Media oh Media...

Kadang-kadang aku heran, kenapa semakin hari, pemberitaan di koran semakin "tidak beretika" (but maybe that's only my opinion!), dan bahkan cenderung membesar-besarkan berita yang sebenarnya. Mulai dari kasus sampah di Bandung, sampai penanganan tragedi gempa tektonik di Yogyakarta. Of course, kita gak bisa menutup mata dengan kenyataan bahwa sampah di Bandung memang tidak ditangani secara benar, atau penanganan korban bencana gempa di Yogya berjalan lambat. Tapi pemberitaan yang mengesankan seolah-olah seluruh kota Bandung penuh dengan sampah (yang mana sampah sebenarnya terkonsentrasi dalam jumlah besar di titik-titik tertentu), atau seolah-olah pemerintah tidak mengambil tindakan apa pun dalam menangani korban bencana gempa Yogya (tentunya penanganan bencana sebesar ini harus direncanakan dan di-manage dengan seksama, supaya bantuan betul-betul sampai kepada yang membutuhkan), terkadang disampaikan terlalu berlebihan (belum lagi wawancara dengan orang-orang yang hanya bisa NATO : no action talk only). I wonder, betulkah jurnalistik sudah tidak punya etika lagi?

Bandung oh Bandung...

This afternoon I've returned from Bandung to Jakarta. Yesterday I made a trip to Pasar Baru and Alun-Alun Bandung, to visit my favorite handicraft supply stores.

First stop is at Dunia Baru, which I used to buy cute buttons and cords. Sad to say, the buttons sold there are not as cute as they used to sell couple of years ago. I saw some beads, hmmm.. that's give me inspiration to try some new craft in beads jewelry! So I bought some, and as soon as I finish the jewelry, I'll publish it. :)

Next stop was handicraft store in front of Toko Jopankar. I think it's the most complete handicraft store in Bandung, but unfortunately, I didn't need anything at the moment, so I just bought a bunch of acrylic wool. One of the shopkeepers still recognized me (although I haven't been there for 3 years!). If you have a handicraft hobby, and you stay in Bandung, you better take a look at this store.

Alun-Alun Bandung is a nice place for "economic" shopping. You just need one stop shopping there and you can get all the things you need!