11/27/2008

Wedding Ceremony by Using Kris in Puri Gede Tabanan (Between a Brahmana Caste Man and a Sudra Caste Woman)


written by:
Ni Luh Gede Dian Pondika Cahyaningsih

One of important things of someone’s life is to get marriage. The marriage is celebrated by holding a wedding ceremony. In Bali, there are several rituals of wedding ceremony which have to be done. It is important to do because of the strong Balinese traditional custom. People in Bali believe that by holding those rituals, they show their respect to their ancestors. In Puri Gede Agung, there are some unique wedding customs. By interviewing a believable person and reading some articles and supported books, the writer gets some information about it. In this paper, the writer will tell about the pre-wedding, during wedding, and after wedding ceremony between a man from brahmana caste (the highest level of Balinese society) and a woman from sudra caste (the lowest level of Balinese society) in Puri Gede Tabanan.

On pre-wedding ceremony, the groom and his family comes to the bride family’s house to do memadik. In this ritual, the groom asks permission to marry the bride. Besides, they search dewasa ayu or a good day to hold the wedding ceremony.
After few days, the wedding ceremony is begun. The first ritual is called mebiakaon. This ceremony is held in the groom’s house. There is a unique custom in Puri Gede Tabanan during this ceremony. The groom is changed by a Keris (symbolic of purusa). So, the bride marries the Keris at that time. It is caused by the lower caste of the bride. The groom –who is from brahmana caste –is not allowed to sit together with the bride during the ceremony.

The last is mabebas, a ritual which signs that the bride and the groom are already as a wife and a husband. The wife lives in the Puri with her husband. But, when she gets menstruation she has to live in an old house around the Puri far from her husband and his family. It also happens when she gives birth to a baby until the baby’s placenta is broken. Sometimes it makes the wife feel in a discrimination situation.
Those rituals which are held on wedding ceremony in Puri Gede Agung show us that the custom and tradition has a sturdy role in the society. The awig-awig or the traditional laws in that place have to be obeyed. Although it can be a heartbreaker for the wife, but love and respect for the ancestors make it still exists until today.


5/11/2008

A STUPID LION AND A RABBIT ( Ni Luh Gede Dian Pondika Cahyaningsih)






          Along time ago, in Terra Incognito forest, there lived a lion. He liked to kill many animals, although he was not hungry.
          One day, all animals in the forest came to him. A nanny goat begged him, she said “Mbeeeeeeeeek… my highest, do you often kill many animals without any reasons? It is out of mind. What do you think if we give you an animal for your food everyday?” The Lion thought for a minute. Then he answered, “Aaaummm… well, that’s very good idea. How lucky I am to get food without hunting, ha… ha… ha… aumm… “roared the Lion.
          Then, many animals started to give an animal for the Lion’s food everyday. One day, it was the time for a rabbit to be the Lion’s food. Although he didn’t want it, the Rabbit leaped to the Lion’s cave. He actually had already prepared a way to kill the Lion. As one of his strategy, he came late to the Lion’s cave.
          “Why do you come so late, Rabbit?” asked the Lion while licking his lips because he was very hungry.
          “My highest”, said the rabbit, “It is not my fault. I come late because there was another lion who wants to eat me too. He let me go because I’ve sworn that I’ll come back to him after I met you”
          “Auuumm…rrgh… show me who he is, I’ll kill him!” the Lion roaring. He was so angry because there was another animal who want to against him. Then, the rabbit accompanied the Lion to go to a place where there was a well. The Rabbit looked into the well and said “My Highest, look! That’s him!” the Rabbit pointed into the well. The Lion approached the well and looked at the bottom of the well. There, he saw his shadow on the water. He thought that the shadow was his opponent. Then, the stupid Lion jumped into the water and sank in. The Rabbit was very happy. He could be free because the Lion was dead. Now, the Rabbit realized that a smart thinking is better than strong body.

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Now, let’s answer these questions:
  1. Where did the Lion live?
  2. Who did beg the Lion not to kill many animals without any reasons?
  3. Who did have a strategy to kill the Lion?
  4. Was the strategy success?
  5. How did the Rabbit kill the Lion?

4/17/2008

Vandalism in Our Campus

           OUTLINE
Vandalism in Our Campus
  1. Introduction
  2. What is Vandalism?
-          definition of vandalism
-          doer of vandalism
-          reason why do people do the vandalism
  1. Kinds of vandalism in Art and Language faculty
-          graffiti on the public facilities
-          irresponsible toilet user
-          throw trash in the wrong place
  1. How to solve vandalism in our campus?
-          a warning letter from the dean of faculty
-          college students conscious to avoid doing vandalism

FINAL WRITING

 
Vandalism in Our Campus
Have you ever pass or enter the toilets in our campus? Have you ever see something disgusted there? Or have you ever smell very unwell aroma from there? Look at the wall around the campus; do you see clean wall at every corner in our campus? Your answer is “NO”, isn’t? Who did make these problems? Of course the user of those facilities includes us, the college students in Art and Language Faculty. Do you conscious that those problems are the results of doing vandalism?  
             What exactly vandalism is? Well, vandalism is crime of deliberately damaging public property. It is done by the vandals. The vandals are people who deliberately destroy or damage works of art, public and private properties. They also destruct the beauty of nature. They do vandalism for some mad reasons. The vandals are encouraged by anger, envy, or spontaneous action. Many of them also say that they do the vandalism because they want to express their creativity. But, whatever their reasons, vandalism is still a crime.
            I can give you the examples of vandalism which are done by the college students in our campus. First, vandalism action has been shown by the graffiti on the wall, chairs, tables, and some facilities in our campus. Students often litter the chairs and tables with some pictures, words, and sometimes they write their names there. They think that they can show their existence to other people by doing it. They absolutely wrong! To show our existence is not by doing vandalism, but do more beneficial actions. Second, vandalism is also shown at the toilets in our campus. Graffiti is still found there. Beside that, some female students often throw tissues or bandages in the toilet. So, it makes the sewage system clog up. The effects of this situation are disgusted condition and very unwell aroma from the toilet. The other vandalism action is done by irresponsible people who waste the trash at the wrong places. Sometimes they eat in the classroom and leave the trash there. That is not a good behavior. And it should not to be done by the intellectual people in a great university like Undiksha.
            To solve these problems, the dean of faculty has sent a letter to the college students. The letter is about an advice not to do any kinds of vandalism. But, although the letter has been read by the students, if they do not obey it, the vandalism will still “alive”. Now, it is your choice, if you want to be a “real” intellectual person, please avoid doing vandalism.


2/27/2008

CLOWN- A unique occupation (description)

Do you know what thing that can make children’s party more interesting? That is a clown! Yes, clowns can give you a funny entertainment. They perform magic tricks, coordinate activities and games, juggling, encourage people to be part of the event and make the events lively. Not only that, clown also act as "emcee", from M.C. or Master of Ceremonies. In some circuses, clowns often show; walk a tightrope, a high wire, a slack rope, or a piece of rope on the ground. Sometime they also ride a horse, a zebra, a donkey, an elephant, or even an ostrich. They also substitute himself in the role of "lion tamer”, and act the preferred term for a clown taking on the role of "Ringmaster”. “Sit in" with the orchestra, perhaps in a "pin spot" in the center ring, or from a seat in the audience. Anything any other circus performer might do. It is not uncommon for an acrobat, a horse-back rider, or a lion tamer to secretly stand in for the clown, the "switch" taking place in a brief moment offstage.
There are many types of clown. Every types has different characters and functions. The first type is Whiteface. Traditionally, the whiteface clown uses "clown white" makeup to cover his or her entire face and neck with none of the underlying flesh color showing. In the European whiteface makeup, the ears are painted red. Features, in red and black, are delicate. He or she is traditionally costumed far more extravagantly than the other two clown types, sometimes wearing the ruffled collar and pointed hat which typify the stereotypical "clown suit".The whiteface character-type is often serious, all-knowing (even if not particularly smart), bossy, and cocky. He is the ultimate authority figure. He serves the role of "straight-man" and sets up situations that can be turned funny..

1.  Whiteface

2. Auguste
The auguste character-type is often an anarchist, a joker, or a fool. He is clever and has much lower status than the whiteface. Classically the whiteface character instructs the auguste character to perform his bidding. The auguste has a hard time performing the task given which leads to funny situations. Sometimes the auguste plays the role of an anarchist and purposefully has trouble following the whiteface's directions. Sometimes the auguste is confused or is foolish and is screwing up less deliberately.
3. The contra-auguste
The contra-auguste plays the role of the mediator between the whiteface character and the auguste character. He has a lower status than the whiteface but a higher status than the auguste. He aspires to be more like the whiteface and often mimics everything the whiteface does to try to gain approval. If there is a contra-augustecharacter, he often is instructed by the whiteface to correct the auguste when he is doing something wrong.

4. "Character clown"

The “character clown” adopts an eccentric character of some type, such as a butcher, a baker, a policeman, a housewife, etc. The character clown makeup is a comic slant on the standard human face. Their makeup starts with a flesh tone base and may make use of anything from glasses, moustaches and beards to freckles, warts, big ears or strange haircuts.

5.  Rodeo

A rodeo clown is a cowboy, or animal wrangler, dressed in wild costumes — almost always oversized and consisting of loose fitting layers of clothing to protect them from, and to distract, rodeo bulls, broncos, etc. The looseness of the layers allows a rodeo clown to shed portions of their attire in the event of its being snagged -- as on an enraged bull's horn.
6. Commedia dell'Arte
There are two distinct types of clown characters, which originated in Commedia dell'Arte but which still hold some favor today, Pierrot and Arlecchino.
The Pierrot, or "French clown", derived from the commedia dell'arte character Pedrolino - the youngest actor of the troupe, deadpan and downtrodden. Although Pedrolino appeared without mask, Pierrot usually appears in whiteface, typically with very little other color on the face. Like Arlechinno, Pedrolino's character changed enormously with the rising popularity of pantomime in the late 19th century, becoming Pierrot. This clown character prefers black and white or other a simple primary color in his or her costume.
 The  Arlecchino is a character originally from Commedia dell'Arte, is a "motley" clown . Arlecchino always carries a cane to "whack" the other performers, however this is normally taken from him by the other performers and used against him. This is believed to be the origin of "slapstick" a form comedy. A slapstick (battacio in Italian) is a prop with two flat flexible wooden pieces mounted in parallel, the two sticks slap together when the implement is struck, causing a slapping sound, exaggerating the effect of a comedic blow. Despite the slapstick, Arlecchino is not malicious, but mischievous, the slapstick being a classic example of carnivalesque phallic imagery (see also the commedia masks' noses). Like a cross between the characters of Puck and Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Arlecchino is spritely and adept at the same time as being clumsy and dim, and is normally the 'messenger' character in a comedy — the catalyst for mayhem. Arlechinno has a female counterpart, Arlechinna, or Rossetta, however more often he is in love with the character of Columbina, a straightforward and intelligent maid, who is usually given the prologue and epilogue. Arlechinno has other derivatives with slightly different features: Traccagnino, Bagattino, Tabarrino, Tortellino, Naccherino, Gradelino, Mezzettino, Polpettino, Nespolino, Bertoldino, Fagiuolino, Trappolino, Zaccagnino, Trivellino, Passerino, Bagolino, Temellino, Fagottino, Fritellino, Tabacchino, whose names could all be considered funny-sounding names, even to an Italian. Arlechinno's name is probably from "hellech" "inno" - little devil, "inno" is little, so "Trufflino" is little Truffler, Trivellino is (Arlechinno's) "little Brother". The Harlequin often loses much of Arlechinno's character during pantomime, as he becomes more of a ballet character, stripped of dialogue and subversive content to a wide extent.

source: wikipedia.com


writer note:
Pada saat menulis ini, saya masih di semester 1 jurusan S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Saat itu, ide menulis tentang pekerjaan yang unik benar-benar buntu. Masalahnya adalah banyak tugas selain dari tugas Writing yang sedang saya kerjakan (biasa, nge-les :D ). Tapi untung ada Mbah Google yang menolong. Aku banyak terbantu oleh si Mbah. Saya kutip beberapa, dan sebagai penulis yang beretika, saya cantumin source dimana saya mengutip isi bacaan tersebut. 

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