Aku lupa cerita how to stumble on one blog waktu aku sedang browsing, and found I WAS FEATURED by one blogger of Indonesia. Here is the URL:

http://fatihsyuhud.com/2007/09/07/blogger-indonesia-of-the-week-40-nana-podungge/

And below is what he wrote about me:

Blogger Indonesia of the Week (40): Nana Podungge

Posted on September 7, 2007
Filed Under Blogger of Week,  Indonesia,  Fatih Syuhud,  Blogger Indonesia

Notes of an Indonesian Feminist Blogger

If there’s a topic which is classic and everlasting it’s feminism.
Feminism becomes a talking point since time immemorial because feminism
does not only connote to a name of a gender, the opposite of male, the
offsprings of Eve and the spouse of Adam. It also means mother of
humanity without whom we, boys and girls, will never exist. Feminism
can also mean struggle of women to achieve what they call “men
discriminatory behaviour against women.”

The struggle towards freedom from men’s oppression; towards equality in
terms of life, education, rights to choose whatever path they want to
take, rights to be treated with respects by men, and many other things.
You name it.Men
with strong common sense will certainly agree with what women have been
campaigning for all along in regard to feminism. Yet, like many other
struggles and discourses, the purpose and meaning of feminism could be
interpreted in many different ways including by women themselves.
Different background and upbringing, level of education, diversity in
geography and culture would ensure and shouldn’t suprise anyone to see
the diverse opinion and school of thought on how far the feminism can
and would go. 

Nana Podungge’s– as a self-proclaimed feminist–opinions in her blog, therefore, should be read in this context.

For her, like any feminist, in fact as interpreted by many men as
well, the paradigm of feminism is crystal clear that “… women are
created equal to men, in all facets of life.”

When discussing and interpreting the nitty-gritty, however, the
different interpretation start to surface even among the feminists
themselves. In other words, if you, male or female, do not agree with a
feminist on a particular issue, for example, it does not mean that you
are not a feminist yourself or against the feminism.

What feminists ara trying to achieve in the long term? She has no doubt responding

…patriarchy has dominated this world since time
immemorial, of course, we need a very long time to create a more equal
community, not just in one decade, two decades, or even a century. It
needs a daring and tireless effort from people who are concerned with
that.

As far as Indonesia is concerned, she thinks feminism goes too slowly, because

Many men still are not ready to accept the fact that
women are created equally with them, and they are supposed to work hand
in hand to create that happiness for the two parties.

She’s also disappointed that Indonesian women themselves contribute in one way or another to that assumption in which she says

Even, many women still think that they are created to be
inferior, that men were created to be leader while women follower; men
the decision maker while women do the decision made; men the strong
while women the weak; that men protector while women protected, etc.

Many interesting stuff she wrote in her blog, not only she’s so
candid in telling stories and opinions but also is very frank from an
Indonesian women standard. Agree or disagree aside, we have to
acknowledge her honesty in expressing what she like to talk and her
bravity in showing her true identity which, in my opinion, adds to her
credibility.

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Look at the way he compiled what I wrote in some articles spread along my blog. He indeed need special time to read many articles of mine there and then wrote the above post.

I do hope that what I have written (and I will write) really enlighten many people who drop by and read my posts and then tell their friends, to enlighten them too.

What a nice day today after my Abang ignored me.

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