12.21.2009

Happy Mother's Day..

I have no idea why 22nd December is called as Mother's day...

Yet we all know.. every day mother is still a mother

I remember those days.. when my mom was so busy with her job.. travelling into several places.. out of town.. I was on my own..

I had a baby sitter so mom didn't worry a thing.. at least. that what I thought.

anyway....

once I felt my mom didn't care about me.. just because so many times I met her only in the evening,or a few minutes in the morning..

But when I was at university..

I felt different..

I was like... hey.. I'm so proud having that kind of mom, although we rarely met, but we still kept in touch by phone


I remember when I had a lot of problems with boys.. with school.. with college... (women.. ^^)
she was there helping me out of them..

now... she is still there..

she is a real mom .. always knows the best for us..

who always teaches us (her children) to be better people

she teaches us.. how to be special.. special because we can share many things to friends .. relatives..

if I have to describe how she is.. then words are not enough..

my mom is not perfect.. but to me.. she is so amazing..

I learn to be an independent woman from her..
She had a bright career.. I want to be like her
but surely it's gonna be different... hmmm...

at the time she retired from her job.. many people still trusted her to be a leader..
now... She is busy with several organisations...

She really enjoys her life

I enjoy being her daughter..


that's my mom....

how is your mom???
share your story... ^^


BRAVO for the MOTHERS... ^_^

12.13.2009

A journey that changes my life

Have you ever gone somewhere alone.. and then got lost??

I have, I wasn't lost but I would.. if someone didn't help me.

Few years ago , exactly in the early of 2002, when I was at second semester in University, I had to attend my sister's graduation at Airlangga University in Surabaya.
My family went to Surabaya by car from Magetan, which means I couldn't join them because I was in Malang. I decided to contact the travel agency, which provided good car to take me there. I told them to pick me up in front of the campus at 04.00 PM, because I still had several classes in the morning up to 03.00 PM.

Around 04.00 PM I waited the car in front of the campus' gate, I called the agency and they said the driver has left and he should has been there waiting for me, I have told them that I saw no car waiting for me but they didn't want to know about it.
Then I was like "God... what should I do? I've never gone to Surabaya alone before" suddenly I remembered a friend who has lived in Malang for years, I called him and told him what happened,and he suggested me to go to the bus station named Arjosari (there are too many bus stations in Malang) and take the 'Patas' bus to Surabaya
(Patas is the nick name for a bus which can go faster, with good AC,nice seats, not really expensive and the most important thing is secure).

anyway... I went to the bus station by public transportation, I thought it was only 20 minutes to get there,but it was about 60 minutes. I thought I took the wrong transportation, I thought I was lost, then I saw a woman who seemed nicer than the other passengers.
I asked her "is it the right transportation to go to Arjosari bus station?"
She said "yes, is this your first time going there by public transportation?"
I smiled and answered "first time ever, I want to go to Surabaya, can you help me?"
then She smiled and said "sure, I actually also want to pick someone there, I'll show you the bus, don't worry"

I felt terrible and also relieved, everything would be confusing if you knew nothing about it.

at the bus station the woman really helped me.. I wished I knew her name, or her house.well, after showing me the bus, she left me and said "take care, your trip will be about 2 hours, good luck"
I only could say "Thank you so much"

in the bus, I sat next to a man, he was an Arabian,he looked so serious,at a glance he was scary.. but then I tried not to care about him. I turned on my walkman, and listened to the Corrs, everything changed when I saw the man prayed Maghrib, I quickly erased my first impression about him and really hoped that he was a real nice guy.

around 7PM, many people were suddenly busy preparing to get off, I remembered the woman's words "2 hours" which meant I still had another hour. I didn't know how it started, I panicked, and I bravely asked the man "excuse me sir, why everybody was busy and so noisy?"
He said "everyone will get off at the next station"
I complained "but the next station is still about in an hour, am I right?"
He was a bit surprised, and then he asked me "where are you going?"
I answered "Surabaya, my friend told me that I should get off at Bungurasih bus station"
the man suddenly gave me a worry look, he said "I bet this is your first time having a bus to Surabaya? ok, the next station is in Sidoarjo, do you know where you are going?"

I nodded like a little girl, I told him about my sister, then He said "okay, I believe you have much money so you can take a taxi to drive you to Airlangga, actually I gotta get off at Sidoarjo, but I think I have to accompany you to Surabaya, so you don't have to worry anything "

I couldn't believe of what I just heard, the man that I thought scary.. turned to be a really nice man,, I was really ashamed to my own self. I only looked at the face, but not the heart.

At Bungurasih, He held my hand and took me to find a taxi, I was a bit shocked because the bus station was really crowded, and many taxi drivers offer me their taxis. The man told me that not all of the taxis there were good, many drivers tried to fool us. I said nothing and followed his steps, I never thought that I would meet someone like him, someone who really cared about the others. I never imagined that Bungurasih was a real huge bus station, I could have been lost if this man didn't walk beside me. At that moment I promised to God, I promised to see people by their hearts, and to think positive to the others.

Few minutes later we met a bunch of taxis again, and I didn't know what was on his mind, He told me "don't talk too much to the driver, if He ask you who I am, just answer I'm your father and I still have a meeting before catching you in Airlangga University"
then He took me to one of the taxis there, and talked to the driver "She is my daughter,please take her to Airlangga University, take her to the dormitory, my first daughter will wait there, thank you.. "

God.. I was really.. shocked.. this man was really nice, he also wrote his name and his cell phone's number on a small paper, then said "ok, take care, see you there"

of course the driver didn't know that the meaning of 'see you' was a real good bye.
when the taxi was moving, that man stood and waved his hand, and smiled. I smiled back and said to God to forgive all my silly thoughts about him.

few minutes later I arrived in my sister's place, where she and all of her friends had been waiting for me, everybody thought that I was lost somewhere, because when they contacted the travel agency, they couldn't find any info about me. ow.. since then my dad bought a new cell phone and gave his old one to me.

until this moment on,, I still wonder where that man is, how he is doing, what he is doing.. many questions stack on my brain. but none can answer.. because ....unfortunately.. I lost that small paper.. I even cannot remember his name..

all I know... He is a nice man..

that was a real lesson that can be learned by everyone
sometimes you just have to take public transportation so you won't get any trouble like mine,,
sometimes you have to forget your own car just to get use to a situation like mine..
sometimes to get a good book, you really don't need to look at the cover..

the bottom line is... "don't judge a book by its cover" and always be ready to any situation.. ^_^

12.11.2009

no boundaries

sometimes when we do something .. we always think other people,, whether they like it or not..

making decisions of being the real me is so much hard,, but it's kinda brand new me..

i've done this before,, but then i couldn't done it perfectly..
it's about changing habits..

i gotta manage my self to do and to get what i really want..

it's like .. now i've found what the most important thing in my life.. it's not about love,,

it's about getting ahead.. taking new paths..facing the risks..getting something..

hmmm.. sounds challenging ha??

but it's true.. and i like it..i mean.. i really like it..

11.30.2009

an advice from a teacher

To my students,

It's not easy to reach your ideal, as a proverb says:
'Rome wasn't built in a day'
so you must be firm in your purpose.
and 'Life is much easier if we didn't complain too much'
since 'Complaint is not a solution'

Mind ! 'A book is like a garden carried in the pocket'
and
'He who requires much learns much'

and at last but not least:
'Man proposes, God disposes.'

Drs. Mahmud, M.S
conversation class,
this old man stayed 7 years in Australia
many stories about him cannot be retold easily

healthy is priceless

some of you may usually catch a cold.. flu.. cough..

some of you may have ever gone to specialist to check your stomach,, your head,, your hand.. anything..


i've ever had a serious illness which really made me down..
every time i felt the pain .. i was like.. God.. am i gonna die now?

every time i couldn't close my eyes i was like... God.. if you want me to die.. just do it don't lemme drown with the great feeling of this illness

it was few years ago when i was at 2nd grade of senior high school..
my head bumped on hard stuff.. rock or something.. when i practiced karate..

then.. it all started..

the woozy... the pain..

till one day a friend asked me to go to see the neurologist..

and... all the medications began..

it was tiresome..
but friends and family gave me great supports..
my head was better.. but then my knee ...

i fell when i played badminton,, but i ignored it .. i loved sport.. being injured was a usual thing..but then i found it was different.. again.. i met the specialist.. i had 3 months to get the therapy..

and.. wallllaaa... knee was good..

i thought everything was okay...

but then few years later.. when i was at 5th semester at university,,
the pain on my head back..

i tried to feel nothing .. but it was really something..

then i gotta back to see a specialist.. neurologist .. again...

i was like.... all right... hey doc..i need your help my head feels like cracking


it didn't stop right there... i was hospitalized for several times..
really boring... really tiring..

at that time i hate God,,, i said..why should i feel this way...???

but then.. i thanked to God.. by having that pain.. i could appreciate this life much better than ever..

till today.. i thank Him for that..

we'll never know what will happen to us ... we can predict a situation.. but we can't predict all situations..
or in short.. man proposes God disposes

anyway.. when you are ill .. sick..
you just have to face it... think positive.. and you'll feel better

i've been through those moments...
when i had to see lots of doctors..
when i had to find out,, what happened to my head,, my stomach,, my eyes,, my nose,,my knee,,

once i felt.. i've done with it ..enough .. i didn't wanna care about it... but then .. i realized.. there were many people out there that couldn't survive any longer..

so i made my mind.. i will not give up ...

actually when i typed the first word above.. i just wanted to tell you about my flu.. but i guessed.. old stories could help me feel better..
hahaha :D

ow..
it feels good sharing this story...
thanks for reading this.. ^_^

11.21.2009

smart people vs freedom writers

what's on your mind when you meet people who are so brilliant.. or smarter than you...??

what comes to your head when you see a family... consists of smart people?

what will you say,, when you have smart lecturers/seniors but they cannot share their ideas.. they always forget your name,,, they don't care that you want to be smart as them..

anyway..SMART PEOPLE is the title of the latest movie i watched,,
i've seen many great movies.. but this is different...

may be b'coz i've ever worked as a lecturer,, teaching university students.
and because until this moment on... i still work as a tutor.. teaching many kinds of people (workers,, HS students,, graduated uni students,,uni students and so on)

this movie reminds me ...

being a lecturer or teacher or tutor.. whatever you name it..
we really have to be smart people ...

smart ,, not only know how to teach.. how to share ideas,, how to be respected,,how to treat students or anyone else,,, but also know how to be a good role model..

this movie tells us about a senior lecturer ..who is really really brilliant in his field.. but unfortunately.. he never respects his students.. his staffs.. even his son and his daughter..

he always thinks .. he is the right person,, what he says is true.. his ideas is always perfect..
on the flip side.. none likes him at all...nobody respects him.. not even his children..

ow.. it's so irritating.. but you know what? he doesn't care about that.. he is truly a selfish man...
never listening others...always listening his own words..

have you met someone like this?
well.. i bet you don't like her/him...

this movie will make you feel different...
great players... Dennis Quid, sarah jessica parker,Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes, Thomas Haden Churh
some of you maybe have watched this movie..
it's really a drama...

but it's about a life... haha..

talking about smart people .. i remember another movie.. entitled FREEDOM WRITERS,, a story about a smart woman (played by: Hillary Swank), who decided to be a teacher in a high school which is really i n trouble..

no students want to study,, and the govt. doesn't support this school at all...

so this woman tries her best to do everything she can..

she even has another job,, just to get more money .. to buy great books for her students,,,

in the end.. she encourages the students to write a journal...and finally all the journals written by the students are arranged into a book..
a book about about the real stories of their lives..

this movie....

it will remind us that being a teacher is not only teaching... it's more than that..
i know deep inside our heart we always want to give more and more to everyone else.. although sometimes it's hard..

anyway.. this woman struggles her students education.. and even their lives matters,,, while she cannot struggle her own life.. he is left by his husband,, who doesn't like seeing his wife works too hard for someone else...

this movie is a true story.. and it has a happy ending...

if you watch both of of these movies you will understand what i mean...

so guys.... if you haven't watched those movies....

better watch your step.. hehehe just kidding...

watch it!! you'll see why i cannot explain it in detail... ^_^

smart people

11.15.2009

a new brand job

i've got several files to translate..

it's not a new thing actually..

few years ago... i 've done this job before

at that time i translated a book,,, now i gotta translate something different..

anyway...

it's still about link...

well.... whatever it is..

i guess i really have to do my best...

for the sake of my own professionalism... *_*

11.09.2009

lovely cat...

my cat is suddenly sick..
i don't know what's wrong with her..

yesterday everything was fine..

last night...

she got difficulties in having her dinner,,

her mouth is full of liquid..or saliva

like a dog..

this morning she still couldn't eat anything..
she was hungry.. but no food got into her mouth..


she's always strong ..


hope she's getting better soon...

11.07.2009

English.. teaching..

i had ever been so bored teaching.. but then someone told me or.. reminded me.. that teaching makes our lives alive..

so i made up my mind that .. if this is my way so i will do my best..
though i never know how to be the best teacher for my students...

anyway.. 1 year teaching university students,it helped me to figure out..several methods of teaching English..

may be because they are mature enough to say everything what's on their mind..

but i still cannot understand how to handle students who have no willing to learn English..

they think it's just one condition to graduate from school or college..

they don't care the importance of English language..
i do know that English is not the only one language we should learn...
God has created many languages.. and we need to cope with it.. because it can help us learning sth new..

but.. it's not the only problem i got..


when i know that some friends..

who basically studied English.. have no ability in speaking English fluently..

it's really annoying...

they think they are smart enough,, and they don't need to learn more.. they don't even care that they can't speak English in a good order..

they don't even think that they have students who.. of course will imitate the way they talk..or they think..
they just 'teach' and get the money...
how could they live that way..

sometimes im stressed out ..just because i can't find the right persons to discuss teaching stuffs,,

it's like.. my head full of heavy things and i can't take it out..

my friends at work.. are not interested in discussing teaching stuffs.. like the theories.. methods.. anything ..


so.. i'm sharing this.. coz may be you can help me with it..
i do really hope you can give me some opinions about those problems..

10.19.2009

what is ur music? what is ur personality?

some people love music some people don't.. for you who love music, what kind of music do you like?
here are the meaning of your music...i got it from the newest edition of reader's digest Asia...check it out!!

- Blues; high self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease.
- Rock/heavy metal; low self-esteem, creative, not hard working, not out going, gentle, and at ease.

- Rap; high self-esteem, outgoing
- Opera; high self-esteem, creative, gentle
- Country and western; hardworking, outgoing.
- Soul; high self-esteem, creative, outgoing, gentle, at ease.
- Reggae; high self-esteem, creative, not hard working, outgoing, gentle, at ease.
- Dance; creative, outgoing, not gentle
- Indie; low self-esteem, creative, not hardworking, not gentle.
- Bollywood; creative, outgoing
- Jazz; high self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease
- Classical music; high self-esteem, creative, introvert, and at ease.
- Chart Pop; high sel-esteem, not creative, hardworking, not at ease

so... which one is you?????
find the answer!!!

10.17.2009

one day.. by Gary Moore

i've seen that look somewhere before

your sorrow is like an open door
you've been this way too much too long

somebody must have done wrong
but one day the sun will shine on you

turn all your tears to laughter
one day your dreams may all come true
one day the sun will shine on you

i've seen that look so many times
i know the sadness in your eyes

your life is like a wishing well

where it goes, only time will tell

but one day the sun will shine on you

turn all your tears to laughter
one day.. the sun will shine on

say goodbye to the lonely nights
say goodbye to the northern lights
say goodbye to cold north winds
say goodbye to the autumn leaves

one day the sun will shine on you...

baju seadanya..

yesterday i bought 3kg of rice.. but . it's not point of the story..


belinya di toko deket kost2-an..
the point is... biasanya yang njualin tuh mbak2 yang punya toko, masih muda en always pake clana pendek...

anyway.. kemaren pas ke sana sempet kaget,, coz yang duduk dikursi kasir .. cewek manis.. en dia cuma pake lingerie..yang udah tipis, ketat,, pendek pula... dia lagi serius mantengin laptop,,

oh my god.. aku yang cewek aja kaget... gimana kalo cowok2 pada lihat...

waduuuh... bisa rame banget tu toko...

anyway.. cewek itu ternyata anak kos disitu (slain buka toko, rumah itu juga kos2an)

emang siih di situ anak kosnya terkenal seksi2, pake baju seadanya.. (kelihatan apa2nya gitu..)

hmmmmm.........smakin banyak cewek2 yang pada brani tampil buka2-an
kalo lihat bule kaya gitu mah.. rasanya wajar ya.. lihat artis gitu juga biasa aja .. but.. ketika ada orang yang berada di lingkungan dekat kita make begituan.. rasanya gimana gitu.. scara yang kos disitu rata2 kul di salah satu kampus dg basic agama Islam..

tapi ya wes lah... why do i have to think about it....????


y... may be they do what they like .... what they love... en never complain or never been complained...
gmn ya.. ibu kosny juga gitu.....

well that's life....

10.15.2009

waiting for the right time......

hhmmm...

it's all about me...
i wonder if there is something else i can do...
what will it be?

hadddooh.....

speechless dunno what to say....

10.13.2009

another day in paradise

kaya lagunya phill collins...

anyway whatever it is...
i really hope...

if in this world i cannot feel the joy of paradise then i hope there's another day in paradise that waits for me...


by the way.. lately i've been trough hard days.. hard things.. im screwed up..
that of course only God Allah SWT who can help me out of it...


one thing for sure..
don't ever trust your partner at workplace 100%
bcoz we never know what she/he is up to us..

it's just one of my experiences...

just be careful doing your job...
remember.. when you fall, u gotta wake up as soon as possible.. don't wait for someone to help and give you a hand..

and if something happend (good or bad),,, trust me.. it's the best from God for us... just... go with the flow.. and never give up..

hehehe....

10.07.2009

finally..........

finally the family gathering is done.........


alias finish... the end....

intine......

everyone is happy...

9.29.2009

a Joke..from Argentina

An elderly couple goes to Burger King, where they carefully split a burger and fries. A trucker takes pity on them and offers to buy the wife her own meal.

"it's all right," says the husband. "we share everything."

A few minutes later, the trucker notices that the wife hasn't taken a bite. "i really wouldn't mind buying your wife her own meal," he insists.

"She'll eat," the husband assures him. "we share everything."

Unconvinced, the trucker implores the wife, "Why aren't you eating?"

The wife snaps, "Because I'm waiting for the teeth!"



RD ASIA 09'09

9.25.2009

home sweet home 6 'right here right now'

sometimes we forget that mom was the first person on earth who knew us..

we stayed in her tummy for 9 months (more or less) and we kicked her several times to assure her that we were there ...and... bla bla bla....


but sometimes mom forgets, that today.. we are grown up and she still thinks we are just the kids...


one thing for sure,,, we never forget to call her mom... every single day of our lives...

'the answer is 107'

- The number of mobile phone uesrs in Japan will increase to 107 million by the end of 2010

- According to Nestle, a milk chocolate two finger Kit Kat contains 107 calories (448kJ)

- Robert Pattinson starred as 107-year-old vampire, Edward Cullen, in Twillight

- X-Men Origins: Wolverine has a running time of 107 minutes

Reader's Digest Sept'o9

9.24.2009

home sweet home 5 'long vacation'

it's gonna be the longest vacation for me...

aslinya mulai msk tgl 30, but nanggung banget... tgl 1 da acr the wed of shofi
jadilah cuti... en bru masuk tgl 5

katanya siih tgl 28 da halal bihalal di kantor,, tapi gimana ya...
males banget harus bolak balik.. mlg -- mgt .. palagi lewat jalan berkelok di pujon,,

haddddooooh... gak kukuh...

kalo' naik lancer evo X gpp.... hahahahahaha....

9.21.2009

home sweet home 4 'the moment'

few days at home makes me feel so happy............



can't say a word....

so speechless.....


hehehehe.....

9.18.2009

home sweet home 3 'family gathering'

tomorrow is gonna b the d'day...



so ....... time to think of what we've done...
whether it's wrong or right...

we need and have to try to be a better person...

when i was a kid,,, when lebaran came.. i was like " wooow lebaran.. family gathering.. yummy foods.. and bla2... bla2...."

today.... when i am a bit older... i'm like.... "here we go... Lebarn 2009... not all of th big family can join the gathering... coz... they have to join their new family gathering..."

but still... there's no day... that can replace the glory of Lebaran day....no matter how.. (lebay dikiit)


so guys.... met menyambut hari kemenangan ya....

smoga bener2 menang dari hawa2 syaitanyang terkutuk....


ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.................

9.17.2009

home sweet home 2

finally um home....

seeing mom en dad...

but unfortunately.. haven't met lil' fadhel en yu niez... may be tomorrw...
anyway... a bit boring staying at home...

biasane go to work... di rumah nyantei polll...

agak kagok...
tapi ennnnaaaaaakkk dimasakin ma mommy....
di kos berjuang dewe... hehehehhe.....

btw...
bentar lagie lebaran....

lebaran... sbntr lagi...
hohohohohoho...........

9.09.2009

home sweet home

can't wait to be home soon....


can't wait to see mommy and daddy...

can't wait to see fadhel ... big Ali and Yu niez..

can't wait to see Dyien...and bang wiwin...

can't wait to see the cutest cat Belang..

can't wait to see d' big familia...

8.20.2009

what a day!!

i really dont know what to say...

i thought everything would b easier...

but it's just a hope..

7.14.2009

man purposed god disposed

setiap manusia selalu punya rencana atas apa yang mau dilakukan,,,
tapi Tuhan tetaplah satu-satuny yang akan menentukan ....

hehehe.....

rencana ke jakarta itu buat jalan2,, ketemu ma sodara2.. tapi malah sakiit..

jadilah stay di rumah m.dy dan mas wiwin..
en ngrepotin mereka deeeh....

smoga kondisi badanku sgera fit en baik2 aja sperti sediakala...
amiiiiiiiiin.......................

6.22.2009

no story today

sebenernya ada cerita beberapa hari yang lalu,,, tapi karena gak sempet online so i gotta create sebuah ctt,,, somewhere..
surely.. i'll post it to this lovely blog..

anyway....

time to refreshing sudah tiba...

i'll be home this week...

6.14.2009

sebuah catatan

ada sebuah cerita tentang perjuangan seorang suami dalam membantu istrinya yang terkena penyakit alzhemeir atosemacamnya (agak lupa, intinya kaya' amnesia)
saya tidak tahu cerita ini merupakan fiksi ato non fiksi, yang jelas cerita ini saya dapat dari film yang berjudul note book..

alkisah hiduplah sepasang suami istri yang saling mencintai dan menyayangi,, akan tetapi kebahagiaan yang telah mereka bina dengan suka cita tiba-tiba lenyap karena sang istri menderita penyakit alzhemeir, yang tidak bisa mengingat segala sesuatu dengan baik, hampir seperti pikun tapi parah begitu lah...
saat-saat pertama sang suami mengetahui hal ini dia sangat shock, dan seperti kebnayakan orang dia-pun nyaris stress...
namun cinta menyelamatkan segalanya...

ada sesuatu yang membuat sang suami merasa pedih namun ia tetap memutuskan untuk memperjuangkan cinta mereka...

setiap hari selama bertahun-tahun... sang suami selalu menemani hari-hari sang istri di panti rehabilitasi ...dia bahkan tidur di salah satu kamar di panti tersebut

setiap hari dia membacakan cerita tentan pertemuan mereka dan lain-lain...
meski tiap hari ia harus selalu memperkenalkan siapa dirinya.. karena sang istri tidak bisa mengingatnya dalam waktu yang lama (even 1 day, it's impossible)

hal itu terus berlangsung hingga puluhan tahun.,,,
hingga suatu saat ketika umur mereka kian menua..
suatu keajaiban terjadi...

sang istri mampu mengingat kembali sang suami yang telah setia menemaninya dalam suka dan duka.....

inti cerita ini adalah...

ketika mencintai seseorang dengan tulus.. entah itu keluarga, sahabat ataupun kekasih..

kita selalu yakin bahwa selalu ada jalan keluar untuk setiap masalah....
dengan rasa cinta dan kasih sayang yang tak pernah luntur.. apapun dapat dilalui...

so don't give up for your love!!!!!!!!!!!

6.07.2009

relax dulu aaagh



hi guys... it's gonna be the best picture of the cow this year.. hehehe..

anyway.. i'ts my lovely cow..
now he lives in Ausie.. hueheheee

2.18.2009

d' coooowwsss...

COW IN ACTION

Mungkin kalian belum tau ya?

Selain suka banget ama kucing dan kuda, aku juga suka sama sapi… udah hampir 2 tahun ini aku sering banget senyum-senyum dewe kalo’ lihat boneka sapi, atau gambar sapi… poko’e yang berhubungan ma sapi deegh…hehe…

Anyway….

Di samping kebun mbah, ada orang yang punya sapi dua ekor, yang satu induknya dan yang satu anaknya…

Mereka adalah jenis sapi Brahman, yang kata ibu harganya bisa belasan juta….waaah bisa beli motor baru tyu…

Tapi enggak deeegh… aku seneng mereka karena tampangnya lucu, cute, imut, nggemesin, waaaach…. Poko’e dimataku mereka keren abiiiz…. (berlaku untuk semua jenis sapi yang berada dalam kondisi bersih terawat)

Ya….sebel juga sigh kalo’ ada sapi yang kurus-kurus….

By the way…sepertinya aku gak akan makan daging sapi lagi deegh….

Wwuuuih.. padahal enak banget….


2.13.2009

malam tahun baru imlek

Ini adalah hari pertama aku berada di rumah ketika orang-orang Cina merayakan tahun baru Imlek, dan tepatnya kemarin tanggal 26 Januari 2009, aku beserta ayah dan ibu, dan juga budhe Tun memutuskan untuk mengunjungi Mbah di Takeran, dan rencananya seusai dari Takeran kami akan mengunjungi Mbah di Brangkal.

Ketika sampai di Takeran ternyata Paklek Purji dan bulek Titik yang juga tinggal satu rumah dengan simbah tengah pergi ke tukang pijat (bulek lagi pegel-pegel), tapi di sana sudah ada bulek Yayuk yang memang menginap sehari sebelumnya.

Beberapa saat kemudian ketika kami asyik mengobrol di teras depan, Paklek dan bulek tiba di rumah.

Entah bagaimana ceritanya, paklek Purdji bercerita tentang lazitnya masakan di resto Palem yang letaknya di daerah Madiun dan tidak terlalu jauh dari Takeran.

Perlu diketahui, Mbah Kakung adalah tipikal orang yang suka banget di ajakin makan di tempat yang oke punya, entah itu suasana dan juga makanannya, tidak peduli berapapun biaya yang akan habis (tapi sejujurnya, aku dan para sederek labih suka uang mbah yang jutaan tiap bulannya dipake’ buat ke dokter habis di resto-resto, it means mbah kakung tetep sehat tanpa harus berfoya-foya dengan obat dari dokter J) .

Anyway… pagi itu langit belum begitu mendung, akan tetapi menjelang siang di saat kita bersiap-siap menuju Palem, hujan turun perlahan tapi pasti membasahi bumi Takeran.

Hati kecilku langsung berteriak-teriak “oh my God, I’ll be the wiper today” (ctt kecil; mobil bapak AC-nya does not work well, so pasti ketika semua jendela tertutup rapat, mengembunlah kaca depan yang tentu saja mengganggu pandangan sang sopir, siapapun itu)

Well, dalam perjalanan, hujan semakin deras, dan aku bekerja semakin keras, hehehe…

Beberapa menit kemudian, sampailah kita di Palem resto, ketika mobil paklek memasuki area parkir, sang penjaga langsung berlari manuju mobil paklek, kontan semua orang di mobil bapak berfikir kalo’ sang juru parkir menyambut kedatangan kita, but finally kita terkaget-kaget ketika paklek dengan cepat memutar mobil dan keluar dari area parker.

Selang beberapa saat, bulek Titik menelpon bulek Yayuk yang berada satu mobil denganku, we finally found that resto tersebut sudah di booking oleh para sederek polisi.

Setelah hampir 10menit kita kebingungan harus makan dimana, at last bulek Yayuk yang notabene bertempat tinggal di Madiun menyebutkan satu nama restoran ato lebih tepatnya depot yaitu AKUR.

Dengan perasaan kecewa kita meluncur ke depot Akur, dengan suasana hujan yang masih amat sangat deras. Beberapa menit kemudian kita berada di depan depot Akur. Akan tetapi hujan yang semakin deras dan jalanan di depan depot Akur yang banjir membuat kita merasa ga’ karuan, antara senang dan sedih, senang karena finally we get there, sedih karena ternyata udah nyampe’ sanapun harus nglewatin banjir juga.

Aku jadi ingat ucapan mbah putri ketika berjlan menuju depot seraya mengangkat jaritnya “oalah…arep mangan wae koyo’ ngene, ne’ ora mergo pengen nyenengke mbahmu (red: mbah kakung) yo ra bakal ngene iki” aku bingung mau berkata apa akhirnya kalimat yang terucap hanya “yaa… gapapa mbah sekali kali.. hehehe..” mbah langsung menyahut “yo…”

Waaah liburan kali ini benar-benar gak akan terlupa, meskipun yang ngumpul bukan seluruh keluarga besar Hardjo Soemarto tapi seneng banget, coz masih bisa ketemu mbakyu Niez yang lagi hamil ponakan kedua, cucu kedua di kel. Hardjo Soemarto, hehehehe..

Meski ga’ sempet ngobrol lama dikarenakan seusai makan bersama, aku, bapak, ibu’ dan juga budhe Tun langsung berangkat ke Brangkal buat visiting mbah yang dari bapak.

Anyway.. aku juga sempet ketemu de’ Yan sama de’ Luth

Well…..

Itulah sekilas cerita liburan bulan January yang pastinya jadi unforgettable bagi kita semua..

Oh ya di waktu yang sama keluarga Hardjo Soemarto yang lain juga pada ngumpul lhoohhh…

Kel yang di Semarang pada berlibur ke Jogja, peklek Tono juga pulang ke Jogja (aslinya aku juga berencana ke sana coz kangen banget ama Rani.. L tapi apa mau dikata mendadak aku dateng bulan dan slama 2hari my stomach hate me..)

By the way…..

Kel yang ada di Jakarta; mas Mak dan keluarga, beserta Ari dan ceweknya si Risa, juga mbakyu Ninik jalan-jalan ke ITC ambassador. Unfortunately tiba-tiba mas Mak dapet kabar kallo’ adek dari mbahnya mbak Neneng meninggal dunia.

Satu lagi yang agak tragis… mbakyu Dien malah menghabiskan weekendnya di Lab karena dalam 2 hari akan di adakan assessment lab, and she is the Lab manager, so…. Dia punya tanggung jawab penuh terhadap apupun yang berhubungan dengan lab, kinda hard thing…. But that’s life… I mean it’s a choice…

It’s my holiday’s story, what is your story? J

Remember….

Love your family coz none understand you as much as your family

Long live Hardjo Soemarto family!!!!

J…..

IELTS..

“LASKAR PELANGI IN IELTS”

WELL….. today we’ve got the IELTS test, it was almost killing me..

Why?

‘coz…..

The reading drove me crasy, can you imagine… the texts are so confusing, but m’ Mira.. Surprisingly, she could do it well

Woow…

It was such a huge dream… huge which means…

Oh you know what I mean

Anyway.. it’s the big deal… I know I can only pray now… but hopefully I can get a good score..

Well….

Peter Crosby who tested me today is a gorgeous man… God I like him…

He is so nice, I know test is still test, but at least I have good eye contact..

Hehehehehe100x :D

Okay….

I’ll see you tomorrow, with the detail story, btw it’s been a tiring day.. J

So… bye bye….