Monday, May 2, 2011

sejarah sendal jepit

sandal jepit

Sandal jepit memang alas kaki yang sangat murah dan tidak banyak dikomplain oleh konsumen, sampai sekarang lembaga konsumen Indonesia tidak pernah menerima keluhan tentang sandal jepit yang putus atau pun lepek, maupun hilang.

Dalam perkembangan sejarah umat manusia, sandal berbarengan dengan jaman logam. Terutama setelah diciptakannya paku, karena saat itu sering terjadi kecelakaan (kaki tertusuk paku). Sehingga diciptakan lah sandal, sebagai pelindung kaki. Namun perkembangan sandal jepit ternyata mempunyai cerita tersendiri.

Pertama-tama sandal jepit ini di temukan di daerah Cina Utara yang pada saat itu di pimpin oleh Kaisar Cing Cang Ke Ling. Penemuan sandal jepit tidak disengaja. Di mana pada saat itu, kaisar sedang berburu harimau dengan busur panahnya melihat si kaki seribu melintas di ibu jari kakinya, karena merasa jijik, si kaisar latah, sambil berkata “...eh siah..gua jepit lo”.

Dari sana tersebar gosip dari mulut ke mulut, bahwa kaisar itu latah. Ini akibat ulah comel dari pengawal kaisar yang melihat kelatahan kaisar dan memberikan kabar ini pada media Cek Li Cek, media cetak gosip mingguan di Cina Utara. Untuk menjaga kewibawaan kaisar, maka para penasehat kaisar bersidang.

Dari sidang muncul keputusan, bahwa harus ada alas kaki, buat kaki kaisar agar terhindar dari serangga menjijikan, maka dibuatlah alas kaki dari kayu, dengan memberikan tiang pendek pas dekat ibu jari. Hal itu sekaligus sebagai peringatan bagi para gosiper, kalau masih menggosip kaisar latah akan diinjak dan dijepit lho. Itu kisah sandal jepit dari Cina walau pun ini masih perlu dibuktikan kebenarannya.

Kalau menilik dari masa keemasan Eropa, sandal jepit ini muncul saat revolusi industri di Ingris. Sandal jepit muncul, di mana para petani meninggalkan ladangnya dan bekerja menjadi buruh di pabrik-pabrik. Pada saat itu kaum buruh tidak memakai alas kaki ke pabrik, mereka persis seperti kebiasaan petani ladang yang cekeran. Karena mereka sering cekeran tentu saja pabrik menjadi kotor. Cleaning service yang bertugas membersihkan sering mengeluh karena banyak pasir yang terbawa ke ruangan. Mereka sering ngomel-ngomel : “Sand All…sand…all…stupid bitch”. Karena pabrik sangat bising, maka terdengarnya menjadi “Sandal jepit”. Maka para buruh memakai sandal jepit untuk menghindari omelannya. Sejarah ini pun ini juga masih diragukan faktanya.

Kalau perkembangan di Indonesia, Sandal jepit ini sebenarnya sudah mulai ada dari Jaman Tarumanagara di Bogor, sekitar abad ke-7. Hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan penemuan batu tulis yang didalamnya ada tulisan/prasasti dan telapak kaki Raja. Telapak kaki tersebut sebenarnya adalah cetakan, untuk membuat sandal raja. Sayang sekali tidak ada keterangan sandal apa yang dibuat. Tetapi yang jelas dari cetakan telapak kaki raja tidak ada tanda kaki raja pecah-pecah , berarti kaki raja sehat dan saya yakin raja sudah pakai sandal.

Tak seorang pun yang mengklaim sebagai penemu sandal jepit. Ini sangat mengherankan, walaupun tidak sebergengsi seperti penemuan listrik oleh Thomas Alva Edison, sandal jepit merupakan kebutuhan sehari-hari seperti listrik. Bahkan antara sandal jepit dengan listrik ada hubungan. Kalau anda sedang memperbaiki arus listrik (kabel), harus memakai sandal jepit, kalau tidak memakai anda bisa kesetrum.

Tetapi anda tidak usah heran, soal klaim sandal jepit yang tidak ada yang memgaku sebagai penemunya, karena justru yang lebih mengherankan adalah banyak yang mengaku kehilangan sandal jepit di mesjid. Ini cukup aneh, padahal kalau anda mengaku sebagai penemu sandal jepit, anda akan mendapat royalti. Hmm, penting tapi selalu terlewatkan.

sandal jepit merah jambu

sandal jepit merah jambu

hujan rintik menjemput sore senyap itu

langkahmu tertatih, miris hati kian pilu

berhias senyum pahit lesung di pipimu

lambai tanganku mengekor lalumu

bersama sepasang sandal jepit merah jambu

tanda mata penawar rindu

sandal jepit

sandal jepit


sandal jepit
kamu hadir lindungi jejak tapak ini,
terhempas, tertindih, debu dan batu jalanan
dari lemparan duri berserakan
pertahankan aku
akbar cintamu...
rela diri mu berkorban..

sandal jepit
temani aku
lusuh dan kotor
panas, hujan sesekali rumput basah
terinjak, teremak, terpermak
adakah rasa sakit dan dendam?

sandal jepit
begitu tabah menemani langkahku
yang malas dan membosankan

sandal jepit
tak terasa kau mulai tipis
sejenak kulihat dan ku usap
tak terbayangkan jika kau habis
oleh keras nya perjalanan hidup
haruskah aku mengganti dirimu setiap waktu

sandal jepit
kadang terputus diperjalanan
kadang terhempas saat berlarian
hanya harapan agar tetap bersama
jika putus aku sambungkan lagi
jika tipis kucoba menebalkan lagi
meski tak sesempurna saat aku baru mengenalmu

sandal jepit
maafkan aku
jika aku hanya memanfaatkanmu
tanpa melihat derita bersamaku
wahai sandal jepit empat ribu
kan ku ukir selalu di kaki ku

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

How to be 100 percent Happy

happiness
 
Everyone wants to be happy. Happiness is more powerful than any drug or therapy because it has the ability to empower people to see good, do good and be good. When a person is happy, he or she will work to the full potential, regardless of how tough the journey may be.

When a person is happy, he has the power to infect those who are around him, and they can make these people happy, too. When a person is happy, nothing is impossible and nothing is too hard.

How can you be 100% happy? Is it possible to be happy when you wake up, until you close your eyes at night? Is it possible to be happy even when everything is going wrong? How can you be 100% happy? Here’s how:

• Make friends.
It is not easy to be happy when you are alone, but when you are with a bunch friends it is suddenly easier to flash a smile and to feel refreshed. Companions make hardships bearable because they can share the load and they can take away the pain. Some problems seem rather small, if you have a battalion of your friends around. Therefore, if you want to be happy, do not be afraid to make friends and embrace the opportunity to open yourself up to people.

• Learn to forgive.
People will do you wrong and many of them will hurt you. Dwelling on the fact that these people exist in your life will cripple your growth and create dark clouds in your skies. Negative thoughts can weigh heavily in your heart. When you do not know how to forgive and forget, you will be handcuffed to these ill feelings forever. Wear a forgiving heart. You have no control over what people do, but you have control over how you will react. Your reaction is your responsibility, so choose not to upset yourself and move on.

• Flash a smile and share some laughter.
Sometimes it is not going to be easy. After experiencing pain and grief, it will be very difficult to flash a smile on your face. Despite how hard it may be, you have to convince yourself to do it. Smile and wash away your worries. Smile and the world will smile back at you. The first flash of smile will be the most difficult, but the next ones will come easily. Smile and share some laughter. If something is funny, do not stop yourself from laughing. If someone is making you laugh, go ahead and chuckle.

• Be content.
Learn to count your blessing and do not worry so much about what you lack. Many people find it hard feel any kind of gratefulness because they feel that their lives have no meaning and purpose. Instead of reminding yourself about the things that you do not have, remind yourself of all the great things that you have. Be content and learn to be grateful. Only then will you realize just how happy you can be.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Friend

 
A friend is
Someone who cares about you,
Someone who likes you just the way you are.

A friend is
Someone who does things with you, 
Someone who keeps your secrets.

A friend is
Someone who sometimes gets angry with you, 
Someone who might hurt your feelings sometimes even when they don’t mean to.

A friend is
Someone who comforts you when you’re sad, 
Someone who laughs with you when you’re happy.

A friend is
Someone who wants to be with you,
Someone who enjoys your company.
 
A friend is
Someone you’ll remember always 
Even when they grow up and move away.

A friend is
Someone who is loyal and says good things about you, 
Someone who gets mad if someone else is mean to you.

A friend is
A link to someone’s humanity like food for the soul to share, 
Someone to hold onto when life’s follies bring despair.

A friend is
F-frank, R-righteous, I-intrepid, E-earnest, N-noble, D-decent
A friend is a friend always!!!!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Key To My Heart

key to my heart

I place the key to my heart
In the palm of your strong hand
With an innocent trust
To use at your wish and command

I trust that you will enter with care
As if my heart were your own
Treasuring the contents
And exploring the unknown

I am counting on you to handle with care
Everything fragile you find
Leave nothing broken when you close the door
Just leave your heart behind

True Love

love

True Love

True love is a feeling deep down in your heart,
True love makes you feel empty whenever you're apart.
 
True love is the love that you see in their eyes
True love is the sadness when you say your good-byes.
 
True love is thinking of them every minute of every day,
True love can't be explained regardless of what you say.
 
True love is that unexplainable feeling whenever you're together,
True love is knowing you want to be with them, forever.
 
True love is the feeling you get from their touch,
True love is never being able to say, "I love you," too much.
 
True love is never tiring no matter how much sleep you do without,
True love is knowing you love them without any doubt.
 
True love is wanting to be together and never alone,
True love is loving their life more than you love your own.
 
True love is by far the world's most valuable treasure,
True love is sharing your most intimate pleasure.
 
True love is priceless regardless of the cost,
But one thing is for certain...
Without my true love, I will forever be lost.