Tuan, semalam kusebut lagi namamu karena ada yang bertanya tentang patah hatiku.
Kuharap Tuan tidak keberatan, karena mereka juga bertanya tentang tangisku beberapa hari yang lalu.
Advertisements
May 25, 2019
Those who are willing to stay, will stay ー those who choose to leave, will leave.
Its not your fault nor theirs if you fail to keep your loved ones around. Its just how the universe keeps you surrounded by the best ones.
03 / 02
Merah merekah merona
Tersenyum lebar tak peduli masa
Katanya, setiap insan pantas bahagia
/
Tertunduk sayu dalam ketaatan
Menangis tersedu di hadap Tuhan
Setiap sujudnya memohon ampunan
/
Binar mata indah bagai rembulan
Ia hangat, terang dalam kegelapan
Selamanya bersinar walau dikekang zaman
//
Untuknya, penuh harap dalam doa
Semoga selalu bahagia! 💛
January 20, 2018
Do you know when raining
instant noodle feels tempting?
But to the kitchen I’m looking,
I found nothing.
I dig further into places
then it’s kind of like surprises,
a carton of pasta and spices,
be the joy of my morning wishes.
(06:02 AM)
I came across our memories, to remember how beautiful it was. I came across our broken promises, to remember how painful it was. The genuine smiles, the the silent cries, the bittersweet end, and whole nine yards. Why would I forgot you at the drop of a hat?
Assumption
I assume this is your last action that signifies our last journey. Here I am saying thank you for the long and emotional roller coaster ride we’ve been thru together side by side–only if we weren’t separated miles away.
I guess we’re just both tired solving the riddles we ourselves made for each other. The super hard ones. Who knew we’d stop right now and never make it until we reach the final level? Only heaven knows.
When separation comes with a thank you, its a ‘good’bye, right? 🙂
The Suddenly Romantic City
Never in my life had I thought I would enjoy reading books in romance genre. But today, my friend, the day has come.
I am drowning in this book.
I found this Imaginary City on the top ten best selling books shelf. Up, up, up against the clouds this book was placed on the super top part of the shelf, emphasize on the word super, and being a not so tall girl, I did tiptoe to reach it.
At a glance the cover is quite attractive for a person who lives under the ‘less is more‘ dogma; simple and neat. A picture of two old rattan chairs paired with an old wooden table, and a big scoop of strawberry ice cream on the table — served in a stainless steel bowl. (Fun fact: that’s Ragusa ice cream shop!)
I flipped the book and read Aan Mansyur’s name under one super short review (his full review is hidden inside the book fyi). I’m not a big fan of him but I’m not his hater either! I know his writings are utter great — and yeah, that’s cool.
Long story short, me being the super impulsive and unreasonable finally bought the book simply because I really, reaally love the cover.
As I read the first page, I thought this would be somewhat like other basic romantic books. You know, lame, boring, full of lust and undeniably predictable. But boy oh boy I was too quick to judge. Haha. It leaves me speechless with a bunch of emotions I don’t understand where did they come from.
I feel like this Rain Chudori’s book is 95% based on her true complicated yet romantic life story; between a city and a man she has known for years.
Imaginary city, indeed. I knew even have visited six out of eight places described in the book but it surprisingly gives me new perspective on how to see and to appreciate them. I swear I never thought Jakarta has any sense of romance in it like I sweaaaarrrrr if Jakarta was a guy, he would be the most boring and stiff and no fun at all. But dang it now I think Jakarta is well, yeah, quite romantic despite its chaotic and ruthless personality.
And after I spent two hours to reach the last page, I peculiarly wanted to hug the Rain Chudori… Of course it is my first time reading her book (yes, I know right–where have I been all this time???) but do you know the feeling when you found a book that somehow represents what you have been thru all this time for the sake of living your life? Perhaps because the story line is actually unpretentious (but written in a beautiful way I guarantee) so she was just expressing thoughts women usually get but mostly we left them unspoken.
So if one day I have chance to meet her, I’ll hug her and say,
“Thank you for writing such a lovely book!”.
Thru the Path We have Chosen
We chose to walk in different paths, waving goodbye and sending our last kiss within the air.
Elvis has left the building. The journey has come to an end. The journey of us finally letting each other grow into the best version of ourselves, into somebody we each have been dreaming to be — way far before we met.
It is not us missing the boat. It is us loving in different form. One said that to let go and to move on is way to love whilst it hurts to have each other being.
It is not us giving up. It is us trusting God. Let alone He write the scenario. Whatever the ending will be, I believe He is the best director of one’s life.
–
Until the wisdom dwells in our heart, I’ll see you again.
Zombie dan Perasaannya
Hari ini, seseorang mengabarinya melalui pesan singkat bahwa seseorang tersebut sedang menangis karenanya. Padahal, ia tidak pernah bermaksud membuat orang lain bersedih.
Di tengah ramainya j.co sore ini, ia duduk sendiri, ditemani laptop, segelas macchiato double shot dan dua lembar tisu. Di samping kanannya, dua laki-laki dan seorang perempuan paruh baya tengah serius mendiskusikan proyek yang berhubungan dengan pekerjaan si perempuan sambil tertawa kecil dan sesekali mengecek telepon genggamnya. Mungkin diskusinya tidak lagi serius. Di sampingnya kirinya, perempuan masih muda, sepertinya mahasiswi yang sedang sibuk belajar karena laptop dan beberapa bukunya ada di atas meja. Namun setelah dilirik, perempuan ini sedang streaming youtube.
Kalimat serta paragraf ini dan sebelumnya ia ketik tanpa jeda untuk mengalihkan pikirannya yang penuh cabang, kalang kabut, seperti monorail yang melaju cepat tanpa rem. Kacau. Ia tidak bermaksud membuat seseorang itu menangis. Bagaimana mungkin – ia yang setiap hari mati-matian menutupi betapa sesak dadanya, menahan tangis yang pada hari ini sudah genap tiga bulan dibendung, dan sudah tidak memiliki tenaga untuk tersenyum ikhlas – tega membuat orang lain menangis?
Tapi, saat ini ia sadar…
Mungkin, menangis adalah hal yang lumrah untuk dilakukan. Daripada pura-pura hidup seperti zombie, tanpa perasaan, kecuali rasa sakit dan sesak. Dan mungkin, memberi tahu orang lain bahwa dirinya sedang bersedih adalah hal yang tidak memalukan dan bukan sesuatu yang keliru. Karena yang salah adalah, menarik diri terlalu lama, menganggap dirinya diabaikan padahal ia yang sibuk mengabaikan puluhan telepon dari sahabat-sahabatnya. Yang salah adalah, memaksakan dirinya untuk terus menerus terlihat bahagia setiap ia keluar rumah, padahal bahagia tidak dapat dipaksa. Yang salah adalah, berdebat dengan pikirannya sendiri kalau tubuhnya terbuat dari besi setiap ingin tidur, sampai alarm sholat malam di rumahnya berbunyi, ia masih terjaga dalam rasa lelah. Yang salah adalah, tidak pernah mau jujur terhadap dirinya sendiri, karena takut orang lain akan kecewa pada diri yang sebenarnya.
Sampai pada akhirnya ia benar-benar sadar, yang salah adalah dirinya sendiri. Dan rangkaian kata ini ia tulis sebagai awal untuk jujur pada dirinya sendiri, mungkin juga pada beberapa yang membaca tanpa sengaja. Maaf bila waktunya tebuang sia-sia. Semoga Tuhan mengampuni kesia-siaan tersebut.
Nanti malam sepertinya ia akan menangis, karena saat ini ia tidak dapat melakukannya. Bukan, bukan karena ingin mengelabui hatinya lagi. Tapi ia malu untuk menangis sendirian di tengah kerumunan orang yang tidak ia kenal sama sekali. Takut disangka gila.
CATATAN: Ia tidak tahu apakah zombie dapat merasa sedih atau tidak. Belum pernah bertemu. Jangan sampai bertemu.
