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Teaching Patience to Find The Right One and Doing The Right Thing

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Impatient is my middle name when it comes to deal with (certain) small things. I always want to do it as soon as possible. Like finishing all the chores before lazying around, unpack the luggage until it’s safely restored to its place right after arrived home from travelling (even after 17 hours flight), love rushing things to get them done as soon as possible. But, funnily, it’s not applicable for doing monthly report. I don’t know why for this one, procrastinate has always been chosen.

Being impatient also becomes my strength and weakness in parenting. Thanks to this trait, I always left my house tidily before going out every morning. No dishes left on the sink. Langit could never leave home with an empty stomach and unbathed, even when we have six am flight. But, what I haven’t been so proud is the way I am doing it.

I couldn’t stand watching her chewing the food slowly, dress herself with so many things to do in between, doh, it makes my voice raise. I walk fast and she has to catch me often. I am the type of continously babbling mother when something doesn’t suit my way.

There were few recent situations that slapped me quite much. Some situations where it is clearly shown that parents are often so selfish. And it makes me wonder, what I have been doing as a mother other than scolding and asking her to do things?

Yesterday, I needed to buy a pair of shoes. I have been looking for it for days and still havent got the right one. My small feet is quite complicated. Having 35 shoes size is not normal here and for formal shoes, it’s pretty hard to find that size. I am quite desperate about this one due to certain family wedding in few weeks, and I think I don’t have a proper shoes that go well with the attire.

Other than the size, what makes it more complicated is my other term and condition which said it should be wearable daily after the wedding. So, rather than a selop, I want a black suede high heels, high enough to look good in kain, short and comfortable enough to use daily. To make it fussier, price is limited to certain range.

Ninety percents of my formal shoes are all european brands. Gabor, Bally, and two less famous names purchased in Paris. It’s simply because they have 35 size in their catalog and such brands couldn’t be found just anywhere. Only in specific shopping centres in the south. I couldn’t wait until next week because the traffic would be so unbearable after payday. So, yesterday was non-negotiable. For me who doesn’t like shopping around, more, going far just for a pair of shoes, this one must be that important and desperate.

Things often got so twisted when you want something the most. Right after arrived there, Metro was closed for renovation until June and the only option was Sogo. But, I know Sogo didn’t offer as many choices as Metro. The first round, several pairs caught my attention, tried it,but not that convincing to bring it to the cashier.

After some considerations, I decided to cross the street and looked for some alternatives in the next shopping centre. It was funnier that the very same thing happened here. Debenhams was no longer there, Sogo wasn’t there too and said they’ve been preparing for an re-opening in few months. It was a bit sad but my spirit and hope were still high. I returned to the first mall and visited Sogo once more, hoping this time the result might be different. Because I always believe, you might miss something on the first chance. That’s why second chance is always available in my dictionary.

But, sadly, the result didn’t change at all. After spent almost three hours, I decided to drive to another nearest Sogo. Things I do for something I really want.

It was at least a good choice to go before payday because the traffic was soo nice, that really kept my spirit high, haha. In twenty minutes, I had arrived to next Sogo. What made the spirit was even higher, this Sogo was much bigger and had more options. There would be at least one pair that suited my preference. I also had bargaining my self about the price. As long as it comfortable, a bit higher from the budget would be okay, knowing it would last longer too.

The hope was slowly getting lower when after few laps of searching in almost every table and brand available, many trials this and that, the right one was still nowhere to be found. Sometimes the size,sometimes the price, or sometime when the size and the price fit, it hurt and pressed the toes umcomfortably while wearing it.

It was a bit frustrating until at certain point I told my self, “come on, just settle for less with the closest suitable one. We have spent too much time on this. Just choose one”.

But then, just like what I had told my self and also for Langit later about marriage, I can’t settle for less. It’s better to wait longer and staying without it than settle for less just because you have to do it. Even when you are desperate enough.

I left another Sogo empty handed.

Gave up? Not yet.

I decided to find women shoes corridor stores and tried to find the one in every store. Then, the wait was finally over. I found the right one in the most unexpected place. Just as precise as I really wanted.

A simple black suede with proper heels 35 size shoes. Fit my feet beautifully, meet my budget perfectly.

I wore it right after asar prayer and it didn’t hurt at all. The right shoes won’t hurt your feet. A bit tiring about the heels maybe unavoidable, but it wont give any harms.

That is just like when you’re marrying the right person on the right time.

Now, the question is : who was the most patient one in this process?

I wasn’t. Langit was.

I was surely patient since I was the one who had the urge. But Langit had no advantage at all.

She had been following me since morning, taking care some works too before shoes searching, then stopped by at my father’s house after that. We just arrived home around 8 pm. Almost twelve hours outside and no single frowning and nagging along that time.

If I were her, I would have been lying on the mall floor and nagging my parents to go home after three hours. Just like what I did during her first field trip few weeks ago. I withdrew and asked permission to leave early after survived the crowd and the noise for four hours and took her home.

I apologized to her few times yesterday when she looked tired, but she coped up with that quite well. She tried many women shoes too, played with her toys, even tried several kids shoes on the last store when I found the one. The eyes said she wanted them too but since she knew and being told that she had her new shoes recently, she didn’t nag further.

When we arrived home, she asked me quietly, “can I have some chips? Satu aja,”. She asked for some Pringles chips she got from birthday goody bag that I have kept. It was reachable enough for her to take it, and it was actually hers too, but I banned her from eating it much. One until three pieces per two or three days would be fine but not everyday. She asked me on Friday and Saturday and I said no. I couldn’t say no for what she had been through yesterday. So, permission granted.

I was busy taking care of clean laundry at rooms while she was watching and munching on the couch at the living room. After few minutes, when I was almost done with all the stuff and remembered to check her to make sure she didn’t keep eating it, I saw her just watching with the tiny piece of pringles on her hand.

She didn’t hold the tube at all. The pringles can was on the same place as I put it. It means, she just took few of those. And judging from the short interval time from asking permission until I watched her, she might really take it one single chip as she told me.

(Updated : two days later she asked me again for another chip. She said one. This time I really watched her and it still surprised me that she really took literally one then returned the tube to its original place. After that, she ate the chips little by little. But never asked for more).

I am a bit ashamed to say I am really proud of her.

Being a geographically single parent for a year, surely took so much patience and I have done it well, but compared to this little girl, my patience level is still too low.

Glad we safely and sanely passed this one year.

I wont stop being impatient after this writing for sure, but hopefully being a bit more mindful about something that deserves being fussed.

Like just what I did before finished this writing.

Scolding her for breaking another plate. Not much, just enough.

Sigh.

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An Anniversary to Celebrate

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My late mother told me that your workplace should become your second home. One that you return to every single day, spent most of the day there, it would only be better to feel like home in such place. Definition of home is not merely where the heart is. It’s a place where you know you belong, a place filled with joy with the people you love.

I still remember vividly how that March 6, 2004 was. I was wearing blue stripes shirt with brown skirt, took M18 angkot with the one who’d been always there during my first of everything that happened before 2012. I spent my first 2 hours in my second home. Today, it’s been fifteen years since that cloudy Saturday.

I once wrote about long term relationship. This playground is one of long term relationships that I treasure the most. One that keeps me sane during the worst broken heart, one that helped a lot during hard times, one that sent me achieved three my 20 something dreams, its flexibility that allowed me to take care of my mother during her last days as well as being able to be present for Langit most of the time, one that became the only resource for first 6 months of residency, an escape that I longed for comeback after first two crazy months of motherhood. One that always gives me happiness while doing it.

Like Ron Weasley said to Harry Potter when that boy who lived arrived for the first time at The Burrow : “It’s not much. But, yeah, it’s home”.

It describes precisely what I feel about this job. It might be not the fanciest job, the most sophisticated one, or the highest paid too, but for me, it’s home.

Happy 15th anniversary, home.

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Change of Heart

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After letting go lots of meaningful and important things in life that have been around for years, or almost a whole of my age, last month, slowly, the heart starts adapting well to new changes. For someone who is always holding on something for a long time,the way this heart changes is quite surprising.

Used to against the old quote saying that home is where the heart is and it’s not about the place. Stayed in the same house for more than 30 years, then how come home was not about the place? Many important moments in life took place there. But, maybe I forget something : what makes a home is the people inside. So when the people were gone, the feeling followed.

The change of home brings new findings too. I had always been afraid of either basement or high level parking. Never bring a car to any places when I know the parking doesn’t provide land parking. But then, in this new home, I finally overcome the fear after years. I finally nail sharp climbing to the upper level parking, although everytime I do it, I pray loudly, take my breath slowly and spell many zikir until it is safe enough.

In this new home, I find more time for my self. Especially in the morning and after a long tiring day. Morning rush feels more comfortable since I only take care two easy girls like me and my daughter when the doctor is not around.

It’s quite hard to believe that now I feel more comfortable staying in my new home than the one I had been staying for more than thirty years. Although I still visit it often and some parts of my needs depend on there, but staying overnight doesn’t feel the same anymore. Surprisingly, Langit feels the same way too since she keeps telling me to go back to her new home when we stay for few hours in her old one.

I came to realize although it might be not always pleasant, but some changes are unavoidable and needed to continue life. To see the next new best things life offers ahead. To grab and learn new opportunities to grow.

Staying long in comfort zones is still my favorite place to be. The place where I have luxuries to not doing things I have to do alone in my new home. But, some changes that have been offered along my life, it brought more blessings and surely are much better than my fears. Who knows in few years I turn out to be an acceptable cook when the situation makes me do it? Cooking is never my thing. It’s sad because I was born from a very great one. The greatest well known cook in family. If it really comes true, then I believe that miracle does exist.

Pray for more strengths as few more major changes might have taken place this year.

It’s scary.

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Langit Senja di Live on Board Labuan Bajo bersama Indahnesia

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Saya ngga terlalu inget apa yang ada di kepala waktu mutusin beli tiket ini pas GOTF taun lalu karena jelas bukan tipe trip saya, meskipun ini tipenya Pak Dokter banget. Ngga yakin juga Langit bakal suka. Tapi mungkin pikir gantian dulu kali ya. Lagian, masa Langit ke creme de la cremenya eropa aja udah masa ke salah satu bagian terbaik Indonesia ngga dicoba. Waktu itu juga mikirnya pengen coba naik garuda lagi abis terakhir di tahun 2000. Mumpung promo. Katanya kan udah banyak berubah. Eh, ternyata ya ngga banyak juga sih. Meskipun makanannya cukup enak, reschedule jadwal sendiri itu ngga oke. Tapi, ya sudah, wajar satu trip ngga semuanya lancar. Masih bisa diterima.

Bagian lainnya alhamdulillah semua lancar bahkan di atas ekspektasi. Semua keriuhan dan ‘berisik’nya bulan Januari dibayar lunas dengan semua ketenangan di trip ini. Memang pilih privat trip dari awal karena selain pergi hari kerja, basa basi sama orang ngga dikenal adalah hal terakhir yang saya pengen. Tapi ternyata beneran dikasih privat trip sampe ke detil terkecil.

Kami hampir ngga pernah pergi dengan travel, tapi karena ini trip medannya kita ngga ngerti dan memang harus ada yang mendampingi dan INDAHNESIA adalah travel partner yang sangat menyenangkan. Meskipun kita booking hotel pulang pergi sendiri, dari bandara sampe ke bandara lagi kita dianter jemput semua. Servis yang sangat memuaskan.

Tour operator ini sangat direkomendasikan kalo seandainya tertarik buat ke Labuan Bajo sama keluarga atau anak. Meskipun trip privat memang sedikit lebih mahal dibandingkan open trip, tapi lebih nyaman juga. Kalo sekeluarga yang lebih banyak bisa lebih murah juga saya rasa. Kapal saya yang kemarin bisa untuk 8 orang. Jadi kalo misalkan 2 keluarga ikut dengan 1 atau 2 anak cukup oke. Bawa anak paling aman mungkin seusia Langit ya. Kalo yang lebih kecil takut agak susah awasinnya. Tapi ya kalo ada cukup orang buat jaga dan orangtuanya cukup pede, coba aja, hehehe.

Di kapal cuma ada kita bertiga dan enam orang kru kapal. Bebas mau nongkrong dimana sesuka hati ngga perlu basa-basi. Treking dan main di Pulau Kelor ngga ada orang, ke Taman Nasional Komodo cuma berlima sama rangernya, main di Pink Beach cuma berempat sama guidenya, treking di Pulau Padar pas masih sepi, sampe terakhir ke Kanawa pun semua serasa pantai pribadi. Ini karena memang lagi off season buat mengunjungi Labuan Bajo. Yang kaya gini tipe trip saya banget.

Rejeki waktu traveling itu buat saya ada tiga : sehat, ketemu orang yang tepat dan makanan yang enak. Alhamdulillah, di trip ini kami dapet semuanya. Meskipun saya dan Langit masih agak batuk dan pilek, tapi ngga sampe menghalangi buat melakukan semua kegiatan trip ini. Dari dasar laut ke puncak gunung, ngga ada yang kita skip. Ngeluh cape, panas dan ngeri sih pasti. Saya ya, bukan Langit.

Entah ini karena kami pergi dengan privat trip atau ngga, tapi enam kru yang pergi dengan kami semuanya oke. Semuanya benar-benar melayani dengan sepenuh hati. Tapi kita juga bukan tipe yang banyak mau dan rewel juga sih, hehehe. Tour guide yang selalu stand by, jaga Langit banget. Treking di Kelor sama Pulau Padar itu Langit naik ke puncak sambil di gendong belakang sama mereka, jadi mama papanya bisa konsentrasi jalan dengan lambat sambil tiap 5 menit istirahat ambil nafas. Apalagi dengan kondisi trek yang cukup mengerikan buat saya. Ngga kebayang kalo harus ngawasin Langit juga.

Lalu makanan. Dari awal Pak dokter udah wanti-wanti kalo jangan berharap banyak, apalagi ini cuma di dapur kapal. Tapi ternyata, bukan dapurnya yang penting tapi siapa yang ada di dapur. Berlayar dengan kita, satu chef yang ternyata mantan chef hotel. Bukan sekedar chef hotel tapi juga chef yang menurut kita passionate sekali. Semua masakannya itu enak dan bahkan diplating dengan rapi. Padahal ya cuma masakin buat dua orang gini. Langit ngga usah dihitung, hehe. Menunya itu ngga pernah sama selama kita makan di kapal dan selalu bervariasi. Langit yang suka makanan berkuah selalu disediakan satu menu berkuah yang bening.

Dua kali sarapan yang pertama bubur ayam yang saya makan 1,5 piring dan hari kedua bubur jagung jamur dengan roti yang creamynya pas banget. Makan siang dan makan malam pasti tersedia ikan, ayam dan daging. Sup ikannya enak, ayam goreng enak, ikan gorengnya enak, sup iga, rendang, capcay, bener-bener serasa di rumah. Belum snack sorenya. Hari pertama pisang goreng coklat keju yang enak banget dan hari kedua snack kita bahkan dianter langsung dari kapal ke pantai pake perahu kecil. Jus mangga dan roti nougat coklat keju. Saya terkesan sekali.

Kami menginap di kapal selama 3 hari 2 malam dan menurut saya itu pas sekali buat kami yang pergi dengan anak-anak. Komposisi main di pantai, treking ke gunung dan istirahat di kapal pas banget. Santai tapi semua dapet. Kapal kami ukuran sedang ada dua kamar. Kamar untuk kami ada kamar mandi di dalam dengan tempat tidur bunk bed kapasitas 4 orang. Ada ACnya juga. Hal yang paling penting : kamarnya mandi kecil tapi bersih dan semua berfungsi dengan baik. Itu lebih dari cukup buat saya.

Kalo ke Bajo dan akan live on board itu biasanya dimulai tiap jam 9 pagi. Jadi kalo kita dateng setelahnya berarti dimulai besok harinya. Karena kami baru sampai Bajo jam 4 sore, maka harus nginap dulu semalam di kota sebelum naik kapal. Saya booking hotel di Sunset Hill. Awalnya hanya semalam namun karena perubahan kurang menyenangkan dari Garuda, jadi kami menginap satu malam lagi sebelum pulang. Sebenarnya blessing in disguise juga dengan perubahan ini. Itinerary hari ketiga jadi bisa dijalani semua tanpa buru-buru karena ngga perlu ngejar apapun.

Sunset hill hotel cukup oke dengan harga sekitar 600 ribu per malam termasuk sarapan. Sarapannya bukan kaya buffet ya, pilihannya hanya nasi goreng dan roti telur dengan selesai plus teh atau kopi tapi buat kami cukup dan rasanya enak. Kamarnya cukup luas dan bersih, plus ada balkon yang menghadap ke laut. Viewnya oke. Sesuai sama yang ada di web pemesanan. Stafnya ramah dan cukup membantu semua yang kita perlu seperti sarapan yang lebih awal karena kita harus ke bandara pagi-pagi. Secara lokasi, Sunset Hill bukan di kota tapi dekat sekali dari bandara. Ngga sampe lima menit naik mobil. Saya sengaja pilih ini karena awalnya ngga tau kalo akan diantar jemput. Jadi kalopun sendiri, naik taksi bisa ngga terlalu mahal.

Secara keseluruhan, trip yang bukan saya banget ini berkesan sekali. Bagian timur Indonesia itu memang selalu lebih dari bagian lain manapun di negara ini untuk tiga hal : alam, makanan dan orang-orangnya. Semua menyenangkan.

Alhamdulillah.

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Pulau Padar dan Langit Senja di Kanawa

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Hari ketiga ketika bangun pagi, kapal sudah berlabuh di Pulau Padar. Alhamdulillah sampe sana cukup pagi dan belum terlalu rame. Karena lumayan banget naik ke atasnya. Untung kita berdua sama pendek nafasnya. Jadi ya emang banyak berentinya. Sambil foto, minum, ngobrol. Sementara Langit udah naik dengan cepat berkat bantuan Mas Ardi dan Mas Fauzi. Pemandangan dari atas Pulau Padar ini emang terkenal sekali dan subhanallah bagusnya. Cuma untuk sampe ke atasnya juga effortnya besar.

Setelah dari Pulau Padar, kita lanjut ke destinasi terakhir ke Pulau Kanawa. Di sini kita snorkeling ringan aja. Kayanya masih lebih bagus Pink Beach koralnya. Langit menikmati berenang dan main pasir sampe gosong di sini. Bayangin berenang jam dua siang!

Kalo ngomongin Langit selama trip ini, senyum saya terlalu lebar. Anak ini benar-benar asik kalo diajak pergi. Ngga rewel, makan apa aja, tidur dengan baik, berenang dengan hepi bahkan sangat di luar ekspektasi. Tidur di kapal dengan ombak tetep santai, naik perahu kecil ngga ada takutnya, snorkeling liat ikan di tengah laut lepas hepi banget, bahkan yang terakhir di Kanawa, udah selesai snorkeling bertiga, mau balik ke kapal pake perahu kecil, dia nyebur lagi sendiri sambil kasih makan ikan pake roti yang dibawa Mas Fauzi.

Gongnya adalah dia berenang sampe ke kapal sama Mas Ardi sementara saya naik perahu. Pak Dokter yang awalnya udah naik perahu, jadi nyebur lagi karena liat Langit beneran berenang dari dermaga sampe ke kapal. Entah disini yang gila kita orangtuanya atau gimana. Saya yang selalu main aman juga absurdnya ngebiarin. Cuma karena menurut saya cukup aman dan yah, kapan lagi bisa kaya gini, bismillah dibiarin. Ngeliat dia sampe kapal dengan muka hepi, rasanya cape tiap jumat sore nganterin dia les renang terbayar. Agak bias emang muji anak sendiri, dan bukan tentang skill berenangnya yang penting buat saya, keberanian dan percaya dirinya itu yang mahal.

Seneng juga jadi tau dia ternyata bisa menikmati matahari, gunung, pasir, dan laut kaya menikmati udara dingin dan playground bagus di Paris, London, Tokyo. Malah trip ini lebih kerasa buat dia dibanding yang sebelumnya. Snorkeling kedua dan ketiga udah ngga mau pake ban dan maunya berenang sendiri kemana-mana. Dia pikir ni kaya kolam renang sekolah kali ya. Dia juga bawa semua peralatan dan mainannya sendiri. Tas memang saya siapkan, tapi semua dia bawa dan urus sendiri. Untuk anak umur 4 tahun, dalam hal kedewasaan dan kemandirian Langit jelas di atas rata-rata. Mungkin hasil dari terbiasa traveling sejak awal juga.

Semoga masih ada rejeki buat dateng ke tempat-tempat seperti ini lagi nanti. Libur sudah selesai.

Alhamdulillah.

Berenang dari dermaga ke kapal. Beyond cool, Langit Senja!

“Anggep aja kaya naikin rumah tangga kehidupan. Berat, tapi pasti sampe,” kalimat sok bijaksana Pak Dokter yang ngga terlalu banyak bantu juga

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LBJ Trip : Manta, Komodo, dan Senja di Hari Kedua

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Kalo dihitung dari tripnya ini adalah hari ketiga, tapi jika dihitung dari Live on Board itinerary ini adalah hari kedua.

Hari pertama dihabiskan dengan santai dan menyenangkan buat yang suka cari aman kaya saya. Tracking sedang, snorkeling ringan and menyenangkan dan sibuk foto sana sini. Apalagi pas langit senja.

Hari kedua dimulai dengan sedikit perubahan itinerary. Tadinya kami akan ke Pulau Padar dan Kanawa tapi karena ada sedikit masalah dengan kapalnya, maka itinerary hari kedua disimpan buat hari ketiga.

Tujuan pertama adalah Manta Point. Di kepala saya ini seperti nonton pertunjukkan lumba-lumba dari atas kapal, cuma bedanya ini manta. Ternyata, maksudnya adalah snorkeling di daerah rumah manta. Saya pikir, snorkeling biasa seperti kemarin, asik lah santai, ternyata lagi, kali ini di tengah laut dengan ombak yang cukup kuat dimana saya ngga bisa liat daratan dan penampakan kapal kami. Sepanjang snorkeling cuma pengen satu hal : cepet selesai.

Di tengah laut dengan ombak yang lumayan kuat, berenang pun berat, betul-betul minta dalam hati semoga semua aman. Alhamdulillah, sebuah keluarga manta dengan anggota tiga orang datang nemenin berenang beberapa waktu. Paling ngga rasa cemas dan khawatirnya dibayar lunas. Langit tetep hepi seperti biasa karena dia pikir ya ini kaya berenang biasa sambil ketemu ikan. Jadi orang dewasa emang banyak takutnya ya.

Dari Manta Point, kita menuju Taka Makasar. Ngga ada apa2 disini selain ini adalah hamparan pasir di tengah laut. Jadi cuma main pasir sebentar sambil basah2in kaki. Tapi, tetep cantiknya di atas rata-rata.

Setelah dua destinasi ini harusnya dari rute ke Pink Beach dulu, tapi kita minta Taman Nasional Komodo dulu karena ya biar ga siang bolong ke pantai lagi. Keuntungan dari privat trip yang bisa ubah itineraty senyaman mungkin. Setelah makan siang, kita lanjut ke Pulau Komodo. Lagi-lagi, ekspektasi saya rendah. Ketemu ya udah ngga ketemu alhamdulillah. Saya cukup seneng bisa liat kaya apa tempat tinggalnya, cantiknya pemandangam gunung dan lautnya, ketemu penghuninya bonus aja.

Jalan di hutan liar kami pilih medium track. Menurut rangernya, kemungkinan ketemu komodo cukup kecil dan kita berkali2 bilang ngga apa2. Cuma ranger2nya ini seperti merasa bersalah kalo kita udah sampe sini tapi ngga berhasil ketemu. Sampe mereka split jalan supaya kalo yang satu nemu di track lain bisa ngabarin.

Keliling hutan liat yang sempet diliat itu babi hutan, ayam dan rusa. Sampe di jalan pulang, eh ternyata rejekinya ada. Satu ekor komodo lagi jalan-jalan sore. Ukurannya sedang aja atau mungkin kecil ya kalo dibandingkan yang lain. Komodo yang lebih besar bisa ditemui Pulau Rinca yang mana kami ngga ambil ke sana.

Sementara rangernya terlihat bersemangat dan seneng sekali karena akhirnya ketemu, saya terutama lebih milih hati-hati karena ya tetep aja itu binatang makan daging, bukan? Sampe-sampe rangernya keliatan gemes banget karena saya ragu-ragu banget deket2 sementara dia malah sibu nyuruh maju dan bilang, ” lebih dekat lagi,bu!”.

Foto jarak dekat sama komodo bisa dicoret.

Di Pink Beach, saya ngga berenang karena badan sakit semua abis berenang pagi. Ternyata sayang ga sayang, karena Pink Beach ini ternyata asik. Dangkal, bersih, koral udah keliatan dari dekat. Tapi kalo inget badan remuk, ya udah ga papa ngga berenang. Pasir pinknya pun cantik sekali. Labuan Bajo ini cantiknya emang di atas rata-rata.

Selesai dari Pink Beach kami berlayar lagi sampe ke dekat kampung komodo dan bermalam di sana. Buang jangkar maksudnya. Tetap tidur di kapal.

Kalo tadi saya bilang Labuan Bajo cantiknya di atas rata-rata, setelah liat sunset hari ini kayanya di atas rata-rata terlalu rendah. Dari seluruh tempat, sunset hari kedua ini juaranya.

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Halo dari Labuan Bajo!

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Trip pertama di 2019. Kali ini menuju timur Indonesia. Menginap 2 hari di hotel plus 3 hari 2 malam di Live on Board buat keliling pulau sekitar Labuan Bajo. Ini tipe trip Pak Dokter yang emang suka segala macem naik gunung dan snorkeling. Buat yang eropa-minded kaya saya, jelas bukan tipe trip yang dinikmati, awalnya. Ternyata, tiga perempat salah. Selain itu, Langit yang awalnya saya kira bakal kurang tertarik, ternyata menikmati sekali. Memang kalo ekspektasi rendah, semuanya jadi lebih mudah😊.

Tiket dibeli karena dapet GOTF tahun lalu. Bukan dapet ya, nyari lebih tepat dan lumayan harga dan dapet cashback 2,5 juta. Sengaja pilih trip hari kerja karena yah, saya kayanya ngga mampu ikut open trip yang selalu ada di weekend. Alhamdulillah waktu kita berdua fleksibel, bisa disesuaikan jadilah kita pergi dengan privat trip dan memang keputusan yang tepat. Memang sedikit lebih mahal, tapi jelas lebih nyaman buat orang yang ngga ngerti harus ngomong apa dengan orang asing. Lagipula, setelah berurusan dengan semua kebisingan dan kelelahan hati, pikiran dan fisik selama 1,5 bulan ke belakang, liburan bareng orang ngga dikenal dengan suasana riuh adalah hal terakhir yang saya perlukan.

Setelah hari pertama dan kedua, timur Indonesia itu memang adalah satu yang terbaik dari semua hal di Indonesia. Orang, makanan, dan alam. Semuanya ramah.

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Tiga Dalam Hidup

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1. Tahu untuk merasa malu.

2. Punya rasa takut.

3. Mengerti artinya cukup.

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Hidup harus tahu rasa malu untuk tidak mengambil dari yang bukan haknya.

Punya rasa takut untuk tetap berhati-hati ketika hidup sedang di atas tapi punya keyakinan untuk bertahan ketika hidup sedang di bawah.

Paham bahwa keinginan untuk punya lebih selalu ada, tapi tau kapan harus merasa cukup, berhenti sejenak dan mensyukuri yang ada harus selalu dijaga.

Malu adalah landasan karena itu ia dikatakan sebagian dari iman. Takut adalah lapisan kedua supaya kita selalu berbaik sangka. Cukup merupakan penutup untuk selalu menambah syukur dan mengurangi rasa takabur.

Malu, takut, dan cukup bukan halangan untuk maju. Tapi tiga hal yang harus selalu diingat bahwa semua yang diberikan selalu ada masa berlaku hingga saatnya dikembalikan untuk kemudian dipertanggungjawabkan.

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La Coeur Troublè

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Certaine temps c’est la vie en rose. L’autre temps c’est la vie en rows. À commencer de dimanche hier, une occasion major a changée presque tout la vie.

Je ne veut pas raconter l’histoire ici mais Je seuleument besoin d’ecrire un jour que montre mal sort existe.

La vie ne sera plus la méme après le treize janvier.

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Welcome Note

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It’s been six days of the new calendar but January has brought more than a year could give. Two upcoming weddings, a major change of living place and turn out, another big change is on the way for the second semester.

Since 2012, I have learned a lot in a hard way that plans always come with twists. The bigger the plan, the twist will follow equally. Sometimes, it feels scary to make plans, but what’s life without any plans? Going with the flow is suffocating too.

Maybe the most awaited thing this year is the end of the doctor’s compulsory service. Another hope is for the small bussiness to grow bigger and better, and for all of us to be healthy and happy, although it won’t be easy, to pass this year safely.

Amin.