Once upon a time… He got an instruction to execute a mission. He had to fly far away east to spread up knowledge, experience, and friendship. Initially, it was so hard for him to do so due to his own horrible imagination about the remote island along with its primitive inhabitants. Human wild life, limited facility, and any other negative presumption filled up his mind. What a baseless imagination!
But, he finally realized that they are not true partially when he came and touched the island. Indeed, he could still find such a human wild life: free sex based on animal instict, high level of crime, and unlogic conservative defense strategy using a-doesn’t-make-sense-primitive-law. But they are not exist in every single individual of the island. Friendly greet, sweet smiles come from white teeth, and hillarious jokes are still friends of him. They were among the hard things to loose when he at last must go back to the west. What about limited facility? Forget it! He swore it’s no longer become a difficulty since he is not too much affected whether a place has full or less facility.
Cape d ngomong bahasa bule…
Ya, dia dapet banyak hal berharga dari the island itu. Pengalaman visual, mental, dan yang paling berharga adalah teman-teman baru. That’s why he would like to appreciate the following:
- Semua teman-teman di Metro Papua TV. Makasih udah jadi rekan kerja, sahabat, bahkan sodara yang membanggakan. Tempat berbagi dan mengukir cerita. Ga mungkin disebut satu persatu guys!
- Teman-teman satu tim dari MetroTV. Makasih udah jadi rekan kerja, sahabat, saudara, sekaligus patner serumah layaknya keluarga. Khususnya buat 2 kru tercantik: Susan dan Amanda, serta teman seranjang: Yuda.
- Rekan-rekan wartawan the island: Emi Antara, Riri Elshinta, Tia Cendrawasih Pos, Angel Papua Pos, Folmer Media Indonesia, Bang Rubai SCTV, Alberth TVRI, Paul TOPTV, Andi Detik.com, Odeh Sinar Harapan, Dion TOPTV, Erna TOPTV, dll. Makasih buat kerjasama, bantuan, dan persahabatannya.
- Innova DS 1774 AI, Innova DS 1556 AC, Avanza DS 1684 AH, dan Vios DS 1325 AD. Makasih udah jadi armada yang tangguh nganter pulang-pergi, liputan, dan jalan-jalan.
- Bintang tamu: Kaka Hugo, Abang Panjaitan, Bu Dokter Esti, Astri Bank Papua, Lusi Telkomsel, Stephanus MP Gym. Makasih udah ikut ngisi 4 bulan kehidupan di the island.
- Narasumber idola: Wakapolda Andi Lolo, Dir Reskrim Polda Paulus Waterpauw, Kapendam Imam Santoso, Sekda Tedjo Suprapto, Danrem Burhanudin Siagian, dan Anggota DPRP (yang cantik) Yanni. Makasih udah bantu kerjaan. Spesial buat Pangdam Zamroni, makasih ya oom udah maen ’semprot’. Moga2 di usia Pangdam yang udah senja lebih ati2 kalo ngomong. Buat intel2 melayu di the island, "2-0 kids!"
- Bapak-bapak sekuriti Bank Papua. Makasih udah jagain kantor kita plus bagi2 es krim dan kue sisa acara Bank Papua.
- Steven the house assistant, Paul the photographer, Michael the badminton partner, Via the producer of Mamamia, Asih the producer of Ngobras, Ephoy the producer of Ngovri, Salon Rudy Hadisuwarno the make up artist, Saga the wardrobe, and so on and so forth.
Juga buat semua yang ga kesebut di atas, makasih buanyaaaak atas jasa masing-masing. Sekaligus mohon maaf atas kesalahan kata dan sikap. Smoga kita dipertemukan lagi suatu waktu nanti.
Now… that he finally returns to his real life, goes back to the west with so many foot prints left behind, not to mention… his heart.
Ya, ‘the island’ dalam dongeng di atas adalah Papua the neverland where the sun actually rises, ‘dia’ dalam dongeng di atas adalah Superman.
Superman Returns.
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