First thing first, I thank Gogirl! magazine for bringing RI (Republik Indonesia) issue for their May edition.
I remember when my dad asked me if the major i choose is under social and political science faculty. He said, "Don't be too political." It's not that my dad dislikes political things, I guess media just constructed his mind too much. Ya kno, many kinds of media are more often proclaim bad news than a good one. But studying media as the main object 'forced' me to more concern about both good and bad substances, including political issues. And the more I care, the more I feel like my brain's lack of political knowledge. Lucky me, I surrounded by knowledgeable environment. They bring this issue in a chitchat so I feel it less onerous.
It's not that I'm getting more political now, believe me I'm the girl who never sit on front-row seat in politics class. But I do care about the real situation. I used to think it's because next July will be my first time voting for President Election, so may be all teens at my age feel the same way. Until I had some convo before the Legislative Election last April. One of them was this,
Me: Don't forget to use your vote tomorrow, guys!
Le friend(s): Not interesting... We don't even know which one is better than another
Me: But at least you'd use it in a proper way
Le friend: I bet you're one of those Executive Board Student kiddos.
