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Ramadhan di Balikpapan

Ramadhan telah tiba. Sejak menginjakan kaki di airport Sepinggan enam bulan yang lalu, wekker- ku seolah-olah berputar sangat cepat.  Tiba-tiba saja..,. ujug-ujug sudah memasuki bulan Ramadhan. Ngerti-ngerti wes poso. Puasa tahun pertama di Balikpapan... ........... ☘️......... Ahmad Yani Airport. Akhir September 2023. Flight- ku masih satu jam lagi. Setengah mengantuk aku menuju ke toilet bandara. Cuci muka.. .................. Terasa sangat berbeda. Beberapa tahun lalu, sekitar lima atau enam tahun lalu saat aku masih wira-wiri  Semarang - Jakarta (aku lupa tahun berapa aku terakhir naik pesawat), saat itu airport ini masih belum selesai. Di sana-sini interiorrnya masih under construction . Tapi yang jelas bandara baru ini sudah dioperasikan untuk melayani penerbangan sipil, menggantikan bandara lama yang terletak di sampingnya.  Koridor dari tempat check-in menuju ruang tunggu penumpang masih polos. Bersih. Membosankan.   Hanya saja, yen ora keliru , waktu itu lukisan raksasa kary

WS RENDRA : The Peacock (English Version)

  Rendra was born in Solo, Central Java on November 7 1935 to Raden Cyprianus Sugeng Brotoatmodjo and Raden Ayu Catharina Ismadillah.  His father was an Indonesian and Javanese teacher at a Catholic school, as well as a traditional playwright; while his mother was a srimpi dancer at the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace.  Rendra spent his childhood and adolescence in his hometown, and studied at Xaverius Middle School and De Britto College High School.  Since he was young, he has written poetry, drama scenarios, short stories and literary essays in various mass media.  Rendra continued his education at the Faculty of Letters, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, majoring in English Literature. He is active in various artistic activities, such as theater, music and dance.  In 1964, he received a scholarship from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, United States, to study drama and art. There, he met Sunarti Suwandi, an Indonesian dancer who later became his wife.  After graduat