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Blog EntryYear 2009 : A Note To One SelfJan 8, '09 10:24 AM
for everyone


Dan seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya,
saya selalu berusaha menyelipkan catatan akhir tahun
atau catatan awal tahun baru.

Sekedar sebagai refleksi bila nanti sudah tua,
saya kembali membuka catatan maya ini
dan mengenang sambil tersenyum sendiri
akan berbagai kebodohan dan pelajaran yang saya dapati.

Sayangnya, blog utamaku masih down
dan saya masih bingung mencari nama domain yang cocok.
Jadi tahun 2003 hingga tahun 2006 akhir
bisa dianggap sejenak hilang dari catatan kehidupan mayaku.

Sebenarnya banyak banget yang ingin saya tulis
tentang tahun 2008 dan juga tentang 2009.
Saking banyaknya, bingung mau nulis yang mana dulu.

Mari kita awali dengan keisenganku membongkar
catatan-catatan tahun baru (lama) yang tersisa.

Selamat Tahun Baru 2008 yang menyadarkan bahwa
"benar" dan "salah" itu tidak ada.
And lets just embrace life as it comes,
with all the bitterness and happiness,
cause heck.. there's nothing else to do!
Note : Pemikiran ini terjadi karena tahun ini kelar
membaca buku Conversation with God 1, 2 & 3.
Oh yeah, dan ini adalah pertama kalinya mencoba
magic mushroom yang bikin tahun baru super duper kacau berat
hhahahaha
 


Lalu ada Happy New Year 2008 yang merupakan
catatan terakhir pada tahun 2007.
Isinya sekilas balik tahun itu.
Yang paling mengesankan di tahun 2007
adalah keputusan untuk menjadi freelancer
dan juga backpacking ke Singapore-Malaysia-Kamboja-Bangkok.


Dan ada juga Let's Rock & Roll Before We Die :)
Saat itu ada yang sedang koar-koar
"ingin berubah menjadi lebih baik"
yang menurut saya bullshit banget
karena terus terang terdengar begitu arogan.

Hmm, ini ada cerita sejarahnya
dari tahun sebelumnya sih...
... sesuatu yang sempet bikin sakit hati banget.
Hehehehehe anyway, pas tahun baru itu
dengan ditemani "seseorang" saat itu,
saya baru menyadari bahwa saya sudah cukup baik kok
dengan segala kekurangan dan juga kelebihan saya.



Lalu bagaimana dengan tahun 2008?

Tahun 2008 bagi saya adalah tahun penuh syukur.
Dan maksud saya penuh syukur
adalah entah kenapa, saya merasa selalu
dan amat sangat sering mengucapkan kata syukur.

And I'm still not that religious!

Tapi bener kok.
Saya bersyukur karena saya masih bisa freelance
dan masih ada klien-klien yang mempercayakan pekerjaannya pada saya.
Dan saya sungguh menikmatinya!

Saya bersyukur karena bisa membuat sebuah kampanye lengkap
dengan berbagai versi radio, print ad dan TV
dengan status sebagai freelancer.

Saya bersyukur karena bisa memenangkan lomba CCI & Indonesia Bertindak
dengan hasil yang saya buat sendiri tanpa Art Director.

Saya bersyukur karena bisa membantu iklan seorang teman
yang akhirnya memenangkan Bronze di ADOI.

Dan terutama saya bersyukur karena saya bisa bekerja di Papua,
bertemu dengan teman-teman baru,
mendapatkan berbagai pengalaman kerja yang
berbeda 180 derajat dengan situasi kerja saya yang biasanya.
Bekerja di sebuah lingkungan dimana
mereka sama sekali tidak mengenal siapa saya.

Didera dengan fitnah, sikutan dan permainan politik sana-sini
yang cukup mengguncang tapi juga mendewasakan saya.
Terperangkap dalam sebuah sistem kerja yang cukup menyesakkan.
Bertemu, menyentuh hati dan disentuh hatinya
oleh teman-teman baru yang begitu tulus membantu.
Dan lebih bersyukur lagi karena walaupun akhirnya
saya tetap keukueh memutuskan mempercepat kontrak kerja,
mereka tetap mengakui gebrakan kecilku disana dan
memberikan sebuah surat rekomendasi yang baik.

Pada tahun 2008, saya mencoba belajar
untuk menurunkan ekspektasi saya.
Tepatnya untuk tidak berekspektasi kepada orang lain.
(baca: pria!!!)

Dan terus terang, saya masih sedikit gagal dalam urusan ini.
Walaupun dibandingkan beberapa tahun lalu
sepertinya ada sedikit kemajuan (kayaknyaaa siiih heheheh)

Dari dulu saya menganggap bahwa
semua manusia itu pada dasarnya baik.
Dan baru pas menjelang akhir tahun,
saya baru menyadari dan mengakui kenaifan saya.

The thing is, humans are inherently good.
BUT they are also selfish.
And yet, it is okay to be selfish
because people have to live out their own single life.

Dengan menyadari inilah,
saya baru bisa mengerti, (mencoba) memaafkan
dan memandang orang lain sebagai manusia biasa.
Manusia biasa yang baik... tapi juga selfish.
Anthony De Mello menuliskannya dengan baik
dalam catatannya Our Illusion About Others.

Biasanya saya adalah orang yang melakukan
berbagai hal dengan ekstrim.
Kalau benar-benar sudah tidak suka dengan orang lain
atau merasa benar-benar disakiti oleh orang lain,
saya enggak akan segan-segan mendelete mereka dari kehidupan realku
dan juga dari segala macam tetek bengek friends list
di FS, Facebook, Multiply dan YM.

Tapi tahun 2008 ini saya mencoba bertahan.
Bertahan untuk tidak cepat-cepat mendelete mereka.
Bertahan untuk mencoba mengerti bahwa mereka melakukannya
karena mereka juga hanyalah manusia biasa.

Untuk tahun 2009 ini, terus terang saya tidak tahu apakah masih bisa bertahan
atau mungkin lebih baik saya hapus saja mereka dari lingkaran hidupku *sigh*

Dengan cara delete-mendelete itu,
yes... it also means I do burn bridges.
I burn bridges because it's easier and it makes it feel less painful.

Ada beberapa jembatan yang sepertinya
takkan pernah aku bangun lagi,
tapi ada beberapa jembatan yang entah kenapa
membuatku jadi tergelitik untuk membangunnya lagi.
Mungkin karena gw "tersadar", mereka juga cuma manusia biasa.

Awalnya sedikit janggal,
karena sudah berbulan-bulan
bahkan bertahun-tahun tidak pernah bersapa.

Setelah mengamati perubahan yang terjadi pada seseorang,
akhirnya aku pun berusaha membangun jembatan lagi dengannya.
Dan secara menakjubkan, tanggapannya juga cukup baik.

Adapun jembatan-jembatan lain,
sepertinya memang tidak akan tersambung kembali
atau mungkin belum waktunya untuk dibangun lagi.


Lalu bagaimana dengan cinta?
I'm an infatuation junkie, what can I say?
Dan seperti halnya saya gampang menyukai seseorang,
begitu juga gampang bagi saya untuk illfeel dengan mereka.

Tentu saja ada pria-pria yang berkesan
dan sempat menempati tempat yang spesial di hati saya pada tahun ini.
Dan setiap pengalaman bersama mereka
menjadi pembelajaran bagi saya sendiri.

Pembelajaran untuk bersikap lebih tegas.
Pembelajaran untuk bersikap lebih mengerti.
Pembelajaran untuk bersikap memaafkan.
(Hingga detik ini saya masih dalam proses pembelajaran ketiga hal diatas,
soalnya sejujurnya saya masih sedikit kesal dengan seseorang huhuhuh)

Anyway, semuanya itu telah membuat saya
jadi lebih mengenal diri saya sendiri
dan juga membuatku semakin yakin
akan tipe pria yang saya butuhkan
(dan bukan yang saya mau).

Buku yang berkesan buat saya untuk tahun 2008
adalah Laskar Pelangi dan Quantum Iklhas.
Oh yah, dan sekilas beberapa halaman dari buku berjudul
"Ternyata Nabi Adam Dilahirkan" oleh Agus Mustofa milik seorang teman.

Silakan saja baca ketiga buku tersebut
dan kamu pun akan mengerti
kenapa buku itu menjadi berkesan bagi saya.

Lalu resolusi tahun 2009?

Entahlah. Saya tidak punya rencana yang konkrit.
Saya masih menunggu bisikan angin
dan kecupan matahari untuk membuat suatu rencana yang jelas.
Saya sudah mulai bisa menebak kemana angin bergerak,
tapi biarkan nanti saya ungkap rencana itu bila saatnya tiba.


Tapi yang jelas inilah yang akan saya lakukan untuk tahun 2009;
1. Saya akan lebih mendengar dan mengikuti kata hati saya.
2. Saya akan berusaha untuk bersikap dan berpikir lebih positif.
3. Saya akan berusaha memanusiakan pria hehehehehe

Hmm, cukup sekian dulu.
Sampai ketemu tahun 2010!


PS. Tolong jangan doakan aku mendapatkan cinta, because I already found love.
Love in oneself and in humanity and for now, that's enough for me.

“Maybe we’re not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we’re thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we’re thankful for the things we’ll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.”


“Pain, you just have to ride it out, hope it goes away on its own, hope the wound that caused it heals. There are no solutions, no easy answers, you just breath deep and wait for it to subside. Most of the time pain can be managed but sometimes the pain gets you where you least expect it. Hits way below the belt and doesn’t let up. Pain, you just have to fight through, because the truth is you can’t outrun it and life always makes more.”


Even now, I believe for the most part, love is about choices. It’s about putting down the poison and the dagger and making your own happy ending, most of the time. And that sometimes, despite all your best choices and all your best intentions, fate wins anyway.”


“Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn’t change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It’s not just a river in Egypt, it’s a freakin’ ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?”


“Deep down, everyone wants to believe they can be hardcore. But being hardcore isn’t just about being tough. It’s about acceptance. Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to not be hardcore for once. You don’t have to be tough every minute of every day. It’s okay to let down your guard. In fact there are moments when it’s the best thing you can possibly do… as long as you choose your moments wisely.”


 "Forgive and forget. That’s what they say. It’s good advice, but it’s not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back. When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness, old scores are never settled… old wounds never heal. And the most we can hope for, is that one day we’ll be lucky enough to forget."


“As doctors, as friends, as human beings, we all try to do the best we can. But the world is full of unexpected twists and turns. Just when you’ve gotten the lay of the land, the ground underneath you shifts. It knocks you off your feet. If youre lucky, you end up with nothing more than a flesh wound, something a band-aid will cover. But some wounds are deeper than they first appear, and require more than just a quick fix. With some wounds, you have to rip of the band-aid, let them breathe and give them time to heal.”


“As doctors, we’re trained to be skeptical, because patients lie to us all the time. The rule is, every patient is a liar until proven honest. Lying is bad. Or so we are told constantly from birth. Honesty is the best policy, the truth shall set you free, I chopped down the cherry tree. Whatever. The fact is, lying is a necessity. We lie to ourselves because the truth… the truth freaking hurts.”


“We’re all damaged, it seems. Some of us more than others. We carry the damage with us from childhood, then as grown-ups, we give as good as we get. Ultimately, we all do damage. And then, we set about the business of fixing whatever we can.”

 “People have scars. In all sorts of unexpected places. Like secret roadmaps of their personal histories. Diagrams of all their old wounds. Most of our wounds heal, leaving nothing behind but a scar. But some of them don’t. Some wounds we carry with us everywhere and though the cut’s long gone, the pain still lingers.”


 “What’s worse, new wounds which are so horribly painful or old wounds that should’ve healed years ago and never did. Maybe our old wounds teach us something. They remind us where we’ve been and what we’ve overcome. They teach us lessons about what to avoid in the future. That’s what we like to think. But that’s not the way it is, is it? Some things we just have to learn over and over and over again.”




Blog EntryDan selalu akan ada sebuah akhir.Aug 29, '08 7:10 AM
for everyone

Dimana ada sebuah Awal,
akan selalu ada sebuah Akhir
untuk kemudian menjadi sebuah Awal lagi.

Basi memang.
Tapi begitu kenyataannya.

Dan seberapa keras kita berusaha menghindarinya
bila memang sudah tiba waktunya
Akhir itu akan tiba.

Karena memang sudah tiba waktunya.
Karena memang sudah saatnya.

Berbahagialah bila Akhir itu datang,
karena Awal yang baru itu siap menyambutmu.

Hallo, Akhir.
Aku sudah lama menunggumu.




VideoBelieve / PostSecret.comAug 3, '08 12:13 AM
for everyone
Alaina Alexander / Believe / PostSecret.com

Great song, touching secrets!

BTW, I can't seem to find the mp3 anywhere.
If anyone has it, please pm me! :D


Import.flv (8.5 MB)

Blog EntryOptimists CreedJul 31, '08 7:34 AM
for everyone


I promise myself


To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.

To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best
and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of
others as I am about my own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the
greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile
to every living creature I meet.

To give so much time to improving myself that I
have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry; too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words, but in great deeds.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side,
so long as Iam true to the best that is in me.



- Christian D. Larson


http://www.thesecret.tv/optimists-creed/



Blog EntryLife is too short to be bitter.Jul 29, '08 10:51 PM
for everyone


Every now and then, we need some 'positive energy' to boost things up.
Some use drugs, some use sex, some use alcohol.

As a proud Leo (narsis!), I'm like Madonna, quoting,
"I don't take drugs: I never did. All the feelings that drugs
are supposed to produce in you - confidence or energy - I can produce naturally."


But there are also times, when I get a bit lost
and simply get irritated because things are not going as I want to.
(yes, as *I* want to... got a problem with that?)

So yeah, after reading these summaries of the
"Not-so-secrets law of attraction",
it kinda made me bounce back and at least I am now altering my mind again,
so that it won't be so gloomy and bitter.


I hope I will be now attracting more and more positive things in life.
Hope it'll work for you too.



From Neng Enji.


1. We all work with one infinite power

2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction (LOA)

3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting

4. We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think

5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy

6. People think about what they don't want and attract more of the same

7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation

8. You attract your dominant thoughts

9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it..etc..

10. It's not "wishful" thinking.

11. You can't have a universe without the mind entering into it

12. Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life

13. It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would be too soon)

14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact .. it's true.

15. Your thoughts cause your feelings

16. We don't need to complicate all the "reasons" behind our emotions. It's much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings.

17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the right track.

18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming

19. You get exactly what you are FEELING

20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances

21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it's not there).. the universe will correspond to the nature of your song

22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience

23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is ALWAYS a match - no exception

24. Shift your awareness

25. "You create your own universe as you go along" Winston Churchill

26. It's important to feel good ( ( ( (((good))) ) ) )

27. You can change your emotion immediately .. by thinking of something joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience

28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator

29. Life can and should be phenomenal .. and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction

30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly

31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: "I'm so happy and grateful now that.... "

32. You don't need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself

33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW

34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster

35. The universe likes SPEED. Don't delay, don't second-guess, don't doubt..

36. When the opportunity or impulse is there .. ACT

37. You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you

38. You can start with nothing .. and out of nothing or no way - a WAY will be provided.

39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time .. the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen

40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that's what you wish) We make the rules on size and time

41. No rules according to the universe .. you provide the feelings of having it now and the universe will respond

42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad luck...etc..)

43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point

44. "All that we are is a result of what we have thought" - Buddha

45. What can you do right now to turn your life around?? Gratitude

46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately

47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about

48. What are the things you are grateful for?? Feel the gratitude.. focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for

49. Play the picture in your mind - focus on the end result

50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future

51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins

52. Feel the joy .. feel the happiness :o)

53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one

54. "What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists." Alexander Graham Bell

55. Our job is not to worry about the "How". The "How" will show up out of the commitment and belief in the "what"

56. The Hows are the domain of the universe. It always knows the quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream

57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered .. this is where magic and miracles happen

58. Turn it over to the universe daily.. but it should never be a chore.

59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process .. high, happy, in tune

60. The only difference between people who are really living this way is they have habituated ways of being.

61. They remember to do it all the time

62. Create a Vision Board .. pictures of what you want to attract .. every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants

63. "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein

64. Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you

65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want - and the feeling of having it already.

66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already .. enjoy it!! Then release into the universe. The universe will manifest it.

67. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve" W. Clement Stone

68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.

69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.

70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!

71. 'Checks are coming in the mail regularly'... or change your bank statement to whatever balance you want in there... and get behind the feeling of having it.

72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas...

73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear

74. We are the creators of our universe

75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others .. love yourself and you will be loved

76. Healthy respect for yourself

77. For those you work with or interact with regularly .. get a notebook and write down positive aspects of each of those people.

78. Write down the things you like most about them (don't expect change from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together if you frequencies don't match

79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one to be different in order for you to feel good.

80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children....

81. You are the only one that creates your reality

82. No one else can think or feel for you .. its YOU .. ONLY YOU.

83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laugh, stress free happiness will keep you healthy.

84. Immune system will heal itself

85. Parts of our bodies are replace every day, every week..etc... Within a few years we have a brand new body

86. See yourself living in a new body. Hopeful = recovery. Happy = happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the bod.

87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can heal yourself

88. Learn to become still .. and take your attention away from what you don't want, and place your attention on what you wish to experience

89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your life

90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.

91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well

92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there won't be enough to go around .. This is a lie that's been ingrained in us and makes so many greedy.

93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power, joy, happiness to go around.

94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware of it's own infinite nature. There's enough for everyone. See it. Believe it. it will show up for you.

95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the things you want.. get behind the good feelings of all your wants.

96. Write your script. When you see things you don't want, don't think about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join groups that focus on the don't wants... remove your attention from don't wants.. and place them on do wants

97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.

98. Don't define yourself by your body .. it's the infinite being that's connected to everything in the universe.

99. One energy field. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy. We are the infinite field of unfolding possibilities. The creative force.

100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - NOW is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.


Blog EntryGengsi dan IndonesiaJul 16, '08 11:26 AM
for everyone
Seharusnya saya memulai kerjaan buat mengejar garis mati esok jam 10 pagi,
tapi sebuah status ym temenku semakin memicuku untuk menulis hal ini.

"Hahaha Alphard jadi taxi. Siap-siap yang punya Alphard turun gengsi."

Begitu yang ditulis temanku di status ym-nya.
Emang  minggu belakangan ini agak ramai dibicarakan soal Alphard yang dipakai jadi taxi.
Banyak yang komentar, wuih... rugi banget tuh yang dah beli Alphard, turun gengsi.

Dan gw cuma melongok dan bertanya,
"Emang kenapa sih? Emang kalau dijadiin taxi, so what?"

Di Singapore, Alphard memang dijadikan Limousine Taxi.
Kalaupun disini dijadikan taxi,
pastinya enggak jadi kayak taxi President yang ece-ece.
Tapi taxi Alphard pakai GPS dan bisa internetan.
Tarifnya juga mahal.


Terus, masih akan tetep turun gengsi karena jadi Taxi?

Dulu waktu pegang salah satu brand mobil,
salah satu produknya diniatkan akan dibeli sebuah perusahaan taxi.
Saat itu AM-ku bilang, "Aduh, bagus-bagus kok dipakai taxi? Dah gak gengsi lagi mobilnya."
Doh.

Toyota Vios aja rela bikin satu line dengan nama Limo khusus untuk mobil taxi.
Alasannya, biar gak nurunin gengsi customer Vios.
Padahal mah sami mawon.

Oh, come on people!
Di Paris, ada taxi dari merek mercedes benz dan tarifnya sama aja dengan taxi merek lain.
Tapi mercy gak turun gengsi kan?

Kenapa sih harus gengsi?
Kenapa sih harus jaga image supaya keliatan "lebih"?

Biar gak dipandang rendah?
Biar ngerasa lebih kuasa daripada orang biasa?

How insecure we are!

Aku gemes ngomongin ini karena selain gengsi mobil jadi taxi ini,
juga banyak gengsi-gengsi orang Indonesia lainnya yang menurutku gak penting.

Gengsi baju (fashion) bermerek.
Yang penting mahal, mau style-nya ajaib pun tetep diembat.
Bukan cerita baru, seseorang akan menilai orang yang baru dikenalnya
dari perkiraan total harga baju dan aksesoris yang dipakainya.
Itu sebabnya juga saat membuat strategi pemasaran,
agar tampak lebih gengsi dan lebih laris jualannya di Indonesia,
maka beberapa brand sengaja dibuat lebih mahal harganya.
Seriusan ini mah!

Gengsi naik angkutan umum.
Memang sih transportasi umum kita memang sangat parah.
Tapi, buat mereka yang gak ada mobil
dan mungkin menjadi mayoritas warga Jakarta,
Busway itu sangat nyaman, murah meriah dan juga lebih cepat.
Tapi ada aja beberapa orang yang... naik busway? Gengsi ah!

Gengsi travelling keliling Indonesia.
Kayaknya lebih bangga kalau pergi
ke Paris, London, Amerika, Eropa dan tempat-tempat luar negeri lainnya.
Padahal Indonesia lebih indah dan lebih beragam!
Ada pulau Bintan & Bangka yang mengalahkan Phi phi kemana-mana.
Ada Raja Ampat yang menjadi resort marine terkaya di dunia.
Ada Pulau Komodo yang masih membawa dna terakhir dari dinosaurus.
Ada Danau Toba yang indah dan juga Bunaken yang cantik.
Tapi tetep aja, rasanya lebih gengsi kalau keluar negeri.


Gengsi jadi jomblo.
Nah, emang sih ada aja orang yang gak bisa sendirian.
Harus ada pacar atau paling tidak partner lawan jenis yang dekat.
Kadang-kadang, ada orang yang begitu memaksakan diri harus punya pacar
biar lebih eksis, biar keliatan lebih laku, biar macem-macem deh.
Padahal ama pacarnya belum tentu juga cocok-cocok banget.
Yang penting ada gandengan buat ke kawinan.
Doh, capek deh.

Gengsi segala macem.
Ngomongnya tinggi, habis dapat kiriman dari anu, biasa pakai katering itu,
kenal ini, kenal itu padahal gak sering-sering pakai/ketemu juga.
Kalau Lebaran sok open house, sok pake katering
padahal yang dateng gak banyak-banyak juga.
Sok priyayi padahal mah kalau ditelusuri ujung-ujungnya dari selir.

Heran deh saya.

Ya balik lagi ke soal taxi itu...
emang segitu turun gengsinya ya? Biarin aja napa?!
Udah ah, mau balik kerja lagi.

Tapi sebelumnya saya mau tutup dulu dengan kalimat klise tapi sakti,
"Makan tuh gengsi!"



Blog EntryThink of me, think of me fondly.Jul 3, '08 2:43 PM
for everyone


I had always loved this song in Phantom of the Opera,
but David Archuleta really added more magic to it!
And again,what a coincidence that I stumbled on this song today.

Tomorrow is going to be the start of my new-year-planned-hibernation-phase.
If you haven't seen much of me before cause of all the work load,
then now I'll be resting and sleeping and lazily daydreaming away.
(Summer is hot and cats are lazy,
so we tend to sleep away from the sun, unless to party of course!)


So yeah, for a couple of months ahead
I'll be staying low-key away from the hustle and bustle life of the city.
Spending more time with my parents.
Teaching tricks and playing with Euro, my dog.
Trying to work as little as possible.
Learning to cook. (uh, yeah right!)
Learning how to drive my new Red.
Traveling to remote, exotic places.
Opening my mind and heart for new experiences.

Wish me luck!



Think of me, think of me fondly
when we've said goodbye
Remember me once in a while
please promise me you'll try
When you find that, once again, you long
to take your heart back and be free
if you ever find a moment
spare a thought for me.

We never said our love was evergreen
or as unchanging as the sea
but if you can still remember
stop and think of me.

Think of all the things
we've shared and seen
don't think about the things
which might have been.

Think of me, think of me waking,
silent and resigned.
Imagine me, trying too hard
to put you from my mind.

Recall those days,
look back on all those times,
think of the things we'll never do
there will never be a day,
when I won't think of you.

Think of me, please say you'll think of me,
Whatever else you choose to do
there will never be a day,
when I won't think of you.

There will never be a day,
when I won't think of you.

*hugs & kisses*




Think of Me (Studio) - David Archuleta

Blog EntryAbout Coincidence and GodApr 15, '08 2:13 PM
for everyone


Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
- Albert Einstein.

Blog EntryFor The Young Who Want ToMar 28, '08 12:09 PM
for everyone


By Marge Piercy

Talent is what they say you have
after the novel is published and favorably reviewed.
Beforehand what you have is a tedious delusion,
a hobby like knitting.

 
Work is what you have done
after the play is produced and the audience claps.
Before that friend keep asking
when you are planning to go out and get a job.
 

Genius is what they know you had
after the third volume of remarkable poems.
Earlier they accuse you of withdrawing,
ask why you dont have a baby,
call u a bum.
 

The reason people want M.F.A's,
take workshops with fancy names,
when all you can really learn is a few techniques,
typing instructions and somebody else's mannerisms
is that every artist lacks a liscense to hang on the wall
like your optician, your vet
proving you may be a clumsy sadist
whose fillings fall into the stew
but you are certified a dentist
 

The real writer is on who really writes.
Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire.
Work is its own cure.
You have to like it better than being loved.

 

*Copas dari mbak rini.


Blog EntryDance in the Rain Mar 7, '08 10:23 PM
for everyone


It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman
in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it
would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.
I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy
with another patient I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors
and got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment
this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home
to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a
while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was,
that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning,
even though she doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled as he patted my hand and said,
"She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is."

I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm and thought,
"That is the kind of love I want in my life."

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.

True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank.
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the best of everything they have.

I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did.

"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain."

*Got this from facebook.. you know the things your peeps forward through the superwall?
Yeah, well this is one of them good-hell-yeah-so-worth-forwarding ones.


Blog EntryMenggeretakFeb 28, '08 8:42 AM
for everyone


Bunyinya menggeretak mencoba menggertak
Menguak serpih-serpih merah karat

Terpaku.

Seperti besi tua yang menyatu dengan abu hasil bercumbu
Yang telah lama memeluknya dalam rangkaian waktu

Melekat erat enggan terkikis begitu saja
Memaksa menyatu dalam jiwa

Pejamkan mata.

Ada erangan melenguh lemah dalam nada
Ada desah berbisik dalam ketuk kian membara

Tergores kaku bergerak tak serentak
Kuak mata jiwa yang sengaja butakan

Ambil nafas. Hembuskan.

Nikmati detak dalam tiap hentak
Pelintirkan surga dalam tiap erangan yang tercekat

Lupakan dunia lupakan mereka
Bebaskan ronta lepaskan serta merta

Dengarkan bisikan.

Yang telah terselimuti gelapnya
Asa yang tercabik tak tersisa

Yang bisu terkangkangi
Berisiknya hidup yang berpacu pasti

Seolah kita akan mati
bila kita berhenti

Padahal kita tetap akan disini
Walau yang lain tetap wara wiri

...

Bunyinya masih menggeretak saat ia mulai menguak
Tapi ia tak lagi ingin menggertak

Sesapi lumuran gairah yang merona
Tuntun jiwa yang terperangkap masa

Walau nada masih terngiang sumbang
Desah itu kian melenguh lantang

...

Blog EntryOriah Mountain Dreamer : The InvitationFeb 11, '08 9:54 AM
for everyone


It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched
the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine your own:
if you can dance with the wildness and let the ecstasy
fill you to the finger and toes without cautioning us to be careful,
be realistic or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint others to be true to yourself:
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can be faithless
and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see the beauty
even when it is not pretty every day,
and if you can source your life from Its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live,
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief
and despair, weary and bruised to the bone,
and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are,
or how you came to be here,
I want to know if you will stand in the center
of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what
or  with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself,
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.



Blog EntryA woman should have...Feb 9, '08 3:02 AM
for everyone


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

enough money within her control to move out

and rent a place of her own,

 even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

something perfect to wear if the employer,

 or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to

retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....

a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,

and a recipe for a meal,

 that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to quit a job,

break up with a lover,

and confront a friend without;

ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that she can't change the length of her calves,

the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. .

whom she can trust,

whom she can't,

and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

where to go...

be it to her best friend's kitchen table..

or a charming Inn in the woods...

when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

What she can and can't accomplish in a day...

a month...and a year...


* A poem by Maya Angelou for Random House. Forwarded by a friend.

Blog EntryYou and Me.Jan 13, '08 7:19 PM
for everyone


People who are close to you are your own mirrors.
They reflect the bad and the good in yourself.

Just like a parent seeing themselves through their child,
we also tend to see ourselves through the people that surround us.

No matter how opposite someone seems to be,
in the end, likes attract likes.

So whatever you hate from me
are things you hate from your own Self.

And whatever you love from me
are things you love from your own Self.

Deep down, we're actually not so different after all.

Freaky eh?



Blog EntrySelamat Datang Tahun 2008Jan 6, '08 1:24 AM
for everyone

Apa yang salah? Apa yang benar?
Salah dan benar seringkali relatif
dan terkadang tergantung jamannya.
Apa yang dulu dianggap salah, kini dianggap benar.
Apa yang dulu dianggap benar, kini dianggap salah.

Mungkin sebenarnya tak ada yang salah dan tak ada yang benar.
Segala sesuatu terjadi karena memang seharusnya terjadi.
Apa yang menurut kita  jalan yang 'salah',
mungkin adalah jalan yang 'benar' bagi orang lain.
Dan juga sebaliknya.

Siapakah kita yang bisa menghakimi mereka itu salah
dan kita adalah benar?
Mengapa kita harus menyalahkan orang lain
untuk merasa diri lebih benar?

Terkadang kita melakukan hal-hal yang lebih parah daripada
sekedar menghakimi orang lain itu 'salah'.
Kita bisa memfitnahnya, mengucilnya, mengusirnya dan bahkan membunuh
atas nama 'kebenaran' yang kita pegang.

Seandainya manusia bisa merasa seyakin itu
sehingga tak perlu membuktikan keyakinannya
dengan cara melakukan kekerasan kepada yang lain,
mungkin dunia ini akan damai sentosa.

Tapi perdamaian itu pastinya juga
akan membosankan bukan?


Sedikit gejolak pertikaian akan menjadi bumbu hidup
dan pengalaman yang akan kita rangkul penuh nafsu.
Sedikit wangi darah akan menaikkan adrenalin tubuh
dan sumber api yang membakar hasrat untuk berjuang dalam hidup.

Untuk apa hidup bila nanti kita akan mati?
Karena mungkin tak ada yang perlu kita lakukan kecuali
merasakan dan menikmati pengalaman hidup yang ada.

Menikmati rasa pedih, sakit, sedih dan hati yang tercacah.
Mencicipi bahagia, tawa dan mata yang berkilau penuh canda.

Mari bertengkar.
Mari mencaci maki dengan nada tinggi.
Mari berbisik dengan suara yang lembut.
Mari mengadu otot agar semakin kuat.
Mari memacu otak untuk menyaingi yang lain.
Mari berciuman dalam ketelanjangan.
Mari berpegangan tangan dalam sentuhan rasa yang malu.
Mari tersenyum dan tertawa dengan bebas.
Mari menangis hingga hidung berleleran dan mata membengkak.
Mari berangkulan dalam kebersamaan.

Mari kita hidup sehidup-hidupnya!
Selamat datang tahun 2008.

*terinspirasi dari diskusi di milis sma-ku :)

Blog EntryFood for thought in the last days of 2007Dec 24, '07 9:38 AM
for everyone






"There is no revenge so complete
than forgiveness."
- Josh Billings























Dari postinganku sebelumnya,
banyak yang salah mengira bahwa Bipolar Disorder
'selalu' menyerang mereka yang menjelang usia 30 tahun.

Sekarang, aku mau clear-in... enggak begitu kok!
:)

Pada artikel diatas juga dibilang,
serangan pertama muncul umur 15 tahun hingga 30 tahun.
(foto nomer 4).

Makasih yah Ipang, dah repot2 fotoin artikelnya heheheh

TETAPI... memang rata-rata banyak yang terkena pas umur 30 tahun
(ini menurut nyokapnya temen gue yang psikolog dan temen gue yang terkena Bipolar ini).


Walaupun alasan munculnya bipolar ini kadang gak masuk akal,
tapi yang terkena menjelang 30 tahun adalah
(katanya) karena kejenuhan bekerja.

Setelah bekerja dalam kurun waktu sekitar 5 tahun,
biasanya terjadi kejenuhan yang parah.
Hilang passion, berasa jadi robot...

Sama halnya kayak pernikahan itu konon kabarnya

masa kritis itu 5- 7 tahun.
Pas itu lagi jenuh2nya.. kalo dah lewat.. baru aman.


Bipolar disorder menyebabkan naik turunnya mood secara ekstrim.
Bisa tiba-tiba happy banget selama beberapa minggu,
tapi terus tiba-tiba down banget (sampe mau bunuh diri) selama beberapa bulan.

Berikut gejala-gejala lengkapnyanya, aku ambil dari sini.

Manic phase
For many people, signs and symptoms in the manic phase may include:

  • Feelings of euphoria, extreme optimism and inflated self-esteem
  • Rapid speech, racing thoughts, agitation and increased physical activity
  • Poor judgment
  • Recklessness or taking chances not normally taken
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Tendency to be easily distracted
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Aggressive behavior

Depressive phase
In the depressive phase, signs and symptoms include:

  • Persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt or hopelessness
  • Disturbances in sleep and appetite
  • Fatigue and loss of interest in daily activities
  • Problems concentrating
  • Irritability
  • Chronic pain without a known cause
  • Recurring thoughts of suicide
Jadi buat kamu-kamu yang mengalami
perasaan naik turun secara ekstrim,
mungkin sebaiknya cek ke dokter.

Di sini juga dibilangin soal hubungan antara orang-orang kreatif
dan kecenderungan terkena bipolar disorder.

Mungkin karena sebenarnya bipolar disorder ini
pusat 'sakit'nya adalah di pikiran kita sendiri.
It's all in the mind!

Terlalu berpikir jauh, terlalu berpikir macem-macam,
terlalu jenuh, jadinya realita yang terbentuk di depan kita pun jadi ajaib.

Kata temenku yang mamanya psikolog,
salah satu cara untuk menyembuhkan gejala yang ringan
adalah REHAT DARI RUTINITAS.

Take a break from everything and try something new.
Go somewhere and explore new places.
Get new friends.. just get a new environment!

Soal yang manic depresi pas umur 18 tahun (ada di artikel itu), itu juga sih bisa aja.
Apalagi sekarang, saat stress yang melanda masyarakat kita makin tinggi.

BTW, kayaknya sekarang lagi sering dibahas di koran Kompas.
Dibilangin di kompas, anak-anak umur 7 tahun aja
dah mau bunuh diri.. (ich, sereeem!)

hanya karena masalah yang menurut kita simple...
 ex. gak dibeliin hape, gak dikasih uang buat karyawisata, dihukum guru, dsb.

Ada
penelitian baru2 ini yang bilang
95% orang indonesia itu sekarang terkena depresi (dalam level yang bervariasi tentunya).

Gue sih gak heran yah.. secara kita hidup di budaya yang denial,
gengsian dan cenderung materialistik. ;)




 

Beberapa minggu belakangan ini,

gue jadi sering bertanya ke teman-teman,

“Elo ngerasain ada perubahan signifikan gak

pada usia atau menjelang usia 30 tahun?”

 

Bukannya apa-apa.

soalnya menjelang the big Three-O

gue ngerasa berubah banget,

… mulai dari cara berpikir, cara bersikap

sampai ke cara memandang dunia (caileee…).

 

Sebenarnya perubahannya gue ngerasain

udah mulai dari sejak akhir tahun lalu / awal tahun ini,

tapi makin dekat ke tanggal ultah kok kayak makin terakumulasi yah?

 

Kayaknya dalam 2 tahun belakangan ini,

hidup gue naik turun secara drastis yang membuat gue belajar begitu banyak…

lebih banyak daripada sebelum-sebelumnya.

 

Tentunya usia itu gak selalu berbanding lurus dengan kedewasaan seseorang,

Gue rasa kita semua paling gak pernah ngomongin

soal orang yang lebih muda daripada kita,

“Untuk seusianya, sikapnya itu lebih dewasa.”

 

Tapi kalau di bandingkan dengan teman-teman seusia kita…

yah tetap aja kalah dewasa…. :P

 

Jadi, kesimpulannya.. ternyata faktor U

ternyata ada pengaruhnya juga lho.


Bukan karena besar angkanya…

tapi lebih ke banyaknya pengalaman

yang udah didapat.

 

Anyway, ternyata jawaban dari pertanyaan gue itu beragam.

 

“Saat itu gue melahirkan anak gue…”

“Ah biasa aja sih gue…”

“Nanti kamu akan tahu sendiri, petite…”

 

Tapi salah satu jawaban yang menarik datang salah satu teman gue,

“Maybe I’m not the right person for you to ask.

A few days after I turned 30,

I started treatment for clinical disorder. Manic depression.”

 

Gue langsung tercengang mendengarkan jawabannya.


Bukannya apa-apa, di mata gue dia itu

sebenarnya sosok orang yang sukses.

Punya label sendiri, mapan...

well, sometimes he can be a bit annoying –

but then I guess it’s OK to be annoying

as long as you’re good looking hahahaha

*gubraks*

 

Intinya sih bagi gue, seharusnya orang kayak dia tuh

malah senang-senang dan bebas masalah.

Kok malah kena manic depression?

Apalagi dia ngaku sampai pengen bunuh diri.

Kenapaaaa? Kenapaaaa?

 

Dia bilang sih dia juga gak tahu kenapa.

Bukan karena masalah cinta juga.

Yah emang begitu aja.

Gak ada alasan yang masuk akal.

Gak bisa dijelasin.

 

Sejak usia 28 tahun, dia sudah memiliki penghasilan

kayak bapak-bapak expat.

Gue gak tau itu berapa, tapi karena dia punya label sendiri…

harusnya duitnya tuh banyaaaaaaaaak sekali. Dan mungkin juga berupa dollar?

 

Ketika awalnya merasakan gejala-gejala yang tidak sehat itu,

dia gak mau cerita-cerita ke siapa-siapa.

 

Soalnya, orang-orang cuma akan ngomong,

“Ah, itu perasaan elo aja…”

“Tenang aja, ntar juga lewat…”

 

Yang ada, akhirnya disepelekan dan dipendam.

Akibatnya… malah makin parah.

 

Akhirnya dia memaksakan diri untuk masuk treatment,

karena kalau dibiarin lama-lama.. dia yakin bisa bunuh diri.

Padahal, dia gak pengen ninggalin ibunya…

*uh thayank thayank…*

 

Senangnya, dia mau sharing soal pengalamannya dan dengan seijinnya pula,

gue sharing disini, karena setelah mendengar penjelasannya…

gue yakin banyak teman-teman gue – dan gue juga mungkin –

mengalami hal yang sama dengannya!


Soalnya ternyata juga, manic depression

atau sekarang dikenal dengan Bipolar Disorder,

lebih banyak menghinggapi orang-orang kreatif!


Tapi sebuah penelitian terbaru di Indonesia menyimpulkan

kalau 94% masyarakat Indonesia mengalami depresi

karena sikon yang gak beres-beres.


Kemarin setelah gue cerita hal ini ke salah satu teman gue yang lain,

akhirnya dia juga cerita kalau dia baru akan ikut konsultasi dengan psikolog

karena hidupnya udah terasa kayak robot.


The wierdest thing is...

yesterday was like just a few weeks after his 30th birthday!!!

Nah lho!

 

Tapi sebelum kita bahas soal itu, gue pengen nanya…

teman-teman sendiri ngerasain perubahan sikap dan cara berpikir

yang besar menjelang atau setelah menginjak the Big Three-O?

 

Contoh perubahan yang gue alamin sih,

dulu kalau ada orang yang mengira

gue masih 21-22 atau 25-26 tahun (and I get those a LOT, I tell you!),

gue akan merasa tersanjung…

tapi sekarang, I feel that it’s an INSULT!