I got this from my lovely wife status on Facebook. It was a conversation between my son Ezekiel and my wife doctor during her antenatal visit.
Senangnya hari ini, melihat jagoanku luar biasa dapat berdiskusi dengan dokter n perawat pd saat menemani mommy. Ini percakapan el dgn dokter n perawat.
El: siang dokter...
Dokter:siang jagoan
El : ini gambar apa dokter? (Menunjuk gbr proses terjadinya pembuahan sampai terbentuknya baby)
Dokter: ooo... ini cuman gambar aja kok.
El: ini mereka lagi berantaman ya dokter? Mereka semua lagi berantaman semuanya ya? Kok berantaman dokter? (Menunjuk sperma yang lg berenang masuk)
Dokter: iya mereka lg berebut masuk ke sel telur, untuk jadi pemenangnya.
El: trus nanti jadi dede ya? Seperti ini? Jadi dedenya? (Menunjuk gambar pembuahan yg sdh menjadi baby)
Dokter: zus... coba dengar tuh, kok dia bisa tau ya bakalan jadi seperti itu? Jadi baby? Sambil bertanya lagi penasaran sama jawaban el.
Jadi apa tadi kamu bilang?
El: jadi dede dokter.... yang dperut mommy aku.
Dokter: apa? #dokter terheran2 dan langsung mengusap2 kepala el, kamu pintar, cerdas sekali. Luarrrr biasa. Kamu hebat!
El: ibu, ibu...#yg dimaksud perawat. Di ipad aku ada gambar dedenya loh, udah di instal sama daddy aku loh.
Perawat: ipadnya mana?
El: di tinggallah di rumah aku lg di charger sama mommy aku....
Perawat: ckckckk.... aktif sekali gak mau diam bertanya terus. Sambil senyum2.
El: lagi pain dokter pegang perut mommy?
Dokter: lagi periksa, km mau liat dedenya gak?
El: itu dianya dokter, gerak2 terus gak bisa diam, mutar2 terus. Tanpa sadar el bilang: "stop dede jangan gerak2 terus, dokter mau periksa tuh."
Dokter n perawat: senyum n tertawa dengar ucapan el.
El: bye2 dokter, ibu....
Dokter: mengusap2 kembali kepala el dan menyalam el bilang, kamu pintar ya... jadi dokter nanti ya....
Mommy: amin. #colek daddy Jerico Pardosi.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN General Assembly
The full text: Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN General Assembly
Some of history’s greatest statesmen have spoken there. Today, the Assembly
listened spellbound to a 16-year-old schoolgirl. These are Malala’s words
Friday, 12 July 2013
Honourable UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon, respected president of the
General Assembly Vuk Jeremic, honourable UN envoy for global education
Mr Gordon Brown, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters:
Assalamu alaikum.
Today is it an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being
here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life and it is an
honour for me that today I am wearing a shawl of the late Benazir Bhutto. I
don’t know where to begin my speech. I don’t know what people would be
expecting me to say, but first of all thank you to God for whom we all are
equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and
new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have
received thousands of good-wish cards and gifts from all over the world.
Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words
encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me. I
would like to thank my nurses, doctors and the staff of the hospitals in
Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me to get better
and recover my strength.
I fully support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education
First Initiative and the work of UN Special Envoy for Global Education
Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the UN General Assembly Vuk
Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give. They
continue to inspire all of us to action. Dear brothers and sisters, do
remember one thing: Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every
woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their
rights.
There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not
only speaking for their rights, but who are struggling to achieve their
goal of peace, education and equality. Thousands of people have been killed
by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So
here I stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but so those
without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their
right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right
to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.
Dear friends, on 9 October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my
forehead. They shot my friends, too. They thought that the bullets would
silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of
voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my
ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and
hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born. I am the same
Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are
the same. Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I
here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other
terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every
child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all
the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.
Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I
would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohamed,
the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This the legacy of
change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and
Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi,
Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have
learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling
me: be peaceful and love everyone.
Dear sisters and brothers, we realise the importance of light when we see
darkness. We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In
the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realised the
importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The wise saying, “The
pen is mightier than the sword.” It is true. The extremists are afraid of
books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of
women. The power of the voice of women frightens them. This is why they
killed 14 innocent students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why
they kill female teachers. That is why they are blasting schools every day
because they were and they are afraid of change and equality that we will
bring to our society. And I remember that there was a boy in our school who
was asked by a journalist: “Why are the Taliban against education?”He
answered very simply by pointing to his book, he said: “A Talib doesn’t
know what is written inside this book.”
They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would point
guns at people’s heads just for going to school. These terrorists are
misusing the name of Islam for their own personal benefit. Pakistan is a
peace-loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their
daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.
It is the duty and responsibility to get education for each child, that is
what it says. Peace is a necessity for education. In many parts of the
world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflicts
stop children from going to schools. We are really tired of these wars.
Women and children are suffering in many ways in many parts of the world.
In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many
schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been
affected by extremism. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are
forced to get married at an early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice,
racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems, faced by
both men and women.
Today, I am focusing on women’s rights and girls’ education because they
are suffering the most. There was a time when women activists asked men to
stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am
not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am
focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves. So dear
sisters and brothers, now it’s time to speak up. So today, we call upon the
world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and
prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must
protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of
women is unacceptable.
We call upon all governments to ensure free, compulsory education all over
the world for every child. We call upon all the governments to fight
against terrorism and violence. To protect children from brutality and
harm. We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of
education opportunities for girls in the developing world. We call upon all
communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed,
sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women
so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the
strength within themselves and realise their full potential.
Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child’s
bright future. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and
education. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will
bring change to our voice. We believe in the power and the strength of our
words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together,
united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then
let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield
ourselves with unity and togetherness.
Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are
suffering from poverty and injustice and ignorance. We must not forget that
millions of children are out of their schools. We must not forget that our
sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright, peaceful future.
So let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and
terrorism, let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most
powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change
the world. Education is the only solution. Education first. Thank you.
Some of history’s greatest statesmen have spoken there. Today, the Assembly
listened spellbound to a 16-year-old schoolgirl. These are Malala’s words
Friday, 12 July 2013
Honourable UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon, respected president of the
General Assembly Vuk Jeremic, honourable UN envoy for global education
Mr Gordon Brown, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters:
Assalamu alaikum.
Today is it an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being
here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life and it is an
honour for me that today I am wearing a shawl of the late Benazir Bhutto. I
don’t know where to begin my speech. I don’t know what people would be
expecting me to say, but first of all thank you to God for whom we all are
equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and
new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have
received thousands of good-wish cards and gifts from all over the world.
Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words
encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me. I
would like to thank my nurses, doctors and the staff of the hospitals in
Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me to get better
and recover my strength.
I fully support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education
First Initiative and the work of UN Special Envoy for Global Education
Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the UN General Assembly Vuk
Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give. They
continue to inspire all of us to action. Dear brothers and sisters, do
remember one thing: Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every
woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their
rights.
There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not
only speaking for their rights, but who are struggling to achieve their
goal of peace, education and equality. Thousands of people have been killed
by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So
here I stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but so those
without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their
right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right
to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.
Dear friends, on 9 October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my
forehead. They shot my friends, too. They thought that the bullets would
silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of
voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my
ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and
hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born. I am the same
Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are
the same. Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I
here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other
terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every
child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all
the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.
Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I
would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohamed,
the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This the legacy of
change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and
Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi,
Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have
learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling
me: be peaceful and love everyone.
Dear sisters and brothers, we realise the importance of light when we see
darkness. We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In
the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realised the
importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The wise saying, “The
pen is mightier than the sword.” It is true. The extremists are afraid of
books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of
women. The power of the voice of women frightens them. This is why they
killed 14 innocent students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why
they kill female teachers. That is why they are blasting schools every day
because they were and they are afraid of change and equality that we will
bring to our society. And I remember that there was a boy in our school who
was asked by a journalist: “Why are the Taliban against education?”He
answered very simply by pointing to his book, he said: “A Talib doesn’t
know what is written inside this book.”
They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would point
guns at people’s heads just for going to school. These terrorists are
misusing the name of Islam for their own personal benefit. Pakistan is a
peace-loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their
daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.
It is the duty and responsibility to get education for each child, that is
what it says. Peace is a necessity for education. In many parts of the
world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflicts
stop children from going to schools. We are really tired of these wars.
Women and children are suffering in many ways in many parts of the world.
In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many
schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been
affected by extremism. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are
forced to get married at an early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice,
racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems, faced by
both men and women.
Today, I am focusing on women’s rights and girls’ education because they
are suffering the most. There was a time when women activists asked men to
stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am
not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am
focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves. So dear
sisters and brothers, now it’s time to speak up. So today, we call upon the
world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and
prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must
protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of
women is unacceptable.
We call upon all governments to ensure free, compulsory education all over
the world for every child. We call upon all the governments to fight
against terrorism and violence. To protect children from brutality and
harm. We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of
education opportunities for girls in the developing world. We call upon all
communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed,
sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women
so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the
strength within themselves and realise their full potential.
Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child’s
bright future. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and
education. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will
bring change to our voice. We believe in the power and the strength of our
words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together,
united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then
let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield
ourselves with unity and togetherness.
Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are
suffering from poverty and injustice and ignorance. We must not forget that
millions of children are out of their schools. We must not forget that our
sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright, peaceful future.
So let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and
terrorism, let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most
powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change
the world. Education is the only solution. Education first. Thank you.
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