Datang dan Pergi

Duduk bersebrangan di dalam bus jemputan
Saling memandang dan sejenak tersenyum
Ah, sepertinya cinta remaja
Tak kenal esok tak tahu lusa

....

A Country is Its People.

Few days ago I watched an animation series, One Piece. There, I saw an episode about a country similar with Japan in earlier era. The people of this country share their happiness and optimistic point of view about life. The King is a good leader who understand the people's way of life.

Once in a year the King gathers the people to celebrate new year. In this annual party people will have an opportunities to meet & greet others, get to know each other, and introduce themselves and what their do, including their business.

It's simple, but nowadays such celebration known as the business of Meeting, Incentive, Congresses Events, where people are able to get to know other people's businesses or professions in specific events. In that series, the King is a symbol of a good government that gives the people the opportunities, and the most important, hopes.

What i got from the series is that we can't let go of hopes. Whether we have the good government or not, the most important thing is the hopes we have. Beside that, I also read a good proverb lately, and it says:

The grand essentials in this life are
something to do,
something to love
and something to hope for.

(-Addison)

Will you be a good person and make this country a better place to live? A country is its people. So, wherever you are, you're the one who contribute to the country's character.

I love my Indonesia. And this country still got me.

Mardika!!

. . . .

Kau bisa ceritakan padaku
Tentang menjalani hidup yang baru
Di tengah rumah berlampu kandil
Bertanam bunga yang sudah gumpil*

Cerahmu tak jua berbanding
Bunga sepadan berpadu aura bukan 'tuk sesiapa
Hanya untukmu datang menjelma
Untukmu saja, yang memang tak biasa




Atau: Bertanam bunga sambil mengupil.

Kaku Kelu

Dalam beberapa menit di hari-hariku sekilas selalu muncul kegamangan. Lalu berubah jadi pilu yang meresap ke hati. Dalam keheninganku yang ramai, dalam mata yang nanar menatap kekosongan. Kebahagiaan yang cengkerama di seberang, menari tanpa belas kasih di mataku. Aku mungkin hanya berkhayal. Aku mungkin hanya mendendam. Tapi apalah artinya karena aku yang kaku kelu memang tak padan. Semestinya pun turut menari. Dan semoga gilang gemilang menaungi.

I Didnt See Lunar Eclipse: I Saw More!

I didn't see lunar eclipse. Or the red planet that - according to the gossip - will appear in the sky as big as the moon. But I saw more: a gigantic red charmbracelet glowing beside the moon. With Mars as the pendant. The sky was very dark and I saw this miracle clearly. It seems the stars wont come up because the charmbracelet was too bright.

I was there with him. He who took me to work in the morning. A good looking and athletic man with fair skin and strong character. But i dont understand why he was there. I have not seen him after few years. And I dont have any special relationship with him - but with his brother, long time ago. And the worst thing is: he's married! ;p

We're there for a moment. Watched the glowing red planet up in the sky.

Untill the alarm woke me up at 4.30 in the morning today.

Dream.. Dream.. Dream

It was a pile of folders. I didn’t know what I was looking for. Everywhere I turned only dusty folders piling on my desk. I couldn’t see clearly. Everything seemed sepia, similar with the old photographs taken on my grandfather graduation. Suddenly there was this folder on top of the pile with a name on it. Written very clear, big and bold, as if it was a stitched application*. I almost fainted and my heart was beating so hard. Horrified with what I saw: the name of this person I may not know anymore.

I woke up with a very awkward and agonized feeling. I wasn’t very sure about the dream, but the shadow stayed, still on my mind: a name on top of the pile.

*a colorful fabric in various shape, usually stitched on the tablecloths or on women and children outfits.

Hujan yang Sabar

Cerita ini belum pernah kutulis sebelumnya.
Jadi sebelum aku lupa, biar kubagi sedikit.

Hari itu aku berteman hujan dan harum tanah berselimut rumput basah. Di sebuah gubuk reyot yang terisi sejumput kerinduan yang bergulat gelisah. Ia hidup dalam kebosanan. Dan tokek yang memandang dari langit-langit membiarkan ia bertaruh untuk kemujuran yang sia-sia.

Aku tidak punya sedikit pun keberanian untuk membiarkan perasaanku dipahami. Apalagi kesabaran untuk menunggu. Ya..mungkin untuk dada yang kini sudah membatu harus ada air yang menitik satu demi satu agar ia tak lagi batu.

SERBUUUU.....!!!!!!!!!!

Jejak yang paling tidak menantang adalah jejak yang paling tidak memberikan imbalan

Batu

Malam ini hujan kembali turun. Lengkap dengan angin yang lebih dingin dari biasanya. Aku tenggelam dalam lamunan yang sudah terlalu lazim. Kemudian kembali angan terpaku pada secarik catatan kecil di mejaku.

Dada kita yang batu

Aku menikmati kebisingan. Tapi kau tahu, aku tidak mendengarkan apa-apa. Catatan itu menggugah. Menggoda dadaku untuk gemuruh. Ya, di serpihan dada yang batu, Sayang. (Di dada kita yang pernah gemuruh sesuatu telah lama runtuh.)

Inspired by Ocha's words: dada kita yang batu

Status: complicated

Hati kita itu sangat luas...
Kita gak mungkin dedikasikan hati kita untuk satu orang saja...
Selalu ada tempat di hati kita
untuk orang lain: orang tua, saudara, teman, negara

Makanya kita bodoh amat kalo kita egois untuk menuntut seluruh perasaan orang lain dikasih ke kita

A friend told me that. Hmm, it's complicated. But still, whether you agree or not, the answer always back to you. God gave us the freewill and courage to decide and do what you want. But then, there are consequences waiting.

And I told this to myself.

Kaki Kecilku

Menapaki jalanku perlahan. Satu demi satu melewati jalan setapak. Menikmati hujan, merasai panas. Menyukai sendiriku, pun menikmati waktu yang kita habiskan bersama

A Camera in the Library

Documenting moments through these journeys. Sharing ideas, talking about the past, and moving on.