"New Experiance"

There was something different in Creative Writing Class last week on May 13, 2013. We have a guest named Mbak Sonya. When we heard her name, we must think she is absolutely a woman and there is no something false. Actually she is "different". She is a waria ( a man who changes his appearance into completely woman, but his gender still as a man). We made a conversation with her and asked some questions and it can be new experience for me.

She is from Klaten. She is a volunteer of PKBI (Persatuan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia). She joined to PKBI on 2006 when the earthquake happen in Yogya. She was really confident because she could do everything although she is a waria. Many people give positive apreciate with her. Although their admission to her not directly but she can know from their behave to her. Unfortunately, although other people can appreciate, respect and accept her like who she is now but her family still cannot do like other people do. Her problem with her family still unresolved.

Before joining to PKBI, she ever got stressed because she has not accepted yet if she is a waria, "why i was not born as a woman, she said." But after joining PKBI and she get much explanation, she grateful about her condition. 

She is a freelancer. It's the way that she does for surviving. She prefers to have relation and interact with the public rather than waria. I'm so proud to meet her because i can know something that i don't know before. 

Do not judge someone else from their appearance. Give respect, appreciate to every single person that we meet.