Foolish Baby

Hello, there.

It's been a tiring month that I kept myself away from any activities beside work and application process. What application? Eh, I won't tell it here.

Well, anyway. On November 15, I went to an event held by Telkomsel Loop. Telkomsel is a communication provider in which Loop is one of the programs specialised for youth. Not sure though what the event was titled. It was, by the way, took a place in Trans Studio Mall. There were school performances (angklung, modern dance, fusion dance), coaching sessions about blog writing, music production, and video making (by Panji Pragiwaksono, RAN, and Raditya Dika respectively), and Youtube Broadcast Box--which grabbed my attention to come in the first place.

As the name reveals, it was a soundproof box, size a little caravan, equipped with tools to make a video. So, there were camera, strobe lights, green screen, and some additional accessories (silly hats, oversized glasses, sign board, dummy clapperboard). I was interested because I've been hooking on Youtube and I hoped that this broadcast box with its professional tools could help me to create a video of my own. Ridiculous, I know. But on the other side, I saw this as an opportunity to start my (hopefully) future career as a science communicator. Hey, that's new!

And it was an embarrassing moment, too, to be honest. In fact, I am ashamed to share it with you. But, meh, I'm trying not to care about what people (will) say. The point is I pursued and I tried. The result? As Panji Pragiwaksono mentioned in his coaching session; "the very first piece of your work must be ugly". Inevitably true.

So, here it is:

Why? Well, here's the big picture: I want to deliver science as a fun, relevant, and cool thing.
How? Again, because I've watched too much Youtube videos and I stumbled on some cool science channels, I have a desire to create similar bits since there are almost none of it in Indonesia. Some cool science educational channels in Youtube are AsapScience, VSauce, Numberphile, TedEd, SmarterEveryDay, Veritasium, SciShow, MinutePhysics, and there are more and more, just browse. Lately I found Indonesian version of it, called KokBisa. Although it's not mere science, but it has simple animation and clear explanation on things related to Indonesian. Pretty cool, given that it is run only by students.

I know that I might face a long, complicated journey. I am also aware that I am plain as a day. I took a baby step and I have no idea which path should I take for the future. One thing I know: I want to start. I want to start as a fool. Isn't it the famous quote of Steve Jobs: stay hungry, stay foolish.

Cheers!