Simposium International PPI Dunia 2009

Tak disangka, tak diduga, Oma bisa menjadi bagian dari Simposium Internatinal PPI Dunia 2009 di The Hague, Holland. Bukan hanya jadi peserta, tapi menjadi MC alias host dari acara ini.

It was great: meeting people from many different countries, meeting important people like Prof. Johanes Surya, Anies Baswedan, Prof Endang, Nasir Tamara, and many more. It was amazing!

Moreover, di acara ini, juga diresmikan adanya Ikatan Ilmuwan International Indonesia yang intinya adalah memberikan wadah bagi ilmuwan-ilmuwan Indonesia yang scattered all around the world; mendukung mereka dan mengajak mereka bersama-sama membangun bangsa Indonesia.

Ada deklarasi Ikatan Ilmuwan International Indonesia (I4) yang dibacakan oleh para 'proklamator' nya dan diakhiri dengan menyanyikan lagu Indonesia Raya. Indaaaaaaaaaaaaah banged. Kapan ya terkahir Oma nyanyi lagu Indonesia Raya?

Lalu kami menandatangani deklarasi tersebut. Wah, indah banget. Oma langsung membayangkan pelajaran sejarah, dimana para pemuda menandatangani Sumpah Pemuda atau deklarasi lainnya; atau para pemuda yang berhasil mempengaruhi Ir. Soekarno untuk memproklamasikan kemerdekaan. Langsung, Oma membayangkan nama Oma tercantum di buku pelajaran sejarah dalam waktu 10 tahun lagi.

Big applause for this event. Denger2nya taun depan bakal diadakan Simposium lanjutan di Rusia. Hopefully, Oma bakan diundang lagi :)

So, kita tunggu sepak terjang I4 ini! Oma is very excited.

Aniwe, ternyata beritanya dah ada lho, di Rakyat Merdeka.

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