Gone for Bali Mas Dalih, Creative writing lecturer send her friend as his substitute. Her name Mbak Abmi, our previous class meeting guest. Last Monday, She played a movie “Bag It” as I’ve told you before in my blog. Now, she brought someone with her as our next guest. I surprised for a moment about the reality that she was a male. For a glance i never realize it was a trick! She has pointed nose, proportional body and long hair perfectly makes her looked like a woman.
Interview begin as usual like previous meeting, begin with introducing as Olivia Sonya Aresta or Sonya for short. She is from Klaten and now lives in Yogyakarta. He has been in Yogyakarta since he was in vocational school (D3). Mbak Sonya is a hard worker, for instance she becomes an activist in PKBI (Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia) one of organization concerning about the marginal society. He is also a beauty consultant, a seller of online shop, and a make-up bride.
Life is not that easy, what you already chosed prepare for next obstacle. Not being recognize in her family, she chosed to work independently. And makes this problem as her homework till now.
Lived in Klanten from childhood till senior high school, makes her realize about her real identity. She gets funny childhood life, she told us in junior high school, she usually hang out in the night and began to dress like a girl. This continued till she was in senior high school. Once she went to mall in Yogyakarta, suddenly she encountered her friends. They noticed Mbak Sonya in dressing like a girl and mocking her. Feeling uneasy, she went out from Klaten after Senior highschool, escaping from what her friends learnt about her.
Lived in Yogya as her choised, Yogya is not the only place that she went to fight for her identity, Bali,Solo, Jakarta and Bandung. But, she loved being in Yogya because of the atmosphere is different and also she learnt many lesson in there. She helped earthquake victims and in return when she was sicked, she gets helped from many people especially her closed friend. She learnt about friendship in Yogya. And as a volunteer in PKBI, she keeps wanted to help many people from now on. Also, helped her friend to fight againts HIV AIDS. The reason i choosed it in my tittle ("he" is beautiful), he is a marginal but he still keeps his beauty inside. Thank You Mbak Sonya for your inspiration...
