklir di PLTN Fukushima Daichi sempat "hampir" memusnahkan impianku. Tapi justru di saat itulah aku tau teman mana yang benar-benar mengharapkan aku berangkat ke Jepang dan mana teman  yang "terlihat" antusias atas kemungkinan programku batal. Hmm..anyway, itu lah teman. Macem-macem ya sifatnya. Hehehe Mendengar berita di TV yang tak abis2nya mengabarkan beta...

It was like a dream came true when my mobile phone rang right before Akuntansi Sektor Publik class started. I remembered we were about preparing for the second Quiz test when Mbak Titis (I guessed from her voice) congratulated me for being chosen as STEP HUE candidate. The first thing crossed in my mind was that I could not believe “I am going to Japan!!”. I kept repeating, said it to myself. Entering the class with smiley face that I definitely could not hide, spontaneously I shouted to my friends, “I am going to Japan! Oh My, I just can’t believe it!”. While they were congratulating me, I was still in my effort to convince myself that I would go to study abroad, Japan, for the very first time. ABROAD!! Oh My! Alhamdulillah. Today, April 2 nd , 2012, exactly a year has passed since my departure to Hiroshima, Japan. It was early spring with temperature always below 10 degree for the first couple months. For me, it was like I had been put in a big freezer. OK, that’s exaggerating....

Introduction Young generation is dynamic. They are in the stage of searching for identity and recognition from community. They tend to differentiate themselves from others to create their own unique identity. In the other hand, peer group strongly influence their member’s behavior. They will try to meet up their peer-group expectation to gain a recognition. Therefore, young generation always identic with their own “world” or subculture. The emergence of pop culture (referred to popular culture) and the use of slang words are the example of this subcultures. According to Wikipedia, pop culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred through an informal consensus within the mainstream of any given society. Meanwhile slang word is the use of informal  words  and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s  dialect  or  language . This paper will be focused on slang words used...