Kagumi Bandung

I hate to say this, but it’s bound to happen one way or another. It’s good to dream big things, but dream too big and you are bound to trip up. It is unhealthy for a frog to dream that he can fly: it can leap from a steep cliff trying to soar to the sky when impending doom is the certain result. Alas, dreaming too big without a stepping a foot in realism is a disease often exhibited by many Indonesian officials, and the end will almost always results in shame.

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Let us play an experiment. If you have acquaintances in Bandung, call them up and ask this question: “When is the date of Bandung’s birthday?” Most probably, they will not be able to answer the question. Or you can just ask anyone with a Bandung ID or claim themselves as Bandung citizens: I can guarantee you that most of them–if not all–will not be able to answer correctly.

Not that I’d blame them. For me to blame that kind of attitude is like the pot calling the kettle black because in all honesty, even I had to search the answer on the Internet first since I literally did not have a single clue whatsoever about the correct date of Bandung’s birthday. Shameful, I know… though it allays my shame somewhat when I realize that most people in Bandung wouldn’t know it anyway, hahaha.

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World Cup, without a doubt, is the single biggest sporting event in the world. It is probably the biggest event in the world, surpassing every other events in the world in terms of sheer size and the buzzes it generates. Though it is an event mainly made to cater to the soccer aficionados, there is little doubt that it affects each and every one of us in varying degree due to its monumental significance. Everyone wants to eat a slice of the whole World Cup’s cake, and Indonesia is not an exception to this rule.

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