Me, My Self, and I

Monday, December 22, 2014

A Letter to My Mom

Dear Mom,

I would never remember…

When you hold me tight for more than 9 months before I was born,
or when you had sickness every morning during pregnancy,
or when I felt excited and kicked you and Pop would caress your pregnant bump,
or when you faced hell to give me birth.

I would not remember…

When I was sick and you swang my baby body,
or when I felt sad and you sang me lullabies,
or when I took my first steps and you smiled and clapped,
or when I got my first bruise and you nursed it tenderly.

I might not remember…

When I screamed at you because you did not allow me to go with my friends,
or when I slammed the door after you scolded me for coming home late,
or when I did not answer thousands of your phone calls,
or when I shut myself at my room and ignored you.

But, I did remember…

When my heart broke for the first time and you just smiled at me, told me that I would fall in love few times before I found my soulmate,
or when I got bad scores and you lectured me how I wasted my potentials and talents,
or when I misbehad and you preached me how I should take care of and appreciate my own self,
or when I felt heartsick and you hugged me openly and warmly.

I still remember…

When I thought everything was falling into pieces, you said that sometimes we have to demolish something before build something new,
or when I got very angry, you just said that someday I would understand why you did what you did,
or when I felt so lonely, you always made me feel that I always have a place at home,
or when I thought I was a big girl now then I realized that even big girls need their mama once in a while.

Mom, I am remembering…

That you have always been there, no matter what,
You are here, right in my heart and in my mind;
That you have always been my light when darkness came,
You are standing there keeping the light on, I always know my way home;
That you have always been my bestfriend,
You are my first bestie.

Mom, to the world, maybe you’re just a mother,
But, to me, you are the world.

Selamat Hari Ibu, Mom.
I love you more than I can say.


Many kisses and big hugs,
Your only daughter XOXO


Friday, December 19, 2014

If Only You Were Here

I took a 10 minutes break. I found "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton on YouTube. While enjoying the video, I found myself almost cry on my chair.

Hell, I was in the middle of working with my colleagues sitting on their own chairs. I should not cry here. It would be embarassing and I was not supposed to do personal matter at the office.


So, I closed the video and grabbed my BlackBerry. I found a picture of me and my Ompung Doli (Grandpa) then put it as profile picture on BBM. Damn! I missed him so much!




During lunch break, I checked my BBM. My Tatte (aunt) has saved my profile picture and put the picture as her profile picture with status "Toppu malungun tu Damang" (Suddenly miss father). I sent her message.


Me: "Same here. I miss Ompung Doli so badly."

Tatte: "Yeah. Maybe because Christmas is coming."
Me: "Yeah..."

While riding my motorbike on my way home after work, I felt so sad. I cried out loud. My tears streamed on my both cheeks. I screamed, "Ompuuuung...!! Aku rinduuuu...!! (Grandpa! I miss you!) I realized some people saw me but I didn't care.


I missed him so, so badly that it hurt so deep. He was my guardian angel. He was my hero. He was my role model. He was everything to me. And he was not here. Anymore.


Arrived at home, I texted Tatte. Then, she called me. Her voice broke. She must have cried. She told me that my Mom also felt so mellow all day, missing Ompung Doli. We talked about 10 minutes, talking about how great Ompung Doli has been.


I lied down on and cried again.


It has been almost 5 months but I still missed my Ompung Doli. Everyday I remember him. Everyday I wish he was here. Everyday I hope he would be with me until I get old. Everyday I miss him.


Call me crybaby, but losing somebody that is everything to you is heartbroken. I don't think I can ever get over his death.


It is 4 months and 19 days.


"If only you were here, Pung. I miss you so badly."




"God Gave Me You"
Blake Shelton

I've been a walking heartache
I've made a mess of me
The person that I've been lately ain't who I wanna be

But you stay here right beside me

And watch as the storm blows through
And I need you



Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs

God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it's true
God gave me you, gave me you

There's more here than what we're seeing a divine conspiracy

That you, an angel lovely, could somehow fall for me
You'll always be love's great martyr and I'll be the flattered fool
And I need you, yeah!

God gave me you for the ups and downs

God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it's true
God gave me you

On my own I'm only half of what I could be

I can't do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered, I pray we never undo

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs

God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it's true
God gave me you, gave me you
He gave me you



Saturday, November 8, 2014

Gagal Fokus dan Gagal Dapat Pacar: Korelasi = 0

Sahabatku, Boyyan, sekarang memiliki tiga ponsel.

Satu ponsel Nokia (dulu sempat menjadi produsen ponsel sejuta umat) yang usianya sudah uzur banget. Dipertahankan karena alasan yang sangat sentimentil.
Satu BlackBerry lama. Dipertahankan karena alasan yang sudah tidak kuingat lagi.
Satu ponsel Oppo yang berbasis Android. Baru berusia beberapa hari. (Akhirnya sahabatku menyerah dan membeli ponsel berbasis OS sejuta umat.)

Kami sudah mengobrol hampir dua jam sebelum memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hari dan tidur. Tiba-tiba Boyyan terdengar kebingungan, dia mengeluarkan gumaman yang tidak dapat kumengerti. Tiba-tiba dia tertawa.

Aku: "Kenapa?"

Boyyan: "Aku nyari-nyari handphone-ku satu lagi mana. Barusan aku mau ngasih tahu handphone-ku satu hilang."

Aku: "Terus?"

Boyyan: "Aku baru sadar. Satu kan lagi kupakai ngobrol ini. Bego banget ah!"

Kami tertawa terbahak-bahak. Kadang-kadang kami memang melakukan hal-hal bodoh yang lucu dan konyol.

Boyyan: "Pantesan aja nggak dapat-dapat cowok. Sering gagal fokus."

Aku: "Hubungannya apa?"

Boyyan: Cowok-cowok mana ada yang suka sama cewek gagal fokus? Cowok-cowok tuh sukanya sama cewek pintar."

Aku: "Gagal fokus dan punya pacar itu korelasinya nol. Nggak ada hubungannya."

Boyyan: "Ada. Bayangkan aja kalau lagi jalan-jalan di mall. Ceweknya menggandeng cowoknya, terus celingukan nyari sesuatu. Terus, pacarnya nanya, 'Yang, nyari apa?' Terus ceweknya jawab,
'Aku nyari cowokku. Dari tadi ada di sini kok kugandeng.'"

Aku: (tertawa ngakak) "Iya juga ya. Konyol banget kalau ada kek gitu. Ngegandeng pacar, tapi terus nyari-nyari pacarnya ada di mana. Ga sadar sedang ngegandeng pacarnya sendiri karena gagal fokus."

Kami masih tertawa-tawa membahas hal itu selama beberapa saat. Berdebat. Menurutku, tidak ada sama sekali korelasi antara gagal fokus dan gagal dapat pacar. Cewek yang gobloknya selangit saja bisa punya pacar atau suami. Cewek yang cerdasnya selangit pun bisa tidak punya pacar atau suami. Korelasi? Nol.

Kami masih belum mencapai kesepakatan tentang hipotesa ini hingga pembicaraan di telepon diakhiri. Mungkin nanti kalau kami bertemu, kami akan membahas persoalan tidak penting ini.

Wuakakakakakakakak....

*nggak penting!*

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Insomniac Granny

I have been having trouble sleeping for years.

It started when I spent so much time alone at my balcony seven years ago. When I was in Malaysia, I rented a flat with two other girls. It was on the third floor. We had 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, a spacious living room, and a balcony.

I loved my room. It was only 7 m square with a small window, but it was as comfortable as a hotel suite. Okay, maybe I exaggerated, but it was comfortable.

If I was not in my room, you could find me at the balcony. Some people said that the balcony was haunted. But I found it calming and relaxing. I would sit down on the fence, drinking or smoking or calling my loved ones or just observing people and things on the street. My sleep time was reduced to 6 hours a day, then 5, then 4.

After going back to Indonesia for good, I met difficulty to overcome this problem. It has become a habit. I usually sleep only 4-5 hours. During last two years, I sleep only 3-4 hours. I could sleep more only when I was at my parents' house. My friends call me granny because they said the older you are, the less you need sleep.

Last Sunday, I slept for 3 hours only. Monday, 3 hours. Tuesday, 3 hours. Wednesday, 2 hours only. Yesterday, I couldn't sleep at all. Today, I did yoga for an hour, try to relax my mind and body. I hope that I can sleep more tonight. I made a cup of hot tea. I avoided reading and writing. I listened to System of A Down and Guns and Roses. I tried hard to fall asleep. I drank beer, hoping that I would pass out because of tiredness and beer.

Look! It's almost dawn. Damn! I don't think I can sleep tonight. Maybe tomorrow I should buy some sleeping pills.

This is not good at all. Am I old? Old is 60 years, dude! Duh! I have lost my appetite (I called Mom this afternoon, asking her send me package of her cuisine). I will die young!

Shutting down my brain. Turning off my body. Resting my soul.

Hell! Why am I still awake?

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Hari yang Cukup Menyenangkan

Hari ini hari yang cukup menyenangkann.

Tadi malam, aku berencana untuk mengikuti kebaktian jam 6.00 pagi di GPIB Ekklesia, Kalibata. Aku tidur kira-kira hampir pukul 2 dan terbangun pukul 6.14 WIB. Aku lupa mengatur alarm.

Lalu, aku putuskan untuk mengikuti kebaktian pukul 9.00 pagi. Dari situs gereja, aku mengetahui bahwa akan ada peringatan HUT Pelayanan Anak dan juga baptisan. Kupikir, tak apalah. Hitung-hitung mengobati sedikit kerinduan pada Sekolah Minggu (aku pernah menjadi guru Sekolah Minggu selama hampir 14 tahun, lho!).

Aku melewatkan makan siang dan makan malamku kemarin. Bukan, bukan karena menghemat. Aku hanya keasyikan membaca. Satu novel terjemahan dan dua novel berbahasa Inggris kuhabiskan dalam satu hari. Jadi, kupikir aku bisa sarapan dulu sebelum mandi dan berangkat.

Aku menyalakan ponsel dan membuka aplikasi permainan domino. Aku terlalu asyik bermain hingga tak sadar waktu sudah hampir setengah sembilan pagi. Aku buru-buru mandi, berpakaian, lalu berangkat.

Gedung gereja Ekklesia tidak terlalu besar. Ruang kebaktiannya hampir sebesar GPIB Gibeon Rumbai yang hanya memiliki 80 KK jemaat. Suasananya khas GPIB. Konservatif, tapi juga modern.

Liturgikanya standar. Lagu-lagu pilihannya lumayan. Pianisnya oke (aku selalu memberikan perhatian ekstra pada para pemusik gereja). Pemandu lagu biasa saja. Pendeta yang memberikan khotbah sedikit arogan dan membosankan. Tetapi aku menikmatinya. Bagaimanapun, keimanan dan spiritualitas itu kan sifatnya sangat pribadi dan rahasia, antara individu dan Tuhannya saja.

Sepulang kebaktian, aku mampir di Pempek Pak Raden di Jalan Pasar Minggu Raya. Tempatnya bersih. Sepi, karena belum jam makan siang. Tidak terlalu berisik. Sayang, makanan dan minumannya kurang enak.

Lalu, aku pulang ke rumahku, ke kamar kecilku yang panas namun nyaman. Aku memutar lagu dengan Mac-ku dan sangat menikmati obrolan dengan Pierre, adikku, lewat WhatsApp. Dilanjutkan dengan berbalas pesan dengan Boyyan, sahabatku, di Twitter. Lalu menonton The Prophecy (untuk keempat kalinya!) dan The Namesake. Mengobrol lagi lewat WhatsApp dengan Dye and G.

Sekarang masih pukul 8 malam, masih terlalu dini untuk tidur. Aku masih punya 3 novel berbahasa Indonesia dan 1 novel berbahasa Inggris yang belum kubaca. Mungkin aku akan membaca saja sampai waktu tidur tiba atau bermain virtual domino di ponsel.

Ya, hari ini memang hari yang cukup menyenangkan.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

I Miss You. I Really Do.

I miss you.

Simple words. Deep feelings. Scary thought. Because you are not here and I can tell you those words.

I remember the memories we had. I thought we would still have years to come. I thought we would still have chances to take. I thought there was still time.

But I am losing you. Maybe I have lost you for some time. I just did not realize. You are away and I am left here.

I miss talking with you. I miss hanging around you. I miss sitting beside you. You would be busy with your own thoughts and I would look at the sky trying to find any constellation. It's funny because I know nothing about constellation. It's just always something relaxing about the stars. It's like meditation, for my mind, for my body, for my soul.

I love you. More than you think. People would say I'm in love with you. Sometimes, I even think that you are my soulmate. But what is love? What is soulmate? I know nothing. What I know is I love you.

And I miss you. So much. I need nothing to tell you about it. I know you just know how much I miss you. Like Bon Jovi said, "This ain't a love song." So I don't need all the bullcrap.

I miss you. And it hurts cause I know you aren't here.

I miss you. I really do.


This is for you, my star.

Friday, August 29, 2014

More Than 'Forever'

"So, after living in Bali for 2 months, do you have somebody to introduce? That potential enough to be my new boyfriend?"

"Nobody. It's kind of impossible, you know, sis?"

"Why is that?"

"Well, I know Big Bro would think and say the same thing about this. You are our only sister. No man, once again, no man will be good enough for you, in our eyes. Even if he is the best man alive in this earth, we'll always try to find his flaws."



"So, I better find the guy myself?"



"Yeah. You find the right guy for you, and we'll try to find any reasons to love him as well."



I think I would start to cry right a way if my little brother didn't ask me other things. It was the sweetest, nicest, and loveliest thing somebody has ever told me. More than just 'I love you'. More than 'You are my everything.' More than 'Forever.'


Thursday, August 29, 2014

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Keretaku Sedang Mogok

Dalam perjalanan pulang dari Balige ke Pekanbaru, seperti biasa aku dan Tobias, keponakanku, kebagian tempat di bagasi mobil. Bagasi Terrano Pop dilapisi kasur gulung, di mana aku dan Tobias bisa menggulung badan sedemikian rupa agar muat untuk tidur. Sebagian barang diletakkan di sisi kanan, lalu diatasnya diletakkan bantal untuk alas kepala. Di sisi kiri, sebagian barang diletakkan dan kami bebas menumpangkan kaki-kaki kami di atasnya.

Sudah duapertiga perjalanan kami lewati. Malam sudah turun dari tadi. Mobil tampak gelap. Sesekali sinar dari lampu jalan dan lampu toko menerangi wajahku.

Tobias sudah tidur dari tadi. Tangannya diletakkan di atas perutku. Seperti biasa, merasa aman dan nyaman. Aku justru tidak bisa tidur.

Memikirkan Ompung Doli yang sudah tidak ada. Membayangkan hidupku setelah aku kembali ke Jakarta nanti. Mencemaskan adikku yang sudah berbulan-bulan masih terus menanti pekerjaan yang tepat. Mereka-reka kehidupan abangku bersama istri dan kedua anak mereka.

Sudah sebulan lebih aku melepaskan pekerjaanku yang terakhir. Walaupun mencemaskan isi tabungan yang semakin lama berkurang, belum ada semangat untuk berusaha mencari pekerjaan baru mati-matian.

Banyak mimpi yang mengantri untuk diwujudkan. Tapi belum ada semangat untuk memulainya. Terkadang aku merasa ingin meninggalkan keluargaku dan berkelana. Seperti momen 'me against the world', begitu.

Takut? Tentu. Manusiawi kan? Meninggalkan zona nyamanku dan melangkah ke zona yang sama sekali baru dan tidak dapat diprediksi.

Kuatir? Pasti. Wajar kan? Harus tinggal di mana, baiknya makan apa, mesti mengerjakan apa, bagusnya hidup dengan siapa.

Hmm... Sudah seringkali aku memikirkan hal-hal ini. Tapi belum ada keberanian untuk mengambil langkah. Pengecut? Mungkin. Tapi, tidak apalah. Sebut saja aku pengecut sesukamu. Tertawai aku seenakmu.

Tapi perjalananku masih dengan tiket yang sama. Masih dengan kereta yang sama. Mungkin nanti, aku akan membeli tiket yang baru. Dengan kapal. Atau pesawat. Atau bus. Atau berjalan kaki saja. Nantilah. Nanti saja. Keretaku sedang mogok. Montir sedang memperbaikinya. Aku akan menunggu sebentar lagi. Aku mau lihat tiket tanpa tujuan yang sudah kubeli ini akan membawaku ke mana. Ya, tunggu saja.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

See You Later, Pung!


Aku memesan taksi untuk pukul 3.30 WIB. Aku akan terbang dari Bandara Soekarno-Hatta menuju Medan dengan penerbangan pukul 6.00 WIB. Sendiri. Pierre tidak jadi ikut pulang. Sangat sulit mendapatkan tiket dari Denpasar ke Medan, maklum masih masa Lebaran. Sudahlah seat-nya sangat terbatas, mahal pula. Cuma ada penerbangan Garuda, dengan transit di Kuala Lumpur (whaaaatt....????), dengan harga lebih dari tiga setengah juta rupiah sekali jalan. Mau yang lebih murah, harus menggunakan beberapa maskapai berbeda dan berhenti di beberapa kota. Denpasar ke Jogjakarta. Jogjakarta ke Surabaya. Surabaya ke Jakarta. Jakarta ke Medan. Hah!


Tiba di Bandara Kuala Namu, Medan, aku berlambat-lambat keluar dari terminal. Ini kali ketiga aku berada di bandara ini dan segala sesuatunya masih terasa sangat asing bagiku. Saat berjalan di lantai dasar, tiba-tiba seseorang menyapaku. Kaget, karena ternyata yang menyapaku Dexon, adik tingkatku di F. Psi UI dulu. Kami naik ke lantai satu dan memilih tempat di salah satu kedai. Mengobrol. Bertukar nomor telepon. Berfoto. Sayang, Dexon harus segera melapor ke check-in counter dan masuk ruang tunggu. Senang rasanya bertemu kawan lama. Terakhir kami berjumpa mungkin 9 tahun yang lalu. Kami berpisah dengan janji akan terus saling mengabari.


Well, aku tahu aku sedang mengulur waktu. Aku mencari taksi (di Medan, taksi itu sebutan untuk mobil sewaan bersama, semacam omprengan di Jakarta) dengan lamban, akhirnya memutuskan menyewa ojek untuk sampai ke pinggiran kota dan mencari taksi di sana, menyetir mobil Tulang Jan dari kota Balige ke rumah dengan lambat, menolak untuk melihat peti di mana Ompung Doli dibaringkan.

Aku belum siap.

Lucu. Ketika 2 tahun lalu Ompung Boru berangkat ke surga tanpa sakit, meninggal saat sedang tidur nyenyak, aku tidak sesedih ini. Ya, aku sedih, tentu saja. Kenanganku bersama Ompung Boru pun tidak kalah banyaknya. Tetapi, aku bisa lebih tegar dan santai menghadapinya. Tapi, ini lain. Rasanya sebagian dari diriku ikut pergi bersama Ompung Doli.

Lucu. Karena rasanya seperti kehilangan soulmate. Mungkinkah belahan jiwa kita itu adalah kakek kita sendiri? Mungkin mustahil, tapi rasanya ya seperti itu.

Aku menunggu hingga rumah sepi. Hanya ada saudara kandung Mom dan keluarga inti mereka. Aku mendekati Ompung Doli. Membuka kain (entah apa sebutannya) yang menutupnya. Kupandangi wajahnya. Kusentuh keningnya. Kuraba dadanya. Kugenggam tangannya. Lalu menangis.

Kalau tidak sendiri, aku hanya menangis di depan orang-orang tertentu. Di depan orang-orang pilihanku. Aku tidak suka dan tidak mau menunjukkan kelemahanku.

Kuhabiskan beberapa menit untuk menangis. Tidak lama, hanya sebentar. Lalu aku berpaling pada kedua keponakanku untuk mengajak mereka bermain.

Tanpa mengucapkan selamat jalan.



Foto ini diambil keesokan harinya...

Friday, August 1, 2014

Sudah Selesai


F*ck! 
Aku merasa jantungku meloncat keluar dari dadaku.

SMS dari abangku cuma dua kata.

Tatte menelepon beberapa saat yang lalu. Mengabarkan bahwa Ompung Doli dalam keadaan kritis. Katanya karena dehidrasi parah. Ditambah stroke luhur. Juga karena memang tubuhnya sudah tua.

Oh, come on! 79 years old, people. Banyak orang yang masih bertahan hidup, sehat pula, hingga usia 90 tahun.

Wake up, Bee! Ompung Doli itu petani. Tukang kayu gratisan karena hanya bekerja untuk keluarga. Tukang bangunan paruh waktu. Mengisap 2 bungkus rokok kretek sehari selama puluhan tahun. Memang bisa dibilang jarang minum minuman beralkohol. But, what do you expect?

Aku menelepon Pop. Tatte. Mom. BG. Confirmed, Ompung Doli sudah berangkat ke rumah Bapa di surga. Aku mengabari Pierre, adikku. Lalu mulai membuka internet untuk mengecek tiket pesawat. Pulang. Ke Balige.

Sekarang, aku baru punya waktu untuk mengingat kembali semua penggalan cerita di masa lalu, yang menampilkan Ompung Doli sebagai tokoh utama atau pemeran pendukung.

Ompung Doli yang selalu tampil necis. Sepatu putih. Kemeja. Topi. Rokok di sela-sela bibir.
Ompung Doli yang selalu membiarkanku menjadi bayangannya.
Ompung Doli yang tiba-tiba muncul saat subuh pertama setelah aku opname dan menghilang lagi petangnya.
Ompung Doli yang menolak ikut berlibur ke Bali hanya karena aku tidak mau ikut karena satu dan lain hal.
Ompung Doli yang selama setahun terakhir sering kali berkata, "Kalau aku sudah tidak ada, siapa yang akan menjagamu?"
Ompung Doli yang tidak banyak bicara.
Ompung Doli yang sabar dan tidak pernah marah.

Hatiku sakit. Rasanya seperti sedang patah hati setelah diputuskan pacar, hanya saja sakitnya berpuluh-puluh kali lebih parah. Aku merindukannya. Sangat.

Otakku mengerti, Ompung Doli sudah terbebas dari semua sakit fisik dan penderitaan dunia. Dia dijemput Bapa karena di rumah Bapa dia sudah pasti akan lebih baik dan lebih bahagia. Tapi hatiku menolak untuk paham. Berpuluh-puluh kali sudah kukatakan aku rela melepaskannya pergi, berjuta-juta kali kukatakan itu bohong.

Nanti. Aku akan melepaskannya dengan rela. Nanti.

Tidak sekarang.


Nanti.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Terima Kasih, Sahabat

Setelah menumpang selama 2 minggu penuh, akhirnya aku meninggalkan rumah Boyyan dan hijrah ke tempatku sendiri. Hijrah sementara, karena 90% harta bendaku masih kutinggal di rumah Boyyan. Ke tempat sementara, karena aku tidak punya rencana sama sekali sampai kapan aku menempatinya.

Hidupku tidak pernah kurencanakan. Bagaimana caraku menjalani hidup pun tidak pernah berdasarkan rencana. Aku pernah beberapa kali membuat sesuatu yang kusebut Rencana Hidup: Jangka Pendek dan Jangka Panjang. Tetapi yang kujalani selalu melenceng dari yang sudah kurencanakan. Aku berhenti membuat rencana dan menyatakan perang terhadap yang namanya rencana masa depan.

Aku mencintai kehidupan sebesar aku mencintai kematian. Aku ingin mengisi kehidupanku dengan hal-hal kecil dan besar yang bermakna. Bukan karena aku ingin dunia mengingatku setelah aku tiada. Tetapi supaya aku tidak punya penyesalan dalam hidupku.

Saat aku mati nanti, aku ingin dikremasi. Bukan karena aku tidak ingin diingat dunia setelah aku tiada. Tetapi aku ingin dunia mengingatku saat aku hidup, jadi tiada makam pun tidak akan masalah.

Aku sudah memberi tahu Boyyan beberapa hari lalu bahwa aku akan pergi di hari Senin. Tapi nyatanya, aku baru mengangkat pantatku dari rumah itu hari ini. Sudah kukatakan tadi kan, aku ini selalu membelok dari rencana yang sudah kubuat sendiri.

Boyyan sendiri sudah paham betul. Aku ini prokrastinator. Impulsif pula. Entah di sebelah mana tengkoraknya dia simpan kecerdasannya. Entah di sebelah mana hatinya pula dia simpan kesabarannya.

Sulit kukatakan betapa aku menyusahkannya selama ini. Kalaupun dia kesal dan muak, dia tidak menunjukkannya. Kejujuran selalu tersampaikan. Tetapi rasa tidak selalu bisa dipahami. Apa yang bisa kukatakan untuk semua yang sudah dia lakukan untukku, sengaja atau tidak, hanya, "Terima kasih, Sahabat."

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A Time To Chill Out

Day #2 - Annual Leave

I woke up early. Again. I'm still in my cycle, only 3-4 hours of sleep is enough.

I heated martabak I bought last night and made a mug of hot tea. While enjoying my breakfast, I listed down in my head things I wanted to do today.
Seemed like I had not-so-many options. Watching movie, reading books, cleaning up my room, preparing my stuffs for over-night stays at Boyyan's.

Oh, shoot! I'm too lazy to do all those things. If only I have super power.
I watched another movie. It was raining outside and I curled up like a baby under my blanket. I finished a novel. Then, I watched another movie.

Boyyan texted me, told me that she was home.

Okay. This had to be stopped! I took a bath and cleaned up my living/temporary bedroom. I packed my things and went to Boyyan's by my motorbike.

It was almost 9 pm when I arrived at Boyyan's. It has been 2 months since we met for the last time. She didn't change much. Well, neither did I.

I thanked God for giving me a bestfriend like her. We don't meet regularly. But one thing I always know, she'll be there whenever I need her.

Suddenly, I realized what I need most. A time to chill out. With a bestfriend. With somebody who never judge me for who I am or what I do. With somebody who understands me even when I can't say anything at all.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Doing Sh*ts Equals Happiness Equals Priceless

Day #1 - Annual Leave

Om has gone to a camp. G and Pientha, two of my housemates, have gone, too, to the same camp. Aul and Pane, the other two have gone to Ujian Nasional. I was left all alone at the boarding house.

I woke up early. Then, I decided to play some songs and read a book. I made myself omelette and a mug of hot tea. My gastric acid was still high and it made me uncomfortable all night.

I ate my omelette and took some sips of my tea. Then I started to read a novel I bought couple days ago.

First line. Second line. Third line.

I closed my book and stared at the TV. It was off. I tried to find my shillouette on the screen. No luck. I opened my book again.

Fourth line. Fifth line.

I closed my book again and stared at the bed. It was messy. The blanket was not folded. And the bedsheet was wrinkled.

I put my book beside the mug. I approached my bed and laid. Blake Shelton still sang and I started to sleep.

Afternoon, I woke up because of the rain. It was raining outside and I pulled my blanket, covered my body. I reached my office laptop and played a movie. I turned the projector on.

I texted Boyyan, told her that I wouldn't come tonight. She was upset but she answered okay. One movie continued to another movie. One chapter led to another chapter.

I went to buy dinner with Cerepo, one of my adopted little brothers. Then, back to boarding house again. It rained all day and night.

I was watching another movie when I finally realized. F*ck, my first day passed. I did nothing.

Wait! This is why I took a week of leave. To relax. To do nothing but things I love.

Precious! Priceless!!