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Palembang, my side of the story




Berikut tanggapan Maylaffayza yang termuat di blognya, terkait pemberitaan di detikcom yang amat mengecewakan dirinya karena tak sesuai dengan kenyataan:

Some of you may have come across this article on detik.com entitled "Maylaffaiza Hebohkan Peserta Rakernas II PAN" about my performance at the Rakernas PAN in Palembang last Friday. This is not a major issue, but I just want to share with my friends here what my side of the story is... (as my Multiply friends Tomi Satryotomo, and penangwolf have supported me to do)

Besides the incorrect spelling of the name, the article really saddens me. I mean.. There I was.. returning to my hometown of Jakarta, the capital of this nation, feeling glorious after 2 emotional performances in Palembang in one single day. That morning, my team had picked up 2 Palembang newspapers (posted in previous entry) with my pictures on their front pages... When I was up on stage, I was feeding off of the positive energy from the crowd, and I also gave them a performance that I hoped had energized them as well. So I really think that I connected well with the audience out in BKB as well as in Novotel for the opening of the Rakernas II PAN. And I think it is quite obvious that Palembang journalists enjoyed my presence there, and they made the effort to interview me and also Googled my background information.

However, a journalist from a trusted online media in Indonesia wrote an article with a different angle. From several articles written on the Rakernas PAN II, it seems that journalist normally covers political news and is on assignment there from Jakarta to report on the event, as well as comments from top PAN figures on current issues as the Pasuruan civilian shooting, Cawagub DKI, etc. So, the story on my performance seemed to be a 'bonus feature' story.

I've translated and summarized the article for you:

Participants of the PAN (National Mandate Party) were shocked by a performance of violinist Maylaffayza. Her revealing gown instantly caused reactions from the crowd.

When the Master of Ceremony called her to perform on stage, the crowd responded differently as she appeared. Some clapped their hands, some shouted "Long live PAN!", and some shouted "Allahu Akbar" at the Novotel Palembang Hotel on Friday evening.

The head of the advisory committee of PAN Amien Rais was seen shaking his head. Amien was accompanied by PAN's chairman Soetrisno Bachir, and Vice Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly - AM Fatwa.

A group of journalists also did not want to miss the chance to scramble in front of the stage and took snap shots of beautiful woman with their cameras. This lasted until Maylaffayza finished performing her music.

This rush receded when a woman, wearing a Moslem headscarf, from the organizing committee went to the stage and put a PAN jacket on Maylaffayza. The face of Maylaffayza was blushing as this was taking place.

"I am thankful and grateful to Allah because this nation still has an honest figure who is one of the forefathers of PAN" said Maylaffayza after having robed in a PAN jacket.

Here's my opinion of the article:


This article contains too many assumptions on what was taking place, based on the interpretation of the journalist.


After almost 2 hours of formal speeches, I really felt that the participants in the room were delighted with my presence. It was very welcoming for me. And I made several speeches as well between my songs and the whole conference room cheered to them in agreement. So there were actually plenty of quotes to choose from to be taken for the article.


Most participants of the conference had seen me perform at BKB in the afternoon, which was only about 6 hours prior to the evening performance. So I doubt that they were shocked. I think they were just pleasantly surprised that I have returned for another performance for them that evening.


Pak Amien Rais has seen me perform numerous time (up to 5 times I think). I even performed for the launch of his book in 2004 at Grand Hyatt - Jakarta. I was told by several people in PAN that Pak Amien and his wife really enjoyed my performance back then.


So when the article describes that Pak Amien was shaking his head, the sentence somehow implies that he did in disagreement, or that he couldn't believe what he was watching. In a speech after my performance, Pak Amien said specifically that "Maylaffayza brings a new spirit to PAN". Why didn't the journalist quote that, ya? That statement simply verifies that the 3rd paragraph of the article is incorrect.


In the speech by chairman head Soetrisno Bachir immediately after the performance, he also said that "Maylaffayza is the new colour of PAN". I think that's a super positive statement.


The costume for my performances have been consistent all these years. My mother makes the gowns herself to perfection for me, and they're all very classy and elegant. So to call my gown 'revealing' is quite an overstatement or just simply bombastic.


The woman who came to 'cover me up' with the PAN jacket, as the article suggested, could have acted alone. I was indeed surprised that she did that. Most people in the audience actually didn't agree to what she was doing and shouted "No". Whatever her motivation was, I actually felt very honored that she did that. It was like an official welcoming ceremony for me when she put the jacket on me. How glorious! The woman and I shook hands and embraced, which made it more emotional. It was one of the many moments that I cherished from that evening. Meanwhile, many people in the audience still didn't agree to what the woman had done. Yet many others were shouting in joy... So, no.. I wasn't blushing.


I view that her gesture to come on stage as an act of love. Although it seems that we have different perception and perhaps 'preference in appearance', she showed her love in her own way. And I thank her for that.


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I Play My Violin Like I Make Love

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01/06/2007 23:48 WIB

Maylaffaiza Hebohkan Peserta Rakernas II PAN

Ramdhan Muhaimin - detikcom



Palembang - Peserta Rakernas II PAN dihebohkan dengan penampilan seorang pemain biola wanita Maylaffaiza. Penampilan Maylaffaiza yang mengenakan gaun terbuka spontan membuat peserta bereaksi.

Saat MC meminta Maylaffaiza tampil ke panggung, reaksi peserta pun berbeda-beda. Ada yang bertepuk tangan, ada yang bersorak 'Hidup PAN', dan ada pula yang berteriak 'Allahu Akbar', di Hotel Novotel, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, Jumat (1/6/2007).

Ketua Majelis Pertimbagan Partai (MPP) PAN Amien Rais yang berada di bagian atas terlihat menggeleng-gelengkan kepalanya. Amien didampingi Ketua Umum Dewan Pimpinan Pusat Partai Amanat Nasional (DPP PAN) Soetrisno Bachir dan Wakil Ketua MPR AM Fatwa.

Sejumlah wartawan juga tak membuang kesempatan ini. Mereka langsung maju ke depan untuk mengabadikan gambar wanita cantik ini dengan kamera masing-masing. Kehebohan ini berlangsung hingga Maylaffaiza selesai memainkan musik.

Kehebohan ini akhirnya mereda setelah seorang panitia yang mengenakan jilbab langsung maju ke depan dan memakaikan jaket PAN pada Maylaffaiza. Wajah Maylaffaiza tersipu malu saat panitia memakaikan jaket itu.

"Saya berterima kasih dan bersyukur kepada Allah karena bangsa ini masih memiliki tokoh yang jujur dan sekarang menjadi sesepuh di PAN," kata Maylaffaiza usai dipakaikan jaket PAN. (mly/mly)

Source:
http://www.detiknews.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2007/bulan/06/tgl/01/time/234835/idnews/788146/idkanal/10

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