Aku mau berbagi pengalaman aneh yang terjadi hari Minggu (6/11) lalu. Here the story goes.
Mengejar UTS di hari Senin kemarin, harusnya aku kembali ke Jogja hari Minggu pagi naik kereta. Tapi karena kebetulan hari Minggu bertepatan dengan Idul Adha, aku nggak diizinkan pulang pagi. Nggak ada feeling apa-apa saat aku memesan tiket jam lima sore itu, selain aku memang kurang mempercayai kualitas maskapainya. Aku berangkat ke bandara cukup awal, sejak pukul tiga. Sejenak, aku mampir di terminal 3 untuk mengklaim Victorinox yang sempat disita dulu. Setelahnya, aku bergegas ke terminal 1 untuk check in dan seperti biasa, menunggu pesawat yang delayed. Masih juga tidak ada perasaan apa-apa saat pesawat hanya bergeming selama hampir sejam di landasan, karena lazim bagi mereka untuk saling tunggu giliran lepas landas. Bahkan, aku masih juga positive thinking saat satu-satunya pemandangan di luar jendela adalah petir yang menyambar-nyambar langit hitam. Kuasa Tuhan, pikirku.
Tapi aku tidak bisa tidur, aku yang biasanya selalu mengantuk malah tidak bisa tidur. Lagipula, penerbangan dari Jakarta ke Jogja kan cuma memakan waktu 45 menit sampai sejam. Tentu tidak akan terasa lama jika dilalui dengan membaca majalah, 'kan? Tapi waktu selama itu belum juga membuat kami mendarat di Jogja, aku bahkan tidak tahu sudah jam berapa saat aku berpikir demikian.
Kemudian benar saja, suara pilot mulai bergema di telinga kami, katanya lampu landasan di bandara Adisucipto mati dan sedang berusaha diperbaiki. Pesawat telah berputar-putar selama dua puluh menit dan diperkirakan akan mendarat lima belas menit lagi. Wah, bukan deg-degan lagi perasaanku waktu itu. Reputasi maskapai yang kerap kecelakaan ditambah fakta demikian membuat berbagai kemungkinan berkecamuk di kepalaku. Mungkin aku harus belajar mengenakan pelampung, atau mencari letak tombol kantung oksigen, atau apapun yang akan membantu kalau terjadi apa-apa. Semoga saja tidak terjadi apa-apa.
Lima menit, sepuluh menit, lima belas menit, bahkan lebih, pesawat belum juga terbang merendah. Aku berusaha tetap tenang. Pilot kemudian mengumumkan lagi, berita yang membuat seisi pesawat shock. Dalam waktu sepuluh menit, pesawat akan mendarat di bandara Juanda, Surabaya. Semua bingung, semua bertanya-tanya "kenapa bukan Solo? bla bla bla...." dan barulah esoknya aku tahu kalau bandara Solo yang tergolong kecil ditutup setelah pukul tujuh malam tiba. Tapi intinya, malam itu kami harus transit dulu di bandara Juanda.
Aku sudah dijanjikan akan dijemput, sedangkan aku mendarat di Juanda pada pukul sepuluh malam yang artinya mungkin aku telah ditunggu selama empat jam. Benar saja, pacarku yang baik sekali itu masih berada di bandara dalam keadaan panik karena pesawatku tidak ada kabar. Info terakhir yang aku dapatkan dari dia adalah bandara Jogja telah ditutup sampai besok pagi (7/11).
Ada lebih dari tiga pesawat yang dialihkan ke Juanda int'l airport, tanpa kabar dari maskapai yang tidak responsif padahal kami sudah tahu tidak mungkin ada penerbangan malam itu ke Jogja. Kabar yang ada tidak pasti, informasi tidak jelas. Kami dibuat berputar keluar dan masuk ruang tunggu sampai sebagian dari kami protes keras, menuntut pertanggungjawaban. Akhirnya, kami diminta turun keluar bandara untuk menunggu bus maskapai (yang jumlahnya cuma 2 bus kecil untuk penumpang 3 pesawat) yang bolak-balik mengantar kami dari bandara ke hotel. Tidak ada makanan kompensasi bagi kami sampai saat itu, beberapa terpaksa membeli sendiri. Tidak profesional, pikirku. Berani-beraninya mereka menjanjikan hidangan jika pesawat delay, yang begini saja mereka tidak mau rugi.
Menunggu bus memakan waktu yang sangaaaaat lama, mereka pikir waktu bisa diulang, mungkin. Saat itulah aku kenalan dengan mahasiswi FH UGM 2008, mahasiswa S2 UGM dan seorang ibu yang doyan marah-marah. Ibu ini kesal dengan pasangan asal Kolombia yang duduk di depannya, ia bilang "mereka bikin film di depan saya, pasti mereka tuh yang bikin kita sial kayak gini". Kami bertiga hanya bisa tertawa sopan, sambil sebenarnya memikirkan si Ibu mungkin lupa ini sudah tahun 2011. Si ibu cerita, dia mengantar suaminya pulang ke Jogja yang bapaknya meninggal dan tidak akan dimakamkan sebelum si suami pulang. Rombongan mereka berisi enam orang, yang semuanya kesal karena dikiranya naik pesawat akan sampai lebih cepat. Aku lupa mahasiswa S2 itu mau apa, tapi anak FH yang kutemui juga ternyata mengejar jadwal UTS pagi sama sepertiku, sama seperti beberapa anak dengan jaket fakultas teknik yang ada di dekat kami juga (aku mencuri dengar).
Aku dan anak FH yang aku lupa namanya ini menginap dalam kamar yang sama dengan seorang ibu separuh baya dan anaknya yang mungkin sudah tiga puluhan. Mereka juga rupanya mau melayat. Aku juga baru tahu belakangan kalau anaknya dulu adalah lulusan Sosiatri Fisipol UGM tahun 1987. Lama juga ya, aku saja belum lahir.
Anyway, kami bangun pagi jam 4, sarapan, lalu langsung naik bus (aku masuk bus pertama, lho) dan langsung boarding saat itu juga sekitar jam setengah enam pagi. Saat itu aku sudah punya teman baru lagi, Art (Bapak berusia 40an asal Amerika) dan seorang guru sekolah internasional di Jakarta. Mungkin usianya baru dua atau tiga puluhan, gayanya asik, sulit dipercayai kalau dia itu guru secondary school sekaligus privat. Wajahnya persis Jackie Chan, tapi lebih tampan dan lebih pendek. Kami bertiga duduk bersama sekaligus mengobrol banyak. Topik kami yang paling seru mungkin saat bicara politik AS, beruntung aku mempelajarinya sekarang di kuliah sehingga aku bisa sekalian bertanya-tanya. Ia adalah penggemar cultural sites yang rela travelling overseas ke India, Kamboja, Thailand dan Indonesia hanya untuk melihat candi yang bahkan sering dilupakan masyarakat kita sendiri. Ironis. Ia bahkan rela pergi sendiri tanpa ditemani istri dan putri 15 tahunnya yang tidak betah travelling. Katanya, makanan di Asia enak-enak. Hal menarik yang aku tahu darinya adalah bahwa awalnya ia mengira kalau masyarakat Indonesia masih primitif. "I never know that people here use blackberry and so computerized,"
Primitif? Memang beberapa suku di Indonesia masih berkeadaan demikian, bahkan perempuannya banyak yang masih tidak berpakaian. Tapi kan bukan seisi Indonesia seperti itu. Ternyata pengetahuan negara lain tentang Indonesia masih sangat minim, mengingat temanku, Erin Gough, dari New Zealand yang tergolong dekat pun tidak tahu banyak soal Indonesia. Kasihan ya, negara sebesar dan seindah ini harus begitu saja dikira orang masih primitif dan antah-berantah. Sebegitu sulitnyakah eksis di dunia internasional?
Kami sharing tentang banyak hal, sampai isu moral kami angkat. Art tahu kalau pandangan orang Indonesia tentang moral masih sangat ekstrim. Ia bisa menebak pasangan Kolombia tadi pasti dianggap menyimpang. Nah, kalau si guru ini cerita bagaimana menyenangkannya mengajar namun sulit baginya untuk berhadapan dengan murid sekolah internasional yang ia katakan cenderung arogan.
'They know that they have powerful parents and they have their own business to run, so they won't have to think about education.'
Obrolan kami dari seru beranjak melelahkan karena lagi-lagi pesawat tak kunjung mendarat. Pesawat sempat terlihat merendah menembus awan namun ia menukik naik lagi setelah beberapa saat. Pemandangan di jendela hanya menyisakan kabut tebal putih yang pekat mengaburkan pandangan.
Apa yang terjadi?
Tunggu postinganku selanjutnya ya, stay tuned ;)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Valuables: time & family
Hi there! we meet again.
I'm actually on a test-week, but currently staying back at home since 5 days ago, bcs I've found out that my midterm test schedule allows me to smell fresh air. So here I am, home at Idul Adha.
It feels so good being home.
Like they all said, there's no place like home. Totally true. But you know what? I'm afraid, of many things. What if someday I can't feel the same way I'm feeling now? What if one day things change? People change, people may come and go. If now I can have this warm family, what if one day it's gone?
I remembered one day, my dad said he will be there when I succeed one day. But he's not. He's not even here now seeing me exploring politics like he did (seeing him watching news on tv was something confusing for me), even attend a university in the same city like he did. He's not here when my brother reaches his top of the game, when he can finally go to see where daddy traveled most of the time (can you guess my brother invited to the white house and even UN headquarter? I could die if I was him). Now I can't have someone, like him, to talk to. To ask whatever I wanna know, because he's the smartest and strongest man I've ever known. No one else supports me like he did.
He truly believes in his children: he let us do everything that we want and never underestimate. When I wanted to paint, he let me esplore. When my brother wanted to try playing chess, he even get him to enter a chess school.
He's an aries, he's total and bold. He never goes for a half, he would do the whole thing he could.
There's only one thing I could remember he prohibited his children to choose: my sister's major. He forced her to enter psychology when my sister loves literature. Well, being the oldest child is never easy. Daddy knew it was wrong anyway.
Well, I miss him so much. But it might be too late, he will never find out unless he read this blog. I hope you see me now, Dad, remembering each word you told me, every places we went to, wishing you're here now.
I never want to repeat the same mistake: realizing that you love someone when it's too late.
I love my mother more than anything, I love my nephew, nieces, even I love my sister and brother (the last one was kinda hard to admit). But I also love my dreams, I have and want to pursue them.
Living in Jogja forced me to shuttle back and forth, away from home. And after I graduate one day I gotta work, maybe miles away or overseas. I can't be with them all the time.
Isn't reaching our dreams would be a bliss to them too?
Like my mother always said, "kalo buat anaknya, orang tua pasti doain terus nggak putus-putus," A mom's love is endless, it goes with you everywhere you go no matter how far.
If I could, I'd hug my mother forever, tell her to stay strong no matter what. She is now, I know she will always be the supermom like she's always been. But I don't normally hug her and say I love her. She just knows, she's my mother.
If I could, I'd spend every little second with them who I love.
Family isn't something that you can replace. It lasts forever. No one else will accept who you are like they do. I can't be with them all the time, but I would cherish whenever I'm with them, whenever we could be together. Maybe one day I'll go miles away, my brother and married sister will also live apart. Maybe all of us will stay together forever. Who knows? The thing is, love the life that you have right now. Appreciate everything and each everyone around you, cause you'll never know when it's gonna end.
Just as one marvelous old quote I've ever heard:
"The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."
Time waits for no man, my friend. Just, live the present to the fullest.
I'm actually on a test-week, but currently staying back at home since 5 days ago, bcs I've found out that my midterm test schedule allows me to smell fresh air. So here I am, home at Idul Adha.
It feels so good being home.
Like they all said, there's no place like home. Totally true. But you know what? I'm afraid, of many things. What if someday I can't feel the same way I'm feeling now? What if one day things change? People change, people may come and go. If now I can have this warm family, what if one day it's gone?
I remembered one day, my dad said he will be there when I succeed one day. But he's not. He's not even here now seeing me exploring politics like he did (seeing him watching news on tv was something confusing for me), even attend a university in the same city like he did. He's not here when my brother reaches his top of the game, when he can finally go to see where daddy traveled most of the time (can you guess my brother invited to the white house and even UN headquarter? I could die if I was him). Now I can't have someone, like him, to talk to. To ask whatever I wanna know, because he's the smartest and strongest man I've ever known. No one else supports me like he did.
He truly believes in his children: he let us do everything that we want and never underestimate. When I wanted to paint, he let me esplore. When my brother wanted to try playing chess, he even get him to enter a chess school.
He's an aries, he's total and bold. He never goes for a half, he would do the whole thing he could.
There's only one thing I could remember he prohibited his children to choose: my sister's major. He forced her to enter psychology when my sister loves literature. Well, being the oldest child is never easy. Daddy knew it was wrong anyway.
Well, I miss him so much. But it might be too late, he will never find out unless he read this blog. I hope you see me now, Dad, remembering each word you told me, every places we went to, wishing you're here now.
I never want to repeat the same mistake: realizing that you love someone when it's too late.
I love my mother more than anything, I love my nephew, nieces, even I love my sister and brother (the last one was kinda hard to admit). But I also love my dreams, I have and want to pursue them.
Living in Jogja forced me to shuttle back and forth, away from home. And after I graduate one day I gotta work, maybe miles away or overseas. I can't be with them all the time.
Isn't reaching our dreams would be a bliss to them too?
Like my mother always said, "kalo buat anaknya, orang tua pasti doain terus nggak putus-putus," A mom's love is endless, it goes with you everywhere you go no matter how far.
If I could, I'd hug my mother forever, tell her to stay strong no matter what. She is now, I know she will always be the supermom like she's always been. But I don't normally hug her and say I love her. She just knows, she's my mother.
If I could, I'd spend every little second with them who I love.
Family isn't something that you can replace. It lasts forever. No one else will accept who you are like they do. I can't be with them all the time, but I would cherish whenever I'm with them, whenever we could be together. Maybe one day I'll go miles away, my brother and married sister will also live apart. Maybe all of us will stay together forever. Who knows? The thing is, love the life that you have right now. Appreciate everything and each everyone around you, cause you'll never know when it's gonna end.
Just as one marvelous old quote I've ever heard:
"The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."
Time waits for no man, my friend. Just, live the present to the fullest.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
want to know me more? Here, I give you my 100 truths
(Repost from macxo.blogspot.coml)
001. Real name → Muthiah
002. Like it? → not really, too short
003. Nickname(s)→ Muthe, Mutia, Tia
004. Status → in a relationship
005. Zodiac sign → Virgo
006. Male or female → female
007. Elementary→ Muhammadiyah
008. Middle School → SMP 216 Jakarta Pusat
009. High School → SMA 68 Jakarta Pusat
010. Hair color → Violet? Brown? Dark blonde? all mixed together
011. Long or short → medium
012. Eye color → black
013. Weight → 50
002. Like it? → not really, too short
003. Nickname(s)→ Muthe, Mutia, Tia
004. Status → in a relationship
005. Zodiac sign → Virgo
006. Male or female → female
007. Elementary→ Muhammadiyah
008. Middle School → SMP 216 Jakarta Pusat
009. High School → SMA 68 Jakarta Pusat
010. Hair color → Violet? Brown? Dark blonde? all mixed together
011. Long or short → medium
012. Eye color → black
013. Weight → 50
014. Height → 165
015. Righty or lefty → righty
016. Loud or Quiet → depends
017. Sweats or Jeans → Sweats
018. Phone or Camera → Phone with camera
019. Health freak → Yessss
020. Piercings? → Ears
021. Do you have a crush on someone? → yes
022. Eat or Drink → Drink
023. Purse or Backpack → Purse
024. Tattoos → No, but will have one
025. Do You Like Yourself? → A lot
026. Current worry? → Many things. weight?
THIS OR THAT:
027. Orange or Apple Juice? → Apple Juice
028. Night or Day? → Night
029. Sun or Moon? → Moon
030. TV or Internet? → Internet
015. Righty or lefty → righty
016. Loud or Quiet → depends
017. Sweats or Jeans → Sweats
018. Phone or Camera → Phone with camera
019. Health freak → Yessss
020. Piercings? → Ears
021. Do you have a crush on someone? → yes
022. Eat or Drink → Drink
023. Purse or Backpack → Purse
024. Tattoos → No, but will have one
025. Do You Like Yourself? → A lot
026. Current worry? → Many things. weight?
THIS OR THAT:
027. Orange or Apple Juice? → Apple Juice
028. Night or Day? → Night
029. Sun or Moon? → Moon
030. TV or Internet? → Internet
031. PlayStation or XBox? → Neither
032. Kiss or Hug? → Both!!
033. Iguana or Turtle? → Neither. I hate animals
034. Spider or Bee? → Spider
035. Fall or Spring? → Spring
036. Limewire or iTunes? → err
037. Soccer or Baseball? → Soccer
FIRSTS:
038. First surgery → 9 years ago, amandel
039. First piercing → Both ears
040. First best friend → Gita
041. First Sport? → forgot
042. First award → murid TK teladan ;)
043. First crush → my senior in elementary school (4th grade)
044. First pet → Doraemon, a cat
045. First big vacation → Manado
046. First big birthday → 5th birthday
CURRENTLY:
047. Eating → nope
048. Drinking → nope
049. I'm about to → tweeting
050. Listening to → none
051. Singing? → nope
052. Typing? → of course
053. Waiting for → someone to come over
YOUR FUTURE:
054. Want kids? → Yes, two
055. When? → soon after married
056. Want to get married? → Yes
057. When? → 23? 25?
058. Where Do You Want To Live? → Japan
059. Careers in mind → Diplomat in UN
060. What Did You Want To Be When You Were Little? → Mangaka, Architect
061. Mellow Future Or Wild? → Wild
062. Something You Would Never Try? → Eat bizzare foods
WHICH IS BETTER WITH BOY?
063. Lips or eyes → Eyes
064. Shorter or taller? → Taller
065. Romantic or spontaneous → Both
066. Nice stomach or nice arms → uuu both
067. Sensitive or loud → Sensitive
068. Hook-up or relationship → Both?
069. Trouble maker or hesitant → Trouble maker
070. Hugging or Kissing? → BOTH
071. Tan Skinned or Light? → Tan skinned
072. Dark or Light Hair? → Dark
073. Muscular or Normal? → Muscular
HAVE YOU EVER:
074. Lost glasses/contacts → Yes
075. Ran away from home → Never
076. Held a gun/knife for self defense?→ Always, a knife
077. Killed somebody → No
078. Broken someone's heart → Yes?
079. Been arrested → No
080. Cried when someone died → Yes, even in a movie
081. Kissed A Stranger? → No
082. Climbed Up A Tree? → Yes, but not too high
083. Liked A Friend As More Than A Friend? → Yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
084. Yourself → Yes, fully
085. Miracles → Yes
032. Kiss or Hug? → Both!!
033. Iguana or Turtle? → Neither. I hate animals
034. Spider or Bee? → Spider
035. Fall or Spring? → Spring
036. Limewire or iTunes? → err
037. Soccer or Baseball? → Soccer
FIRSTS:
038. First surgery → 9 years ago, amandel
039. First piercing → Both ears
040. First best friend → Gita
041. First Sport? → forgot
042. First award → murid TK teladan ;)
043. First crush → my senior in elementary school (4th grade)
044. First pet → Doraemon, a cat
045. First big vacation → Manado
046. First big birthday → 5th birthday
CURRENTLY:
047. Eating → nope
048. Drinking → nope
049. I'm about to → tweeting
050. Listening to → none
051. Singing? → nope
052. Typing? → of course
053. Waiting for → someone to come over
YOUR FUTURE:
054. Want kids? → Yes, two
055. When? → soon after married
056. Want to get married? → Yes
057. When? → 23? 25?
058. Where Do You Want To Live? → Japan
059. Careers in mind → Diplomat in UN
060. What Did You Want To Be When You Were Little? → Mangaka, Architect
061. Mellow Future Or Wild? → Wild
062. Something You Would Never Try? → Eat bizzare foods
WHICH IS BETTER WITH BOY?
063. Lips or eyes → Eyes
064. Shorter or taller? → Taller
065. Romantic or spontaneous → Both
066. Nice stomach or nice arms → uuu both
067. Sensitive or loud → Sensitive
068. Hook-up or relationship → Both?
069. Trouble maker or hesitant → Trouble maker
070. Hugging or Kissing? → BOTH
071. Tan Skinned or Light? → Tan skinned
072. Dark or Light Hair? → Dark
073. Muscular or Normal? → Muscular
HAVE YOU EVER:
074. Lost glasses/contacts → Yes
075. Ran away from home → Never
076. Held a gun/knife for self defense?→ Always, a knife
077. Killed somebody → No
078. Broken someone's heart → Yes?
079. Been arrested → No
080. Cried when someone died → Yes, even in a movie
081. Kissed A Stranger? → No
082. Climbed Up A Tree? → Yes, but not too high
083. Liked A Friend As More Than A Friend? → Yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
084. Yourself → Yes, fully
085. Miracles → Yes
086. Love at first sight → Yes
087. Heaven → Yes
088. Santa Claus → No, why would I?
089. Kiss on the first date → Yes
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
090. Is there one person you want to be with right now → Yes
091. Do You Like Someone? → Yes
092. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → Kind of
093. Do you believe in God → Yes
LASTS
094. Recieved/Sent Text Message → Arme
095. Received Call → Bimo Ario
096. Call Made? → Ita
097. Wall On Facebook? → Vina
098. Missed Call? → Dara
099. Person You Hung out With? → Vani
100. Post as 100 truths and tag
087. Heaven → Yes
088. Santa Claus → No, why would I?
089. Kiss on the first date → Yes
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
090. Is there one person you want to be with right now → Yes
091. Do You Like Someone? → Yes
092. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → Kind of
093. Do you believe in God → Yes
LASTS
094. Recieved/Sent Text Message → Arme
095. Received Call → Bimo Ario
096. Call Made? → Ita
097. Wall On Facebook? → Vina
098. Missed Call? → Dara
099. Person You Hung out With? → Vani
100. Post as 100 truths and tag
Abandoned Passion
Lately, I realize something. Aku bukan termasuk orang yang fokus. Hidup selama 19 tahun bukan hal remeh yang bisa aku buang sia-sia gitu aja. I'm living to the fullest.
Aku bukan orang yang bisa diam aja ngeliat segala hal menarik seliweran di sekitarku. Aku gampang banget tertarik sama segala hal, apapun. Aku suka main futsal, lagi nyoba belajar nari, pengen ikut ini-itu. But there's one thing I really love(d) to do.
Aku suka designing. I was born as a baby painter and grew up like one. Dinding rumah lamaku dulu penuh banget sama coretan anak kecil cina yang baru kenal krayon. Mulai dari garis, trus aku belajar nulis huruf, gambar beruang, semuanya aku lakukan di dinding. Kesukaan ini berlanjut sampai aku SD dan SMP, jaman marak-maraknya aku ikut (dan menang) lomba gambar. Jadi waktu itu ada lomba gambar dadakan yang ternyata diadakan sama Toyota. Aku ikutan dan jeng jeeeeng, mendadak bisa jadi satu-satunya pemenang dari Indonesia yang dikirim ke Jepang. Padahal awalnya aku kira lombanya kacangan dan paling pemenangnya dapat paket krayon baru. That day, I realize dreams could bring you anywhere you desire.
Shibuya 109 canvas painting done when I was in junior high.
Jadi inget, nyokap pernah bilang "Kalo kuliah ambil jurusan yang serius, jangan design-design kayak gitu." Jarang-jarang aku nurut sama dia, but here I am now. Kuliah di Jogja, mengejar passion baru dan struggle sama hal yang juga sama sekali baru.
Whatever you call it: talent, passion atau apapun; tapi menurut aku dia pasti sedih kalo dilupakan. Suatu hari nanti, aku pasti balik lagi kok. Once I love something, I won't stop (tergantung sih hehe). Mungkin nanti kalo semesterannya udah lowong aku bisa gambar-gambar lagi, atau apalah bikin 'gebrakan' lain. Tunggu aja, siapa yang tau apa yang terjadi nanti kan?
First post!
Finally! I had huge difficulties to start blogging. Well, I simply can't understand how it works. Now I'm out testing some tricks and voila. my first blog established. Stay tuned ;)
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