Common among the young, consider wearing a batik was only at official functions only. The most common is when the invitation to attend a wedding reception. Many young people buy batik only for the preparation of such events. But when any of them who wear batik on a weekday, there were some who remarked, “would be invited?”

Perceptions of batik wear only on formal event did not have to happen again. Our nation has always wear batik. Remember when we were in school, had to wear batik uniforms on certain days? Remember when civil servants to wear batik KORPRI on a specific day? Yes, actually it is the government’s invitation for us proud to wear batik. However, because the invitation is top down, there are people who feel forced to wear. Even the few people who are not anti-wear batik, because not suggested as a submissive. People like this are usually more proud to be regarded as contrarian current (mainstream).

We thank the United Nations inaugurated the cultural heritage of Batik Indonesia. We are also proud that the government should make this day, October 2, 2009 as the Day of National Batik. Hopefully, with two important momentum that our nation – especially the younger generation – no longer ashamed to using batik.

Thank you also to be our brothers of allied, Malaysia. If they do not claim the Archipelago culture – one of them batik – as their culture, maybe the spirit of our culture will not be rising. Regardless of any intentions, I personally thank you cluster in Malaysia.

We live our own. Are we proud of batik? Are we just wear batik on formal event? Hopefully, starting today, more and more people are proud of our diverse archipelago batik. Yes! Batik not only from Java. Batik does not belong to the Javanese people only. Many other areas in Indonesia, which also has a unique batik. Batik is the creation of local culture indonesia, even now worldwide. see Nelson Mandela, South African leader, who always wore a batik wherever and whenever he went.

How proud I was of Indonesia!