Anggiasti Rayung Wigati

The name’s Anggiasti Rayung Wigati and I was born under the Sun. Not literally under the sun, of course. I mean, I’m a Leo, and people with said zodiac are associated with the Sun. Either way, I’m born on 23^rd of July 1998, as the second and last child of the family. Personally, I think the closest person to me so far is my mom.

When I was still a baby I was utterly frail. Perhaps it’s the effects of being born prematurely. I was quiet and irritable, but by the time I went to kindergarten I was really talkative. Also, I had a hobby of singing in a public place, anywhere that may be. I was still irritable, though. I had a tendency to lash out easily, as far as to run away from home, thrice!

It all changed the moment I stepped into the world as a six year-old elementary student. I enrolled in Sekolah Mentari Citra, later known as Mentari International School Bintaro. There, I was part of the very first batch of students! There was only one grade level, consisted of two classes with 12 students in each class. On the first day of school I had this one ugly thought that was, since friends aren’t family members, since they aren’t blood related, I don’t have to talk to them. I was an extremely shy student ever since.

I’ve had friends, sure, but most of them leave me when they got what they needed from me, though not out of hate. Rather, they needed someone who listens, however they’re unwilling to do the same thing vice versa. It was when I was a sixth-grader that I thought, having a best friend in high school isn’t mandatory anyway, so I’d rather not stress about it.

I stayed at MISB for grade 7-9. Junior high was an interesting journey to begin with. There were plenty of new friends who moved in from other schools. There I joined a group of friends whom I feel comfortable with for the first time. The teachers were also very nice, both elementary and high school teachers. They understand each and every student’s capabilities and needs. They also encouraged the students to speak their minds and ideas.

The thing I like about MISB is that it provides a safe environment for its students, something that I didn’t get the moment I transferred to SMA Labschool Kebayoran for senior high in 2013. Not that it’s a bad thing! Rather, both have the positives and negatives in it. In Labsky I realized that the place I’m living in isn’t all pretty and safe, therefore I have to fight for myself to get what I want. I also learned how to adapt to different surroundings and situations. Here, the way I befriend people is different from back in junior high.Both schools play a very, very important role in my life, and I daresay I am extremely lucky to have such an experience. 

Raissa Mauly Basmine

I was born in Mataram, Lombok on the 21st of july 1999. Born given the name Raissa Mauly Basmine. I like the way my name sounded. Basmine was a combination of my parent’s name, Bastoni Purnama and Mince Purnama. Raissa supposedly meant roses, but i don’t know for sure (there’s a lot of meanings to it. Including ‘carefree women’ which i don’t deny).

Anyways, i grew up constantly moving from one place to another (pretty nomadic). I spent the first three years of my childhood in Lombok. I had an awesome childhood. My parents took me to lots of cool trips, we went to the beach a lot. It’s why i like spending time in water so much. I absolutely love snorkeling and anything that involves the ocean. Also travelling, food, and art too. I adore it very much so.

 I was very mischievous and prankish as a child. I think it’s because mostly my friends are boys. I never really liked playing with girls back then. I play with my dolls differently than with how they do it. They play ‘pretend wifes and family’, i like to play a fight scene that involves power rangers, hot wheels, and dinosaurs. And they don’t really like me that much either. I remember having a fight with one girl, we pulled on each other’s hair. Also, I used to push people off the swing sets because they wont take turns with me. Yeah, i had a little bit of an anarchist streak. But anyways, still an awesome childhood.

After three years living in Lombok, i moved in to the big city, Jakarta. I remember being so awestruck seeing lots of tall buildings. Also the first time i went to Ancol. The condition was totally different with the beaches in Lombok, which is clearly far more beautiful. Even back then when the water was still pretty clear, Ancol is still beaten by many. People of Jakarta is so careless about their environment. If only they took more care of what they have, Jakarta could’ve been way better.

So i started my play group days here in Jakarta. I used to live in the west part of Jakarta, at Slipi. My house back then was small and simple, very different with what i have now. Everyday my mom would take me to the play group by foot, since it was near my house. I really like play group. All you do is just play, eat, and repeat. I wish life was still that easy.

Give or take a year and a half, i had to move away again. This time i moved to Lampung, South Sumatra. Lampung was like 180 degrees different than Jakarta. It is literally a village kind of scenery there. The house was much bigger than my house back in Slipi, it was my grandma’s house. I was pretty awkward at socializing  there because majority of the kids are much older. But everyone was really nice to me and always asks me to join their games. I also developed my hobby for cooking there. During lebaran days, my grandmother would teach me how to bake cookies. Often all i do is just messing things up, and eating the cookie batter. But i helped molding the cookies into shapes and sprinkled some chocochips on top.

Overall, everything was fun. But i started getting bored being alone all the time. My grandma or my parents was the only ones to keep me company. My mom noticed this, so that’s when she started asking me if i wanted a sister. And i was jumping for joy. So after some months, my mom announced that she was pregnant. I was so jittery and anxious about it even though it was my mom that’s pregnant, not me. I keep on pleading with my mom that it has to be girl. Because i always thought that having a girl younger sister would be cool. I imagined that when she’s older we could share our stuff together (which we did up until now). I was so awed with my sister the first time i see her. I went gushing over her, i thought she was so cute and tiny. So my parents decided to name her Alya Alania Basmine, back then i thought the name was ugly. I wanted to name her Robi, stupid little me thought that name was so cool. It’s not even a girl’s name. Sometimes i wanted to slap myself everytime i remember stupid things i did back when i’m a kid.

After some time, we moved back to Jakarta. This is where i start my primary school. This time we lived in the house i’m living in now. Much bigger and spacier, my house has two stories. Back when we just moved in, my room was in the first floor. I grew up here having lots of different pets. I love animals. I used to want to be a vet when i’m older. I had owned tons of different animals, constantly changing because they die of my lack of caring skills. Squirell, rabbits, cats, fishes, turtles, hamsters, even frogs.

Primary school was fun times. I’m so enthusiast about studying, back then when every subject was a total piece of cake. Believe it or not but my favorite subject was science and math (ofcourse, back in primary school). Sure, when learning math the first time i got really frustrated, but it gets exciting when you get the hang of it (why i never felt like that anymore now is beyond me). Science was fun to me because i love learning facts about the nature that i never know of before. I grew a hobby in painting and drawing too. Its basically all i do when i’ve got nothing to do. I enjoy drawing or painting landscapes and portraits of people. I never took any lessons though my parents suggested me to. And i should say that i’m pretty good for someone who self taught (boasting).

Overall, primary school was great. We went to lots of fieldtrips, outingclass, and most people was nice. I eventually got to the sixth grade as the time flows by. And that is when hell is raised.

As i got to the sixth grade, my days was filled with try outs and preparations for national exam. I was exhausted and anxious about facing the national exam. It got me wondering why do we have to pass it to graduate. To me, someone’s ability is not to be judged by numbers. Me and my friends were scared. I think its because it is different from any other exams we did. But then national exam passed like a breeze, and it wasn’t as difficult as my expectations. I passed with a statisfying results.

 It now comes to the part where I have no idea where to go for middle school. My friends were already signing up for many different prestigious schools. Some were even already registered in their new school. My mom was puzzled, because i haven’t signed up for any school, and i also don’t know where i want to go. So my parents decided that i will get registered in Al-Azhar Syifa Budi again. And i didn’t refuse because i don’t know what school to suggest to them either. So then i got accepted there and turns out many of my friend are there. I quite enjoy middle school. I even got the acceleration class, so i only spend two years of middle school (which explains why i was a year younger than everybody in highschool). I expected that acceleration class would be a total burden, but honestly it is way easier than i thought it would be. My class had a lot of free times, and we mostly study by ourselves. After school me and my friends would hang out somewhere (since our school was in the area of kemang we had a lot of hang out spots). And we didn’t get overly lots of homework so after school i could sleep early.

 I already thought it all out that when i’m in highschool i will choose the science field, because i want to get on the architecture major as soon as i graduate. So when i got accepted at SMA Labschool Kebayoran, i was dying to get in the science major. Turns out i got in the social field. I was really lost at first, I don’t know what i’ll do, i don’t what major to choose for college. But now i realize that social field is a good descision made. I know that i wouldn’t make it in the science field.

So highschool was pretty rad to say the least. I had experienced pesantren, observation trip, bintama, and participated in the rohis community and palabsky. Labschool was great, they have lots of activities that really helped me out building my discipline, teached me to be strong and to never give up facing anything. This activities also made me learn how to be a leader, how to listen and respect other people, to be more mature and independent. Labschool teached me what real life is like. Life is rough, but if it’s easy then you’ll never grow up and learn something. I had experienced my downfall and uprising here in Labschool Kebayoran, and i still have a long way to go.

Catur Dewana Putra

My name is Catur Dewana Putra. They usually call me Catur, I was born in Palembang 14th of August 1998. I used to live in Palembang. I live in that beautiful city for 15 years. I lived with my family, they are my mother my father and my three older brothers. the first one is Aditya Kertanugraha, he is my naughtiest brother. He always kicks a ball to my face. but he gave me a good life lessons, one of them is not to hurt a women physically. my second brother is Hangga Dwi Kencana, he always care to his brothers. he is the kindest brother. and the last is Triandra Wiratama, I never be good to him. because we fight a lot. but he always protect me when I’m in trouble. for example, theree once a guy that want to hurt me, and Andra came with his big body to protect me. 

my live is very happy, until my parents divorced. my father said that my mom can take all the money they got, but she had to take care of their children. after they got divorced, my father went to Jakarta and live with my grandmother. and then I met my step father. he is actually a kind guy, but sometimes he got angry for mo reason. we went to Hong Kong for new year holiday. it  was the best holiday I ever been to. because its the first time I went to another country for holiday. in 2013 I went to Kusuma Bangsa high school in Palembang. it was the best school in town. one year later i have to move to Jakarta. and I must leave my friends in Palembang, it was so sad that time. we have been together for four years. now i went to Labschool Kebayoran high school, and I met new friends here. I think they will be kind to me, because I love them. I will try to be better than I before in the previous day with a better school.

Rayhan Alfatta

As the title says, my name is Rayhan Alfatta. I was born in the 25^th of September 1997 in Jakarta. People have asked me why I didn’t join that year’s education age group; my mother always says that the government didn’t allow children born during the last half of the year to join. Probably for reasons I will never know. I have two older sisters; both are married and I already have nephews. The age difference between me and my second sister is 12 years and about 16 years difference to my eldest. This often becomes a very interesting conversational topic: but I’m afraid I don’t have all the answers.

I enrolled at Bakti Mulya 400 for my Playgroup and Elementary years. The school itself wasn’t very far from my home; only about 70-ish meters from the front gate of my house. People often comment that I was an antisocial loner during those years, it was probably because I was introduced to video games a little too early. When the other kids play soccer, I can be found in the library, digging into a book. Of course, being an avid reader has its perks; I was considered to be amongst the smartest boys in my age group. Also, when the national exam results came, I was ranked fourth highest scoring in all of my age group. Perhaps it’s nothing to boast about, but hey, considering all the other boys ranked 15 and above at least it counts as an achievement of sorts.

There really isn’t anything special during my elementary years. I never fell in love with anybody since I never actively look towards such things. I was also quite picky about the friends I choose to be around with, and I sometimes hated the teachers. There was one incident when a teacher humiliated me in front of the class. It was immediately followed by a shoe to his head. Yes, I threw that shoe. I was very temperamental. My parents were called to the principal’s office for that. They only said that I behave well at home and if I misbehave at school then it’s the teacher’s problem, not theirs (this is why I love my parents).

My secondary school years can be considered to be some of my best years. I joined an international school, Jakarta International Multicultural School, after being rejected from HighScope (they said it was due to lack of creativity and my-then-rigid and temperamental personality). Still, studying at JIMS was the reason I can write English so well; the students are always given 2500 word essays to do every week. Studying there also softened my tempers until I was less prone to outbursts. The teachers there were very supportive and friendly. My interest in drawing also grew during my time at JIMS. Probably because the art teachers there know more than just drawing fruits and mountains with a sun in the middle.

At the middle of my 8^th grade I joined a school-funded tour to Medan, Sumatra. It was quite memorable, being that it is my first experience travelling afar without my family. We travelled around Sumatra for 5 days, even staying at a lakeside hotel next to Lake Toba.

In JIMS, we had yearly drama plays, I didn’t join the dramas until I was at year 8. The story this time was Lion King. After the auditions I was chosen to be the main villain, Scar. The practice sessions lasted an entire semester. By the end of it, though, it was hailed as a success. Unbelievably, everyone said that I was the best actor amongst the entire cast.

The drama I truly enjoyed, however, was the one I performed in year 9. This time, it was Oliver Twist. Again, I played the role of an antagonist, albeit secondary, named Fagin, an elderly thief. This one had far more actors, a far longer duration and a very complex story. The practice sessions lasted an entire year and again, it was a success. And again, the best actor award goes to me for performing a 6-minute song solo on stage (while dancing).

That just about wraps up most of the interesting experiences I had in JIMS. After the national exams, I no longer need to go to school while waiting for the new Labschool term to start since I already registered and I am already accepted into Labschool. So, after a 3 month holiday, begins the new term in Labschool.

Labschool was worlds different than JIMS, for one, the curriculum is literally worlds apart. There is absolutely no similarity to the subjects I studied in JIMS. So, the first semester was a constant struggle to get grades better than a 7. This struggle continued until the beginning of the second semester, that was when I began catching up with the curriculum.

There were memorable events during the first year in Labschool. Both required me to be bald. The first one was the so-called “Organization Trip” to a village in Purwakarta. The trip was quite fun, even though our legs were aching after long hikes across mountains and rivers.

The second one is Bintama, the military training trip to Serang, Banten. The experience there was beyond exhausting. There is no more than four hours’ rest every day. Thankfully, food was plentiful and adequate. This is one trip that I hope I will never have to repeat.

In 19^th August 2014, I and a bunch of other students went to Europe for a trip called “Culture Mission”. The trip is supposed to share Indonesian Culture to the rest of the world. This is my current longest trip spent without my family abroad; spanning 21 days away from Indonesia. Before the trip, I and the others s had to practice the traditional dances and master the musical instruments in order to compete with the other countries that will be present at the festival. Also, the other participants weren’t amateurs like us, they were full-fledged professionals. This, I think, was the most memorable experience in Labschool so far.

So, I suppose that concludes the interesting events of my life so far. This reads more like a story, doesn’t it? I hope it doesn’t get too boring.

Harumi Kendakawangi Puspagina Kusuma Winahyu Dhira Wigata

My name is Harumi Kendakawangi Puspagina Kusuma Winahyu Dhiwi, I was born on 28th September 1998 in Batu City, Malang. The reason why my grandmother gave me this name because she hoped that I live well. I have three brothers and one sister. Their names are Iman Pramesti Jalu, Sukmoro Dhirabrata, Sabdo Aji Kisuma Warih Jalu Sajiwo, Abbiyu Daffa Jalu Yaffi and Ataya Azalia Kusuma Harmani. I am the second child of my mother and my father. I have a beautiful mother name Fibri Utari Istandyah Suharpeni and an amazing father named Imam Sugianto.  We live in bintaro sector 9, South Tangerang. When I was little, my family and I always moved from one town to another because of my father’s work.

My oldest brother was born on 30th august 1996 in Mempawah, Pontianak. He is a very  caring brother for his younger brother and sister, and he is very protective towards us. Like when I was in 4^th grade I accidentally broke my leg in the evening I was crying so hard then my brother came out and helped me. He then took me to the hospital immediately. He waited for me in the ICU until my mother and father came. When my younger brother named Daffa was in 1^st grade, I accidentally pushed him into the sharped part of the stairs, his head hurted so badly and he has four stitches. I was very sad so I hide from my mother. When my mother took him to the hospital he tell my mother that I was the one who pushed him, when my mother and Daffa arrived home I was called by my mother and I was interrogated by her. It was one of my bad experience of my life.

I entered Nineteen Junior High School and my first friend in there was so annoying, I don’t like my junior high school’s life because they were just so annoying to me. Just because I was a transferred student they act like I was nobody. But when I graduated from junior high school, everybody was looking for me because they took advantaged of me, but I don’t care about them anymore because it was all in the past. Now I entered Labschool Senior High School I met my bestfriend Venia and Emily, they’re so nice to me. When I was sad they’re always there for me, I really loved them so much even though sometimes they act like a beezch I just love them with all my heart.

 

Karina Nasywa Bakri

Hello! My name’s Karina Nasywa Bakri. People call me Karin, Rin, Nasywa, but never Bakri for some reason.  I was born on November 8th 1998 in the city that is known as the Paris of Java, which is.. Bandung. Afew days after I was born, I moved to Jakarta. I went to preschool and I lived in a simple house with my parents. My father was an architect and a very talented jokester. He used to study in Europe, that’s why he’s the reason why I’m really interested to study abroad. My mother was a gentle lady, she’s very busy but she always managed to be with her children.

When I was at kindergarten, I was introduced to the world of music. Luckily my aunt was a piano teacher and I loved to play the piano at her house. My parents saw me playing and they signed me up for piano classes. And I still take them, until now.

I was a very boyish girl back in kindergarten, I love to play soccer at the park and wrestle with the boys. I had really short hair and I love to wear my AC Milan jersey everywhere. Once, there was this performance from my school and all the girls did ballet and I did a Betawi dance with the boys and it was very funny haha.

After kindergarten, I moved back to Bandung for elementary school. When I was little,  I was obsessed with horses and I can’t go to Bandung without riding one. So when I moved there, I joined an equestrian club and I joined several competitions when I was 7 years old. But I stopped when I was 10 years old. Elementary school was also the time where I listened to bands like Peterpan, Radja, Project pop, etc. And I listened to them over and over again and that’s where I learned about pop music. And I was also interested in art at that time, I kept saying I want to be an artist and I draw everyday and took courses once in a while. The only sports I did at that time was swimming. Ever since I stopped riding, I swim with my friends, my family, and I joined competitions as well. I was a very competitive person back in elementary school believe me haha. I finished elementary school with pleasant grades and I got  a laptop from my father. My very first personal laptop, yay!

I chose one of the best junior high school in Bandung, SMP Taruna Bakti. At first I wanted to go to public school but then I didn’t got in. And when I took the test to my junior high school, I got accepted. My first friend in junior high was Lita, because she was as crazy as I am and we were in the same group on the orientation day. And I was placed in class 7A. I was very lazy in seventh grade but one thing cheered me up, music class. It was very fun and we get to sing together and make songs it was very great and I enjoyed it. I started my first band too, it was called Spotlight. And we performed at the art event and that’s the first time I enjoyed performing.  Unfortunately me and my friends didn’t continue with the band.

The great downfall of my life would be this one. It was at the beginning of the 2nd semester and my father has been staying in the hospital for around 6 months. And I didn’t expect this at all, but my father passed away  on January 2010. I was very sad and I was very close to my father. Then it was diagnosed that my father’s death is because of a lung cancer. Before he died, I think he knew what was going to happen. So he asked me a question. If my father is all healthy again, what do I want?. I said that I wanted to go to Europe, and visit Paris. He promised.

Funny how things work, a month after my father passed away, I was offered an international program to Germany. I got to stay at a host family for a month and guess where I’m going for my side-trip? That’s right, Paris.

I enjoyed my time in Germany, and I met my father’s friends. They were very friendly and they accompanied me to see the spots where my father used to hang out, the university he went to, and they even took me to go to his old apartment. It was very great and I get to see the places where my father used to go. Now, I understand why he loved Germany so much, and I might go back there.

After the trip, I continued with my school and I became really interested in Japanese culture. I joined a band that plays mainly japanese songs. And that improved my piano skills and I also did cosplay and I went to events with my team.

Finally, I went through the final exam and I graduated junior high yeay. Because my mom found a job in Jakarta, so we moved. At first I really don’t want to move. In my head, I can imagine Jakarta as a city with hot temperature and traffic everywhere. But that image changed quickly as I started to live in this big city.

I applied to SMA Labschool Kebayoran because my first option was too far from my house. And I remembered that there was a Labschool too back in Bandung so that’s why I applied. At first I was very shocked that it’s kind of like a strict school, where you have to eat fast and all but then I managed to just go with it. I was placed in the social class and I met awesome friends as well.  I am a part of Tridasa Adhikari Atmamatra or you can call it the class of 2016. High school was very fun but exhausting. Suddenly, the curricullum changed and it blew my mind. And I also joined a percussion community at school called Lamuru. I never thought that I’m lucky to play the percussion because all my life I was playing the piano and the guitar. But it was a great escape from all the things going on with school. I really enjoyed performing with them and I feel that it’s a privilege to be a part of something so special. Then, I went through the qualifications to be one of the student council members and I succeeded. I became a part of the Publikasi & Dokumentasi.

Up to this day, I am very happy with my life even though it’s ridiculously exhausting but that’s how the real world is like. All I do is just face the problems one by one and take it easy. There’s nothing to rush (well except for tests and assignments and stuff). I hope I can go to the university I want. And go abroad to study, to work, to travel, and it’s my life, so yeah.

Aditya Imansyah Ismawan

Hello my name is Aditya Imansyah Ismawan as you can see the title. Most of my friends call me Adit. I was born in Jakarta,26^th of April 1998. I was born in Bunda hospital. My mother’s name is Femmy Nazar and my father’s name is Ismawan Pamudji. They were married in the 6^th of July 1997. I have one brother, his name is Farhan Maulana Ismawan he’s in 47 high school located in Tanah Kusir. He was born in 19^th of June 2000. I also have one dog called Stanley he’s joining our family in the mid of 2008 so its almost 5 he’s joining our small family.

My hobby is playing the piano and doing some stalking on the aircraft. I really enjoy seeing aircraft on the internet or even real live. I wish I could be a pilot some day or maybe a person that has to travel a lot for his job. I really enjoy playing the piano. For me playing the piano gives a relaxation to my mind. So when ever I was stress full I play the piano.

I go to Fantasia kindergarten and preschool. That is a preschool made by my Grandmother in 1988, 10 years before I was born. It was actually a hair and beauty salon. Because of my grandma really likes children she make that salon to a kindergarten and preschool called Fantasia. I studied there for 4 years.

At 2003 I go for an elementary school. My elementary school is at Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Jakarta. That is located in the Kemang area. My first bestfriend is Nafandra Syabana Lubis. Usually people called him Anaf. My other best friend is Ahmad Farhan Sarasin the call him Farhan. Anaf is really smart at science, math and also language. While Farhan is smart at playing the piano and other instrument while me? I think I’m the dumbest one hahaha. I spent 6 years in Al-Azhar. Well you can say that I’m active. Because I join the PASKIBRA and the music ensemble of my school. Lots of use my team. Starting from the school event until UNESCO event.

At the end of my 6^th grade I did a test on SMP Labschool Kebayoran. And thank god I past the test. I go to SMP Labschool Kebayoran for my junior high school. I go to Labschool Kebayoran because its just a 5 minutes walk from my house and I hear it’s has a nice teacher and education. I go there with Anaf while Farhan goes to SMA Karisma Bangsa. I spent 3 years of struggling to get good scores. Because junior high school life is very much different from elementary.

My most struggling part of Junior high school is near the national exam. It was really hard and exhausting. I studied every night get up early sleep late. Personal teacher everyday including Sunday and Saturday. Yeah it’s a tuff year for me. In the 9^th grader I do a test for SMA Labschool kebayoran. Lots of things happened in my high school. Including Cultural mission in Katowice Polandia for three weeks. Its an unforgettable trip for me.