8 Most Confusion Facts About Eating Culture in Indonesian That Most Foreigners Not Quiet Understand

For some foreigners that just learn about Indonesia, one of the most confusion things that they are dealing with Indonesian is the "table-manner" and eating culture. Indonesia has quiet interesting way to dealing with food, in which some foreigners might find it "ridiculous" or maybe "confusing".

Here are The List of 8 most "common facts" about eating culture in Indonesia that some foreigners find still difficult to understand.


1. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT RICE
Maybe the most confusion facts about Indonesian's eating culture is this fact. You will surprise to see that most people in Indonesia are very depending on rice. Almost all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) must have rice (of course with condiments, like chicken, beef, vegetables, and others...). Without it, they will consider themselves have not eat yet, and will having a "starvation syndrome", such as not focus, always feel hungry, tired, and can't think straight.

So, when you are inviting Indonesian people to have lunch or dinner together with you, make sure you are serving rice to them. If not, they will keep hungry and you will surprise to see their appetite, in which can keep eating and eating without feel full, until they eat a plate of rice. Don't believe it? Give it a try ...



2. RICE + NOODLE = PERFECT !!!
While many Indonesian love to eat rice, you might be also surprise to know that some of them like to eat it together with noodle. Yes, rice and noodle are a perfect "food combination" that some Indonesia love to eat (including me .... ^_^...). How could it be?

Indonesian most favorite menu ....

Well.... actually this culture is starting long time ago, when Instant Noodle started to popular in Indonesia early 80's. Besides the taste is delicious, Instant Noodle is very cheap. Even now, the price for the pack of Indonesia's instant noodle can be considered as the cheapest in the world. For 1 pack (@80 grams), you can get for about Rp 1,500 - 2,500 (around US$ 0.12 - 0.19). Can you imagine that? Not even a dollar for a pack of Instant Noodle !!!

In recent years, many flavor have been introduced to Indonesian market, and most of them are very fit with Indonesian's tongue, such as Chicken Carry Flavor, Beef Meatball Soup Flavor, Tomato Soup Flavor, Sate Flavor, Beef Stew Soup (Rawon) Flavor, Chicken Black Pepper Flavor, Cakalang's Fish Flavor, Tom Yam Flavor, Bulgogi Flavor, Traditional Fish Carry (Laksa) Flavor, etc.

For some reason, especially when it's already mid of the month, where many people considered it as "financial crisis time" (Indonesian called it "Bulan Tua", a slang word to describe that condition), Instant Noodle is the "dishes" that can be used and eat together with rice. So they can choose any kind of "fancy dishes" - such as Rendang, Chicken Carry, Sea Food, etc - in Instant Noodle's form.

Nasi Goreng Mawut

Besides treated as "fancy dishes", some people have creative way to eat rice and noodle : they make fried rice mix with noodle. Many people in Central Java love to make this kind of mixture, and called it "Nasi Goreng Mawut" (The Mix Fried Rice and Noddle).

Some foreigners might be thinking, "This is the most dangerous food combine with biggest amount of carbo I ever seen. Nobody can eat this kind of stuff, for health-sake !" Well... in Indonesia, you might be wrong...



3. STINKY BEAN? YUMMY .... !!!
One of most favorite dishes in Indonesia, especially Java's Island, is Stinky Bean or Petai Bean. Well known as "Pete" (read like : phe - tee) or "Petai" (phe-thai) by local, Stinky Bean is one of the famous condiment that usually eat together with hot rice and traditional chillies. For the most favorite kind of Indonesia's Chilli, you can see the list here. But sorry... it written in Indonesian.

For people who have not taste Stinky Bean before, it smells like armpit sweat, combining with socks and Hong Kong's Feet's smell. Try to imagine the smell while you eat your dinner, and then you can ask yourself, "How can they (Indonesian) eat this kind of meals?"

Pete (Left) and Jengkol (Right) : Two most famous "powerful smelly" Bean

The good news is : This bean is not always available. Mostly it is available around July - October. So if you come to Indonesia beyond that time, you might not seeing it. But if you "must" come around that time, make sure you never order "Petai".

Another type of stinky food (similar with "Petai Bean") is "Jengkol". If "Petai" is small and green, "Jengkol" is more big and yellow. It taste like potato when you eat it. But once it's inside your mouth, then you will smell some "strong and unique" smell that might make you feel not comfortable to swallow it. Usually Jengkol is served as dishes, cook with thick brown carry. People who know very well how to cook it, can make the stinky smell of "Jengkol" disappear. However, if they don't know how to cook, "Jengkol" can smell very strong. Local people usually jokingly called it as "Indonesian Fries" because of the taste and look.

So if you are not so sure can eat it, never challenge yourself to eat "Petai" or "Jengkol" during your trip in Indonesia.



4. EATING IN "RUMAH MAKAN PADANG"
One of the most common restaurant you might ever see in Indonesia is "Padang Restaurant" or simply called in local language as "Rumah Makan Padang". It sold specially dishes from Padang, one of the major city in Indonesia that located in West Sumatera.

Padang Restaurant is very famous and available in every city (even in every corner of every street) of Indonesia. It is not franchise restaurant, and each one of them are belonging to individual own. Although not established as franchise restaurant, all "Rumah Makan Padang" have the same restaurant set-up that make them well-recognized : All restaurants are displaying all of their dishes in front of the restaurant (put on the glass display), so people can see the available menu in the restaurant..

For foreigners who just first time to visit this restaurant, you might be surprise to see "many things" in the restaurant.

Stunt performance in Padang Restaurant

First, you will see a very attractive stunt : the waiter is holding a stack of plates consist of many dishes on his 2 hands.

Second, you will also see how quick he spreads all of the plates from his hands to your table, without spill even single drop of dishes' sauce from the plates.

You might be thinking, "I must eat them all? Are you out of your mind? It's not even my order ...!!!"

Finally, you will be surprise to realize how many dishes on your table. You might be wonder, "What the hell is this? This is not my order. In fact, I have not order any dish yet...!!"

This is how to eat in "Rumah Makan Padang" : When you come to "Rumah Makan Padang" you can do it in 2 ways. First, you can come to food display and choose the dishes you like by pointing at the dishes. The waiter will take if for you, and serve it with rice.

Second, you can just told the waiter that you want to eat, then you just sit on your table. Within a minute, the waiter will bring the stack of plates on his hands, and spread it on your table. You don't have to eat all of the dishes. You just eat what you want to eat, then the waiter will count ONLY the dishes you eat.

Most of the dishes that serve in "Rumah Makan Padang" are very tasty and delicious. One of their most well-known and popular dish is "Rendang", which is beef-meat cooked with heavy and thick spice gravy sauce. Rendang has been branded as one of the most delicious food in the world.



 5. CHILLI, CHILLI, AND CHILLI
It becomes a culture for most of Indonesian to eat their meal with chilli as their companion. There has a wise-words in Indonesia said that "no matter how bad is the meals, as long as there has tasty chilli, everything will be delicious". As mentioned earlier, there are many kinds of chilli in Indonesia. Each city and restaurant have its own "trade-mark" of chilli.

Due to the fact that "good chilli" can make everything tasted delicious, you might able to see there are some Indonesian can eat plain rice with chilli.

And due to the fact that most Indonesian love chilli, don't be surprise to see many Indonesian can eat big amount of extremely super-hot chilli, and seems like nothing is happening to their stomach. They can put many (even too many) chilli in their soup, dishes, or rice, and can eat normally. Well... I can eat chilli like that too, but not as extreme as they do....



6.EATING RAW VEGETABLES
West Java region has its own specialty for its dishes : They serve raw vegetables! Yes, it's true. Not for decoration, but for eat. Most restaurant that served traditional dishes usually served raw vegetables as condiments and eat together with rice, cooked-vegetables, soup, fried chicken, and others. They called it "Lalapan" or "Lalap" (means "raw vegetables").

There is no obligation for you to eat it (even it's served to you as condiment). But if you want to feel the taste of "freshness", you can try out some of them. The most common raw vegetables that served are : Cabbage, baby eggplant, mint leaves, long bean, and cucumber. In some places (especially "high-class restaurant"), they also include tomato,cherry tomato, and lettuce.

Normally, people eat "lalap" by dip the vegetables to the chilli, or simply eat it raw. According local people, eat raw vegetables are much more fresh and healthy. All minerals and vitamins are still in the vegetables, so when they consumed the vegetables in raw, they got all of it. For Foreigners, it might be quiet "challenging" because the vegetables usually not wash well using sterile or hygiene water. Also, most of the vegetables are being hold using bare hands by the waiters.

Even the raw vegetables are not treat well, and might be not hygiene while been eaten, there are never have any report about people who suffered stomachache after consumed it.



7. CRACKERS
Crackers (or known as "Kerupuk" in Indonesian) are one of the most famous snack in Indonesia. You can find it in most of big cities in Indonesia. Each city has its own crackers and become trade-mark of the city.

Kerupuk Aci

In South Sumatera, there has "Kerupuk Kemplang" (made from fish and tapioca flour), meanwhile in Central Java it has "Emping" (made from crushed gnetum bean), and West Java has "Kerupuk Aci" (made from tapioca flour).

Kerupuk Kemplang

Some people eat cracker as snack. But some others use it as additional dishes for lunch and dinner. In some restaurant, they are serving crackers as dishes. You can eat it together with rice and other dishes, or just eat as snack. In some dishes, crackers have become one of the additional ingredient. Like "Soto Betawi" (beef or beef offal, cooked in a whitish cow milk or coconut milk broth, with fried potato and tomato. Very popular in Jakarta), usually has additional crushed "Emping" on it.

Emping

In West Java, it has a traditional fruit salad called "Rujak Beubeuk" (sour and chilli crushed fruits). The unique thing is : people eat this fruit salad using "kerupuk aci" in which not a common way to eat fruit salad.



8. FRUITS TURNS TO DELICIOUS DISHES
Like some exotic countries (Thailand, Caribbean, and Hawaii), fruit have been using as ingredient for their dishes. But mostly they use pineapple.

Gudeg from Yogyakarta (Central Java)

In Indonesia, the thing is different : You might find some more fruits that been used for ingredient. Besides pineapple, you might also find dishes using fruit ingredient, such as mango, jack-fruit, melon, banana, lime, and even The King of Fruit : Durian.


In West Java, there are "Sambal Mangga" / Mango Chilli (fried chilli with additional mango). In Central Java, there have "Gudeg" (green jack-fruit sweet stew). In West Sumatera, it has "Nangko" (jack-fruit's carry). And the extreme one : In South Sumatera, we have "Tempoyak" (fried sweet fermented durian), one of the most famous traditional dishes in Sumatera.

Sambal Tempoyak (Red Hot Chilli Tempoyak) from South Sumatera

The taste of those dishes? Sweet. Tasty. Nice. And Exotic. Very difficult to describe, but I can say - since I live in Indonesia and have eat them since I was very young - all of them are very great food, and I love them all.

All of them been treated as main dishes, eat with rice and other dishes, such as fried chicken, vegetables, and others. For some people, this combination might be "not usual" (eating rice with sweet dishes). But if you like exotic things, surely you are going to like them.

10 Korban yang Meninggal Tragis Akibat MOS dan OSPEK

Masa Orientasi Sekolah (MOS) dan  OSPEK (Orientasi Pengenalan Kampus) seharusnya menjadi sebuah masa yang penting bagi para siswa baru untuk lebih mengenal sekolah barunya. Di luar negeri, aktivitas MOS selalu dilakukan dengan cara yang kreatif, mendidik, dan menarik, sehingga para siswa sangat antusias untuk mengikutinya.

Berbeda dengan Indonesia, justru MOS dan OSPEK adalah ajang perploncoan yang merendahkan harga diri para siswa baru. Para siswa dipermalukan, dihina, dicaci-maki, disuruh melakukan banyak hal yang tidak masuk akal. Bahkan tidak sedikit peserta MOS / OSPEK pada akhirnya menghembuskan nafas terakhir mereka karena tindakan itu. Mungkin para senior bisa berkelit dan mengatakan kalau aktivitas "keras" yang mereka lakukan semata-mata karena ingin mempersiapkan calon siswa menjadi siswa yang tangguh dan kuat. Tapi masalahnya, konteks aktivitas MOS adalah "memperkenalkan aktivitas dan kegiatan sekolah kepada siswa baru", bukan "mempersiapkan para siswa menjadi jagoan, calon preman, psikopat, atau bahkan pembunuh berdarah dingin.".

Para siswa baru pun tidak dipersiapkan untuk menjadi calon anggota militer atau pasukan elit yang harus punya stamina dan fisik yang prima.  Jadi buat apa mereka digenjot dengan cara militer yang serba keras? Buat apa pula harga diri mereka direndahkan seperti itu?

Berikut ini saya tampilkan 10 korban yang meninggal tragis setelah atau saat menjalani MOS dan OSPEK di sekolahnya. Artikel ini saya buat sebagai renungan bagi kita semua, masih perlukah kita mempertahankan budaya MOS / OSPEK seperti sekarang ini? Apakah kita masih butuh korban-korban lain agar pihak-pihak yang menjalankan MOS / OSPEK sadar kalau sudah bukan caranya lagi memperkenalkan sekolah dan kampus dengan cara-cara kekerasan, pelecehan, dan perendahan harga diri?

1. ROY ADITYA PERKASA 
Umurnya baru 14 tahun saat mendaftar dan mengikuti MOS di SMA 16, Surabaya. Siswa yang - merupakan anak dari pasangan Saidi dan Mulyanti dan - tinggal di Wisma Tropodo, Jalan Flamboyan AH-6 Waru, Sidoarjo tersebut tewas setelah pingsan saat mengikuti MOS di sekolahnya.

Meninggalnya Roy bermula saat dia mengikuti acara di hari terakhir MOS di sekolahnya tanggal 15 Juli 2009. Dalam acara yang berlangsung di aula tertutup tersebut, Roy tiba-tiba pingsan. Dia segera dilarikan ke Rumah Sakit Islam (yang berlokasi di Jalan Jemursari, Surabaya). Namun nyawanya tidak tertolong, dan meninggal beberapa jam setelah dirawat. Dokter menyatakan kematian Roy akibat kelelahan.

Akibat kejadian itu, Walikota Surabaya Bambang Dwi Hartono memecat Abu Jauhari, Kepala Sekolah SMA 16 Surabaya, karena dinilai lalai dalam mengawasi kegiatan MOS di sekolahnya.



2. AMANDA PUTRI LUBIS
Siswi SMP SMA Negeri 9 Tangerang Selatan ini punya banyak impian dan cita-cita yang ingin dicapainya. Sayang di usianya yang masih 16 tahun, dia harus meninggal setelah mengikuti MOS di sekolah yang akan dimasukinya.

Tidak jelas apa penyebab kematian Amanda. Namun kelihatannya Amanda mengalami tekanan psikis yang cukup hebat, karena selama mengikuti MOS, dia selalu terlihat ketakutan. Apalagi ketika di hari kedua dia luma membawa kertas identitas diri, dia semakin tampak ketakutan dan tidak berani masuk sekolah.

Dan pada hari ketiga kegiatan MOS, tanggal 12 Juli 2011, Amanda tiba-tiba pingsan tidak sadarkan diri. Dia kemudian dibawa ke Eka Hospital Bumi Serpong Damai, guna mendapatkan perawatan. Namun nyawanya tidak tertolong dan tanggal 13 Juli 2011, pukul 04.00 dini hari, Amanda menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya. Kematian Amanda diduga karena menderita gagal jantung. Anehnya, keluarga menyebutkan Amanda sama sekali tidak punya riwayat penyakit jantung. Mungkinkah kejadian ini dipicu rasa ketakutan luar biasa yang dirasakan Amanda selama mengikuti MOS?



3. MUHAMMAD NAJIB
Apa jadinya jika orang yang tidak biasa berjalan jauh, dipaksa berjalan dengan jarak tempuh yang sangat jauh? Apalagi kalau pemaksaannya menggunakan intimidasi dan ancaman yang membuat orang itu memaksa dirinya untuk melakukan "tugas" itu, meski dirinya sudah sangat kecapekan. Akibatnya bisa diduga : orang tersebut akan mengalami kecapekan yang luar biasa, yang pada akhirnya membahayakan jiwanya.

Inilah yang terjadi pada Muhammad Najib, siswa Sekolah Pelayaran Menengah Pembangunan di Jakarta. Pada tahun 2012, saat melakukan MOS, Najib dipaksa berjalan kaki sejauh lima kilometer bersama siswa lainnya. Meski sudah mengalami kelelahan yang sangat parah, mereka tetap dipaksa menyelesaikan tugas itu.

Alhasil Muhammad Najib pingsan setelah melakukan tugas itu, dan meninggal dunia.



4.  AGUNG BASTIAN GULTOM
Kejadian tragis dialami Agung Bastian Gultom, siswa Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pelayaran (STIP). Pada saat sedang mengikuti OSPEK di kampus, Agung dinilai melawan para kakak kelasnya. Tidak puas menghardik, para kakak kelas Agung pun merencanakan melakukan penganiayaan di luar sekolah. Biar Agung jera, dan tidak macam-macam lagi saat di kampus.

Karena itu pada tanggal 12 Mei 2008, 10 orang senior dari STIP menghadang Agung di C3 bawah Ring Jalan Marunda Makmur, Cilincing, Jakarta Utara. Tanpa banyak basa-basi, mereka pun menghajar Agung hingga terkapar di jalan dan akhirnya meninggal dunia.

Kesepuluh siswa STIP itu - yang kemudian diketahui bernama Lasmono, Anggi Dwi Wicaksono, Harry Nugraha, Anton Angiutan Rajagukguk, Maulana, Rifki, Hans Patar, I Putu Indra, Kartika Eka Paksi, dan Edityawan - akhirnya diciduk polisi tanggal 17 Juni 2008, dan menghadapi ancaman kurungan tujuh tahun penjara.

5. DIMAS DIKITA HANDOKO
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pelayaran (STIP) kembali tercoreng di tahun 2014. Seorang calon siswa sekolah itu, Dimas Dikita Handoko, kembali menjadi korban kekerasan yang dilakukan oleh para seniornya.

Kejadiannya bermula saat OSPEK berlangsung di STIP, Dimas dianggap tidak mengenal dan menghormati seniornya. Karena itu dia "diincar" untuk diberi pelajaran oleh para senior. Maka pada tanggal 25 April 2014, Dimas dan 6 orang rekan seangkatannya mengalami penyiksaan yang dilakukan para seniornya di tempat kos salah seorang seniornya. Enam orang rekan Dimas mengalami luka serius dan berhasil ditolong. Tapi Dimas sendiri meninggal setelah pingsan akibat disiksa oleh para senior.

Akibat kejadian itu, 7 orang mahasiswa tingkat II STIP menjadi tersangka, dan menghadapi ancaman hukuman serius.



6. CLIFF MUNTU
Kasus kematian Cliff Muntu, praja IPDN (Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri) asal Sulawesi Utara yang terkuak tahun 2007 silam merupakan kasus OSPEK yang cukup mengundang perhatian banyak orang. Pasca pemberitaan kematian Cliff Muntu, terkuaklah kalau sebelumnya juga pernah ada beberapa calon praja yang meninggal dan mengalami penyiksaan saat mengikuti OSPEK. Kasus ini menjadi besar karena banyak alumni IPDN yang angkat bicara, membeberkan masalah yang terjadi selama OSPEK yang ditutup-tutupi pihak kampus selama bertahun-tahun.

Pada tanggal 2 April 2007, Cliff Muntu tiba-tiba pingsan pasca mengikuti pelatihan drumband. Setelah mendapatkan pertolongan pertama dan dibawa ke Rumah Sakit Al-Islam, Cliff meninggal dunia. Dari pemeriksaan dokter, ditemukan banyak bekas luka lebam yang masih baru. Bahkan yang lebih miris lagi, ditemukan bekas suntikan formalin di lengan Cliff. Kuat dugaan luka-luka itu diperoleh Cliff selama menjalani OSPEK di IPDN.

Temuan ini mendorong polisi untuk melakukan penyidikan lebih dalam. Alhasil, tujuh orang praja ditahan dan sejumlah petinggi IPTN yang diduga mengetahui dan terlibat dalam kasus kematian Cliff  diperiksa. Rektor IPDN Nyoman Sumaryadi pun langsung dinon-aktifkan dan digantikan Johannis Kaloh. Sedangkan Lexie Giroth, Dekan Managemen Ilmu Politik dan Pemerintahan IPDN, ditetapkan sebagai tersangka dalam kasus tersebut, setelah Sopandi, salah seorang pejabat IPDN, mengakui telah menyuntikkan formalin ke tubuh Cliff atas perintah Lexie.

Temuan yang mengejutkan itu belum berakhir. Kasus Cliff Muntu ternyata merupakan ujung gunung batu es. Ketika pihak berwajib melakukan penyidikan lebih mendalam, terkuaklah kalau banyak korban kekerasan di IPDN. Bahkan ada beberapa praja korban kekerasan yang tewas, namun kasusnya disembunyikan dan ditutup-tutupi pihak kampus. Sebut saja Wahyu Hidayat asal Jawa Barat (2003), dan Alian dari Kalimantan Barat (1993) yang tewas dan diduga sebagai korban penganiayaan orang dalam IPDN.



7. IVAN CHRISTOPHER SITUMORANG
Usianya baru 12 tahun dan baru saja diterima sebagai siswa SMP Flora, Bekasi. Tapi cita-citanya untuk meraih ilmu tinggi terpaksa harus berhenti 9 Juli 2015 silam setelah meninggal saat mengikuti OSPEK di sekolahnya.

Ivan mengikuti OSPEK di sekolahnya tangal 6 - 9 Juli 2015. Selama OSPEK, Ivan beberapa kali mengalami hukuman squat-jump karena tidak membawa beberapa barang yang disuruh Panitia Ospek. Akibat hukuman itu, Ivan melapor ke Panitia kalau kakinya sakit. Bukannya ditolong, tapi justru disuruh jalan mengitari lingkungan di luar area sekolah (diperkirakan jaraknya mencapai 4 kilometer).

Pulang dari OSPEK, Ivan mengerang kesakitan pada kakinya. Orang tua Ivan segera membawa Ivan ke rumah sakit, bahkan diperiksa Ahli Refleksi. Mereka kemudian mengetahui kalau Ivan mengalami kelelahan yang luar biasa, sehingga otot kakinya mengeras.

Beberapa waktu kemudian, tanggal 30 Juli 2015, saat di sekolah, Ivan pingsan di ruang kelasnya. Setelah dibawa ke rumah sakit, Ivan akhirnya menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya.

Meski Kapolresta Bekasi Komisaris Besar Daniel Bolly Tifaona menyebutkan Ivan meninggal lantaran mengidap penyakit jantung dan tidak berhubungan dengan kegiatan MOS, namun dari kronomogis kejadian sebenarnya tampak jelas kalau pemicunya tidak lain adalah aktivitas berat yang dilakukan Ivan beberapa waktu sebelumnya. Seandainya saja dia tidak disuruh melakukan aktivitas  berat seperti itu, tentu jantung dan tubuhnya tidak akan bekerja terlalu keras, dan membuat jantungnya mengalami gangguan. 

8. DWIYANTO WISNU NUGROHO
Mahasiswa Jurusan Teknik Geodesi Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) ini baru berusia 22 tahun. Pria ini tiba-tiba tidak sadarkan diri dan meninggal saat mengikuti pelantikan anggota baru mahasiswa Geodesi ITB yang diadakan di Gunung Batu, Desa Pager Wangi, Lembang, bulan Februari 2009 silam.

Dari penelusuran pihak polisi, diduga Dwiyanto mengalami kekerasan fisik selama menjalani aktivitas di Gunung Batu tersebut. Selain itu, kegiatan tersebut tidak berizin, meski diketahui oleh Ketua Prodi Teknik Geodesi dan Geomatika ITB. Atas kejadian itu, polisi menetapkan 3 mahasiswa sebagai yang bertanggung jawab atas meninggalnya Dwiyanto.



9. ERPIN YULIANTORO
Siswa calon taruna Balai Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Ilmu Pelayaran (BP2IP) meninggal pada tanggal 12 Juli 2012 setelah mengikuti MOS yang diadakan di sekolahnya. Saat meninggal, anak kedua dari pasangan Mulyono dan Sundari itu baru berusia 19 tahun.

Awalnya, keluarga Erpin dikabari pihak BP2IP kalau siswa tersebut mengalami kesurupan dan keluarga diminta untuk datang ke sekolah. Tiba di sekolah, ternyata Erpin sudah meninggal. Ketika melihat tubuh anaknya terdapat luka lebam,orang tua Erpin langsung menduga kalau anaknya tewas karena dianiaya seniornya. Mereka segera melaporkan hal itu ke Polres Kota Tangerang.

Meski penyidikan masih berlangsung dan pihak sekolah membantah telah mengalami penganiayaan terhadap Erpin, tapi pihak keluarga tetap berkeyakinan kalau Erpin meninggal karena penganiayaan selama menjalani MOS.


10.ANINDYA AYU PUSPITA
Kasus memilukan terakhir akibat MOS terjadi di Yogyakarta, Bantul. Anindya Ayu Puspita (16 tahun), siswi SMK 1 Pandak, Bantul, Yogyakarta meninggal setelah menjalani MOS di sekolahnya tanggal 19 Juli 2013 silam.

Anindya meninggal setelah mendapatkan hukuman squat-jump yang diberikan Panitia MOS sekolahnya. Hukuman ini diberikan karena dia tidak mengenakan kaos T-Shirt saat melakukan kegiatan baris-berbaris. Setelah melakukan hukuman, Anindya dadakan pingsan. Meski sempat dibawa ke Ruang UKS untuk mendapatkan pertolongan pertama, tapi nyawa Anindya tetap tidak tertolong.

Kasus kematian Anindya ini mendapat perhatian Gubernur DIY Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X yang segera meminta keterangan dari pihak-pihak terkait, dan meminta kasus ini diselidiki hingga tuntas. Beliau juga mengharapkan agar kegiatan MOS dievaluasi dan tidak menggunakan praktik semi-militer, seperti memberlakukan hukuman fisik kepada peserta. Kalau memang penyebab kematian siswi itu adalah penerapan semi-militer, maka MOS akan dihapuskan dari semua sekolah.

Selamatkan Anak-anak kita dari aktivitas MOS yang tidak ada gunanya, merusak mentalnya, dan mengancam jiwanya. 

Anak kita bersekolah untuk mendapatkan ilmu, bukan untuk menjadi korban MOS, dan pulang tak bernyawa ....