Call me "Adhari Kennedy"

I don't want to compete with my master. Let me just put this photo. I assure you we both are equally handsome.

Am I okay? That's the question. I don't even know why out of the blue I'm writing this. Well, maybe this is the effect of being asked a question that really freaks me out. Not that bad, actually. I just too exhausted to hear that annoying question. "Why don't you have surname?" Sometimes I can’t help my self blaming my parents for giving me such this kind of name. I like to make up my name as I wished, such as when I was a boy scout troop, I amazed with Samuel Morse, -the one who invented Morse Code- and then when we were making uniform I wrote Samuel Adhari as my name. Everybody laughs me but I'm too ignorance to care about that trivial thing. It turned out I never wear that clothe due to my shyness for being teased.

Today I watched a reality show on youtube, actually that was one of reality show on Indonesian local TV but they uploaded on youtube. Today's Tv shows, most of them have oficial channel on youtube. A new trend, perhaps. Desi Anwar is the one who brings the show -I admit it she is one of those who inspire me.- On that show she is exploring Poland and at the end of the show there was a women. She can speak Bahasa, who shows how dissatisfied she is because Indonesian government who have not sent her gift yet. She was born on 17 August, which means her date of birth is similar to Indonesia independence day. According to what normally happens, everybody who was born on that day will be given miniature of Indonesian garuda watch. Her father had confirmed that to Indonesian government since she was small but that miniature had never come. She's so disappointed. She's still hoping for that moment.

Knowing that, I was so curious about myself whether any country in the world has the same date of independence with my date of birth. I didn't expect much, but when I found out no countries have Independence date in May 29, I got a little bit disappointed. I moved on to another cases. I looked up for persons who have the same date birth with me. Surprisingly I’m recalling what I knew long time ago, but with different sensation. Who, on earth, doesn't know John F. Kennedy? Yes, he has the same date of birth with me, just, he was born 97 earlier than me. I knew him because he was a close friend of my favorite former President, Soekarno. (But his daughter has really changed my mind about hime, even though she was former president too but I don't like her.) Well, I’m not sure whether they are close friend or not, that I knew is they both have met once or more, who knows. They have checked hand together, that’s the fact. So just pretend they are friend.

Not only that, I also know him from "Smart Book" which is “Buku Pintar” in Bahasa. That book gives me information about world big days. When I realized the author wrote about that I go straight to page which provides my date of birth information; people who was born at that particular time. And there was the time I knew we both have a lot in common. But I don't want to experience the tragic life like him, even though I love his figure. Deep inside here, I do believe he is a good man. Action movies proved that, good man is always ruled in tragic way. That’s ironic. People always campaign about “the better world” but when some good man wants to realize that message, there will be always bandits who stop his way.  

Okay, I thought everything has clear. Should I explain why I chose that title? Well, to complete this writing I will do that. I was disappointed with “surname problem” and I was once trying to search a new name. I have this kind of thought, -when I go back to Indonesia I will add my surname on my official document or I will completely change my name.- I came to some names like Adhari Winter Raher which means Adhari is the last son. But that sounds too awkward. My parents would laugh me for that. But for this one -when I put it together this name sounds so ear catching.- (Hahaha) Moreover, word "Kennedy" has its own meaning in my native language. It means "As He Wants." That meaning is all me. I have the same philosophy with that word. I always say that, I don't want to be dictated by someone. So, I thought I found what I've been looking for. It is possible that you guys would see the changing of my name soon after I came back to my home country. Don't expect too much :D 

One other strange thing is, I have a childhood friend who has similar name to me. His name is Adha Konnady while my name is Adhari. It would be Adhari Kennedy, if I really did change it. Strange, right? But seriously I would use that name if I get a change to do it. Hopefully my family would accept it. :D :D

Monday, March  17, 2014