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Actually-I-don’t want-to-make-a letter to you and I’m worried its seem-impossible it can be sent that letter to you this day even-though I stay really so close with you. May be I need to enclose my friends who has kept the Ahok’s candle were live in the in Mako. I am stop in thinking now, rather I quiet thinking; there is true that so many anger in my chest that I had brought along live so that a line of word can not be expressed in my mind.

Dear Pak Ahok, the injustice happened to you now is a mirror for my chinese. I wanna to ponder it more especially in your birthday. A meaning of injustice, intolerance and intimidation that were experienced by the son of soil who was born as Chinese like us.

Suddenly I am brought to enter my lively labirin easily as Chinese people at the long time ago. Once upon a time, in my hometown in Medan at #Ngalengko Street, so many Chinese women did an operation on their eyes. There is an one big family who we usually called Nyuk Cai family for them, their house were exactly beside of much haunted hallway. All women in that house did the same things except a old woman, their mother. From the eldest to youngest in siblings; Nyuk Ce, Nyuk Li, Nyuk San, Nyuk Ta and Nyuk Ra and all daughter in law at all did the operation on eyes.

When I passed their house again I could always not understand what were they doing on this acts? Why they did an operation on their eyes alternately of them? My age was 10 years at that time but the event like these were running a long year by other neighbors. After operation, I saw their eyes look like be swollen that any something ‘dobel dozens kicking’ on their eyes. After 2 months passed, I just getting an understanding when I got a fold on their eyelid.

I am keeping to ponder at now why they sold jewelry and took a debt in everywhere just only to get an operation? I thought their eyes being up-normal look. Its were very funny, eyelid bigger then eye ball? Perhaps the big eyes identically his beauty was trending but do you know every ridicule to Chinese people to be a fear? Slanted eyes identically Chinese and must be destroyed ‘extorted’. Who can pay will be safe.

Everybody knows all about is money in Medan city but only a few knowing well the origin of this idiom coming from the success of the indigenous people to extort Chinese in there. The Chinese community are the people who live in the fear situation son by father because they still have another problem beside slanted eyes is related unfixed Indonesia language spelling according to indigenous society.

The Chinese majority who stayed in Sumatera island very focusing to chase education as high as can, looking for money as big as can and then can escape to Singapura is the best choice. Chinese Medan stayed dan lived exclusively between them and they also have character to underestimate the indigenous community. It can be happened as a cause-effect relation in society, I do not interest to explore which the egg and mother in this issue. We must be honest if want to investigate deeply before making a analysis then a summary. The fact Singapura is a hope for them. With no see the spreading, the Chinese population had decreased significantly. At 1930 year the Chinese people dominated city almost 36%. By data of BPS (The Council of Central Statistic) just remains 10% at 2000 year, at 2010 may be only 1-2% in a rest. Total population in Medan is about 12 millions (BPS 2010).

We can evaluate the happiness of people from the demography figure. Demography telling a community bonding with their place to grow dan to live. More safe and peaceful more want to do something for the land of birth. This case highly influences in etnis sentiment.

So what I am thinking again, the decision of Chinese women in Medan are not want to be beautiful, they want to grab two things in an amount money spent like the fear had been changed to be a habit of be extorted. They looked for a save! The big eyes still can not hide their Chinese because its seemingly they just showed up the big eyes on the terrace of house, just sitting to get a relax after early dinner, the children from suburban shouted, “Cina loleng. Cina loleng!” when they passed. The irony of Cina loleng was very hurt Chinese people, this is to ridicule the tongue of Chinese when spelling “R” character.

Typically they want to save the trade, its to be a culture. This thing will bring them far from a nationalism. The future of next generation who are not able to walk out from the city to be like today condition; inability in awakening otherwise silent when be intimidated!

Dear Pak Ahok, we are as son of soil who care and love this country but this country doesn’t love us and on behalf the happening you got and felt and on the name of this nation done, I keep it all in my heart so tightly. The seeds of anger has grown because of you, thanks so much for being a way given to be parsed.

To ponder the June, we have Bapak Jokowi and there is Bung Karno our founding father; the best sons of nation. In my family has two warriors who were born in June. My father was a fighter who had the bravery to against the regime with his simple capacity, he turned 88 years in the soul on June 20 ago, I inherit his courage. Then my son had birthday on June 22, he was 12 years old, I carry on his future. I hope a mothers’s struggle will be continued by my son one day and being a proud of this nation and won’t be shame on his mother. They a both are my reason to fight intolerance, fighting to injustice and to intimidation. Today and tomorrow will be struggled with the other shoots who has grown rich.

I remember when I always said being a lucky person as was born with rather big eyes and my tongue can spell ‘R” clearly but in fact my chinese made me unlucky. It’s longer than a roll of cloth printed by machine if counted, so many long disparity had experienced by Indonesia Chinese like us. From my ancestor to my son today so we have not yet do nothing to finish our pain as nation. I hope the time deletes it. Soon!

No regrets to build the future but the fraudulence of Jakarta election leaving the another anger.. and another ponder again. The public must be remained one day. The world have to know it.

Dear Pak Ahok, today I more like to speak in Javanese. I felt more acceptable in Java. The internalization of chinese process in Java is quite smooth than other place so I am able to accept the fruits of the efforts of China’s ancestor in Java now. You (Jenengan in Javanese) might ever had a thinking can celebrate birthday in jail but had you imagine the birthday today is more beautiful? Your shoots celebrate it in a different perspective. It’s dimension like the rainbow. So amazing. There ia a hope and goal is more constructive within blade of the stunt. Oh very fantastic…

We are around in Mako has been together in you. Fifty days you in jail 50 days we grow to be leaves and the branches. Two years in iron bars 2 years we make the fruit in strong rib. Your happiness and sadness is belong to us too. We are who stay in Mako just a bit of your huge supporter. We are only the representation of Ahok’s Candle who can not be turned off. You are being to be warm by the collective hope from the son of soil.

The jail is only the peak of injustice where had been engineered when you as governor through the interference by interference, however stay calm in there now because your hand like god, the number is infinity, to grab the earth to thrilling the soul to awake to fight! The narrow people only focus your identity will can not stand right on your light.

Happy Birthday #51th. I go back Temanggung (in Javanese said: Kulo kondur Temanggung) first to weed my heart with mount’s water. Kanjeng Gusti gives a save for good people like you. Stay healthy and happy. Greeting for your family.

Berkah Dalem.
From Tenda Perjuangan SSSA- Mako Brimob
Giharu Si Perempuan Gunung
The Leader of RKP.