PROFIL PELAJAR PANCASILA: BERKEBINEKAAN GLOBAL | CERITA SILA

Summary

The video script reflects a personal journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration. The speaker, an Indonesian named Sila Ami, shares her experience of feeling out of place in Indonesia due to her upbringing abroad. Through a school drama performance, she learns to appreciate her own culture and connects with classmates from different countries, exchanging folk tales and deepening her understanding of diverse cultures. Her journey highlights the importance of embracing one’s heritage and making an effort to understand and appreciate it.

Takeaways

• 😀 The speaker introduces themselves as Sila Ami, an Indonesian who grew up and studied abroad.
• 😀 The speaker shares an experience where they were laughed at during a class introduction in Indonesia, which made them feel alienated and unsure of fitting in.
• 😀 The speaker expresses feeling out of place in Indonesia, but their mother reassures them and introduces the saying, 'Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang,' meaning one must make an effort to understand in order to appreciate.
• 😀 During an English class, the teacher assigns a group task to perform a drama, and the speaker's group is tasked with presenting the Indonesian folk tale 'Bawang Merah Bawang Putih.'
• 😀 The speaker did not initially know the story but enthusiastically participated in the rehearsal and helped their classmates with their English pronunciations.
• 😀 The speaker learned more about Indonesian traditional cultures while helping their club, which piqued their interest in cultural exchange.
• 😀 The performance day arrived, and the speaker felt grateful as the drama presentation went smoothly and successfully.
• 😀 The speaker invited their school friends to meet their friends from abroad and share their experiences of the drama performance.
• 😀 During the meeting, the speaker introduced their Indonesian friends to their foreign peers and exchanged introductions in a fun and lively manner.
• 😀 The group discussed the meaning of the folk tale, and the foreign friends enjoyed the exchange, which led to a discussion of folk tales from their own countries.
• 😀 The speaker felt proud of their Indonesian heritage and increasingly eager to explore and understand more of the culture from their homeland.

Q & A

Why did the speaker feel out of place in Indonesia?

The speaker felt out of place in Indonesia because they had spent their childhood and schooling years abroad, which made it difficult to adjust to the local culture and school environment.

How did the speaker’s mother help them feel better about the situation?

The speaker’s mother reassured them by introducing the saying 'Tak Kenal, Maka Tak Sayang' (If you don’t get to know it, you won’t love it), encouraging them to make an effort to understand and appreciate Indonesian culture.

What was the speaker’s first experience with Indonesian culture in school?

The speaker’s first experience with Indonesian culture in school was during an English class when the teacher assigned a group task to perform a traditional Indonesian folktale, 'Bawang Merah Bawang Putih' (Shallots and Garlic).

What role did the speaker play in the class project?

The speaker played an active role in the project by helping their classmates learn English lines for the drama and by encouraging them to understand various Indonesian cultural traditions.

What was the speaker's attitude toward the performance?

The speaker was excited and optimistic about the performance, feeling grateful that it went smoothly and successfully, and it strengthened their bond with their classmates.

How did the speaker engage with their friends from abroad after the school performance?

After the performance, the speaker invited their international friends to meet their Indonesian classmates and shared their experiences, facilitating a cultural exchange.

What was the outcome of the cultural exchange between the speaker’s Indonesian friends and their friends from abroad?

The cultural exchange was a success, with everyone enjoying learning about each other’s cultures and sharing their own traditional stories and folktales.

How did the speaker feel after learning about Indonesian culture through the class project?

The speaker felt proud and increasingly interested in their own Indonesian heritage, recognizing the importance of understanding and connecting with their culture.

What lesson does the speaker convey in the script?

The speaker conveys the lesson that it is important to understand and embrace one’s own culture in order to truly appreciate and respect it. Efforts to connect with the culture lead to a deeper sense of pride and belonging.

What did the speaker’s international friends learn from the performance?

The speaker’s international friends learned about Indonesian culture through the performance of 'Bawang Merah Bawang Putih' and enjoyed the cultural exchange, discussing the meanings of various folktales from their own countries.