Because of this picture, there has been some disturbance around Amban.
Maybe it was my fault too….
I was tempted to put this picture on the window of my departement, along with a phony announcement which said that, the two students on this picture must see their lecturer of religion course, for a consultation about their final score of their religion course. A cold joke for the student, I admit.
In case you wonder,
I don’t know anything true about this picture, I didn’t enhance it or manipulate it in any way, I put it as is.
Rumor among the people is that the student on the picture is a student of Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences. It was also said that she is currently ill of unknown disease. It was also said that she took the picture by herself, with her cellphone.
I don’t know the girl and I don’t know whether the rumor or the picture is true.
All I can say is that the picture may be original, not manipulated. Perhaps we should ask Mr. Roy Suryo for confirmation. I think the shadowy blur on the collar is proportional to the shadowy blur of the “suspected apparition”.
Could an apparition look so solid? Could an apparition have a shadow? I don’t know.
Even if the picture was original, there is also a possibility that the picture was only a prank. The “suspected apparition” ’s hair was not curly, as most Papuans. Relatively straight hair. Was she a Torajan? (There are lots of Torajans here anyway, could one be dead and returned?). And I think the “suspected apparition” looks like apparitions on recent horror movies.
My friends also mention that the eyes are too red, but I think the make ups might have caused it.
My friends also mention that eyebrows are not present, but I think she could’ve had it shaved or covered up with make ups.
My friends also mention that the “suspected apparition” ’s head size was unnatural, but I think the perspective distance might have cause the illusion.
I am sceptical about this matters. But it sure does disturb me well. People from the villages around came to my office during working hours only to take a look at the picture. Damn religious area!
Still, I am working late at night, as always….
Archive for January, 2007
Apparition
Bintuni Bay: A holiday
ß berlibur di Teluk Bintuni, berangkat tanggal 24 Desember 2006 dan baru kembali hari ini tanggal 4 Januari 2007
It was a quality holiday!
ß tinggal bersama Rani dan Dian di Puskesmas. ß kerja jadi sukarelawan. ß jadi Cleaning Service, Perawat (terutama jaga malam), Apoteker dan Supir Ambulance (Puskesmas Keliling).
Banyak pengalaman baru, ß udah bisa ganti tabung infus, ngasih obat di infus, spooling infus.
Waktu Tahun Baru, tengah malam, Indra sempet ngebantuin ngejait pasien yang luka di kepala. Parah (>20), ß ampir muntah. Terus pagi-paginya ada lagi orang mabok jatuh dari motor. Ini juga dijait belasan. Indra juga ngebantu perban luka-luka yang kecil-kecilnya. Karena orang mabok tidak dianastesi, dia jerit-jerit sampai nangis. Hehehehe. Makanya jangan mabok-mabokan!
Yang agak menyedihkan, tanggal 2, jam 3-an subuh, ß ngeliat anak kecil 5 taunan meninggal pelan-pelan karena sesak nafas. ‘gak ada respirator di sini, jadi ‘gak ketolong. Keadaan di sini memang berat.
Sebagai Supir Pusling, ß banyak keliling juga ke daerah Manimeri, Sibena, dan SP2 (Sarana Pemukiman, tempat transmigran). Selain ambulans, ß juga boleh bawa MegaPro dinas di sini. Huehehehe.
ß pulang tanggal 4 ke Manokwari, naik Merpati. It’s been quite a quality holiday.
Rani, terima kasih….
