Indonesia

Lagi ngomongin Pemilu dengan satu teman baik, lalu keluar pertanyaan ini:
Saya memimpikan Indonesia yang seperti apa?

Indonesia yang belajar.

Indonesia yang mulai menyimpan kekayaan budayanya untuk di-preserve, dilestarikan, dan dipelajari tapi bukan untuk dipertahankan selama-lamanya: Indonesia harus belajar untuk mengaplikasikan budaya ke dalam konteks yang baru, konteks kini, konteks yang kontemporer.

Indonesia yang harus mulai berjalan lebih cepat, berjalan lebih cepat tidak harus dalam revolusi, tapi satu langkah satu saat, dalam evolusi: Indonesia harus belajar untuk menempatkan diri di dunia yang ga berputar selambat Putri Solo yang lagi jalan.

Indonesia yang harus mulai berani menghadapi satu kenyataan bahwa masyarakat yang kaya itu masyarakat yang punya 1001 nilai, maka yang baru tidak pernah salah, yang benar itu tidak hanya 1, dan tidak ada yang lebih istimewa di antaranya: Indonesia harus berani menjunjung tinggi kebhinneka-an dalam arti yang sedalam-dalamnya.

Saya optimis. Tapi saya perlu 1 juta orang lain yang juga optimis, supaya kita bisa mulai belajar satu hal: berubah bersama-sama.



Selamat Hari Hujan, Jakarta.
=]

see you soon

I don't know if I'm nervous or anything. I think I am. I'm going home in 10 hours, and I should should be happy and all. Jakarta is everything I want. I miss it that much until I don't wanna think about it. But now it's a tingling feeling all over my body that I feel, some kind of fear, nervousness, anxiety, helpless, over the fact that I'm gonna be home.

I know I'm gonna be okay. But I can't help replaying the moment I had to leave Jakarta earlier this month. It was so hard. I was so sad.

And the weird thing is that I've done this so many times. I almost complete my second year in PJ, so I've been back a lot of times. But I have to get thru this again and again and again. Confused and nervous.

I should be okay.

I'll be okay.

It's only for a little while.

And there are so many thing awaits.



See you in Jakarta.

=]

lemons

Life just threw me lemons. I tried to catch it and make lemonade, I can, but I'm still disappointed and sad.

Anw, life's been a bit busy. College. Student society. Some things that I have to do and finish in 1 week time: dad's book, portfolio, contacting architecture firms about internship. One more priority I just added to the list: make money.

I hope from now onwards, I'll be more careful.

Arh.

But I'm going back tomorrow, back to Jakarta to celebrate CNY. So there you go, it's what's been keeping me sane for now. Food, friends, fun, family. What more can you expect?

You can check my newest design in http://sabdtaylors.blogspot.com.



Nice day, all.

segera dekatku

segera dekatku, sayang
hati ini sungguh mau, entah hatimu
untuk lebih dekat denganmu
sedekat selubung kelabu awan dengan tetes hujan
sedekat dua burung gereja yang sedang bermesraan

segera dekatku, sayang
seraya menghitung mundur hari-hari kita di bumi
dan aku tak mau kehilangan sedetik pun tanpa dekat denganmu
bolehkah cinta ini dibawa berdua sampai ke alam sana?
ke mana saja, asal berdua
dan tangan ini tak akan membiarkanmu kedinginan
tetap memelukmu, hanya kehangatan
yang diri ini bisa beri
selain cinta sampai mati

segera dekatku, sayang
aku tak mau awan sore menjemputmu pulang
dan meninggalkanku di gelap malam, sendirian
hati ini pun tak di sini, hilang kau curi
hingga resah tak terkira, menunggu datangnya pagi
untuk kembali dekat denganmu

segera dekatku, sayang
aku ingin membisikkan
beberapa patah kata cinta luapan hati
yang tak terbendung lagi
supaya kau bisa mengerti
bahwa aku cinta mati

2009

Happy New Year.

2008 was not a blast. It was more of a learning process, and so it doesn't start and end with some giant fireworks. That's why, if you notice, the notes in my blog are much lesser than the year before. This year, it was filled with events and happenings and stories that even if they could be devastating to me, they could not bring me down.

Once, twice, I slipped. But I think in 2008, I survived. A little bit bumpy, but that long journey I have just passed was a good journey. I learned, all along.

I learned to defeat my biggest phobia, successfully. I learned to love. I learned to change my lifestyle. I learned to accept failure. I learned to work hard and smart. I learned to live better. I learned to be positive. I learned to be thankful, not naggy and whiny. I learned to let go.

And so, I hope 2009 is a good year. I hope you and I will be happy along the year.
That's all I ask. =]



Have a nice eve, everyone.