Autobiography- By Indrawan Prasetyo

AUTOBIOGRAPHY INDRAWAN PRASETYO

XI IIS 2

            My Father met my parents while he taught karate in high school. My father focusing on teaching while my mother focusing on the competition. While taking her undergraduate programs, although her father is a police, she once pursued by police/soldier after a demonstration and she hid in a ditch.

My parents married in 1997. About 1 years later, I was born in a small clinic in Central Jakarta on april 2^nd 1998. Sometimes I think my name doesn’t even have any meaning. It’s just an abstract composition of word where “Indra” is taken from the name of the doctor who helped me, “wan” from my grandfather, and “Prasetyo” is from my father last name. but now I think the abstract and practicality of the name is the meaning of the name itself.

            I have two times where I don’t have good memories: pre-play group, and kindergarten. In 2002, I entered playgroup. At that time, I asked by my mother if I want to enter Islamic playgroup behind a mosque near my housee, or the catholic one a bit far from my house. I choose the catholic one. I remember that I usually wnet to that playgroup with my father car and went back by walking. I also remember that one day my mother and my father wait outside the building and I ran outside with an origami bird in my left hand. It must be the last day, also the last day I saw that playgroup open.

            In 2003, I entered kindergarten and in 2004 I entered elementary school in AL-AzharKembangan. I remember when I at second grade, I found a national geographic magazine and I start to like reading. I wonder what will happen in 10 years and why do people want to have nuclear weapons because I read that USA and Russia wil decrease the number of their nuclear weapons. At that time I believe that any countries need to have nuclear weapons to ensure their existence as a country.

            In 4^th grade, my home teacher said “start from now, you have to learn seriously.” Early 2009, I became one of the participant of Al-AzharJambore in Cibubur. At that time I thought that being a Pramuka is great. At that time.

            In 2010 I entered junior high school in SMP LabschoolKebayoran, I didn’t actually learn for the test because my cousin spent his holiday in my house. On the first day I met with my classmates, I sit beside AdriansahYasin. He gave me new view on the world and I start to like socio-political books, he also introduce me to a new view on left movement. In 2011, I went to Mecca. There I see how the rite itself start to lose it meaning. In 2012, I saw a movie named “GIE”. The film is about a young man named SoeHokGie. He is one of the most influential activist that day and also the founder of MAPALA UI. Few months ater that, I bought a book “CatatanSeorangDemonstran”.A book that copied from his diary. He and his writings made me interested to hiking and adventure.  2 months before National Exam, I ask my father how if I climb Mount Gede after National Examination and he said it’s ok. Later, he introduce me to BambangSugiarto, an experienced mountain climber and guide who has climbed Carstensz2 times and also a friend ofDjukardi “Bongkeng” Adriana, a legendary figure in WANADRI and technical advisor in Eiger.1 week before national examination, I went to Sukamantri with him. He taught some basic things in mountaineering.

            On may 18^th,I went to Cibodas to climb Mount Gede. There I met with IndraSuprantio, BambangSugiarto (Bembeng), MamanRohmani, and Ibeng. There, IndraSuprantio (Tyo) ask me to stroll around with him to see if there’s another climber or not. That night, I awake few times because of the cold air.

            The next day, after completing the administration issue, at 10a.m. we start to walk and arrive at KandangBadak about 5 hours later. The next day, we climb Mount Gede and went down through Suryakencana field where we rest for lunch. There, I and Tyo sit and relaxing while listening to GnR music. Later I realized that he (Tyo) is the one who makes me love mountaineering activity.

            About 1 months after that, I entered High school in SMA Labschool Kebayoran because of PALABSKY, although I don’t know why, which I later realized what could happen if I don’t. In Labschool, I  got so many experience, mostly from school programs like TO and Bintama. But the programs that I consider gave me more experiences is PALABSKY programs like NavigasiDarat (Navigation), SusurPantai (coastal exploration), and PDP. On April 13^th, I, Norman Emil, Ferdio Giffary, Resnu C.O.G., Bembeng, and Irecx climb Mount Merbabu.

           On August 17^th, I get my Palabsky membership number: 134.13.AN03 after Lalinju (about 13 km run from Kalibata to Labsky). About a month later, on September 21^st, I and Norman went to Kawah Upas to see the closing of PDW (Wanadri Basic Training) and I amazed by the ceremony where they use a lot of TNT and gun fire. But the most amazing thing is their story in the book “SetitikCahaya di Kegelapan”.