Yesterday was an epic day of the year so far! Asked why :P
Yesterday, I could finally chill out with some awesome friends; Nadia, Sabila, and Kiki. I went alone to Pondok Indah Mall by taxi, and waiting for my friends to come while reading some books at Kinokuniya. Kiki was there at PIM, but he was drowned in the fun of a game called Technika. So I decided to eat and read some books while waiting for him. Finally, after Kiki finished his game, we met up in front of Dairy Queen and we went to Burger King so Kiki could have his lunch.
Finally, no longer after then, Nadia came to PIM to take BMTH's ticket. She was wearing Megadeth's T-shirt so it was kind of a false custom for BMTH's concert :P As Kiki and I accompanied Nadia while she was having her lunch, we met Koscha. He looked like a lost kid :P He decided to join us for a while at the food court, sharing many excited stories. Sabila then came and join the fun also.
And it was 3.30 already. Nadia, Sabila, Kiki and I went to Plasa Senayan while Koscha was drowned back to his lurking-around-PIM activity. We were waiting for Kiki to get his ID-card ticket from his aunt but the ticket was already in the Tennis Indoor afterall -_- So after we had some snacks, we went to Tennis Indoor and met up with many friends from our school, including Rivan.
We were waiting for BMTH for too long, but there were some stage men passing around on the stage so we make fun of them :P But the stage men were awesome, they were as hot as BMTHs :P
After a long wait for around 1 hour, everything turned dark and people starting to push each other, we were pushed back and forward and sides to sides like crazy! I was panicked because this is my first time watching concert, and my first concert was BMTH's which is a metal band! You could imagine how chaotic it was! I pulled my friends to the back, afraid that something bad would happen! But unfortunately, it was already happen after all :( Two of my friends lost their phone, feeling like somebody stole it from them. It was the unfortunate of the night.
But the show was awesome, tho! Oli performed a good concert act and he was having an adrenalin rush that he seemed so excited to meet his Indonesian friends, along with other members of BMTH! And one thing that excited us all is that Oli and his friends wore Balinese Barong shirt and Blangkon! It was an honor for Indonesians :) They performed 9 songs; including Chelsea Smile, Suicide Season, and my two favorites; Crucify Me and Blessed With A Curse. Too bad there's no Lights and they didn't perform "Don't Go" :( But the show was worth after all! I was having an adrenalin rush, I couldn't stop screaming their lyrics! I really wanted to join the moshing but I wore a wrong pair of shoes and I brought a small bag so I was afraid something bad will happen. Well, this is a lesson learned for me; when watching an epic metal concert, wear a pair of sneakers and jeans, don't bring anything except a cheap phone. If you want to join the moshing, you should enter the crowd in the middle of the show.
We were planning to stalk the band but decided to search for the lost phones. I feel really bad for my friends :( It's such a shame for the stealer to ruined the fun! But yeah, things like this often happened in such concerts so this is a warning for many people to be very careful of their belongings.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sedih.
Itulah yang gue rasakan sekarang.
Setelah berbulan-bulan terpisah dengan kawan-kawan lama, inilah kenyataan pahit yang harus gue hadapi. Rasa rindu akan teman-teman masa kecil dan orangtua, juga kota yang menjadi saksi bisu bagi pertumbuhan kami. Bukan hanya itu, waktu pun turut berperan dalam menambah kesedihan ini. Waktu mempererat rasa rindu, juga memiliki potensi untuk mengubah seseorang. Dan inilah yang terjadi. Bukannya mengubah kawan-kawan gue menjadi seseorang yang lupa kawan lamanya sendiri; tentu saja mereka masih ingat gue dan teman-teman senasib lainnya. Hanya saja, waktu telah menghancurkan mereka. Tidak puas, waktu juga telah menghancurkan kami.
Realita yang gue hadapi sekarang adalah bahwa waktu dan lingkungan sekitar sebagian teman gue telah merusak mereka, menjadikan mereka orang yang bingung akan kebenaran. Lingkungan telah membabi-butakan mereka. Gue nggak mungkin menyalahkan teman-teman gue atas perubahan mereka, tapi nyatanya, lingkungan dan waktulah yang merubah mereka.
Mendadak, gue membelalak di depan komputer ketika sedang chatting dengan kawan-kawan lama yang senasib ini. Ada banyak cerita, nostalgia, namun cerita tentang kehidupan mereka sekarang ini membuat gue sedih. Gue nggak nyangka mereka bisa berubah sampai segitunya. Kawan yang dulu gue kenal, sekarang sudah menjadi seperti ini. Bukan, sekali lagi ini bukan salah mereka.
Seandainya kami tidak perlu pindah keluar kota tempat kami dibesarkan, kami semua akan baik-baik saja. Waktu tidak akan menghancurkan kami, dan kami pun tidak perlu menyalahkan waktu dan lingkungan akan perubahan yang terjadi. Sebab jika kami semua masih bersatu di kota itu, waktu tidak akan berpengaruh karena perubahan tidak akan terjadi. Jika tidak ada yang namanya perpisahan, kami mungkin masih bersama-sama saat ini, menginjak bebatuan dan menceburkan diri di aliran air terjun yang sangat dingin. Alam akan melindungi kami dari pengaruh budaya luar yang kelam.
Apapun yang terjadi, gue tentu akan selalu menyayangi teman-teman lama gue. Wajar saja, gue sudah kenal beberapa di antara mereka selama 12 tahun. 12 tahun bukanlah waktu yang sedikit dalam hitungan waktu bumi. Banyak hal yang telah kami lalui bersama selama 12 tahun, suka maupun duka. Gue selalu mendoakan teman-teman lama gue, agar Tuhan kiranya dapat terus melindungi dan membimbing mereka di lingkungan yang sungguh berbeda dengan lingkungan di kota lama.
Setelah berbulan-bulan terpisah dengan kawan-kawan lama, inilah kenyataan pahit yang harus gue hadapi. Rasa rindu akan teman-teman masa kecil dan orangtua, juga kota yang menjadi saksi bisu bagi pertumbuhan kami. Bukan hanya itu, waktu pun turut berperan dalam menambah kesedihan ini. Waktu mempererat rasa rindu, juga memiliki potensi untuk mengubah seseorang. Dan inilah yang terjadi. Bukannya mengubah kawan-kawan gue menjadi seseorang yang lupa kawan lamanya sendiri; tentu saja mereka masih ingat gue dan teman-teman senasib lainnya. Hanya saja, waktu telah menghancurkan mereka. Tidak puas, waktu juga telah menghancurkan kami.
Realita yang gue hadapi sekarang adalah bahwa waktu dan lingkungan sekitar sebagian teman gue telah merusak mereka, menjadikan mereka orang yang bingung akan kebenaran. Lingkungan telah membabi-butakan mereka. Gue nggak mungkin menyalahkan teman-teman gue atas perubahan mereka, tapi nyatanya, lingkungan dan waktulah yang merubah mereka.
Mendadak, gue membelalak di depan komputer ketika sedang chatting dengan kawan-kawan lama yang senasib ini. Ada banyak cerita, nostalgia, namun cerita tentang kehidupan mereka sekarang ini membuat gue sedih. Gue nggak nyangka mereka bisa berubah sampai segitunya. Kawan yang dulu gue kenal, sekarang sudah menjadi seperti ini. Bukan, sekali lagi ini bukan salah mereka.
Seandainya kami tidak perlu pindah keluar kota tempat kami dibesarkan, kami semua akan baik-baik saja. Waktu tidak akan menghancurkan kami, dan kami pun tidak perlu menyalahkan waktu dan lingkungan akan perubahan yang terjadi. Sebab jika kami semua masih bersatu di kota itu, waktu tidak akan berpengaruh karena perubahan tidak akan terjadi. Jika tidak ada yang namanya perpisahan, kami mungkin masih bersama-sama saat ini, menginjak bebatuan dan menceburkan diri di aliran air terjun yang sangat dingin. Alam akan melindungi kami dari pengaruh budaya luar yang kelam.
Apapun yang terjadi, gue tentu akan selalu menyayangi teman-teman lama gue. Wajar saja, gue sudah kenal beberapa di antara mereka selama 12 tahun. 12 tahun bukanlah waktu yang sedikit dalam hitungan waktu bumi. Banyak hal yang telah kami lalui bersama selama 12 tahun, suka maupun duka. Gue selalu mendoakan teman-teman lama gue, agar Tuhan kiranya dapat terus melindungi dan membimbing mereka di lingkungan yang sungguh berbeda dengan lingkungan di kota lama.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
FAIRY FACTS
So what is fairy, actually?
Does such creature exists?
Well, now you're being a judge of the answer. For me, personally, I believe in things I see with my own eyes. So yeah, I believe that fairies exist.
According to wikipedia.org, "A fairy (also faery, faerie, fay, fae; euphemistically wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk, etc.) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural."
Fairies are small beings with two legs, two arms, a head, and wings. According to Emilet, my childhood guardian fairy, they usually live in plants, flowers, or trees. Their are full of love and also very caring. They have the power to heal and to love every creatures in the earth. And from what I see, fairies are beautiful body-formed spiritual light, like these:
People in the past already mentioned about these lovely beings, and yet in such era, they do not have technologies or higher-level of imagination, compared to people who lives in "After Christ" era. Thus, they have higher-level of six-sense than people in today's world. Why? Because modern humans already affected by the radio-waves from computers, phones, etc, that affects our six-sense ability. And people in the past doesn't bother any other beings while people in today's world seemed to be too selfish that they are careless about other beings' needs, and yet most of them are no longer believes in such thing.
So why most of us cannot see these beings? Well, if we see human's life in today's world, we are most of the time forgot about our environment and are careless about the mother nature, due to modernizations and technologies. Look at the forests. We log the trees, sometimes too much, to fulfill our needs. Yet, a tree could be a home for many creatures, such as fairies. Fairies love to live in the trees, or plants and flowers. Well, we do have the right to use the trees for our needs, but we have no right to over-log them. As we destroy the home of fairies, heartlessly and selfishly, they will indirectly 'destroyed' also, causing them to die.
And Emilet once said to me, as a thousand fairies die, mother nature would give a strike back to whoever guilty for their death. Fairies spiritually help the parts of mother nature to grow, they send their energies of love to the plants, the flowers, or the trees, making them grow beautifully. Which is why, mother nature is also willing to take a good care of these faires, and as we destroyed the harmony between fairies and mother nature, we will have the price. The price is disasters that we suffered these days, such as floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. However, if we take a good care of the homes of fairies, which is the parts of mother nature herself, we will receive a peaceful and healthy environment for that.
Not everyone could see fairies because fairies loosing their trust to humans because of what we've done these days, they are afraid to showed up because something bad might happened, which is why they only appear to some people. If you want to see fairies, or ask their help and kindness, they would love to help you however, but you have to promise yourself that you will not harm any of these fairies, and you have to believe that fairies do exist.
Fairies also have the power to heal, and you could ask them to heal yourself by doing the 'fairy meditation'. It's pretty simple; all you need to do is put a plant or flowers in your bedroom before you sleep, stare at the plant and ask the fairies for help. Remember, you have to believe in them if you want this method to work. During the night, you might wake up in the middle of your sleep and see those little lights flowing around your body. These lights are the fairies which transfer their energies to heal you.
Well that's all I know about fairies. Hope this help!
And here's a wonderful song by Gary Stadler, which match the topic for today :) Hope you enjoy~
The lyrics:
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
On faery night wings our songs fill the air
Making a circle of magic and light
Watched silently by the fay of the night
Our hearts full of love and our arms open wide
We hold the key to the faeries delight
Song in our hearts belong in the air
The words of our wisdom we bring forth to share
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Sounds of the forest in sweet harmony
We give the gift of our song to the faery
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
The faery night wings our song fill the air
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Ahh.....
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
On faery night wings our songs fill the air
Making a circle of magic and light
Watched silently by the fay of the night
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Our hearts full of love and our arms open wide
We hold the key to the faeries delight
Song in our hearts belong in the air
The words of our wisdom we bring forth to share
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Sounds of the forest in sweet harmony
We give the gift of our song to the faery
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
The faery night wings our song fill the air
Does such creature exists?
Well, now you're being a judge of the answer. For me, personally, I believe in things I see with my own eyes. So yeah, I believe that fairies exist.
According to wikipedia.org, "A fairy (also faery, faerie, fay, fae; euphemistically wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk, etc.) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural."
Fairies are small beings with two legs, two arms, a head, and wings. According to Emilet, my childhood guardian fairy, they usually live in plants, flowers, or trees. Their are full of love and also very caring. They have the power to heal and to love every creatures in the earth. And from what I see, fairies are beautiful body-formed spiritual light, like these:
People in the past already mentioned about these lovely beings, and yet in such era, they do not have technologies or higher-level of imagination, compared to people who lives in "After Christ" era. Thus, they have higher-level of six-sense than people in today's world. Why? Because modern humans already affected by the radio-waves from computers, phones, etc, that affects our six-sense ability. And people in the past doesn't bother any other beings while people in today's world seemed to be too selfish that they are careless about other beings' needs, and yet most of them are no longer believes in such thing.
So why most of us cannot see these beings? Well, if we see human's life in today's world, we are most of the time forgot about our environment and are careless about the mother nature, due to modernizations and technologies. Look at the forests. We log the trees, sometimes too much, to fulfill our needs. Yet, a tree could be a home for many creatures, such as fairies. Fairies love to live in the trees, or plants and flowers. Well, we do have the right to use the trees for our needs, but we have no right to over-log them. As we destroy the home of fairies, heartlessly and selfishly, they will indirectly 'destroyed' also, causing them to die.
And Emilet once said to me, as a thousand fairies die, mother nature would give a strike back to whoever guilty for their death. Fairies spiritually help the parts of mother nature to grow, they send their energies of love to the plants, the flowers, or the trees, making them grow beautifully. Which is why, mother nature is also willing to take a good care of these faires, and as we destroyed the harmony between fairies and mother nature, we will have the price. The price is disasters that we suffered these days, such as floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. However, if we take a good care of the homes of fairies, which is the parts of mother nature herself, we will receive a peaceful and healthy environment for that.
Not everyone could see fairies because fairies loosing their trust to humans because of what we've done these days, they are afraid to showed up because something bad might happened, which is why they only appear to some people. If you want to see fairies, or ask their help and kindness, they would love to help you however, but you have to promise yourself that you will not harm any of these fairies, and you have to believe that fairies do exist.
Fairies also have the power to heal, and you could ask them to heal yourself by doing the 'fairy meditation'. It's pretty simple; all you need to do is put a plant or flowers in your bedroom before you sleep, stare at the plant and ask the fairies for help. Remember, you have to believe in them if you want this method to work. During the night, you might wake up in the middle of your sleep and see those little lights flowing around your body. These lights are the fairies which transfer their energies to heal you.
Well that's all I know about fairies. Hope this help!
And here's a wonderful song by Gary Stadler, which match the topic for today :) Hope you enjoy~
The lyrics:
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
On faery night wings our songs fill the air
Making a circle of magic and light
Watched silently by the fay of the night
Our hearts full of love and our arms open wide
We hold the key to the faeries delight
Song in our hearts belong in the air
The words of our wisdom we bring forth to share
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Sounds of the forest in sweet harmony
We give the gift of our song to the faery
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
The faery night wings our song fill the air
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Ahh.....
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
On faery night wings our songs fill the air
Making a circle of magic and light
Watched silently by the fay of the night
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Our hearts full of love and our arms open wide
We hold the key to the faeries delight
Song in our hearts belong in the air
The words of our wisdom we bring forth to share
The songs in the night
As we dance 'round the flame
The Fairy Nightsongs are never the same
The words from our lips as we sing for the night
Impart to the Fay our hearts truest sight
Sounds of the forest in sweet harmony
We give the gift of our song to the faery
Dancing a spiral we sing unaware
The faery night wings our song fill the air
Monday, February 7, 2011
THE WONDERFUL NATURE CHILD; SABINE KUEGLER
Some of you may recognize her. Sabine Kuegler, also known as the Jungle Child, is a German which spend her childhood in Papua with all of her family. I don't really know the rest of her story, but she was free in the forests and wide open sky, taught the Papuanese about how to laugh, since most of them are shocked by the cultural traditions of Papua. Unfortunately, Sabine and her family must return to German, and she is surviving the wild city life ever since.
I found many similarities with Sabine. I too spend my childhood in Papua. It is such a wonderful place, perhaps a piece of fairyland fell into the earth. I see forests everywhere, and precious twinkling stars in the night. I breath healthy air and I explore many parts of the mother nature, along with my school friends. We are free to travel the forest, the waterfalls, the giant rock, anywhere we want to go.
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to stay in Papua for the rest of our lives; in order to continue our education, we must survive in another place outside of our small town in Papua. so me and my friends moved to different cities, and faith has taken me to Jakarta. Now, I have to survive the city life which I personally dislike. And even if I dislike the metropolitan wild life, I have to face it. Perhaps, for the rest of my high school life.
Reading Sabine's experiences make me feel that I'm truly not alone at feeling this way. And as she said that she's now enjoying the city life, even tho she misses Papua so much, I had to try enjoying my life in here. both Papua and Jakarta have their own plus and minus. And I have to deal with that.
AARON THE GUARDIAN ANGEL, AND EMILET
You may believe in this.
Or you not.
It's really up to you.
But I do NOT make this up.
This picture was taken in year 2008, when I was still an 8th grader. I was going to take a picture of myself, since it was the era of narcissism, with my phone in math classroom. But when I see the result, it was this weird light with pink background. I do not understand what it was, but I thought that it was pretty cool so I keep it. Besides, my phone acts a little bit "funky" each time I opened that picture. As I went home and take another look at the picture, I started to realize that it was a man with white robes and short brown hair! I panicked but amazed at the same time, so I showed it to my psychic religion teacher, and she also caught the same image of a man in this picture. She thought that this man seemed to realize that I was going to take a picture of him, accidentally that is, and so he turned back. She said that she's going to check the math classroom, see if the man was a ghost and she needed to shoo him up so he would not bother anyone. But as she checked the room, nothing's there. I took another peak of the picture. I do not frightened at all. I somehow felt peace and love contained in the pink aura of this man. Even tho he do not showed his face, but I could tell that he is an angel.
Months after this, I was going to sleep in my room. It was around 10 or 11 o'clock already, I hardly remember. But then again, I saw something in front of my wardrobe, it was a man with short brown hair and white robe! I could hear him "telepathically", saying "you may go to sleep, I will protect you." So I did, and I have a great good night sleep, waking up with joy in the morning.
Each night, I get to know this angel better. I talk with him telepathically, and I would love to talk about anything to him. He really understands me, and would love to give a hug or advices that I need in life. He is Aaron, my guardian angel. And yesss He sure his handsome :) I'm glad that I have him as my guardian!
Aaron is wise, strong, caring, and extremely loving. He often "appears" when I sad, telling me that he loves me and I am not alone. Each time I laugh, he laughs. And when I am happy, he is also happy. He is my true friend, and he is not imaginary, as you can see in the picture above.
I also had Emilet, the happy fairy. First time I saw her, she was floating around my room and sitting on the window. She is tiny yet strong, and just like Aaron, she is extremely loving. I often saw her, flowing around me while dancing. She told me many things about fairies which I would love to share later on. It is too bad that she is a guardian for children only, and as I entered teenage year, she left, guarding another child. Yet, I sometimes still saw her visiting me. Now I only have Aaron as my guardian, and I often felt his presence beside me, especially when I'm praying. I sure miss Emilet most of the time, but I believe that other child needs her the most.
Or you not.
It's really up to you.
But I do NOT make this up.
This picture was taken in year 2008, when I was still an 8th grader. I was going to take a picture of myself, since it was the era of narcissism, with my phone in math classroom. But when I see the result, it was this weird light with pink background. I do not understand what it was, but I thought that it was pretty cool so I keep it. Besides, my phone acts a little bit "funky" each time I opened that picture. As I went home and take another look at the picture, I started to realize that it was a man with white robes and short brown hair! I panicked but amazed at the same time, so I showed it to my psychic religion teacher, and she also caught the same image of a man in this picture. She thought that this man seemed to realize that I was going to take a picture of him, accidentally that is, and so he turned back. She said that she's going to check the math classroom, see if the man was a ghost and she needed to shoo him up so he would not bother anyone. But as she checked the room, nothing's there. I took another peak of the picture. I do not frightened at all. I somehow felt peace and love contained in the pink aura of this man. Even tho he do not showed his face, but I could tell that he is an angel.
Months after this, I was going to sleep in my room. It was around 10 or 11 o'clock already, I hardly remember. But then again, I saw something in front of my wardrobe, it was a man with short brown hair and white robe! I could hear him "telepathically", saying "you may go to sleep, I will protect you." So I did, and I have a great good night sleep, waking up with joy in the morning.
Each night, I get to know this angel better. I talk with him telepathically, and I would love to talk about anything to him. He really understands me, and would love to give a hug or advices that I need in life. He is Aaron, my guardian angel. And yesss He sure his handsome :) I'm glad that I have him as my guardian!
Aaron is wise, strong, caring, and extremely loving. He often "appears" when I sad, telling me that he loves me and I am not alone. Each time I laugh, he laughs. And when I am happy, he is also happy. He is my true friend, and he is not imaginary, as you can see in the picture above.
I also had Emilet, the happy fairy. First time I saw her, she was floating around my room and sitting on the window. She is tiny yet strong, and just like Aaron, she is extremely loving. I often saw her, flowing around me while dancing. She told me many things about fairies which I would love to share later on. It is too bad that she is a guardian for children only, and as I entered teenage year, she left, guarding another child. Yet, I sometimes still saw her visiting me. Now I only have Aaron as my guardian, and I often felt his presence beside me, especially when I'm praying. I sure miss Emilet most of the time, but I believe that other child needs her the most.
Friday, February 4, 2011
THE NIGHT POEM
This is also a poem which I've created long time ago :D
and there I stand underneath the dark sky,
while the moonlight brighten my face,
and the stars are the angels
whom surround our earth with their love
my wonders and imagination
had brought my mind somewhere
up there beyond the golden sun
perhaps to a hidden planet
"stars,
please take me with you!
Bring me to your world,
the magical dimension of love and peace."
and there I stand underneath the dark sky,
while the moonlight brighten my face,
and the stars are the angels
whom surround our earth with their love
my wonders and imagination
had brought my mind somewhere
up there beyond the golden sun
perhaps to a hidden planet
"stars,
please take me with you!
Bring me to your world,
the magical dimension of love and peace."
THE CELESTIAL JOURNEY
This is my EL short story assignment. I'm glad that Bu Dee gave me this assignment since I personally love to write :)) You may noticed that the title of this story is almost similar with Kenji Miyazawa's story; THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD. Well, I do own some inspirations from his story, but THE CELESTIAL JOURNEY is completely different than THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD. So, hope you enjoy! I would love to receive feedback as long as it's a polite one :)
It was the first day of spring. The elegant flowers colored the soil while mother earth is wearing her beautiful bright blue dress. The joyful birds fly freely underneath the white cheerful clouds. Laughter of happiness is in the air.
It is such a pity that Aaron could only watch the beauty of the day on his bed. He has been there for too long, so long that he hardly remembered the day when he was free to run underneath the horizon. He never could go anywhere except around the hospital. He has been ill in his entire life, forgetting a normal healthy life.
The sound of footsteps nearby broke his wondering mind. A nurse entered his room with a friendly smile.
“Today is your lucky day,” she said. “You have a new friend. She’s over there, beside your room. Perhaps you could introduce yourself to her; she would love to know you.”
“Why should I?” Aaron sighted. “Kids in here always hate me. I never really have a friend.”
“Oh well.” The nurse said. “It’s just that you’ve been alone all the time and you never been friendly with anyone. Try to smile a little bit and say simple things like ‘hello’ or something.”
“Oh, shut up.” Aaron grumped. The nurse shook her head as she walked away.
It was finally lunch time. Being so bored at his room, Aaron decided to have his meal at the hospital’s canteen. Along with a nurse who guarded him, he began to eat his lunch as he stare at a girl that came nearby. “Ah, that’s your new friend.” The nurse said. “I guess I should leave you too here for a while.” The nurse leaves Aaron alone in the table.
She stopped in front of Aaron and smile. Confused, Aaron awkwardly greets her. “Umm… hello.”
She laughed, making Aaron felt more confused. “Why are you laughing?”
Still laughing, she sat beside Aaron. “I’m happy!”
Being happy in a hospital? How weird. Aaron thought. “So… who are you? Are you new in here?”
“Guess who I am!”
“You’re weird.” Aaron replied. “And for being weird, you must have owned a weird name.”
“Correct!” she said. “And I guess you can’t guess my name because of that. I’m Taygeta.”
“That really is a weird name. I’m Aaron.”
She stares at Aaron for a while. “Why aren’t you smiling?”
“Because I don’t want to.”
“Yes you do, you just can’t find a reason to smile.” She said.
“Really?” Aaron wondered, found that Taygeta was right. He’s been lonely for too long, stuck at the hospital by himself. How could he find at least one reason to be happy?
“Yes and you know it.”
“So why are you happy?” Aaron asked.
Taygeta smiled wisely. “Let me tell you a secret. Beyond knowledge, there’s imagination. Behind every star of the skies, there’s a message that helps you find the true happiness.”
Aaron was confused, could not understand what she meant. “Look at the stars tonight, perhaps you will understand.” She replied, as she finished her meal and walked away to her room, leaving the confused Aaron in the table.
The sleepy sun painted the sky yellow, as it turned darker and darker, and little sparkling lights began to shine in the dark sky like a glamour glittery gown. Aaron quietly sneaked to the hospital’s park, stared at the stars with curiousness.
“What a silly thing to do,” he said to himself. “But for years I’ve been stuck in this room, I just want to be happy and free even if it’s just for a while.”
Someone pat Aaron’s shoulder. Aaron looked back. It was Taygeta.
“What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”
“I’m going to take you to a journey.” She said mysteriously. She then pulled her sleeve and showed Aaron her crystal ring. “My mom gave this to me before she left,” Taygeta said. “This then become the most precious thing I have ever own.” She pointed the ring to the stars.
Suddenly, everything turned bright that Aaron had to close his eyes. And when he opened them, he hardly remembered what just happen and strangely found himself standing on an endless bridge.
“Where am I?” he said to himself as he began to look around him. Surprisingly, Taygeta was beside him.
“You’re silly! Don’t you know where we are?”
“No.” Aaron replied. “Where are we, really?”
“We’re in the aurora, silly!” Taygeta said. She danced and laughed joyfully. “This isn’t just a normal bridge! This is an aurora!
“Come on, don’t you just stand there! Let’s take a walk!” Taygeta took Aaron’s hand, holding it as she ran along the Aurora Bridge.
Taygeta and Aaron were amazed by the view around them. They could see the earth underneath, and billions of stars on the endless space. Never before they see such beautiful view in earth. Aaron felt strange; he never had such feelings before, and he cannot describe how he felt. And somehow, he loved these feelings. As he traveled along the aurora with Taygeta, he forgot about his frustrations and pressures.
Taygeta slowly stopped. “Look!” she said, pointing to a group of stars. “Did you see that? It’s Pegasus!”
“Where? I can’t see any.” Aaron replied. Taygeta gently pulls Aaron’s hand, connecting each star with it, while Aaron began to understand.
As the stars connected to each other, the constellation turned into a real Pegasus
Pegasus may stick in the sky for too long, but he will always be a horse of freedom. And he wisely learns so much on the earth underneath his kingdom as he never complains about being stuck in the sky. He is grateful for what he sees, and now he had turned into a valorous being.
The valorous Pegasus came closer. Taygeta pulled Aaron’s arm once again. “Come on,” she said. “Let’s have a fantastic ride together.”
While Taygeta and Aaron climbed Pegasus’s back, he spread his magnificent sparkling wings and began to fly. Aaron finally did what he never done; he laughed. He could feel the beauty of freedom passionately. He stared at the shining stars, feeling as happy as a dancing angel.
“Look,” Taygeta said, pointing to another group of stars, connecting a star to another. “That’s Gemini constellation. Do you know that the Gemini is a constellation of a twin’s souls?”
STORY OF GEMINI
The twins were born under the wings of the Swan, Zeus. Castor inherited tenderness from their mother. Pollux inherited immortality from their father. When Castor was wounded to die in a war, Pollux cried to Zeus, the Almighty, "Take away my immortality and let us die together." Thus, the twin stars are twinkling side by side in the eternal sky.
“So they finally die together and turned into that beautiful constellation?” Aaron asked. Taygeta replied with a nod.
Leaving the Gemini constellation behind, Pegasus stopped behind huge colorful dusts. “What’s that?” Aaron asked. “That’s a dying star. Even the stars in the sky get older. Yet, they die with honor, spreading beautiful lights in the sky.”
STORY OF THE STARS
Stars live their life upon ever world, hearing many wishes and bringing hope to each being. They brighten the horizon of our world, showing the way for the lost. Even if they permanently stuck on the sky, just like the Pegasus, they use their life for other’s good. They are selfless, and when the time comes, they die in honor and happiness, spreading the light of peace.
Aaron sat on Pegasus’s back silently, reflecting his journey with Taygeta on the endless outer space. He finally understood the reason of his selfishness and frustrations. He shamefully remembered his life back then in the hospital, as he quietly sent his promise to the stars that he will renew himself.
Pegasus landed on the galactic railroad, the Milky Way. Taygeta and Aaron stood on the magical road with amazement. “Look around you,” Taygeta said. “The stars are no longer just normal lights of the sky.”
Aaron opened his eyes widely as the stars slowly connected to each other. Aaron saw Orion the hunter, Gemini the twins, Cancer the crab, Leo the lion, Virgo the maiden, Lynx, Ursa the bear along with his cub the Ursa Minor, Draco the dragon, Hercules the hero, Aquila the eagle, and other magical beings of the sky.
Suddenly, a cluster of stars underneath the Taurus shone brighter than the rest as Taygeta noticed. Pegasus snuffled. “I believe each human belongs to a star.” Pegasus finally said. He took Taygeta and Aaron, flew to a group of bright stars.
“This is Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Your name, Taygeta, is also the name of one of these stars, so as your mother, Celaeno.”
Pegasus pointed to the Celaeno, and Taygeta slowly saw her mother’s reflection in it. Taygeta began to cry with tears. “Mother!” she cried. Taygeta ran to the Celaeno as her body began to brighten and sparked. As Taygeta hugged her mother’s reflection, she turned into a beautiful light, uniting herself with the Taygeta star, which is near Celaeno.
Aaron could not believe what he saw. Pegasus turned himself to a constellation, and the confused Aaron sat on a meteor, leaving everything in his journey behind. He was getting nearer to the earth, as he realized that his journey was over. Suddenly, everything turned bright again.
Aaron opened his eyes, found himself in a strange place. He wasn’t lying on his bed, nor sitting on the park by himself. He has never been here before. He waved to the nurse who came nearby, trying to get her attention. But no one noticed. Everything was confusing until Aaron found himself lying on the coffin. What happened? He thought, frightened. And where’s Taygeta?
“Poor thing,” the nurse said. “I found him lying on the park last night, all alone by himself. But he seemed so happy that I’m starting to wonder about what he sees or what’s in his mind back then.”
“So I was alone, all the time?” He said to himself. “And Taygeta never existed?”
A wind blows gently and everything’s turned bright once again. Aaron couldn’t see anything but his own soul.
“Taygeta died long before you do. She was buried in the soft and beautiful petals, among the stars of the sky. She returned to earth for you, Aaron. And now, it is your turn.” Someone said.
“What turn?” Aaron asked.
“To teach humans about what you have learn in your journey with Taygeta. Humans seek happiness, but they are blind by their own selfishness, and selfishness is not the answer of what they seek. You need to open their eyes, Aaron, just like Taygeta opened yours.”
Someone slowly appeared in Aaron’s sight. It was a precious, wonderful friend of him; Taygeta. “I’ll be waiting for you in the stars,” she said. “And we will have our journey again, together!”
Aaron smiled, as he turned into a human boy again; found himself lying on the bed of another hospital. He walked outside of his room, noticed another room in front of his own.
“You have a new friend,” someone said. “Maybe you could introduce yourself to him. He would love to meet you.”
“Why should I? I don’t need friends, and I never really have one.” Another person replied.
Aaron laughed with joy and passion. He could hardly wait for bringing this child to the celestial journey.
FIN
It was the first day of spring. The elegant flowers colored the soil while mother earth is wearing her beautiful bright blue dress. The joyful birds fly freely underneath the white cheerful clouds. Laughter of happiness is in the air.
It is such a pity that Aaron could only watch the beauty of the day on his bed. He has been there for too long, so long that he hardly remembered the day when he was free to run underneath the horizon. He never could go anywhere except around the hospital. He has been ill in his entire life, forgetting a normal healthy life.
The sound of footsteps nearby broke his wondering mind. A nurse entered his room with a friendly smile.
“Today is your lucky day,” she said. “You have a new friend. She’s over there, beside your room. Perhaps you could introduce yourself to her; she would love to know you.”
“Why should I?” Aaron sighted. “Kids in here always hate me. I never really have a friend.”
“Oh well.” The nurse said. “It’s just that you’ve been alone all the time and you never been friendly with anyone. Try to smile a little bit and say simple things like ‘hello’ or something.”
“Oh, shut up.” Aaron grumped. The nurse shook her head as she walked away.
It was finally lunch time. Being so bored at his room, Aaron decided to have his meal at the hospital’s canteen. Along with a nurse who guarded him, he began to eat his lunch as he stare at a girl that came nearby. “Ah, that’s your new friend.” The nurse said. “I guess I should leave you too here for a while.” The nurse leaves Aaron alone in the table.
She stopped in front of Aaron and smile. Confused, Aaron awkwardly greets her. “Umm… hello.”
She laughed, making Aaron felt more confused. “Why are you laughing?”
Still laughing, she sat beside Aaron. “I’m happy!”
Being happy in a hospital? How weird. Aaron thought. “So… who are you? Are you new in here?”
“Guess who I am!”
“You’re weird.” Aaron replied. “And for being weird, you must have owned a weird name.”
“Correct!” she said. “And I guess you can’t guess my name because of that. I’m Taygeta.”
“That really is a weird name. I’m Aaron.”
She stares at Aaron for a while. “Why aren’t you smiling?”
“Because I don’t want to.”
“Yes you do, you just can’t find a reason to smile.” She said.
“Really?” Aaron wondered, found that Taygeta was right. He’s been lonely for too long, stuck at the hospital by himself. How could he find at least one reason to be happy?
“Yes and you know it.”
“So why are you happy?” Aaron asked.
Taygeta smiled wisely. “Let me tell you a secret. Beyond knowledge, there’s imagination. Behind every star of the skies, there’s a message that helps you find the true happiness.”
Aaron was confused, could not understand what she meant. “Look at the stars tonight, perhaps you will understand.” She replied, as she finished her meal and walked away to her room, leaving the confused Aaron in the table.
The sleepy sun painted the sky yellow, as it turned darker and darker, and little sparkling lights began to shine in the dark sky like a glamour glittery gown. Aaron quietly sneaked to the hospital’s park, stared at the stars with curiousness.
“What a silly thing to do,” he said to himself. “But for years I’ve been stuck in this room, I just want to be happy and free even if it’s just for a while.”
Someone pat Aaron’s shoulder. Aaron looked back. It was Taygeta.
“What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”
“I’m going to take you to a journey.” She said mysteriously. She then pulled her sleeve and showed Aaron her crystal ring. “My mom gave this to me before she left,” Taygeta said. “This then become the most precious thing I have ever own.” She pointed the ring to the stars.
Suddenly, everything turned bright that Aaron had to close his eyes. And when he opened them, he hardly remembered what just happen and strangely found himself standing on an endless bridge.
“Where am I?” he said to himself as he began to look around him. Surprisingly, Taygeta was beside him.
“You’re silly! Don’t you know where we are?”
“No.” Aaron replied. “Where are we, really?”
“We’re in the aurora, silly!” Taygeta said. She danced and laughed joyfully. “This isn’t just a normal bridge! This is an aurora!
“Come on, don’t you just stand there! Let’s take a walk!” Taygeta took Aaron’s hand, holding it as she ran along the Aurora Bridge.
Taygeta and Aaron were amazed by the view around them. They could see the earth underneath, and billions of stars on the endless space. Never before they see such beautiful view in earth. Aaron felt strange; he never had such feelings before, and he cannot describe how he felt. And somehow, he loved these feelings. As he traveled along the aurora with Taygeta, he forgot about his frustrations and pressures.
Taygeta slowly stopped. “Look!” she said, pointing to a group of stars. “Did you see that? It’s Pegasus!”
“Where? I can’t see any.” Aaron replied. Taygeta gently pulls Aaron’s hand, connecting each star with it, while Aaron began to understand.
As the stars connected to each other, the constellation turned into a real Pegasus
Pegasus may stick in the sky for too long, but he will always be a horse of freedom. And he wisely learns so much on the earth underneath his kingdom as he never complains about being stuck in the sky. He is grateful for what he sees, and now he had turned into a valorous being.
The valorous Pegasus came closer. Taygeta pulled Aaron’s arm once again. “Come on,” she said. “Let’s have a fantastic ride together.”
While Taygeta and Aaron climbed Pegasus’s back, he spread his magnificent sparkling wings and began to fly. Aaron finally did what he never done; he laughed. He could feel the beauty of freedom passionately. He stared at the shining stars, feeling as happy as a dancing angel.
“Look,” Taygeta said, pointing to another group of stars, connecting a star to another. “That’s Gemini constellation. Do you know that the Gemini is a constellation of a twin’s souls?”
STORY OF GEMINI
The twins were born under the wings of the Swan, Zeus. Castor inherited tenderness from their mother. Pollux inherited immortality from their father. When Castor was wounded to die in a war, Pollux cried to Zeus, the Almighty, "Take away my immortality and let us die together." Thus, the twin stars are twinkling side by side in the eternal sky.
“So they finally die together and turned into that beautiful constellation?” Aaron asked. Taygeta replied with a nod.
Leaving the Gemini constellation behind, Pegasus stopped behind huge colorful dusts. “What’s that?” Aaron asked. “That’s a dying star. Even the stars in the sky get older. Yet, they die with honor, spreading beautiful lights in the sky.”
STORY OF THE STARS
Stars live their life upon ever world, hearing many wishes and bringing hope to each being. They brighten the horizon of our world, showing the way for the lost. Even if they permanently stuck on the sky, just like the Pegasus, they use their life for other’s good. They are selfless, and when the time comes, they die in honor and happiness, spreading the light of peace.
Aaron sat on Pegasus’s back silently, reflecting his journey with Taygeta on the endless outer space. He finally understood the reason of his selfishness and frustrations. He shamefully remembered his life back then in the hospital, as he quietly sent his promise to the stars that he will renew himself.
Pegasus landed on the galactic railroad, the Milky Way. Taygeta and Aaron stood on the magical road with amazement. “Look around you,” Taygeta said. “The stars are no longer just normal lights of the sky.”
Aaron opened his eyes widely as the stars slowly connected to each other. Aaron saw Orion the hunter, Gemini the twins, Cancer the crab, Leo the lion, Virgo the maiden, Lynx, Ursa the bear along with his cub the Ursa Minor, Draco the dragon, Hercules the hero, Aquila the eagle, and other magical beings of the sky.
Suddenly, a cluster of stars underneath the Taurus shone brighter than the rest as Taygeta noticed. Pegasus snuffled. “I believe each human belongs to a star.” Pegasus finally said. He took Taygeta and Aaron, flew to a group of bright stars.
“This is Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Your name, Taygeta, is also the name of one of these stars, so as your mother, Celaeno.”
Pegasus pointed to the Celaeno, and Taygeta slowly saw her mother’s reflection in it. Taygeta began to cry with tears. “Mother!” she cried. Taygeta ran to the Celaeno as her body began to brighten and sparked. As Taygeta hugged her mother’s reflection, she turned into a beautiful light, uniting herself with the Taygeta star, which is near Celaeno.
Aaron could not believe what he saw. Pegasus turned himself to a constellation, and the confused Aaron sat on a meteor, leaving everything in his journey behind. He was getting nearer to the earth, as he realized that his journey was over. Suddenly, everything turned bright again.
Aaron opened his eyes, found himself in a strange place. He wasn’t lying on his bed, nor sitting on the park by himself. He has never been here before. He waved to the nurse who came nearby, trying to get her attention. But no one noticed. Everything was confusing until Aaron found himself lying on the coffin. What happened? He thought, frightened. And where’s Taygeta?
“Poor thing,” the nurse said. “I found him lying on the park last night, all alone by himself. But he seemed so happy that I’m starting to wonder about what he sees or what’s in his mind back then.”
“So I was alone, all the time?” He said to himself. “And Taygeta never existed?”
A wind blows gently and everything’s turned bright once again. Aaron couldn’t see anything but his own soul.
“Taygeta died long before you do. She was buried in the soft and beautiful petals, among the stars of the sky. She returned to earth for you, Aaron. And now, it is your turn.” Someone said.
“What turn?” Aaron asked.
“To teach humans about what you have learn in your journey with Taygeta. Humans seek happiness, but they are blind by their own selfishness, and selfishness is not the answer of what they seek. You need to open their eyes, Aaron, just like Taygeta opened yours.”
Someone slowly appeared in Aaron’s sight. It was a precious, wonderful friend of him; Taygeta. “I’ll be waiting for you in the stars,” she said. “And we will have our journey again, together!”
Aaron smiled, as he turned into a human boy again; found himself lying on the bed of another hospital. He walked outside of his room, noticed another room in front of his own.
“You have a new friend,” someone said. “Maybe you could introduce yourself to him. He would love to meet you.”
“Why should I? I don’t need friends, and I never really have one.” Another person replied.
Aaron laughed with joy and passion. He could hardly wait for bringing this child to the celestial journey.
FIN
RANDOM POST
Hari sudah malam. Dan gue nggak kemana-mana. Ke sekolah pun tidak. Hari ini gue bolos seizin orang tua ;;) Tentu saja mereka tidak memberikan izin sembarangan. Dari hari Sabtu sampai Rabu kemaren gue sibuk ngerjain tugas dan Community Service dari pagi sampai tengah malam. Jadi hari ini gue berhak ngedapetin day-off. Yeeha!
Jadi, hari ini gue cuma tidur sepuasnya, nulis surat buat seorang teman di Finlandia, main piano, lanjutin Community Service, meditasi, magnetism healing, jalan-jalan muterin kompleks kea orang gila. Tapi entah kenapa gue lagi seneng banget hari ini. Mungkinkah ini efek dari meditasi? Entahlah. Yang jelas gue sangat bahagia dan puas dengan day-off ini.
Surat yang akan gue kirim ke seorang teman di Finlandia itu sudah selesai, dan halaman pertamanya gue bikin seartistik mungkin. Kesannya jadi sok asik. Tapi tak apa. Hasilnya cukup memuaskan. Gue jadi nggak sabar ngirim surat itu secepatnya. Apalagi minggu depan temen gue ini mau ultah. Yap, pas hari Valentine. Tak lupa gue sisipkan hadiah ultah berupa DVD Laskar Pelangi. Harap saja dia menyukai film tersebut.
Setelah menulis surat, gue lanjutin Community Service gue. Dan Comser yang gue kerjain adalah mengetik ulang buku. Soft copynya akan diserahkan ke sekolah dan dijadikan buku berhuruf braille. Buku yang gue ketik ulang bukan sekedar buku cerita anak-anak bergambar biasa, melainkan SEBUAH BUKU NOVEL 261 halaman. Pinternya, karena gue terlalu santai dan malas hari ini, gue malah baru ngetik satu bab. Sementara gue baru selesai ngetik 12 bab. Dan masih ada 30an lebih bab yang harus diketik. Niatnya sih sekarang mau ngelanjutin lagi, tapi gini nih efek ngebolos. Malas.
Setelah menyelesaikan satu bab Comser, gue bermeditasi sambil menyalurkan energi magnetism gue. Bagi yang belum tahu, magnetism adalah sejenis kegiatan spiritual yang dapat menyembuhkan seseorang. fungsinya sama kayak reiki, bedanya kalo sumber energi magnetism itu berasal dari diri sendiri, sedangkan sumber energi reiki berasal dari alam semesta. Dan sepertinya nggak semua orang bisa magnetism, tapi semua orang yang sabar dan bijak dapat melakukan reiki.
Setelah bermeditasi dan melatih energi magnetism, gue jadi merasa sangat tenang. Akhirnya, gue memutuskan untuk pergi keluar sebentar, menghirup udara sore yang segar dan lembab akibat hujan tadi siang. Tiba-tiba, sesuatu, atau tepatnya, "seseorang", meminta gue untuk belok ke alfamart dan membelikan sesuatu untuk anak-anak jalanan yang sering nongkrong di sekitar kompleks. Jadilah gue kesana dan mengambil beberapa susu bantal, air putih, crackers, dan permen. Emang nggak seberapa sih. Pas lagi ngantre di kasir, entah kesamber apa, gue pengen ngomong english sama masnya, pengen sok-sok bule gitu. Gue udah rencana mau sok-sokkan nggak ngerti kalo dia ngomong bahasa indonesia. Tapi, setelah melihat muka si mas yang letih lesu namun berusaha untuk tetap tersenyum, gue jadi ga tega dan akhirnya mengurung niat gila itu. Tapi suatu saat nanti, gue akan melakukannya! *lagi-lagi, sok asik*
Akhirnya gue membawa sekantong penuh makanan dan minuman. Mata gue menyapu setiap sisi kompleks, mencari anak-anak jalanan itu. Tapi ternyata, mereka nggak ada! Mungkin karena hujan terus mengguyur kota ini seharian, mereka memutuskan untuk tinggal di rumah atau bersembunyi di suatu tempat. Akhirnya gue pulang dengan kantong itu dan menyimpannya di laci.
Pas nyampe rumah, beberapa saat kemudian Oma gue pulang dari Mall buat belanja. Kantong belanjaannya banyak dan penuh, padahal tadi beliau bilang cuma mau beli timbangan kue jadi nggak perlu bantuan gue. Dan karena kecapean, oma gue jadi emosian, dan emosinya membara karena kelakuan pembantu gue yang keras kepala. Jadi, kemaren gue dibeliin kue keranjang sama tante gue, dan kue itu dibagi dua, setengah buat gue dan setengah buat beliau. Setelah dibelah di rumah Oma, setengahnya lagi mau gue bawa ke rumah tante. Oma bilang sebaiknya kue itu dikukus dulu biar lembek dan bisa langsung dimakan sama tante dan keluarga beliau, tapi Mbak gue langsung pergi dengan kue itu tanpa berkata apa-apa. Dan kuenya belum dikukus sama sekali. Alhasil, Oma terbakar dengan emosinya sendiri, dan sepulangnya mbak gue dari rumah tante, beliau langsung kena marah. Oma gue kalo lagi marah emang nyeremin, jadi gue pura-pura BBMan biar nggak terlibat.
Oke deh, sekian dulu dari gue. Harus ngelanjutin Comser yang tak kunjung selesai -_------
Jadi, hari ini gue cuma tidur sepuasnya, nulis surat buat seorang teman di Finlandia, main piano, lanjutin Community Service, meditasi, magnetism healing, jalan-jalan muterin kompleks kea orang gila. Tapi entah kenapa gue lagi seneng banget hari ini. Mungkinkah ini efek dari meditasi? Entahlah. Yang jelas gue sangat bahagia dan puas dengan day-off ini.
Surat yang akan gue kirim ke seorang teman di Finlandia itu sudah selesai, dan halaman pertamanya gue bikin seartistik mungkin. Kesannya jadi sok asik. Tapi tak apa. Hasilnya cukup memuaskan. Gue jadi nggak sabar ngirim surat itu secepatnya. Apalagi minggu depan temen gue ini mau ultah. Yap, pas hari Valentine. Tak lupa gue sisipkan hadiah ultah berupa DVD Laskar Pelangi. Harap saja dia menyukai film tersebut.
Setelah menulis surat, gue lanjutin Community Service gue. Dan Comser yang gue kerjain adalah mengetik ulang buku. Soft copynya akan diserahkan ke sekolah dan dijadikan buku berhuruf braille. Buku yang gue ketik ulang bukan sekedar buku cerita anak-anak bergambar biasa, melainkan SEBUAH BUKU NOVEL 261 halaman. Pinternya, karena gue terlalu santai dan malas hari ini, gue malah baru ngetik satu bab. Sementara gue baru selesai ngetik 12 bab. Dan masih ada 30an lebih bab yang harus diketik. Niatnya sih sekarang mau ngelanjutin lagi, tapi gini nih efek ngebolos. Malas.
Setelah menyelesaikan satu bab Comser, gue bermeditasi sambil menyalurkan energi magnetism gue. Bagi yang belum tahu, magnetism adalah sejenis kegiatan spiritual yang dapat menyembuhkan seseorang. fungsinya sama kayak reiki, bedanya kalo sumber energi magnetism itu berasal dari diri sendiri, sedangkan sumber energi reiki berasal dari alam semesta. Dan sepertinya nggak semua orang bisa magnetism, tapi semua orang yang sabar dan bijak dapat melakukan reiki.
Setelah bermeditasi dan melatih energi magnetism, gue jadi merasa sangat tenang. Akhirnya, gue memutuskan untuk pergi keluar sebentar, menghirup udara sore yang segar dan lembab akibat hujan tadi siang. Tiba-tiba, sesuatu, atau tepatnya, "seseorang", meminta gue untuk belok ke alfamart dan membelikan sesuatu untuk anak-anak jalanan yang sering nongkrong di sekitar kompleks. Jadilah gue kesana dan mengambil beberapa susu bantal, air putih, crackers, dan permen. Emang nggak seberapa sih. Pas lagi ngantre di kasir, entah kesamber apa, gue pengen ngomong english sama masnya, pengen sok-sok bule gitu. Gue udah rencana mau sok-sokkan nggak ngerti kalo dia ngomong bahasa indonesia. Tapi, setelah melihat muka si mas yang letih lesu namun berusaha untuk tetap tersenyum, gue jadi ga tega dan akhirnya mengurung niat gila itu. Tapi suatu saat nanti, gue akan melakukannya! *lagi-lagi, sok asik*
Akhirnya gue membawa sekantong penuh makanan dan minuman. Mata gue menyapu setiap sisi kompleks, mencari anak-anak jalanan itu. Tapi ternyata, mereka nggak ada! Mungkin karena hujan terus mengguyur kota ini seharian, mereka memutuskan untuk tinggal di rumah atau bersembunyi di suatu tempat. Akhirnya gue pulang dengan kantong itu dan menyimpannya di laci.
Pas nyampe rumah, beberapa saat kemudian Oma gue pulang dari Mall buat belanja. Kantong belanjaannya banyak dan penuh, padahal tadi beliau bilang cuma mau beli timbangan kue jadi nggak perlu bantuan gue. Dan karena kecapean, oma gue jadi emosian, dan emosinya membara karena kelakuan pembantu gue yang keras kepala. Jadi, kemaren gue dibeliin kue keranjang sama tante gue, dan kue itu dibagi dua, setengah buat gue dan setengah buat beliau. Setelah dibelah di rumah Oma, setengahnya lagi mau gue bawa ke rumah tante. Oma bilang sebaiknya kue itu dikukus dulu biar lembek dan bisa langsung dimakan sama tante dan keluarga beliau, tapi Mbak gue langsung pergi dengan kue itu tanpa berkata apa-apa. Dan kuenya belum dikukus sama sekali. Alhasil, Oma terbakar dengan emosinya sendiri, dan sepulangnya mbak gue dari rumah tante, beliau langsung kena marah. Oma gue kalo lagi marah emang nyeremin, jadi gue pura-pura BBMan biar nggak terlibat.
Oke deh, sekian dulu dari gue. Harus ngelanjutin Comser yang tak kunjung selesai -_------
Thursday, February 3, 2011
I'm Craving For a Food called...
PORK. Yes, pork. Its tasty savory meat roasted with many spices... OMG.
Yesterday was Chinese new year, but I didn't get any of this meat. If only my family, which has Chinese blood, celebrate the Chinese New Year, my refrigerator would be full of delicious Chinese food! One of them is Pork meat :)'
I know, I know... Pork is taboo for Indonesians. I'm sorry for posting this but... I just can't stand it! I really love this meat. My Manadonese Grandma use to cook this with soy sauce, making it rich and savory. It goes pretty well with rice and another Manadonese special spices.
And yesterday, I saw many pork meats in the market, canned or the original meat. I began to fantasize about pork meat: pork ribs, pork with soy sauce, roasted pork, oh darn. I could only hope for people's kindness to send me this meat... But that will be impossible ;_;
Yesterday was Chinese new year, but I didn't get any of this meat. If only my family, which has Chinese blood, celebrate the Chinese New Year, my refrigerator would be full of delicious Chinese food! One of them is Pork meat :)'
I know, I know... Pork is taboo for Indonesians. I'm sorry for posting this but... I just can't stand it! I really love this meat. My Manadonese Grandma use to cook this with soy sauce, making it rich and savory. It goes pretty well with rice and another Manadonese special spices.
And yesterday, I saw many pork meats in the market, canned or the original meat. I began to fantasize about pork meat: pork ribs, pork with soy sauce, roasted pork, oh darn. I could only hope for people's kindness to send me this meat... But that will be impossible ;_;
Melodies of Memories
MELODIES OF MEMORIES I; PLEIADES
This song, somehow, reminds me of Pleiades and my fellow Pleiadians, far away beyond the earth. I used to listen to this while stargazing, and now that I am stuck in the city, I cannot see the stars clearly anymore. Such a sad thing. But one day, I could see the stars anytime I want, when I have finished my mission and return to the planet of Seven Sisters.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES II; THE PAST
I always have flashbacks of my life in the past each time I listen to this. I slowly see the picture of my brothers, my fake laughter, my imaginary friends (because I cannot trust my real human friends)... But now I am no longer live in the past. I live in the present days.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES III; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL!
Yesss, many of you surely recognize this song ;) This is the hit song of my class in year 2008. I was having good days back then, when I finally had real trusted friends. This song also brings many silly memories, like when me and my friends were having a sleepover, and one of my friend had a famous indonesian's actress. We terrorized him with text messages, and felt stupid afterward when we knew that it was the actress's friend phone number, not his.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES IV; LOVE
So when I was in elementary school year 6, I was in love with a guy and he was my senior. But somehow, one of my fake friend told him directly, and he acts cynically afterward. Now that I remember this, I laugh. This is one of the most silly memory I ever had. And gladly, my senior became a good friend of mine today.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES V; FREEDOM IN PAPUA
I know that this song has nothing to do with Papua, but it's somehow reminds me of my old life in such exotic land. I was free to travel the beauty of mother nature, free to learn the beauty of friendship with another beings (except ghosts), the beauty of freedom. I learn so much in this land, and I will always be a Papuanese no matter where I go.
This song, somehow, reminds me of Pleiades and my fellow Pleiadians, far away beyond the earth. I used to listen to this while stargazing, and now that I am stuck in the city, I cannot see the stars clearly anymore. Such a sad thing. But one day, I could see the stars anytime I want, when I have finished my mission and return to the planet of Seven Sisters.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES II; THE PAST
I always have flashbacks of my life in the past each time I listen to this. I slowly see the picture of my brothers, my fake laughter, my imaginary friends (because I cannot trust my real human friends)... But now I am no longer live in the past. I live in the present days.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES III; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL!
Yesss, many of you surely recognize this song ;) This is the hit song of my class in year 2008. I was having good days back then, when I finally had real trusted friends. This song also brings many silly memories, like when me and my friends were having a sleepover, and one of my friend had a famous indonesian's actress. We terrorized him with text messages, and felt stupid afterward when we knew that it was the actress's friend phone number, not his.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES IV; LOVE
So when I was in elementary school year 6, I was in love with a guy and he was my senior. But somehow, one of my fake friend told him directly, and he acts cynically afterward. Now that I remember this, I laugh. This is one of the most silly memory I ever had. And gladly, my senior became a good friend of mine today.
MELODIES OF MEMORIES V; FREEDOM IN PAPUA
I know that this song has nothing to do with Papua, but it's somehow reminds me of my old life in such exotic land. I was free to travel the beauty of mother nature, free to learn the beauty of friendship with another beings (except ghosts), the beauty of freedom. I learn so much in this land, and I will always be a Papuanese no matter where I go.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Gong Xi Fat Chai!
Red, the color of braveness and wealth, painted each side of the city. I am happy to greet the day of Lunar New Year. I myself have Chinese blood, but unfortunately, my family doesn't celebrate Chinese New Year :(
I hope that all Chinese people in the earth have a fabulous Chinese New Year!
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