What's Up With Street Kids
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My age and Bang Aksa are 7 years adrift. So now that I'm 18, Bang Aksa is 25, and in a quarter of a century this guy who's always helped me never introduce his special girlfriend. The same goes for mom and dad. If only just a girlfriend is quite often playing at home, because Bang Aksa since school used to be active activities, besides that every association is often our house becomes the place, because of this, our house is also a place, even now when he has worked his office friends also often gather at home. But that's what makes me sometimes not feel at home, especially if there is Bang Bayu, one of Bang Aksa's office friends who are also friends of the campus first. Bang Bayu is typical of noisy people, all commented on, and when speaking always fiery.
Once upon a time when Bang Aksa and his friends were gathering at home and I just came home with a lot of stuff ranging from revisition papers, task files, village construction reports, and so on, and all sorts of things. At that time Bang Bayu said,
“Wah diligently adek lo sa, surely many activities ni until returning home was carried all” paper
Actually there is nothing wrong with the chirps, but what makes it wrong is how he said it and when my brother said it.
That Bang Bayu said it while standing in front of me that must have blocked the road. Even though with the load of goods like this is quite troublesome, what else with interference right in front of the block, and what is even more annoying is even though I have given the code by muttering “aduh!” instead of stepping aside, even this noisy man still remained insensitive to give way and let me put these things in the room. It's even more annoying when he talks to Bang Aksa,
“Adek lo this distress, severe lo do not want to help adek alone.”
Bang Aksa who has understood that I am not a tribulation because it is not helped, but a difficulty because his friend who is menggehalangin road just silent while looking at a glance. His pretentious attitude and habit of disturbing his own sister that makes me sometimes upset to have a brother like him.
Finally Bang Bayu back again joined with his other office friends, maybe because he understood that he was blocking my way or maybe just because the bed work is still not finished.
It didn't feel like we were halfway through the mall. Bang Aksa actually already has a SIM to drive a car and our family actually has also been able to add one more car for him, even I think Bang Aksa can already buy his own car. But just like me, we are more interested in using public transportation, walking, or inconveniencing friends as our transportation. Sometimes many of our friends question that, they feel that the house, the work of our parents, and others we have are actually worthy enough to have a personal driver. However, back again between me and Bang Aksa no one was interested like that.
“Eh, yes ,Bang. Si Juang send greetings to you earlier,” said I while filling the trip that was only half again.
“Whose money?” bang Aksa asked, not caring. Looks like he forgot about last night's talk.
“That's ,loh, my friend who you asked last night,” I said while reminding.
“Oh, the guy who often picks you up?” asked the real Bang Aksa rather annoying because it remembers the habit of Juang who always drove and picked me up.
“Yes, you asked him last night,” I replied with indifference and did not respond to my brother's temptation.
“Means I was late because lo abis with him?” ask Bang Aksa while teasing me.
Bang Aksa is the type of person who is indifferent, not only in a friendly environment, even in a family environment. So of course Bang Aksa's question about Juang last night caught my attention. If it's just a small talk this 25-year-old man will not discuss such things, but rather discuss really trite things like how to go to college, can or does not do the task, he said, developments in the village building, and other stale chatter.
Bang Aksa's question about Juang certainly shows that Bang Aksa has something to do with Juang, whether it is a direct relationship or an indirect relationship. With the needs of Bang Aksa over Juang and those needs can be met through me, this is the reason Bang Aksa wants to take the time to accompany him to the mall this afternoon.
“So if again lo nanyain I with the intention of teasing about Juang, I will not help you with your business with Juang,”, I said with a sense of victory.
“Yee so you threaten me here?” bang Aksa asked while smiling.
He seems to feel cornered by me.
“Gue does not threaten anyway, but yes I just want to tell you the same, if you again ask me with the intention of flirting, you can deal with Juang without adek lo this, you can deal with Juang,” I said while turning my face to the window.
“Hahaha ... Yes, I am sorry because it has been tempting you from earlier,” replied Bang Aksa while laughing who seemed happy to succeed in teasing me.
I did not answer him with words, but with a sullen face with a crossed hand on my chest. But it seems that Bang Aksa did not want to be frank about his affairs with Juang. That's my brother who has a tall stature and white skin is not so happy to be frank, even with his own family. He prefers to gather and search for information first before deciding to be honest. This time he asked about my relationship with Juang which looked deteriorating in his eyes.
I finally decided to tell Bang Aksa about the last incident in the village. As usual we always end the activities of the built village by eating with some of the village community leaders. But there was something different on that day, the village also had guests from government agencies. After eating together and chatting casually related to the development of the village, people from the agency asked about the activities and programs that we do for the village, the village, it's just that it happened that the chairman of our village building group was not present at the activity this time, there was only Juang who was the co-chair. As the person in charge of the activities, he ends up dealing with those agencies. The conversation that occurred at that time was quite long, some members were worried about the conversation that took place, because it looked serious and looked at the members many times.
Juang's response at the time as co-chair directly called our chairman after shaking the hands of the people of the government and seemed to explain the talks and decisions he had taken. Juang told us the members right after he finished his conversation with the senior who entrusted the implementation of the field to him.
“What did Juang say to you guys?” ask Bang Aksa to me. It seems that Bang Aksa has some pretty important business with Aksa, because he's not usually interested in stories about my friends.
“Yes he's clear it's all about his talks and decisions. That's why we are upset with Juang” I replied to Bang Aksa.
“What did they talk about with Juang?” bang Aksa asked as he continued driving the car that continued to drive towards the shopping center in our city.
“They are doing activities such as empowerment of the village community. So they record communities and organizations that are also engaged in the same field to be invited to work together. Well, at that time the government employees who were present in the village where we did village construction were interested in our community, so as to offer cooperation to help their empowerment program, he said, but only 2 of us were asked to work on this project and this upset him, Juang accepted the offer and sent his name with the name of our chairman to enter the project,” obviously I'm at length while looking at the tall buildings of skyscrapers.
The place we went to was already visible at the end of the road.
After the incident, there was actually no change in attitude, habits, and work plans in the internal body of the village building. In particular, between Juang and the chairman there is nothing different. It's just that as a member who depends on two leaders who have been driving the wheels of the association and operational activities, of course worrying about the decisions taken. In addition, when compared between continuing to move the village building community that demands to be consistent, hard work, and patient, or partnering with government projects that are ensured to have professional personnel, adequate facilities, and, and the budget is available, what else with career opportunities that will be obtained with government agencies. People will generally choose to leave and switch. But what makes this village building community survive is that we are led by two people who are not the same as most people, but these two men are few of the many who move on the basis of idealism. This has left us members shocked at the decision taken by this idealistic leader.
Fortunately, it is currently entering the Middle Semester Exam (UTS). So for the next two weeks there will be no village building activities because the members are required to focus on facing UTS with the maximum, because members who excel in the classroom will be better at empowering the community and motivating them to continue to strive for achievement.
“What is the problem for you?” bang Aksa asked while lowering the speed of the car because we had reached the destination.
“That is, Bang?” askaku who does not understand the direction of the question Bang Aksa.
“Yes you guys are upset with Juang because of his decision to accept and join the project, right? Though his own Juang has not changed or reduced his contribution in your place, still carry out his role there. So why do you guys have to be upset with him?” bang Aksa to me.
For a moment I did think what Bang Aksa said was true as well.
“But that's right now, we don't know how later, bang. Moreover, it is a project from government agencies, if the contribution is good there will always be an offer for other projects and eventually he will leave the community, if he is good,” My sergeant Bang Aksa with little emotion because that is our biggest concern.
Loss of a Juang Tahta Adipura from the village building community.
“Why fear later? After all, it's just your supposition that you're so afraid of losing him. As long as he doesn't change, you don't have the right to change. Do not let him change because your attitude changes,” explained Bang Aksa while parking the car in a part that is still quite quiet.
I fell silent and thought over Bang Aksa's explanation.
As a flash of thought in my memory the response we gave Aksa as she informed him of what had been the decision and also about our attitude to her after that day.
“Hey, already do not think about what I said,” exclaimed Bang Aksa from outside the car, not realizing it was Bang Aksa was outside the car.
“Iya here I come out. Wait for me to know,” I cried back to Bang Aksa while opening the car door.
We arrived at the shopping centre at lunchtime. Most likely the atmosphere inside is quite crowded seen from the full car parked here. But it doesn't matter to me because walking with Bang Aksa is one of those pleasures that hasn't been lost since I was a kid, even now. This was because Bang Aksa very rarely wanted to spend time with me, but when he wanted to spend time with his sister, then it would be the most fun time-consuming activity.
