Title: Walking Through the Limits (Berjalan Menembus Batas) Authors: Ahmad Fuadi and friends Editor: M.
Iqbal Dawami and Henny Ikhdah Publisher: Bentang Pustaka Yogyakarta Published: 2nd/March 2012 Number of pages: xvi +172 Price: Rp39.
000 ISBN: 978-602-8811-62-0 "If you want something you've never had before, you must be willing to do something you've never done.
" - Thomas Jefferson The ocean of life constantly exposes some tides.
While standing firmly at the top, those people never been arrogant.
Even when crawling at the bottom of the ravine, there is no turning back point.
Keep on moving with hope.
Because - Man Jadda Wa Jadda - who work endlessly never been failed.
Not just a rhetoric phrase, the 14 authors in this book had some experiments with their everyday life.
They walked straight through the dense of fog at the dark night.
Although obstacles were scattered along the way.
Including financial constraints (Chapter 1: Against Property), physical illness (Chapter 2: Resist Pain) and a very limited space to move (Chapter 3: Penetrating Enterprises' Limit).
One of them is Ahmad Fuadi.
The author of Negeri 5 Menara (2009) and Ranah 3 Warna (2011).
Indeed, he was socially minded.
The Minang son founded the Tower Community (Komunitas Menara).
It has modest but significant program.
They managed a free school for early childhood from a very poor family.
It is located in Bintaro, South Tangerang.
In this Walking Through the Limits, the Indonesian Readers Award's winner (API) 2010 invited 13 other creative writers.
Among others Bernando J.
Sujibto, the most prolific young author in the mass media from UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (2006); Rahmatika Choiria, student from the 1st grade of SHS at Ponorogo, and Diannafi, a housewife who love rain very much.
As a child, the term - byar pet - was unknown by Bernando J.
Sujibto.
Due there was only pet in his village.
Meaning there was no electricity at all.
However, the student from Sumenep, Madura was successfully won a scholarship IELSP (Indonesian English Language Study Program) and IIEF (The Indonesian International Education Foundation) in the southern U.
S.
Precisely at South Carolina.
It's not far away from Colombia (page 5).
During these two months (June-July 2010) he ngangsu kawruh (studied) about language and cultural programs.
Since his early childhood at the MTs and Pesantren Annuqayah, Madura, Bernando has been already fallen in love to literature.
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe's masterpiece work, Mark Twain's adventures, and some translation of Ernest Hemingway became his daily reading materials.
Interestingly, he bought those books with his own money.
While still studying in the 2nd grade MTs, Bernando has never been ashamed to sell some rice packets to the students there.
From each pack sold out, he earned Rp100.
In one day, he could save Rp1.
500-Rp2.
000.
His book shelf was getting full.
Not only collecting the works of the Western writers, the room seized 3 x 2.
5 m were filled by many books of some legendary authors from Indonesia.
Such as Pramoedya Ananta Tur, Putu Wijaya and Seno Gumira Ajidarma.
Horizon magazine was his subscription in every month.
Because reading a lot, Bernando started to write and send some articles to the mass media.
In 2001, his writings began to be published at some magazines.
From Horizon, Anninda,Sahabat Anak and Kuntum.
In addition, he was eager to learn English.
Incidentally, there were two volunteers from Australia, Margaret Rolling and John Rolling.
Bernando determined in silent, "Someday I must experience studying in a foreign country (page 14).
He had a beautiful ending.
Bernando's longing to be in touch with the western world finally was realized (2010).
It also mentioned a child story (page 125).
She was left by her mother who died when she was still a little baby.
Love of a father is the single string of hope.
Shohifah Annur, that's the name of this girl then.
Remarkably, while writing the story in this book, Ifah has lived in Germany for 1.
5 years.
Master scholarship led her to achieve her childhood dream from Boyolali, Central Java.
This 172 pages book was based on true stories.
The characters are not the political elite who corrupted people's budget, but the grassroots who are drenched in sweat under the hot sun.
I cannot agree more to Rina Shu's argument "The Lord has blessed me with two hands which are still functioning well, then I should be grateful by using them well too.
" Happy reading! (T.
Nugroho Angkasa S.
Pd, An English Teacher at PKBM Angon and English Club Canisius JHS Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Iqbal Dawami and Henny Ikhdah Publisher: Bentang Pustaka Yogyakarta Published: 2nd/March 2012 Number of pages: xvi +172 Price: Rp39.
000 ISBN: 978-602-8811-62-0 "If you want something you've never had before, you must be willing to do something you've never done.
" - Thomas Jefferson The ocean of life constantly exposes some tides.
While standing firmly at the top, those people never been arrogant.
Even when crawling at the bottom of the ravine, there is no turning back point.
Keep on moving with hope.
Because - Man Jadda Wa Jadda - who work endlessly never been failed.
Not just a rhetoric phrase, the 14 authors in this book had some experiments with their everyday life.
They walked straight through the dense of fog at the dark night.
Although obstacles were scattered along the way.
Including financial constraints (Chapter 1: Against Property), physical illness (Chapter 2: Resist Pain) and a very limited space to move (Chapter 3: Penetrating Enterprises' Limit).
One of them is Ahmad Fuadi.
The author of Negeri 5 Menara (2009) and Ranah 3 Warna (2011).
Indeed, he was socially minded.
The Minang son founded the Tower Community (Komunitas Menara).
It has modest but significant program.
They managed a free school for early childhood from a very poor family.
It is located in Bintaro, South Tangerang.
In this Walking Through the Limits, the Indonesian Readers Award's winner (API) 2010 invited 13 other creative writers.
Among others Bernando J.
Sujibto, the most prolific young author in the mass media from UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (2006); Rahmatika Choiria, student from the 1st grade of SHS at Ponorogo, and Diannafi, a housewife who love rain very much.
As a child, the term - byar pet - was unknown by Bernando J.
Sujibto.
Due there was only pet in his village.
Meaning there was no electricity at all.
However, the student from Sumenep, Madura was successfully won a scholarship IELSP (Indonesian English Language Study Program) and IIEF (The Indonesian International Education Foundation) in the southern U.
S.
Precisely at South Carolina.
It's not far away from Colombia (page 5).
During these two months (June-July 2010) he ngangsu kawruh (studied) about language and cultural programs.
Since his early childhood at the MTs and Pesantren Annuqayah, Madura, Bernando has been already fallen in love to literature.
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe's masterpiece work, Mark Twain's adventures, and some translation of Ernest Hemingway became his daily reading materials.
Interestingly, he bought those books with his own money.
While still studying in the 2nd grade MTs, Bernando has never been ashamed to sell some rice packets to the students there.
From each pack sold out, he earned Rp100.
In one day, he could save Rp1.
500-Rp2.
000.
His book shelf was getting full.
Not only collecting the works of the Western writers, the room seized 3 x 2.
5 m were filled by many books of some legendary authors from Indonesia.
Such as Pramoedya Ananta Tur, Putu Wijaya and Seno Gumira Ajidarma.
Horizon magazine was his subscription in every month.
Because reading a lot, Bernando started to write and send some articles to the mass media.
In 2001, his writings began to be published at some magazines.
From Horizon, Anninda,Sahabat Anak and Kuntum.
In addition, he was eager to learn English.
Incidentally, there were two volunteers from Australia, Margaret Rolling and John Rolling.
Bernando determined in silent, "Someday I must experience studying in a foreign country (page 14).
He had a beautiful ending.
Bernando's longing to be in touch with the western world finally was realized (2010).
It also mentioned a child story (page 125).
She was left by her mother who died when she was still a little baby.
Love of a father is the single string of hope.
Shohifah Annur, that's the name of this girl then.
Remarkably, while writing the story in this book, Ifah has lived in Germany for 1.
5 years.
Master scholarship led her to achieve her childhood dream from Boyolali, Central Java.
This 172 pages book was based on true stories.
The characters are not the political elite who corrupted people's budget, but the grassroots who are drenched in sweat under the hot sun.
I cannot agree more to Rina Shu's argument "The Lord has blessed me with two hands which are still functioning well, then I should be grateful by using them well too.
" Happy reading! (T.
Nugroho Angkasa S.
Pd, An English Teacher at PKBM Angon and English Club Canisius JHS Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)