Yerterday, I went to New England Aquarium with my hostfamily. Before we entered the aquarium, we watched a 3D movie about Underwater World in IMax. The movie was great because of its awesome effect and more importantly, the scenes took place in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australian waters. The narration that began with, "In the lands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia..." made me more excited. The entire movie shows the beauty of the seawater world in the Coral Triangle and the Great Barrier Reef. Does it look familiar to me? Uhmm...not really.
I think Indonesia should've been more popular than it is now. Just look at what title it posseses:
1) the 4th most populous country which equals the combined population of all other South East Asian countries.
2) the world's largest archipelagic country
3) the country that has about 75% of all volcanoes in the world
4) the variety of ethnic groups in Indonesia is unparalleled anywhere else in the world (316 ethnic groups).
5) Indonesia is home of the biggest Buddhist temple in the world
6) Indonesia is home of the world's largest lizard
7) There are many more stuff but I can't remember them
The fact is, there are many people who still wondering, "Where is Indonesia?" of those who say nothing when they are asked about what they know about Indonesia.
It's not their fault that they know nothing about Indonesia.
The point is, we, as Indonesians, did not do enough to develop our country's potential. That is why nobody knows about Indonesia's potential and beauty, because we did not unveil it yet.
Now, the biggest power to develop Indonesia lays on Indosian youth's hands. It's us! This is the time to use our utmost potential to develop our country. Ten years from now, I hope we can make a change.
WE CAN DO IT!!!
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