Tuesday, January 2, 2018

There She Goes

Itu judulnya dari lirik lagu Sore, kemarin terngiang-ngiang saat nonton Dear Nathan. Salma itu contoh manusia yang perlu dilestarikan haha. Keren.

Ini saya nulis pagi-pagi sebelum berangkat ke kantor. Seburu-buru itu karena media saya bicara sedang terbatas dan ini mesti disampaikan. Ceilah haha. Saya lagi puasa twitter dan IG karena jempol saya sakit, cape ngescroll wkwkwkwkkw. Alasan yang konyol. Padahal karena ngejar baca Detective Conan haha. Ya suda intronya sekian saja, marilah simak saya cerita.


There was a friend whom I trust much that I spilled out some of my insecurities to her. It was not instant-trust or so-called-chemistry in romance novel. Our journey was long, long enough that we began to understand there were things that we do differently, and thankfully those weren't enough to separate us. Lucky for us.

We had pushed pause and restart button many times. Basically because we were that kind of different that we need to pause and take a rest from the relationship. Sometimes we were back at each other with recharged energy (thanks to different circle of friend we had), sometimes with drained energy and lost soul. Finally, I was ready to put best before the word -friend.

As the graduation day approached us, I started to feel afraid. Of losing each other. Of not being able to meet as often as we used to. Lucky that the feeling was mutual, and we started to make some plan. With hope that separation meant nothing for a strong bond.

Eventually after months gone by, hardship, separation, and early-adult crisis shaped something inside me (and inside her I guess) that made the difference we had grew stronger. It was to the point that we knew we need each other but could not spend time together too often. If not, one of us would suffer. Sound too dramatic but yeah we certainly will.

We got another pause, the longest we had, until 2 months ago. I was so happy that my long lost friend was back. With her stories of how her workplace changed these past months, of how she loved challenges at work, of how her friends there trusted her with some secret. I know she was not that type of person who shares how she feels easily. So I appreciate that trust. Her laugh brought me relieve that I was still her go-to friend.  We even managed to meet this December, finally after 8 months being separated. Exciting 2 hours talk that melted all the cold ice in between. Then I crossed the line.

Maybe the joke we threw was too sensitive. Maybe I misinterpreted a danger sign. We both talked the same language, the code. And yea, maybe that time my decoding process was not 100% successful. And causing my response to the joke in the next two days was not something she expected. I guess. Or maybe she was not joking in the first place. I don't know for sure, even until now.

Then I left it there, the awkwardness.

When I reached out to some important people in my life yesterday, to say the cliche "happy new year" in hope that they will know they matter, she (who was in the list of course) gave me a surprise sentence. I spoil you some example (though it is not the actual convo):

Some weeks ago, 
X: "hey I miss the time you came to my house and talking to the cat. He missed you"
Y: "oh really? I actually dont like him hahahaha kidding. I will still go there dont worry"

Then
Y: "happy new year"
X: "hey shouldve told you this before. Actually my cat died some time ago"

There.
It is complicated because what I said is the truth, but I shouldnt have to say that if she told me earlier about the news. I am mad at myself for not being considerate. So, I apologized right away then she said it is her fault for not letting me know. That calms me down a little bit but another part of me in fact also feel bad because she is still my go-to friend while it seems i am not hers anymore. Right now when I want to support her, because she is my friend afterall, I don't know anything about the news and what I should do about it. One thing I am certain of is she doesn't want to talk about it. I need to wait.

You are correct, the cat in the actual conversation resemble bigger issue. So maybe it is hard to share something like that. Let's give her some time. That will also give me some time to think and feel better.

Maybe this is the end of our story, or maybe this is just another pause (ofc I hope for the latter). Til we meet again, dear. You know where to call. #CharliePuth-OneCallAway

Panjang ya haha. Glad to spoil this here. Happy new year guys!! Ini lagi drama aja, biasanya ngga begini kok wkwk.

Btw, partner saya di kantor bilang "Ini resolusi 2018 ya? Jam segini udah di kantor tumben" Wkwkwkwkw. Manfaat juga ya ternyata ga scroll twitter pagi-pagi.

Tambahan: Terinspirasi dari seorang selebtweet, saya mau ngetweet ini tadi tapi gajadi. Takut disangka nyindir. Padahal mah masih nyesel asli.
"Jadi gini guys, kemarin aku marah-marah karena ga dikabarin sebuah berita bahagia. Padahal kan ga boleh maksa teman untuk cerita ya kalo belum siap. Jangan jadi org kaya aku ya guys. Hehe"
Mara-mara nda penting gitu jatohnya. Untung dia sabar jadi saya ngga dibales amukan. Semoga dia selalu bahagia dan baik hati.
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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Nikahan = Reunian

Eh, ga kerasa ya sudah dua bulan saya nggak mampir hehehe.

Pluok-Pluok minus Fitria & Nuning plus Saumi & Andya


Minggu lalu itu mini-reuni kedua buat anak kelas 7D~9D. Setelah ketua kelas kami yang memang role model mengundang kami-kami ke pernikahannya Agustus lalu, kali ini giliran dia, Irsal namanya, yang datang ke nikahan orang selanjutnya sambil pamer nggandeng istrinya yang sudah hamil. Hore!

Orang selanjutnya banget nih? Kok ya ga disebut namanya hahahaha. Pusgit menikah awal Desember ini dan saya sengaja pulang dipas-pasin. Soalnya waktu undangan Irsal saya nggak bisa datang, lupa deh waktu itu ada apaan. Buat kali ini, sengaja saya dan beberapa pluok-pluok kumpul dulu di rumah Hutami supaya nggak krik-krik nyampe duluan di tkp. Berangkatnya juga dientar-entar nunggu tkp udah agak rame hahaha.

Lucu ternyata ketemu orang-orang yang dulu kelakuannya ga jelay itu sekarang pake baju rapi-rapi dan obrolannya soal kerja di mana dan kapan nyusul. Sekarang kelakuannya masih ga jelay sih, tapi beberapa ada yang jadi tobat juga haha.

Kalau ketemu teman lama begini suka jadi awkward ketika grupnya terlalu kecil. Kalau obrolannya bersepuluh gitu kan saya bisa jadi bagian yang ketawa di latar belakang ya. Kalau cuma bertiga-empat repot, mau ga mau harus ikutan ngomong "apa kabar" yang sebenernya ga kepo-kepo amat juga haha. Paling enak memang nempel sama yang udah bro banget dan biarkan dia yang menjalankan basa-basi, kitanya tinggal tersenyum ramah.

Bagian seru dari hari pernikahan Pusgit, selain bahwa mempelai adalah penyanyi dan dia nyanyi buat si suami beberapa lagu (so sweet ya), adalah wali kelas kami juga datang. Jadi ada agenda kenalan satu per satu nama siapa dan sekarang di mana hahaha. Terus foto sama beliau deh. Udah itu aja. Selamat menempuh hidup baru buat Puspagita dan Mas/Kang Fajar!
*setelah hari itu, saya merasa perlu belajar bikin alis :(
**kamera samsung bikin aku jadi cantik

Bersama Bu Iis



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Sunday, October 1, 2017

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

One Year As An Adult

I am currently celebrating my first anniworksary and me surviving early stage of adulthood. Pretty good; challenging but good; heartbreaking but good; eye-opening oh so good; and the best thing is ................. I survive.

We aren't going to talk about what did I accomplish throughout the year. No. I want to tell you a story about a girl (or should I say a woman?) who began to understand herself better.

Living on her own made her realize little she know about herself. With so many options given (and money on her own finally), she got to decide everything for herself. This led to her discovery on preferences, principal values, and priorities in her life and answers for questions such as

What to eat for today?
When should I go to work 8am or 11am?
Should I take a bath before going? (shout out to Astari wkwkwkwkwkwk)
When should I go home?
Should I wear a face mask? Sunscreen? Umbrella?
Better buy Tropical or Bimoli? Quaker Oats red or blue? Invest on really good tea or just buy Sariwangi?
Should I cook today?
When to do the laundry?
What book I would love to buy? What movie to watch today?
Am I happy at work?
Do I get enough appreciation at work?
Is that verbal bullying/abuse? Is it sexual harassment I should pretend not to hear?
Is it the time to quit my job?
Are they really my friend?
To whom should I share my problem?
Where to go this weekend? Indie-cinema or shopping or musical event?
Invest on a cozy room or allocate for holiday trip?
Should I breakup?
When should I get married?
Should I pay zakat? Qurban starting this year or just next year?
Do I really believe in this religion?
What does PKI do wrong? What happen in Trump's mind?
Many things.

The list went longer day by day. As time goes by, she is not the same girl she was one year before. All that she wants right now is thanking god, family, and friends who have stayed with her in these past years when things get hard. Thank you, lots of love for you, she said.

Celebrating this month by watching Baby Driver, buying external hard drive (a gift for myself), enjoying good music (IOEF), eating good food (try School Food, best!!), and moving on (to the next challenge).


Btw, finished a masterpiece yesterday I really love it.



p.s. Anniworksary is a special word I made for this post :)
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Saturday, September 9, 2017

Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes

Sam Smith released Too Good at Goodbyes, enhancing my current mood to the extent that I canceled weekend plans and stay in my room.
His looks is much different, wonder if his muse has changed, or maybe just a slight change of mood and concept? Who am I really hahaha. I love the video, and his gesture, and the color, and his voice of course.

Btw, I haven't heard The Script - Freedom Child, shame on me.


















This is exaggerating, I still go out for lunch and grocery shopping. I just don't socialize.
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