i'll be on my way..

Go Abroad (3): Singapore, The Clean City

2011-11-27T06:08:00.001-08:00

1st day: November 9th, 2011

We were leaving for Soekarno Hatta Airport by Damri bus from Bogor at 03.45 am I (Indonesian West Jave Time). The flight departed at 05.40 WIB. We arrived at 06.25 in Changi Airport. There, we had several hours to enjoy this awesome airport.

This airport is really clean and cool. The building itself, the facilities, and the interior was so amazing. This building was made with high-technology construction.

From Changi Airport, we took the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) to go to the Lucky Plaza Apartments,at Orchard Rd. I think It took half an hour to get there. Arriving at Lucky Plaza, we had lunch in the food mall at basement floor. There were some choices of food stall. For moslem, make sure that the stall has halal certificate. First day, I had japanese food called...hmm...I think it's Beef Teriyaki,hehe. Nice but I gave 2 stars of 5 stars for the taste. After having lunch, we went upstairs to our apartment. Our room wasn't ready, so we were waiting for about an hour.Then, after the room was ready, we took a nap.

In the evening, we go to IKEA store in Alexandra. We took the EW (East West line) MRT to the Queenstown, and then took the bus, hmm...in my memory it's bus 195, At IKEA, I can see many nice furnitures and some other stuffs for home. Walking around the store, I imagine to have a nice home with warm sweet interior to live in with mas cintaku and our kids in the future.

We went back to the apartment by bus and having dinner at food mall in basement floor. I had a kind of soup that night :)

2nd day: November 10th, 2011

1. Clarke Quay

2. Vivo City, Harbour Front

3. Dhoby Ghaut Green

4. Brass Basah
5. Mustafa

3rd day: November 11th, 2011

1. Hot Park

2. Alexandra Arch Bridge

3. China Town

4. On the way to Marina Bay Sand from China Town

5. Marina Bay Sands

Merlion Park

Esplanade

The Helix Bridge

The Shoppes

Wonder Full

4th day: November 12th, 2011

1. Bugis Street

2. Kampung Glam
Masjid Sultan

Will he?

2011-11-21T14:58:00.001-08:00

8 days left....in november...

He said that november would be...

But...he hasn't do anything for that plan.
...feel so bad about that.
There's a bit passion.
Then it's transformed into silence.
Hard to laugh, to touch softly, to smile, to hope more.
Can't enjoy our time well...
will he...?

The Listener

2011-11-02T09:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, November 1st, 2011....

After being sad a day before, finally I got the bad day.

28 years old girl, living in her sister's house in a good neighborhood.
She just more realizes that she has annoying things around her.Well, it's not the worst ones.But, still, she believes that God loves her.

A female lives with her...
She has big ego. She thinks she's never wrong. "sorry" and "thanx" are the most expensive things so this female can't think to say them in her daily life.
Ridiculous that this female wants other to get intropection while many persons around her think exactly that she's annoying. Silly that she said:"keep staying clean" while her room so far from that words.
She often doesn't care when the garbages in the basket are so full, need to take them to the garbage place outside. But once when she must clean all the house, she will feel that she's good at keeping the clean environment....

A male lives with her...
Miauw miauw miauw....can't you please be silent for some time?
Even he can't be a good listener.

That bad day....
Over 00.00....That female complained to me that I ignored my responsibility to keep the house clean.
Then I got annoyed. I swept floor of all the house then mopped it.
I also cleaned the toilet.I could see from her face that she thought she was a winner.
She didn't try to stop me.
I finished all that houseworks at 2.30 am.

The next day...
I was having short sleep....but had to go to work....

A big male who lives outside...
He often comes into this house. That day, he came into and was eating my cat's food.
He was under the chair.
I tried to get him out by holding his hand and then pulled him.
He didn't like it and then he bited me....it was hurt...

Hurt...it's hurt....

Well, anyway, I still have God who really loves me.
God always listens to me and gives many happiness.

Hmm, I have mom also who is really nice person. Proud to have her in my life.

The miracle from God that I got next year is mas cintaku.
He listens to me everyday.
Glad that he's more patient than me.
Love u heel erg,hehe.

Life goes on.
I believe that life is beatiful.....

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
23.00 pm

Be Here

2011-10-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

I am here now....

Finnally God gives me a chance to feel it.
How this thing grows well in my land of life.

I see the nature as a wonderful scene but I often see it also as a muddy one.
I was a bit surprised that someone can make me heel erg strong but he also can make me heel erg weak more than once
I was shocked that I could stay up till dawn, feel sad when missing him, feel bad when cannot feel the passionate flame inside him.

Yes, it's distance that speaks a lot here many times, so I can't feel him inside. But, still, I can't deny that distance can't stop me to feel him inside me.

When love speaks loudly, I can hold on with my smile...
While love is in silence, what can I do to hold this tears?
Will u do anything for me to keep the sunshine and stop the rain?

Forward

2011-10-02T09:05:00.000-07:00

Time goes so fast
Nothing can't change the past
This present time is a start to my future
Incredible one, I'm sure...

Oh, how strong my willing to be on my way
I don't wanna be here too long
No reason to stay
I want to sing my own song

Oh, is that u that I wait for all of my life?
Take me soon
Let me be your wife
Then we kiss under the moon

Hope I'll be on my way
I should move my feet
Efforts are something to pay
Prayer to do then we can meet

It starts from now...
Come on, dont't go too slow...

Een Jaar: Dat is Klopt!

2011-08-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

Een jaar ago...

I've found you as you are

Now, I love you exactly just the way you are

Don't let me go

Een jaar ago...

I've found you and me as different persons

Now, I still like us exactly as different persons

The difference is we know how to place each other ego

How do you like the way we share smiles and tears?

For me, it's learning process to grow together

A tough way to defeat the fears

Well, you can frame it all as the sweetest things ever

Mijn schatje...

Will you always maintain patiently our deep intention?

To go through our long way of life to our destination

I believe in you, mijn schatje.....

Mijn lieverd, we've already got the rhytm and tone
Since then, we are never alone

It's all about loving and taking care each other

Mijn lieverd, may we walk further....

She Needs Him to Wipe Her Tears

2011-08-13T23:43:00.000-07:00

When a man is connected to a woman, get ready for the man to experience a lot of emotional times with the woman.

As a woman, I really realize that I am an sensitive creature. So, it’s true that women cry easily more than men. Crying is one of emotional way of woman to make her feel better.

Crying is defined by Wikipedia as the act of shedding tears in response to one’s emotional state (or to the emotional state of others, if you’re empathetic). Most of us find women cry more than men do. Even for a simple thing, women can cry ’till their eyes get swollen. (http://forquestions.com/why-do-women-cry-more-often-than-men/117 )

The characteristic "emotional" applied more to women (A 2001 Gallup Poll). So, men….do u know what the reasons are that women cry more easily than you?

Psychologically, women’s hearts are much softer and far more sensitive than men.

It doesn’t mean men don’t cry. Ironically, this is because men pretend or even try their best to hold their tears which is going to roll on their cheeks as they feel ashamed. According to men, crying is done only by women and not men. (http://forquestions.com/why-do-women-cry-more-often-than-men/117)

Hormone prolactin (the hormone responsible for milk production that also controls the neurotransmitter receptors in our tear glands, present in blood and tears.), which contributes to how much people cry, is more prevalent in women than in men.

Women's tear ducts are also shaped a little differently from men's, which could be either a cause or an effect of increased crying [Source: New York Times]. (http://people.howstuffworks.com/women1.htm ).

Under a microscope, cells of female tear glands look different than men's. Also, the male tear duct is larger than the female's, so if a man and a woman both tear up, the woman's tears will spill onto her cheeks quicker.

3. Another common explanation is that some societies encourage women to cry while discouraging men from crying. [Source: New York Times]. (http://people.howstuffworks.com/women1.htm )

When a woman is crying, she needs to be comforted by her man.
Men, do you want to know how to comfort the crying woman?these are some Ideas for you (http://www.wikihow.com/Comfort-a-Crying-Woman):

If a woman decides to cry on you, let it happen. Whatever you do, do not try to stop her from crying. She will just divert the tears to storage for later. Let her cry as long as she wants.

If the woman is your girlfriend, first think back through the past few minutes and try to determine what you did/said/thought to upset her. If you find it, apologize and embrace her. Stop doing that behavior immediately and never do it again. If you still can’t find anything you may have done, said, or thought to upset her, then you may, in fact, not be the problem. But you can be part of the solution! This is where the real technique comes in.

Have a handkerchief ready, but do not use it until the woman has stopped crying, unless she appears to be drowning in her tears/messing up her makeup.

Hug. When the woman appears to be running out of tears, it is acceptable to either embrace her gently and quickly around the shoulders or gather her to your chest if you two are intimate. If this happens, it is acceptable to murmur something to the line of “There there,” or “Shhh, it’s alright.” or something more close like “It’s okay, I’m here for you baby.”, if you two are a couple.

Once she has had time to wipe her eyes and nose, ask her what is wrong in a soft voice, and don’t expect a coherent answer. She may simply burst into tears again, and you may repeat all of the above steps of this procedure. Women’s tear-producing organs work at 300 percent of their normal capacity when they are menstruating.

If the woman tells you what is wrong, first determine if you can help her to fix the problem. If you can help her fix the problem, tell her so and ask her if she wants you to help her fix it. This is especially effective with girlfriends. If you see no way that you are able to help her fix the problem, then apologize and tell her that you cannot help her fix the problem. If you know anyone whom you think can help her fix the problem, recommend that she talk to them and enlist their help. Tell her you hope she gets her problem fixed, and if the woman seems not to be too wrapped up in the situation (or scary), tell her she can talk to you again if she ever needs a shoulder to cry on. If a woman comes to a man with a problem then generally she wants to feel supported and safe.

Always have handkerchiefs and a spare shirt or jacket handy in case of a crying woman attack. You never know when women will cry. Sometimes women will cry on you just because they need to cry at that time. They will tell you so after she has gotten rid of her excess tears. Tell this woman that you are very glad to be of service, and that you hope she had a satisfactory crying experience.

Actually, women cry when they feel inadequate, when they are confronted by situations that are difficult to resolve or when they remember past events. Men, meanwhile, tend to cry from empathy or when a relationship fails.(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6334107/Women-cry-more-than-men-and-for-longer-study-finds.html)

In a long distance relationship, a woman sometimes cry fast because she’s unable to do something to reach her man that she’s missing a lot, near her. She exactly realizes that when she cries, her man will feel so bad, annoyed, tired. Then she will regret for crying. The worst thing that cling in her mind is: does my man has an idea to end up this relationship because so bored and tired with me as spoiled woman?Oh !!then she feels so scared for that thought!

Thank God that mijn lieverd is so patient for me. Hope you are always here for me.

Miss and love you much, mijn lieverd :)

Go Abroad: I Love Berlin (2)

2011-08-01T02:22:00.000-07:00

Since long time ago, I have a dream to travel around the world. Well, maybe it's too much but at least, I've been abroad now,hehe.

Berlin is the first city in Europe that I visited. I'm lucky one because parents asked me to go with them visiting my sister. My parents were there for 5 weeks but I and my sister were there for only 2 weeks.

I found many interesting and wonderful things when I was staying in Berlin. I found Berlin as clean city with good sistematic transportation. I enjoyed going to one spot to another spot with U-Bahnhof, S-Bahnhof, tramp, or bus (sometimes) as public transportation. It's so different from Indonesia. I almost haven't found those public transportation was so full with persons inside,hehe. I saw many great buildings here, public facilities, signages, and street furnitures in all streets. I experienced to walk a lot among people in fast way. I wasn't used to, but I tried to enjoy it.

I visited some places here for two weeks:

15 May 2011: Bradenburger Tor, Reichstag, World Clock, East Side Gallery, & Potsdamer Plat

Left to right: Bradenburger Tor, Reichstag

Left to Right: World Clock, East Side Gallery

Let to Right: Potsdamer Plat

21 May 2011: Mama Yes, Prenzlauerberg

Rice Queen Restaurant

Rice Queen Restaurant (find delicious Indonesian food here! hehe)

Touring on Spree River by Boat

Beautiful Spree River!

22 May 2011: Luisenplatz, Park Sanssouci, historische Mühle, Hollandische Viertel, Potsdam

Left to Right: Welcome Gate in Potsdam, Park Sanssouci (Postdam)

Hollandische Viertel (Potsdam)

Well, although I enjoyed being in Berlin, the adaptation needed to the weather. It's cold there. Even when the sunshined, we could feel the cool wind touched our skin. Our skin became dry! This condition made my parents could stand to say "We wanna go home!",hehehe. Next time, we need to bring something i.e. a kind of cosmetique for skin, especially for face, that could solve our dry skin.

For all those things, the most special thing is that I finally met my love face to face here. Really miss that moment, hope we meet soon...love and miss him.

Fantastic journey! thanx to my family :)

So, I'm looking forward to going abroad next time in my future. It's gonna be more amazing journey :).

Senyuman di Seluruh Penjuru Belanda

2011-06-15T08:05:00.000-07:00


Ibu dan anak belanda Sepasang anak Belanda Anak-anak Belanda tersenyum ceria

Mari berbicara tentang kebahagiaan. Seluruh manusia di dunia pastilah ingin hidup bahagia dan setiap orang memiliki pandangan tersendiri dalam memaknai kebahagiaan.
Lalu, marilah berbicara tentang Negara Belanda. Memori saya, sebagai orang Indonesia (yang belum pernah kesana), langsung menampilkan bangunan-bangunan indis di Indonesia, konser-konser jazz dan musik pop di Pusat Kebudayaan Indonesia-Belanda yang dahulu kerap saya tonton, keju yang yummy banget bagi saya, dan bunga-bunga tulip yang hanya saya lihat di sebuah poster di kantor saya. Juga tentu saja, sepatu kayu dan kincir angin!

Kenapa saya membicarakan kedua hal di atas? Kebahagiaan dan Negara Belanda berkaitan erat satu sama lain. Berdasarkan sebuah survei di tahun 2011, Belanda mendapat peringkat pertama sebagai negara yang paling bahagia di dunia dan a nak-anak negeri kincir angin ini adalah yang terbahagia di Eropa. Hmm, ternyata para orang tua dan masyarakat telah menyadari pentingnya kebahagiaan dan mengupayakannya kepada putra - putri mereka semenjak masa kanak-kanak.

Apa sih yang membuat anak-anak Belanda ini menjadi anak-anak paling bahagia di Eropa? Karena penasaran, saya pun mencari tahu. Well, these are the factors ;).

Secara ekonomi, Belanda adalah negara kaya. Memang uang bukan segala-segalanya tapi tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa dengan uang, manusia bisa mendapatkan hal-hal untuk meraih kebahagiaan.

Bagaimana dengan pendidikan? Anak-anak memperoleh pendidikan pertama kali dari keluarga. Mereka lahir dan dibesarkan di lingkungan keluarga. Menyadari hal ini, para ibu di Belanda berusaha memberikan banyak waktu untuk merawat anak-anak mereka semenjak lahir, sementara para ayah bekerja keras untuk mencari nafkah. Ibu-ibu yang bekerja, segera mengambil cuti yang sangat panjang. Selain itu, jam bekerja di Belanda lebih pendek dibandingkan negara-negara di Eropa lainnya. Pendidikan formal di sekolah juga memberikan fasilitas-fasilitas dan mengadakan kegiatan-kegiatan ekstrakurikuler yang dapat mengasah kreativitas anak-anak. Pihak media, khususnya televisi, juga tak mau ketinggalan. Mereka menayangkan acara-acara khusus bagi anak-anak Belanda.

Dalam hal kesehatan, berdasarkan sebuah data di tahun 2009, Belanda memiliki sistem perawatan kesehatan yang terbaik di Eropa. Dengan demikian, kesehatan anak-anak Belanda pastilah terjamin. Antusiasme yang tinggi untuk berolahraga, contohnya sepak bola, seni bela diri, juga kebiasaan bersepeda, membuat mereka sehat, bugar, dan bahagia.

Anak-anak Belanda bersepeda

Hal lainnya adalah hubungan mereka dengan orang tua, saudara-saudara, teman-teman, dan masyarakat sekitarnya. Dalam sebuah keluarga Belanda, hubungan anak-anak dan orang tua, dilandasi oleh keterbukaan dan sifat komunikatif sehingga mereka bisa saling berbicara tentang apapun. Namun, orang tua tetap menanamkan kedisiplinan.

Dalam pergaulan dengan teman-teman dan masyarakat, tidak ada tekanan-tekanan sosial yang mengharuskan mereka untuk menjadi apa yang masyarakat inginkan. Secara fisik, beberapa fasilitas publik seperti restoran, toko-toko retail, menyediakan space bermain bagi anak-anak.
Nah, apa yang saya sebutkan di atas, tentu saja menumbuhkan rasa kebahagiaan bagi anak-anak Belanda. Mereka memiliki pemikiran positif bahwa mereka bisa menjadi diri sendiri, bebas berkreatifitas, dan memiliki keyakinan akan karir yang bagus di masa depan.

Tidak heran jika Belanda menjadi negara maju yang penuh kenyamanan. Semuanya berawal dari kesadaran para orang tua, masyarakat, dan pemerintah untuk mengupayakan kebahagiaan sejak masa kanak-kanak. Kebahagiaan membuat manusia tersenyum. Sekarang saya membayangkan berada di Belanda dan menikmati ‘senyuman-senyuman’ di setiap sudut negara ini.
:)

Go Abroad: The Experience of Making Passport ( 1 )

2011-04-21T21:02:00.000-07:00

This year, I will have the experience to go abroad. My sister in Berlin, Germany, asked me to go with our parents to visit her and my brother in law (they pay for me,hehehe). I haven't go abroad. So, the first step to take is making passport.

We make passport in Imigration Office. Actually, based in information there, we can start to apply by online way. But I chose to apply by going directly to the office. I live in Bogor, West Java. So, I went to Imigration Office in Bogor.

The steps to make passport:

A. 1st: Collect the documents.

1) Go to the imigration office to buy the application folder (the price is 15,000 Rupiah) plus get the application

form. Fill the form at home and prepare some documents.

2) The documents to prepare (original and copy documents)

Family card (Kartu Keluarga)
Identification card as Indonesian Resident (Kartu Tanda Penduduk)
Birth Certificate (Akte Kelahiran) or/and Education Certificates (both of them is better)
If you've already worked in a company, don't forget to enclose the letter which explain you as the employee of the company where you work.

PS: I got the information that passport can be made in all area in Indonesia but the important one is the place where you live as the data in Family Card and Identification Card as Indonesian Resident is the same one.

3) Then if the documents are complete, go back and collect them to the imigration office. It's better if you go there before 8.00 am so you can get the beginning numbers in queue. I came at 7.45 am and I got the 4th turn in queue.

4) After you collect it and the officer says that it's complete, she/he will give you a paper that tells you when you must be back to do the interview, take the photo of you, and pay the administration process (the price is 255,000 Rupiah).

B. 2nd: The interview process.

5) For days after you collect the documents, you will do the the interview, take the photo of you, and pay the administration process. If you wanna get the beginning number in queue, you should come at about at least 7.00 am. My sister got the 8th turn in queue. I came at 8.45 am and I got the 689th turn in queue!

6) After this second process, the officer will give you the paper to take the passport. It's about 4 days after the interview part.

C. 3nd: Well done: get the passport! :)

7) Passport can be taken at 13.00 pm - 15.00 pm. I came at 1.00 pm so I can get it as fast as I can :p. It takes few minutes to wait the officer preparing our passport, maybe about 20 minutes. Then, they start to call your name to take the passport. He/she will ask you to make a copy of the passport (the first and last pages which contains our data) and make signature in a book as the proof that you've already taken the passport.

Conclusion:

Time: it takes 8 days (It doesn't include Saturday and Sunday).
Fee: prepare 270,000 Rupiah.

It's not really difficult, right? Good luck and veel plezier! :)

Zevende: What A Romance!

2011-04-03T14:33:00.000-07:00

I am here, in the romance episode of my life.

I met a boy, so young and innocent. He has nice smile and good looking appearance.
We fall in love in the first sight, through the screen.

I can't forget the feeling that time, the most wonderful feeling that I've ever had!

1st and 2nd: He cared for me a lot, gave me time to talk each other before he slept. Then, I could slept well everyday.

3rd: he had a problem then it made him talked a lot about the bad things inside him. This time, we could say that we still love and tried to hold on each other.

7th: Now..I don't know what will be...

I can't sleep and I cried a lot...

Time

2011-03-13T04:53:00.000-07:00

I just need time

to spend good times with you
to see you give me more attention
to feel you within my heart
to erase all this loneliness

you don't know exactly what time is...
until you realize that time is so important
until you can make time for me
until you can sacrifice your time for me

then time will speak to us
we just need time to speak each other from our hearts...

C . A . R . E

2011-02-16T07:51:00.000-08:00

Conviction...to be kept

Affection...to be grown

Reaction...to be shown

Enthusiasm...to be felt

~ Dien's ~

Bogor, Woensdag, 16 Februari 2011

A Point of Silence

2011-02-15T05:34:00.000-08:00

Sweet, then tastes a bit bitter

Half, then seems almost empty

Near, then looks a kind of further

A hundred, then sounds to be twenty

Don't give me a rose

If I can't smell it with my nose

Don't say it's a smile

If I just can see it for a while

These sentences are unspoken

It's your deal

Don't say it will be broken

Find and reach me for real

~ Dien's ~

Bogor, February 14,2011

Ik Mis Je Lievert...

2011-02-15T05:23:00.000-08:00

The third week...

I don't know what is happened to me but it so tortures.

I feel like dying sometimes. Oh, forgive me for being like this.

I can't sleep at night and do cry before I sleep...

I wish he could feel what I feel..will he care for it?

I feels him so faraway....

I can't contact him all days.

I need to connected him more and more.

When will he convince me with all his heart?

I imagine...

He sends me messages in his break time at office, asking me, "how are you doing, what are you doing?'

He sends me message when he goes home...

He sends me messages to asking me a "welterusten" or a bit sweet talk, even just for few minutes before he goes sleep.

He remember me all day...

I feel hopeless

I need him to convince me

To reach me to his heart

I wish he knew all my thought

He's too busy with his life and also feel so tired

He just need his life

I'm just an invisible old woman

whatever...am I too demanding?

~ Diens ~
Bogor, February 15th, 2011

At my lonely night

To Be

2011-02-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

To listen to all my happiness and sadness
To wipe away my tears then pain a smile on my face
To throw away my loneliness then bring me a bunch of joy
To kill the pain inside then take care of me without any pill to take

To share all your happiness and sadness
To take my hands for wiping away your tears then pain a smile on your face
To give me a chance for throwing away your loneliness then bring you a bunch of joy
To let me kill your pain inside then take care of you without any pill to take

To hold hands each other while we're walking together on the road of life
To stare at each other when we face the hardest time on the process of growing

To be here then stay not for a while...sincerely
To be honest, I need you...badly...

Bogor, February 12th, 2011
2. 20 am

Rindu, Rindu, Rindu

2011-02-03T10:03:00.000-08:00

Rindu membiru

Hampir seminggu

Aku menunggu

Rindu pun menderu

Rindu mengiris

Senyum pun terkikis

Sendu tak mampu kutangkis

Sepi tiada menipis

Rindu membara

Seiring cinta yang menggelora

Terselip lara

Rindu tiada bermuara

Aku rindu kamu...

In my silent night,

Bogor, Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

A Bitter Yesterday

2011-01-20T17:23:00.000-08:00

Here she comes....a young woman, a best friend of mine.
In a bitter look of her tired eyes, I discover her story. It's about her yesterday.

I ask her, "What's wrong?"
She answered in a weak voice, "I don't like my yesterday. I found that my man was too busy and I didn't hear anything from him. I need to hear something from him, maybe more than he needs. It's like a different thing in my boring day, a real one which comes from my dream. Reading his words is just like an exciting experience of my days. That's why I became mad when I didn't hear anything from him. I felt the objection for his reason of the busy day. It didn't make sense for me because he had break times. I could only accept that he's really tired, one thing that melted my heart. Well, I just can't do anything except trying to forgive him. Let him to find the way from his heart for me. Sorry to say, seems that I'm too much chasing him..no more begging :p. Perhaps, it sounds like a selfish part of mine. I just wanna say the truth what I felt from my deepest heart, something that I dislike. Actually, It's not about blaming him because I know that he loves me, doesn't he? Hmm...no no no....God is the only one who knows one's heart. Well...I'm just a human, unfortunately I'm a woman. Fortunately, I'm a woman in love..."

Then, she's looking at me in a calm way for few minutes. It's like that she's trying to say, "It's okay...everything's gonna be alright...".

A Band and Bandung

2011-01-18T17:19:00.000-08:00

O...o...o...

I met a busy weekend! but I enjoyed it although I felt so tired then.

Saturday, January 15th...
It's the first experience for me to sing in a wedding ceremony, although it's a small one.
I sang two old songs: I Started A Joke (Bee Gees) and Why Do You Love Me (Koes Plus). It was an honour for me that a band of Bogor Botanical Garden allowed me to sing in their performance.
The bad news is I didn't perform excellent but the good thing is I met new persons (most of them were old men :D) so it was really nice.

Sunday, January 16th....
The Driver of the travel car was blowing the horn...it's 3.50 am! Oh my God! I didn't hear the alarm....I was awaked in shock! hahaha...
Without taking a bath, I left the house and just brought a bag with few stuffs. I was on my way to Bandung to visit my best friend, Lina and her family, Dito, the husband and Mare, their cute son.

Arriving at their home, I saw Lina was so busy as a mom, preparing some food in the kitchen. Dito was holding Mare. Nice family.

It was the sunny Sunday. They took me to having lunch in a restaurant called WaLe (Warung Leyla). It was a restaurant with ethnical javanese athmosphere, trying to bring the hommy sense. The restaurant has some kinds of bakso, mie, and rice in the menu. I ordered Yamie Manis and Susu Kedelai. In my opinion, the Yamie tasted good enough.

After we had finished with the lunch, I went with them to the baby shop and bicycle shop.Lina and Dito wanted to buy a bike for them and one for Mare.I just got a knowledge about the life of young couple with their baby,hehehe.

Well, time went fast. I must be back to bogor at 6.30 pm. Waiting for the travel car for a half and hour, finally it was here so I felt glad after bored for so long.

I was arrived at home, Bogor at 11.30 pm then went to bed..

That's all...my busy nice weekend :)

You and Me (4th Love Song)

2011-01-09T06:46:00.000-08:00

From the first moment you stared at me...

You could show that adorable blue ocean infront of me

From the second time you smiled at me...

You could spread the happines around me

From the third chance you talked to me

You could whisper the sweetest music inside of me

‘Till the 4th month you touch me...

You have given the gorgeous you for me

It’s you and me...

Aku rindu kamu,

Aku cinta kamu

...4ever...

Bogor, December 28th, 2010

...on a wonderful day of us...

Fish Met Soup

2010-12-19T17:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, just like another week, I tried to learn cooking.

This time, I asked my best friend, Anggit, to help me with this cooking lesson. We were learning together.

We would to make fish because I had already had the fish for the week in the freezer. Another vegetable dish menu was soup, to warm our body :)

So, this is the result of our cooking :


The Fish

The Soup

Do they look pretty delicious? let me tell you about the taste...they were good, not really bad,hehehe :)

Tofu and Water Spinach

2010-12-17T08:56:00.000-08:00

It's called tofu...usually it's white but you can also find yellow ones.

This time, water spinach was going to accompany the tofu.

Then both of them were two things that I had last week to be my lunch menu.

So, the tofu would be cooked as "Sweet (Java) Marinated Tofu (Tahu Bacem)".

Here is the Sweet (Java) Marinated Tofu recipe (Tahu Bacem) :

My cooking result...unfortunately, it's not really sweet enough as the ones that I've tried in Yogyakarta. I think I should try it another time with more palm sugar.

I found an interesting recipe about Tahu Bacem, just check it out:)

http://indonesia-eats.blogspot.com/2010/07/tahu-bacem-java-marinated-tofu.html

Next, we'll have the Sauteed Water Spinach Recipe (Tumis Kangkung):

I think, I gave too many red chillies,hehhehe.

Look at to this site: http://www.indonesian-culinary.com/recipe/27/120/vegetable/sauteed-water-spinach-_-tumis-kangkung/ , as the source of the recipe that I used to cook the water spinach.

Well, I'm still learning so it's a nice lunch for me. Now, I'm thinking what I will learn this week :).

Lukisan Jiwa

2010-12-07T16:47:00.001-08:00

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

-Albert Einstein-

Suatu sore, saya menerima sebuah pesan singkat di telepon genggam saya. Seorang teman baik menanyakan kabar saya. Kemudian saya menjawab, “Kabarku baik. Kamu apa kabar?:)”.. Lalu dia pun menjawab, “Baik….hanya saja aku merasa sudah saatnya untuk memasuki kehidupan dewasa…Help me!”.

Begitulah awalnya. Pesan singkat tersebut mengingatkan saya akan apa yang saya lakukan selama ini, selalu berusaha tumbuh dan berkembang dalam kehidupan dewasa. Terbayang kembali kecemasan yang saya alami saat memasuki usia 20 tahun…rasanya seperti akan memasuki dunia baru yang mengerikan! Tidak dapat dipungkiri, akhir tahun memang selalu mengingatkan manusia untuk melakukan sebuah intropeksi atas apa yang telah dilakukan setahun yang lalu sehingga bisa menjadi lebih baik di masa mendatang.

Pertanyaan selanjutnya, apakah ini wajar terjadi pada seorang wanita 27 tahun?Ah, jangan bohong, pasti Anda semua akan berkata, “Gila! Setua ini belum menemukan jati diri! Kemana saja selama ini?”. Mau tak mau, saya harus mengatakan bahwa fakta berbicara demikian dan saya berpendapat hal ini wajar-wajar saja,hehehe.

Kalau boleh saya berkata jujur, saya bukan termasuk dalam kategori manusia bermental baja. Mungkin itulah yang menjadi kendala saya dalam melangkah maju. Saya selalu sulit membuat keputusan dan kurang percaya diri atas segala potensi yang ada dalam diri saya. Namun, dengan berproses dari tahun ke tahun, saya semakin meyakini bahwa saya memiliki kelebihan-kelebihan yang menjadi kekuatan bagi diri saya.

Melihat, Mengamati, dan Mendengarkan

Saya merasa mulai berproses untuk tumbuh dan berkembang beberapa tahun yang lalu ketika saya bertemu dengan manusia-manusia yang sekarang menjadi sahabat-sahabat saya. Terima kasih Tuhan atas karunia ini :). Perlahan-lahan, saya bisa merasakan perubahan itu. Jalan cerita hidup saya pun berkembang.

Seolah memasuki sebuah ruangan baru, kami bersama-sama belajar untuk melukis ‘keindahan’ dalam kehidupan ini. Hitam, putih, monokrom, warna-warni pun tergoreskan dalam kanvas kehidupan. Wow! Tanpa disadari, kami berhasil menciptakan lukisan….inilah lukisan jiwa-jiwa kami. Saya pun berhasil menciptakan lukisan jiwa saya, melalui proses melihat ke dalam diri saya dan mengamati lukisan jiwa-jiwa di sekeliling saya.

Nah...inilah lukisan jiwa-jiwa di sekelilingku.
Setiap orang itu unik!

Ya, itulah salah satu cara saya untuk tumbuh dan berkembang : saya tidak segan-segan untuk mengamati manusia-manusia di sekeliling saya, misalnya bagaimana cara mereka meyikapi segala hal dalam hidup ini. Selain itu, saya juga mencoba untuk mendengarkan mereka. Kemudian, saya mencoba untuk menyerap hal-hal yang bermanfaat, tentu saja bukan berarti saya lalu menjadi orang lain,hehehe. Dengan melihat ke dalam diri saya sendiri, saya tetaplah menjadi diri saya sendiri..

Para sahabat mengajari saya tentang persaudaraan dan kekeluargaan, tentunya selain persahabatan. Dari sinilah, saya bisa ‘kembali’ ke keluarga saya untuk menerapkan nilai-nilai tersebut sehingga saya memiliki cara yang lebih baik dalam berkomunikasi dengan keluarga saya. Saya merasa bisa lebih mengenal keluarga saya, sebagai ayah, ibu, saudara-saudara saya, dan sebagai manusia. Hidup menjadi lebih bermakna. ;)

Dilema Nyata dan Maya

Sudah sejak lama, saya mendambakan untuk menemukan partner hidup saya. Mungkin semakin lama keinginan saya tersebut semakin kuat karena faktor usia dan juga tuntutan dari keluarga,hahaha. Oleh sebab itu, saya pun mulai berusaha untuk membuka diri terhadap lawan jenis,hehehe. Telat banget ya, padahal masa-masa puber sudah lama berlalu :p.

Kehidupan dunia nyata saya hanya berkutat pada dunia kerja dan rumah. Kadang saya kesepian dan salah satu ‘pelarian’ saya adalah dunia maya. Tidak sepenuhnya saya hanya bergaul disini, tapi saya pun bisa menambah wawasan.

Tahun ini, di dunia maya, saya menemukan sebuah lukisan jiwa istimewa yang saya sukai dan membuat saya jatuh cinta. Pasti lagi-lagi Anda memvonis saya gila! Kenyataannya saya memang gila, hehehe. Saya tidak mengerti apakah saya salah langkah, akan tetapi saya merasa bahagia dan ingin tetap memiliki lukisan jiwa yang satu ini. Saya menerima dan menerapkan apa yang sahabat saya katakan, “Jalani saja dengan penuh ketulusan dan doa. Hasil akhirnya, kamu serahkan pada Tuhan…”. Saya mengakui hal ini sangat sulit…bermain secara emosional…tapi tidak ada yang mustahil,hehehe. Jadi, saya masih punya keyakinan untuk memperjuangkan hal yang satu ini. Positif atau negatif ya? Saya memilih positive thinking aja deh;).

Mari berani bermimpi!

Pahit dan Manis

Setahun ini, saya masih terus berjuang untuk meraih kehidupan saya yang lebih baik. Saya menyadari bahwa semua itu harus dimulai dari diri saya. Oleh karena itu, saya tak pernah berhenti untuk selalu bergerak (walaupun saya terlihat diam,hehehe). Saya tak pernah bosan untuk belajar sehingga saya selalu tumbuh dan berkembang.

Berdasarkan pengalaman saya, mengamati sekeliling adalah salah satu cara yang efektif untuk tumbuh dan berkembang. Banyak hal yang bisa saya pelajari dari orang lain. Satu langkah awal untuk melakukan cara ini adalah dengan berani membuka mata dan pikiran serta mau menempatkan ego pribadi secara tepat dan tidak selalu di tempat yang tertinggi. Saya juga tak lupa untuk melihat ke dalam diri saya sendiri sehingga saya tetaplah saya, bukan orang lain.

Hal lain yang akan selalu saya pegang sebagai inti adalah keyakinan. Sebagai makhluk beragama, saya yakin pada Tuhan yang Maha Besar dan segala kuasa-Nya. Dengan keyakinan ini, saya berani mengambil resiko untuk menumbuhkan keyakinan pada diri saya kemudian melukis mimpi-mimpi saya. Walau terlihat maya dan abstrak, tapi tidak mustahil tergapai. Pastinya, saya tidak merugikan orang lain dengan berani bermimpi, hehehe.

Semua itu terasa berat apabila tidak disertai dengan ketulusan, keikhlasan, dan rasa syukur.

Dengan ketulusan, saya merasakan nikmatnya memberi…

Dengan keikhlasan, saya menghayati sebuah kepahitan…

Dengan rasa syukur, saya meresapi bahwa hidup itu memang manis…

Belum…saya memang belum menemukan semuanya. Pastinya saya telah menemukan diri saya sebagai manusia bertahan dan selalu berkata “Never give up!“. Tetaplah tersenyum, semangat selalu, dan selamat berjuang!;)

Indeed

2010-11-30T17:11:00.000-08:00

One, two, three...
Let's get free
Ours will release you and me
As we want to be

Hold on each other ever after
Share the smile and the tears
Fight the fears
Catch the laughter

As we go on this way
As we are close to see everything
We just can't throw it away
There is none so exciting as this thing

~Dien's~
Bogor, December 1st, 2010

Our Story

2010-11-22T17:03:00.000-08:00

The morning comes with rain outside

I'm travelling with you in my mind

You are so kind

I always feel you inside

I offer you the view in my eyes

Then you can see the feeling that I can't hide

There's no lies

Just smile through the tide

We meet the distance

A friend that we can't avoid

Well, we still have a consistence

A strength with no void

Have you found it now?

The best part of my days is you

It's wonderful somehow!

Let me say forever that it's you...

Bogor, November 23rd, 2010
..a morning with your smile in my mind....

Turkish and Dutch

2010-11-15T17:31:00.000-08:00

It's about my weekend two weeks ago.
It's Jakarta again! hahaha...but this time, I did plan my weekend in Jakarta because I wanted to watch some movies on Eurpean One Screen (EOS)

What is Europe On Screen?
I think it's one Europe event in Indonesia of film screenings and fringe events.
I was interested in watching the movies. Before, I had read the schedules so I knew what were all the movies that I could watch on Sunday, September 7th, 2010. I and my friend chose a Turkey movie which would be played in Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 117, Menteng, Jakarta. This is the movie:

It's a story about the love between a woman and a deaf man. Actually, it's an interesting story, but unfortunately, there's a problem technically, so there's no English subtitles on the screen. That made the moviegoer felt dissapointed and left the room. I and my friend also felt dissapointed but we chose to stay although we actually didn't understand the Turkish in the movie...we were just guessing what was happened in the movie from the body language,hehehe.

After the movie was ended, I and my friend went to pray Dhuhur in Masjid Sunda Kelapa. It's a big masjid and it's the first time for me to go to this masjid.

Next, we decided to watch another movie from Netherland which was also played in Istituto Italiano di Cultura. This is the movie :

This is a documentary movie. The director, John Appel, was telling us about his father who was a successful gambler. I found it as an interesting movie. I tried to listen carefully to the Dutch they spoke in the movie but for me, it was a difficult language. Well, I need to have a strong will to learn this language and I know I can do this,hehehe.

well, what's my plan next week?just wait :)

Tempe and Mushroom

2010-11-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

I'm not good at cooking...at least I've tried,hehehe..

So, in this weekend, I tried to make an easy recipe that I got from the internet. It's called Sambal Goreng Tempe (one of recipes that I got from internet few years ago) and Oseng-Oseng Jamur (took a look at Nana's).

This is Sambal Goreng Tempe:

This is the recipe of Oseng-Oseng Jamur (Stir Fried Mushroom):

Ingredients :
Button Mushroom (but I used the Oyster Mushroom ,hehehe), thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Some onions :
3 cloves red onion (bawang merah), thinly sliced
1 bulb yellow onion (bawang bombay).sliced thin diagonally
1 Cabe merah besar, iris tipis
1 Cabe merah hijau, iris tipis
1 Cm lengkuas, iris koin
2 Daun salam
5 Cabe rawit
Minyak
Garam
Gula
Kecap manis
Saos tiram

Instructions :

Tumis brambang, kedua bawang sampai harum, masukkan lengkuas dan daun salam.
Tambahkan semua cabe, icip dengan garam, gula, kecap manis dan saos tiram.
Masukkan jamur, aduk sampai layu.

Well, not really bad for a starving girl like me that time, hahaha :D

...to be continued...

It Almost Kills Me Anyway

2010-11-05T19:30:00.000-07:00

"How much do you want me? do you really want me to stay? do you really try to reach me?"

Is it too much or a normal question when your one is not around because of busy time?

He's miles away but deep down in my heart, I just want him around by an effort to stay connecting.

My Weekend in Jakarta

2010-10-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

Well, I should say that this was actually not my plan to spend my weekend in Jakarta. Tidung Island, one of Island in Seribu Island, was actually the plan. I and two of my friends decided not to go to Tidung because of the bad weather...but some of my friends were still go there. They're lucky, I think. :p

Instead of going to Tidung, my friend's aunt ask me to go with her and her husband to a market near their house. It's called Muara Karang Market. I felt so amazed to see this market. Many Chinese here. I think, it's one of 'Pecinan'.

In Saturday afternoon, I and my friends was so confused to find good place to go for hanging out in Jakarta. Then one of my friend phoned her boyfriend. Fortunately, her boyfriend had an idea...we were going to go to Taman Ismail Marzuki to watch the show in Planetarium and a monologue "Kucing" by Butet Kertaradjasa. :)

This is it.... :)

2010-10-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

It's been a month and five days....

I feel like being a new woman.
There's a new difference thing in my days that makes me feel happy..
I think I finally found what I've been looking for these recent days.
It came like a flash!
I didn't get any special feeling when the time it came...but the effects after it, really wonderful!

People said...it could be impossible! (the bad side)
I said...if there's impossible, then it could be possible in another side (the good side)

I choose to believe in the two side, bad and good...honestly, now I have the stronger faith in the good side...Alhamdullilah :)
The important one is I must ready for all the possibilities, the bad and the good one.
All I can do is just praying...that makes me keep holding on. I hope it will come true....I do really want it to be real. I just want you, no one else..

My friend's get some words from 'Titanic' the movie and those word a little bit describe what happened to me.. :)

"...to love is not about how long you meet him/her but it's all about how fast you know it..."

...and I think...

"...it's also about sincerity to believe in what you know..."

...SO KEEP BELIEVING AND HOLDING ON..."

See It

2010-07-24T19:39:00.000-07:00

Let me see..
Don't hide that smile
although just for a mile
No more tear
to erase the fear

Just see...
When you sleep on the pain,
it just takes you in a vain
When you stay inside the fragility,
it will give you a disability

We'll see....
For every single piece of reality,
I do believe there's a dream
It's like an eternity
Let it goes with the stream

Nothing to worry about eventhough just a dime
The glory will be reached in time

~ Dien's ~

...in the cold night...
11.50 pm

Hening Tiada Berjejak

2010-07-24T19:28:00.000-07:00

Ijinkan aku berujar...
Melalui sang angin yang mengembara
Tentang kita yang tiada lagi berpijar
Terpejam tanpa suara

Ijinkan aku berkisah...
Melalui tetes-tetes embun yang lenyap di siang hari
Tentang kita yang mulai kehilangan arah
Terlelap sendiri...

Ijinkan aku berpesan...
Bila engkau hanya datang untuk membawa kepergian yang sepi
Jarak adalah sebuah jawaban abadi
Dari sebuah rasa yang senantiasa berkesan...

~ Dien's ~

...di suatu malam yang hening....

Some Pages

2010-07-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

        Here they are...two persons who are waiting for me to listen to them. I can't wait to listen to them too...but, you know that I'm the lazy one so I just keep it on my mind as a plan.
        I bought these books from fleamarkets. The first book is Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres. It's written in English. Now you can understand why I need more time to start reading it...I need to open the dictionary (my English is not quite good...;p) and it makes me reluctant to make a start :D...Anyway, once I watched the movie long time ago. My oldest sister, who is really like watching movie, rend it. As I remember, it's a love story in the war time. The woman (Penelope Cruz) really loved a man (Nicolas Cage) so she wanted to wait him to be back home from the war for many years...I think it was about 7 years!. The man was good at playing mandolin. Well, that's all the point that I remember about the movie. I hope, after reading the book, I can remember the details. Hmmm, do you see the book cover? I imagine that the woman is me...a woman who finally find her true love...so romantic.... :D
        The second one is The Nick Adams Stories. This one has been translated into Bahasa Indonesia. I don't know exactly what is the story inside it. I was interested in having this book because the author is the famous one. I'm curious how Mr. Ernest's way in writing his story. I hope I don't get bored when I read it later ;)
        Well, just wish me luck so I can make a start to read them..... :D

~ Dien ~
at 12.33 am
...so sleepy...

Cahaya Malam

2010-06-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

Bogor, June 29th, 2010

Malam berbisik sepi
Tebarkan pesona mimpi
Malam mengusik hening

Redamkan asa tak bergeming

Malam merenda pilu
Rangkaikan rasa nan membiru
Malam menguntai resah
Uraikan harapan hingga tak berkisah

Disinilah aku…di tepian sungai malam
Berbingkai rasa kelam
Disanalah engkau…di seberang sungai malam
Berwujud indah bak pualam

Auramu penuh cahaya
Terpancar jelas dari matamu
Jiwaku pun tak berdaya
Tertegun takjub akan kharismamu

Mataku menatap matamu
Saat itulah aku menyelinap dalam pandanganmu
Mataku meletupkan percikan-percikan tanya
Lalu matamu berbicara penuh makna

Cahaya ini bukan untuk menyilaukan pandangmu
Namun tercipta sebagai penerang jiwamu yang tulus memandangku
Hingga pandangan kita lekat menjadi satu
Musnahkan gundah yang selama ini tak tentu…

~ Dien's ~

Dear Mr. Wrong…

2010-06-26T03:30:00.001-07:00

No sign before

You just showed up

Knocking my door to wake me up

Teasing me to ask for more

I didn’t beg you to steal my heart

But you did it

Hmmm…just a little bit

Unfortunately, you are not the one to the last

Frankly, I long for our amusing conversation

But you know I shouldn’t

Honestly, I try to forget you as my imagination

Well, for now, I couldn’t…

I’m really sorry to say…

Although I think of you everyday…

It’s definitely wrong…

You can’t be an eternal part of my song…

~ Dien’s ~

…in the silent afternoon…

Bogor, June 26^th, 2010

3.30 pm

the colours of my days

2010-06-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

I feel so blue when i face the reality that i can't reach it
I have been keeping it deep down in my heart
I have chained it in my soul

I'll feel so colourful when i can throw it away
I meet some new happiness in my new way
I hold them tightly and never let them go...

when the sunshine so brightly
I see a little white butterfly
I don't see the dark sky, not just for awhile
And I just smile...

~ Dien's ~

....from my old note collections...

Amburadul

2010-06-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

   Pagi yang indah...saatnya memulai hari....

   Aku menyaksikan langit yang mencerah di awal hari yang indah....menyentuh rasaku dalam mendamba hari-hari yang penuh gelora dan gairah..

   Pagi-pagi kumulai dengan FB-an...ada yang menyapa dan protes kenpa aku ga bersih2 rumah atau memasak, kok malah FB-an...kan latihan buat melayani suami nanti...hahaha...bikin be te aja, blm jadi suami aja dah maen protes aja,huuuh....
   Lalu, kakakku membuka pintu kamarku...ada apa?eh...ternyata aku masak air dan lupa....airnya dah habis dan bagian bawah ketel lumayan gosong...astagfirullah...
   Lha, ternyata mas-mas yang bikin bete tadi mungkin sebuah peringatan agar aku tidak lalai,hihiihi...ada2 aja...
   Oke, tetep smangat... ;)

Into The Pieces

2010-06-20T18:11:00.000-07:00

"Hey!...what's it all about? you made a glass of wine, just drank it 'till no more left, and then you threw away the glass 'till it's broken?...the worst thing was you went away without cleaning the mess....who do you think you are?..."
....Love won't ruin us into the pieces. Lust will destroy our souls into the mess.....

Secangkir Kopi

2010-06-18T19:48:00.001-07:00

Semenjak dulu, aku selalu menyukai kopi
Kopi hitam manis dalam sebuah cangkir…
Semenjak dulu aku selalu membuatnya sendiri
Kopi hitam manis penghilang rasa getir…

Suatu ketika, dia singgah di ruanganku
Dia yang manis penggoda imanku
Suatu ketika, dia membawakanku secangkir minuman
Dia yang menawan penghias lamunan

Seketika aku berdebar….
Ada kopi dalam cangkir itu?
Seketika aku bergetar…
Ada kopi dalam cangkir itu…

Semenjak saat itu, aku sering mempertanyakan…
Kopi hitam ini untukku?
Wangi sekali…ingin segera mereguknya pelan-pelan…
Kenapa kaubawakan secangkir untukku?

Saat itu, dia tak kuasa menjawab…
Hanya tersenyum nakal penuh rayuan…
Saat itu, aku tak kuasa menepisnya…
Hanya tersipu malu penuh keraguan....

Tak bisa kupungkiri, aku suka senyumnya yang semanis kopiku
Namun, senyuman itu tak mampu menjawab tanyaku akan secangkir kopi di hadapanku…
Tak bisa kupungkiri, aku suka rayuannya yang sewangi kopiku
Tetapi, rayuan itu membawaku semakin jauh dalam tanyaku akan secangkir kopi di hadapanku…

Aku hanya bisa menatap pilu dalam hitamnya kopi di hadapanku
Tak bisa kusentuh walau sangat ingin kunikmati…
Aku hanya bisa mencium wanginya yang terurai satu per satu….
Tak bisa kuhirup walau sangat ingin kureguk sepenuh hati….

~ Dien's~

Bogor, April 30th, 2010
...in the silent morning...

Jendela Kaca

2010-06-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

Rumah yang sederhana itu adalah rumahku
Tropis, ekletis, anggun, dan bersih
Tentu saja tidak minimalis dan tidak kaku
Berhiaskan bunga-bunga beraneka warna dan sederetan bakung air putih

Hanya ada satu jalan setapak di halaman depan
Berlapis koral panca warna
Berliku mempesona
Berujung di sebuah beranda penuh kesan

Beranda itu kecil tapi istimewa bagiku
Menghadap ke sebuah taman
Dekat dengan pedestrian
Sudut yang asyik untuk terpaku

Tepat di belakang beranda adalah ruanganku
Ruangan sepi dengan sebuah pintu dan jendela kaca yang besar
Disanalah aku termenung pada sekitar seperempat waktuku
Menatap keluar lewat jendela kaca yang besar

Setiap kali aku menatap lama
Mataku menangkap beragam warna
Warna pagi dan senja yang romantis
Warna pekat malam yang membuatku teriris

Warna-warna itu melantunkan dinamika yang tak dapat kutepis
Burung-burung yang memadu kasih di atas dahan pohon
Kupu-kupu mungil beterbangan saling merespon
Embun-embun yang berkilauan di permukaan daun-daun iris

Lewat jendela kaca itu, aku dapat melukis senyumku
Lewat jendela kaca itu, aku terpaksa memahat gundahku

Seperti biasa, aku menatap lama
Kali ini, tidak seperti biasa, kucermati satu per satu orang yang lalu lalang
Tak banyak yang bereaksi terhadapku melalu jendela kaca
Pernah sekali kucoba melambai pada seseorang
Lalu kusapa….
Namun dia pun menghilang….

Setelah itu, aku ragu untuk melambai bahkan menyapa…
Aku tertunduk, ragu untuk menatap…
Jendela kaca berkabut duka nestapa
Aku terpejam hampir terlelap
Sayup-sayup kudengar bisikan
Bisikan dari luar jendela kaca
Bisikan yang membuatku mulai terjaga
Aku mulai menatap secara perlahan…

Dia ada di luar jendela kaca
Tersenyum manis melambaikan tangan
Menyapaku penuh rayuan
Menatapku hingga aku tergila-gila

Aku ada di dalam, di balik jendela kaca…
Tersenyum girang membalas lambaiannya
Menyapanya sepenuh rasa
Menatapnya hanya untuk membuatnya terkesima

Sehari berlalu, kembali kutatap jendela kaca
Selalu kunanti senyumnya
Tak bisa lepas terbuai rayuannya
Bilakah engkau singgah lagi di luar jendela kaca…

Dua, tiga, empat, dan banyak hari berlalu
Kembali kutatap jendela kaca
Masih saja tak bisa lepas dari bayangmu
Bilakah engkau akan selalu ada…

Sekilas tapi membayang
Terajut tanpa kukehendaki
Terangkai tapi tak pasti
Terbungkus dalam tanya yang remang

Lewat jendela kaca itu aku dapat melukis mimpiku
Lewat jendela kaca itu aku hanya dapat memahat bayangmu…

~ Dien’s ~

Bogor, May 2nd, 2010
11.30 pm
…in the silent night…

Welcome to The Palace ;)

2010-06-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

June 18th, 2010

Kemarin, saya dan teman saya, Anggito, menyempatkan diri untuk mengikuti "Touring Istana Bogor", sebuah acara open house yang diadakan oleh pihak Istana Bogor dalam rangka ulang tahun Kota Bogor yang ke-528 tahun. Kami berdua sudah mendengar perihal acara open house ini sejak lama tapi belum juga beranjak mendaftar....jadi, kami pun berangkat di hari terakhir setelah mendapat informasi dari teman kos Anggit.

Sekitar jam 8 pagi, kami bertolak dari kos Anggit diantar oleh Deden, motor setia saya. Tujuan pertama kami adalah gedung DPRD Bogor sebagai tempat pendaftaran peserta tour. Setelah sampai disana dan memarkir motor, kami segera mendaftarkan diri ke panitia, yang duduk di balik meja berselimutkan kain putih. Sang panitia memberi kami tiket masuk, sebuah kertas kecil hijau (berukuran sekitar 5 cm x 8 cm, mirip tiket parkir) yangdiantaranya bertuliskan jam-jam kunjungan ke istana. Kemudian, ibu panitia menginformasikan kepada kami untuk menuju ke panitia berikutnya untuk mendapatkan stempel tanda masuk di tangan kami (seperti prosedur masuk dunia fantasi, Jakarta saja ya,hehehe). Langkah berikutnya adalah menitipkan tas kami di kantor Dinas Pariwisata dan Budaya. Tentu saja, dompet dan mobile phone tidak kami tinggalkan di dalam tas tetapi kami bawa menuju istana.

Proses pendaftaran telah selesai dan tidak memakan waktu yang sangat lama. Selanjutnya kami berdua bersama para peserta lain, rata-rata adalah ibu-ibu, anak-anak sekolah tingkat dasar sampai menengah pertama, berjalan menuju istana yang letaknya tidak terlalu jauh dari gedung DPRD.
Langkah-langkah kaki bergegas memasuki halaman istana. Pintu masuk pertama dijaga oleh anak pramuka yang meminta kami untuk menyerahkan tiket masuk. Uhui! kami melenggang memasuki halaman istana....

Pertama kali, kami disambut oleh sebongkah batu besar, mungkin dimaksudkan sebagai batu ucapan selamat datang...batu polos tak terpahat...lalu, kami melewati sebuah selasar samping bangunan menuju halaman istana. Beberapa orang memilih untuk terus berjalan saja, sementara kami berdua memutuskan untuk memasuki sebuah ruangan di sisi kiri selasar, yang ternyata adalah ruang musium fotografi. Di dekat pintu masuk, di dinding sebelah kiri, terpampang tulisan cetak print besar sebagai sebuah bentuk kata-kata pengantar. Kami melihat foto-foto seputar istana yang terpajang disini...dari foto-foto masa lampau, sampai foto-foto di era-era terbaru: eksterior sudut-sudut halaman istana, aktivitas-aktivitas istana, para jongos sampai para pejabat, para tentara yang berfoto di tangga masuk, interior ruangan, aktivitas para presiden dulu sampai kini....semuanya berusaha menuturkan kisah keberadaan Istana Kepresidenan Bogor. Sayangnya, display foto-foto itu secara keseluruhan tidak terlalu bagus...tidak terbingkai dan asal dipajang saja...lalu kami pun menarik kesimpulan kalau museum fotografi ini tidak ditangani oleh orang-orang yang memang akrab dengan kegiatan fotografi.

Tujuan selanjutnya adalah ruang-ruang dalam salah satu bangunan istana yang memegang peranan penting. Di beberapa sudut depan pintu masuk ruangan-ruangan itu, ada beberapa orang paskibra yang bertugas memberikan penjelasan tentang ruangan-ruangan tersebut. Mereka menggunakan semacam pengeras suara (toa). Namun, suara mereka tidak terlalu jelas kudengar, huh! akhirnya kusuruh Si Anggit untuk menanyakan ulang ke adik-adik paskibra,hehe...maaf ya, Nggit...tapi lumayan kan bisa ngobrol sama brondong,hehe...

Ini dia bagian yang paling menarik! Ruang Teratai dan Ruang Garuda, sebagai ruang yang biasa dipakai untuk pertemuan-pertemuan besar...selasar pendek penghubung kedua ruangan ini menarik bagi kami....mengapa? jawabannya adalah karena ada dua cermin besar dengan bingkai berlapis cat warna emas yang dipasang pada dinding selasar yang saling berhadap-hadapan...jadi, seakan-akan, ada lorong menerus memasuki kedua cermin itu...hmm, Anda semua bisa membayangkannya kan? ;)

Perjalanan di ruangan-ruangan dalam salah satu bangunan istana ini harus diakhiri tanpa bisa diabadikan sama sekali karena tulisan "DILARANG MEMOTRET!" diletakkan di setiap ruang-ruang tersebut. Kami keluar dari bangunan tersebut dan berjumpa dengan seorang bapak penjaga yang ternyata berasal dari Solo, Jawa Tengah. Kami sempatkan untuk berbincang-bincang dengan beliau tentang Istana Kepresidenan Bogor sampai basa-basi tentang tempat kerja, tempat tinggal, dan sebagainya...Seorang anak remaja berpakaian seragam, yang kemungkinan adalah salah satu anak yang bertugas jaga hari itu, menghentikan perbincangan kami...aku pun berusaha membuka kembali percakapan agar tidak terjadi kekakuan dengan menanyakan padanya perihal museum-museum yang ada di istana. Ternyata, selain museum fotografi, ada dua museum lukis: satu museum lukis yang hanya boleh dikunjungi oleh presiden dan keluarga, satu lagi museum lukis yang dapat dikunjungi oleh para pengunjung umum. Menurut adik berseragam tadi, museum yang saya sebutkan terakhir terletak dekat museum fotografi...jadi, kemungkinan saya dan Anggit telah khilaf dengan melewatkannya begitu saja...hiks...

Kemudian, setelah 'peristiwa' perbincangan dengan bapak penjaga, aku dan Anggit, berfoto-foto di area tangga dan depan bangunan....sepuas-puasnya deh...tak lupa, aku dan Anggit juga mengabadikan objek-objek yang terdiam membisu di halaman luar bangunan....sculpture-sculpture yang mengapresiasikan keindahan lekuk tubuh kaum hawa...;)

..to be continued...

I'm here...

2010-06-16T16:09:00.000-07:00

akhirnya, bisa jg memulai utk menulis lg di blog ini...

dah satu tahun lebih empat bulan aku di bogor lho...

terasa cepat dan tiada terlalu berkesan....tp pastilah ada yang bisa kuambil...

masih pingin terbang bebas! ...dan suatu saat bisa settle tentunya, amiiin...;)

semangat! ;)

Love Story

2010-06-15T16:57:00.000-07:00

Bogor, June 16th, 2010

Love...love...love...such a complicated thing, isn't it?

Its definition is so global. It's not just a kind, you can find it as many kinds.

Nowadays, I can't stop thinking about a kind of those many kinds, a love to soulmate.

Well, this is my favourite song right now....let's sing! ;)

Soulmate

by: Natasha Bedingfield

Incompatible, it don’t matter though

‘Cause someone’s bound to hear my cry

Speak out if you do

You’re not easy to find

Is it possible Mr. Loveable

Is already in my life?

Right infront of me

Or maybe you’re in disguise

Reff.:

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold

Who knows how to love you without being told

Somebody tell me why I’m on my own

If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Here we are again, circles never end

How do I find the perfect fit

There’s enough for everyone

But I’m still waiting in line

Back to Reff

If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Most relationships seem so transitory

They’re all good but not the permanent one

Back to Reff (2x)

If there’s a soulmate for everyone

..to be continued...

Morning Note

2010-06-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

Bogor, June 15th, 2010

Yes, I'm still here...in the white morning...fresh with dew outside my room...accompanied by two sweet children of mine, Dudute and Arume...they like sitting at my window, looking at outside...

I got up earlier today at about 3 a.m, before my alarm of my mobile was ringing. When I opened my eyes, there were so many pictures on my mind...the pictures about my desires in my future...so weird...

Everyday, I always asks myself about my plan to reach my better future...to make my dreams come true...but I often feel worried about it...seems too faraway from me.....

Well, now, I just try to believe all the possibilities to get the happiness in my life.

What's that? ;)
Wanna keep questioning?

It's time to make the answers ;)

kuingin terbang...

2009-11-15T05:20:00.000-08:00

Bogor, November 15th, 2009

udah lama ga ngisi nih blog...

dah hampir satu tahun aku di bogor lho...

sepi suntuk tanpa temen....

jenuh! pingin terbang bebas!

I'll be on My Way...

2008-10-07T10:28:00.000-07:00

It's really nice to hear, know, and see when everyone can find their way of life because he/she has goals or dreams that 100% clear to be reached for.
I'm now still struggling to find my goal of life to be focused on.
How to get my own dreams so I can walk on my way?
That's the main question untill now in my life.
I'm the only one who can answer it in this world(of course my destiny is God's willing, no doubt).
Unfortunately I haven't get the answers...