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Selasa, 01 Mei 2018

Menuju Seperempat Abad


Saya jadi teringat, tahun lalu saya juga menulis tentang awal tahun ke-23 saya di sini. Waktu itu saya bilang saya nggak lagi hype ulang tahun, karena ya buat apa. Toh kita semakin dekat pada kematian. Tapi anyway, nggak lama ini saya baca blog-nya Kak Tirta alias @romeogadungan tentang postingan tahunannya mengenai usianya yang menginjak tahun ke-30. Isinya berupa kilas balik dan refleksi diri. Terus saya mikir, wah seru juga tuh. Saya bisa nostalgia dan teringat apa dan bagaimana perjalanan saya dari tahun ke tahun, seenggaknya buat saya baca dan kenang sendiri suatu saat nanti. Dan ya, yang saya bilang saya nggak mau terlalu hype ultah malah sekarang jadi ajang buat refleksi tahunan. Namanya juga Ellis, aneh malah kalau nggak labil. Eh tapi kan ini nggak hype, hanya refleksi aja *debating myself*.

Nggak banyak yang terjadi di tahun ke-23. Tapi, saya akhirnya meraih bachelor degree saya. Dulu saya berpikir, lulus/wisuda itu hal yang biasa aja. Karena toh banyak sekali orang yang mencapai hal yang sama. Sampai saya menemukan di sekitar saya, ternyata nggak semua orang punya kesempatan untuk meraih level ini. Ternyata juga ada orang-orang yang merasa seberuntung dan sebersyukur itu bisa meraih bachelor degree, entah karena faktor perjuangan secara materi maupun secara background pendidikan keluarganya. Saya? Saya tetap merasa nggak se-spesial itu sih sudah wisuda. Tapi, karena perjalanan menempuh wisuda ini benar-benar menguras jiwa, raga, air mata, dan dana haha akhirnya ketika saya sudah sidang, ternyata rasanya selega itu. Benar-benar lega.

Masa-masa skripsi ini super campur aduk. Se-campur aduk saat ketemu orang yang belum mampu kita lupakan sedang berjalan berdua dengan yang lain *apasih* *caper 1*. Saya nggak pernah mengira kalau saya akan menyelesaikan skripsi selama ini. Karena ya pada dasarnya saya bukan tipikal mahasiswa rebel yang, walaupun saya merasa agak salah jurusan, suka cabut dari kelas atau mangkir dari tugas. Mungkin bisa dihitung dengan jari berapa kali saya bolos kuliah. Jadi saya pikir, walaupun skripsi nggak akan mudah, seenggaknya saya bisa mengerjakannya sesuai rencana saya. Tapi ternyata, semua rencana menguap gitu aja. Dari awal saya dapet dosen pembimbing, jalannya udah di luar dugaan. Beberapa bulan pertama, saya masih woles. Tapi lama-lama, kok teman-teman seangkatan saya udah pada lulus ya. Saya mulai cemas, tertekan, dan hilang nafsu makan sehilang-hilangnya. Sampai puncaknya, setiap saya bangun pagi, bukan doa bangun tidur yang saya lakukan, bukan juga buka HP. Tapi, saya langsung menangis tanpa alasan. Saya juga nggak mengerti apa yang terjadi sama saya. Di satu sisi, saya tau skripsi ini bukan apa-apa dibanding permasalahan hidup yang lain. Tapi di sisi lain, dude, it's so much consuming. Saya bukan tipe orang yang mudah nangis anyway. Jadi kalau sampai saya nangis gitu aja, mungkin itu berarti saya benar-benar lelah dan nggak tau harus gimana lagi.
Pada akhirnya, saya menyadari, walaupun ini semua di luar kendali saya, nggak ada sesuatu atau seseorang yang bisa disalahkan. Bukan juga dosen saya, kampus saya, jurusan saya, atau saya sendiri. Setiap planet berputar pada porosnya masing-masing dan setiap planet itu juga menjalani fungsinya masing-masing. Begitu pun dengan manusia. Kita berjalan di jalan kita masing-masing dengan tujuan dan maksud masing-masing pula.

Btw, seperti kata pepatah, tak kenal maka tak sayang. Tapi pepatah itu nggak akan nyambung sama apa yang mau saya tulis kok. Cuman mau memulai paragraf dengan kalimat itu aja. Karena walaupun udah kenal, udah sayang tapi kalau nggak berbalas ya buat apa juga *apasih* *caper 2*.
Di tahun ke-23, lagi-lagi saya menyadari betapa semua orang bisa berubah. Pun saya, kamu, dia, atau mereka. Dan perubahan itu bisa dalam bentuk apa pun. Bisa status, sifat, sudut pandang, maupun rasa. Orang yang berasa masih kemarin saling bertukar kabar dan cerita, jadi tempat berkeluh kesah, tau satu sama lain hari ini ngapain aja, bisa begitu drastis menjadi asing hari ini. Jangankan bertukar kabar, saling sapa aja enggak. Semuanya seperti kembali seperti semula: asing. Bedanya dengan orang yang benar-benar asing adalah kita pernah punya memori bersama. Dan sialnya, otak kita nggak diciptakan sama seperti memori di laptop yang bisa kita pilih untuk menghapusnya ketika kita nggak pengen memori itu tersimpan lagi. *Wagelaseh bahasa w dah kek anak galaw Tumblr belum? Hahaha*. Lucunya, ini bukanlah pertama kali yang saya rasakan. Dulu pernah juga beberapa kali merasakan hal yang sama. Tapi kok ya rasanya tetap sama: aneh. Aneh menjadi asing-bersama-dan kemudian asing lagi. Mungkin benar apa yang Gilang KR tulis, "Sayangnya, tidak peduli lima, atau sepuluh, atau bahkan dua puluh kali kita mengalaminya, tidak lantas membuat kita menjadi terlatih patah hati."

Di sisi lain, saya juga menyadari, orang yang dulu nggak pernah saya pedulikan keberadaannya padahal dia ada di sekitar saya, bisa begitu menakjubkan untuk dikenal. Orang yang selama ini saya kira "nggak baik" karena saya mendengar dari orang-orang, ternyata bisa jadi teman sebaik itu. Bahkan lebih baik dari yang saya bayangkan. Dia bisa jadi orang yang bisa saya andalkan dan saya percaya. Semua ucapan orang dulu yang pernah saya dengar tentang dia menguap gitu aja ketika saya mulai mengenal dia secara langsung. Dari sini saya jadi tau, kita nggak pernah bisa benar-benar menilai orang kecuali kita mau mengenal dan memahaminya lebih dalam. Dan nggak peduli sebaik apa pun kita, penilaian orang di luar bisa jadi sejahat itu.

Lain halnya mengenai sudut pandang hidup. Mungkin karena skripsi saya kemarin nggak berjalan sesuai rencana dan itu sangat amat melelahkan. Saya jadi memandang berbeda sekarang. Saya udah nggak punya "papan rencana" tentang apa-apa yang mau saya lakukan. Saya jadi cenderung untuk menjalani apa yang sekarang ada di depan mata dengan sebaik-baiknya. Dan ternyata, hidup seperti ini nggak se-"buruk" yang dibayangkan. Saya justru menemukan hal-hal yang di luar dugaan in a good way. So now I tend to let life surpise me. Hopefully I'm ready, or at least strong enough, to face it.

Ada beberapa hal lain yang saya alami di usia ke-23 saya. Tapi sepertinya, postingan yang awalnya diniatkan sebagai refleksi dan malah berujung curhat dan caper ini ternyata udah terlalu panjang. Jadi daripada saya semakin keliatan alay-nya dan menjatuhkan pencitraan saya, ada baiknya mungkin saya menyudahi saja. Walau saya nggak sedang mempunyai a board vision untuk menjalani tahun ini, tapi saya masih punya main goal dan harapan. Saya tentu nggak tau apa aja yang akan terjadi di tahun ke-24 saya. Bisa jadi lebih berat, atau lebih mudah, atau biasa saja, atau menakjubkan, atau menyedihkan, atau bahkan saya nggak punya waktu selama itu untuk menghabiskan 24 saya. Entahlah. Yet, now I'm in a state of "I accept everything that happens to me. For whatever it is. It's up to You, God. I'm gonna try my best to embrace it."

Selasa, 07 November 2017

Sometimes

Sometimes, you need people to cheer you up when you're turning low.
Sometimes, you need someone to just patiently listen to your complain and your story.
Sometimes, you need somebody to tell you that you are stronger than you think.
Sometimes, you need those people who can strengthen you to pass all of those obstacles.
Sometimes, you need at least one person to talk to so you don't feel all alone.
Sometimes, you need somebody who can be supportive in all of circumstances.

Yet, sometimes just sometimes, all you need is somebody to tell you that it's okay to cry out loud, it's okay to be broken, it's okay to feel down, it's never ever wrong not to always appear strong, and all of those would never make you any less meaningful.

Senin, 14 Agustus 2017

A Cup of Talk

I love spending time alone. So does he.

There was one night when I went alone to a cafe with an intention to read journals. But not long after I had a seat, there was someone walked away passing my table. As soon as we noticed each other, we both were a bit surprised. As usual, we got silent for seconds then mumbling we didn't know each other. Of course, it was a platitude. We soon greeted each other. Apparently, he arrived earlier than me. I asked him to sit with me then a minute later he moved on to my table.

He started the talk by telling me how many (new) girls had a crush on him. Some tried to flirt on him, some gave him cheesy pick up lines, some others admitted they liked him and all. I was no surprised. It's so typical of him and he's kind of proud of it seen in his evil smile he was showing. He always says that he's handsome. Yes, he is. But his good looking face drops by everytime he tells me so, lol. We've been knowing each other since the first time we encountered the college life. I totally had no interest in him cause he acted as if he's the most handsome guy on earth. Meh, mlz bgt. Not long after that, something made us work together. As I got to know him better, I started to see the  good in him. We started having talks and sometimes having dinner together. So what's the good in him? He's so smart. He reads a lot of books. Like A-LOT. It's not only (classic) novels, but also books of philosophy, politics, history, so many theories, and so on. I kinda always look stupid when I talk to him. His knowledge is just too wide. I only have 10% of his knowledge perhaps. And what's other? Nothing. Lol. He had no sense of humor. I almost never laughed whenever he threw a joke for I never got the funny point. Then he'd say, "Hahaha, kan aku emang gak bisa lucu,"

At one moment on a particular event, he came in. I was out for a while without knowing he would come. As I got back, a girl who had a crush on him told me, "Mba, tuh dari tadi ada yang nyariin," I guess she was hurting while telling me so. Then another girl who used to be closed to him told me the same, "Udah ditungguin tuh," Guess who? Yes, it's him, "Aku mau ngomong." I knew it perfectly it's just an excuse so that he could go away from those girls lol. Told you. He has sort of...many 'fans'. Had no idea why. I kept telling him that if only those girls knew him better, they would definitely have a second thought to have a crush on him. He thought so. Lol. Yet, I did appreciate how he didn't take advantage of them. Right after he knew someone had a feeling on him and he thought he didn't share the same feeling, he'd stop. He even left their chats unread. So  I was chill. Never really cared about how many girls out there who admired him. It's his right to choose. As we all know, someone will always find a way to cheat even if we protect them so tight. So I had no worries. I let him do anything he wanted. 

He's full of dreams. And he told me some. He's so passionate about what he did. I supported his decisions even when I didn't really agree them. Cause yeah, he knew himself best so why should I tell him what to decide when it's all his life after all? Years after, something hit him hard. He knew that many people didn't like him, but he didn't stop. Rumors were spreading about him. I couldn't trust it tho. I knew he's not that good, but I knew it, too, he's not that bad. I made sure by asking him. He told me the truth without forcing me to be in his side. I believed in him.

Wait, I guess I'm being too far from what I've started at the very top of this writing. This would be too long if I have to reminisce each of inches I spent with him. I didn't know him for one or two weeks. It's been years. Well, let's go back to the cafe where I suddenly saw him. What we talked about then was...marriage. We shared our thoughts about it. Since we had the same background knowledge, we had the same thought as well. I told him I kind of think that marriage is a big deal. There are so many things to consider. He did think so. We mentioned the reasons one by one. Then I remember he once told me that he would marry at certain age. I'm one year younger than him. But it's like he's way older than me cause he looks that old lol. I told him it's two years to go until he reached that certain age he would like to marry. He answered that he kinda had a second thought then he added another five-year to his target of getting married. I laughed. Somehow, I knew it already. Then we continued our talk with different topics that night.

I never post any pictures of him tho cause I've been so picky about what to post especially in ig. Besides, we never really take any serious pictures together so I don't think it's so artsy enough to put it in my feed lol. Well, now, we don't see each other too often. He is busy as always. His mind is full of plans and of course books. He just can't stop trying to achieve what he wants and reading this and that. I let him do anything he thinks it's beneficial to him. It's true I have no idea where  to whom he'll come back. Whatever he decides, I'll never regret even a second. He's been a lesson after all.

Minggu, 23 April 2017

A Moment to Reflect

It's one week to go till I'm exactly turning 23. No, this is not a reminder or something to remind everyone about my day. This is a kind of, let's say, the way I'm trying to reminisce and reflect what I've done and I have had to be.

I suddenly remember one moment when my Indian buddy told me at my birthday, "You're not getting older, but you're just a little closer to death," and it was somewhat stabbing my chest cause yeah, what to celebrate when you're actually getting closer to death? Since then, I never really hype my birthday.

A moment later I look back into myself then see how I'd been afraid too much of everything, like every-single-thing. And another moment I realized that I have changed so much than I used to be.
I used to have that typical thought to please every single one I know and even I meet, to look good in their eyes, and even to be the way they want me to be. Until I started my uni-life that led me to know people who are careless. No, it's not carelessness about their own life but rather not to care about what other people think of them. Until I started to have experienced a whole new world that I've never been to. Until I read what I have never imagined I'm gonna be interested in. Until I come at the point that I realize each of us simply live our own life which has nothing to do with others'. It's nothing like my life is better/worse than yours. It's only a matter of understanding in seeing the ups and downs after all. The hard time I've been through and the happy moments I've had are only in a way God tells me how life wouldn't feel happy unless I've encountered sadness. And so it's just an understanding to embrace every single moment that happens.

I look back again to myself, and then I know that changes are persistent. Maybe I think I've changed much but it doesn't stop there. Most probably because time doesn't stop lingering that always forces me to deal with everything I'm facing. I no longer see myself as passionate as I was. Instead, I become more reckless and choose to let everything flow the way it does. I don't know which is better tho.

Most of moments I think about my existence which leads me to question how much I've been beneficial to my surroundings. Then I feel insecure when I find that I've been doing nothing instead. I still can't help to think: do I live the life I want? Have I done things I supposed to? Is my life worth living? But yeah, they say it's one typical phase that people will encounter when they reach early 20s.

Jumat, 23 Desember 2016

December


It feels like years I didn't write any posts here for these past months. I always thought that I had no time doing this while it's actually a matter of making it or not. Until I realize that it's already December! The last month we have in one year. Time to throw it back.



There are many things to learn, many people I met, many great experiences I got, and by then I have so much to reflect from them. I can feel the endless love of my family through their prayers. I can see the friends that have been so supportive to me in this year. Aya for being a friend that I can talk literally everything, Geri for being  there when I need her, Sarah that has the same humor as mine and is a good listener for each drama I told her, Fulan who's been a partner in struggling both academic and the organization we join,  and of course each member of them that we have a group chat called 'Nyinyirism" who's been being supportive and lovely and funny as hell and sarcastic af, and still philosophical (?). Like seriously, I have no idea how my Jogja-life would be without them. For the friends of Sansenku that still have a place to me even when I've been far away from them to which then I feel home when I'm back. Fikfik who's been annoying haha yet soooo nice. My temen SD, Iin and Ayu, who can reduce miseries lol by doing 'our things'. My temen SMA, Inayah, Bolo-bolo, Nora, and Bitul who have been moodboosters when I'm home. Grup Gak Jelas Kabeh contaning Unonk, Rendra, and Sarah (lagi) yang mau aja diajak kemana-mana. My temen KKN, Arum for being really good, Irham and Imam for being friends of bersenang-senang. Meng for being a friend full of wacana haha yet still pleasing to talk to. Mba Dara and Rani that I always enjoy to have time together. Also, all the beutiful souls I met on my road. And of course, Rampoe UGM for allowing me to find anything wider and greater. Ah I have a bunch of love for each of them :')

"Nyinyirism"

Some of Sansenku

Meng

I thank God for every single thing I've got though sometimes things are out of control like I haven't graduated yet lol (only by this time I can laugh it away lol), I haven't found that one person I can lean on and feel completed LOL tetep ya, reading an an amount of books, writing more on the blog, and other things I wish to gain in this year.

My 2016 was much dominated by working hard, struggling, and even suffering with these people.

That team :')

Started by earlier this year, we began our journey. Nothing was easy, but who knows that God would give this team a huge blessing during the process. And so, I personally gain a lot to learn. Like A-LOT. It felt so consuming at the beginning, but since we walked together hand in hand, it became one of (maybe) our memorable moments in our life at the end of the day. Maybe by next time I will write the clearer details on how we had suffered struggled. Lol.


Strongest girls

That was a glimpse of what comes to my mind summing up my 2016. I'm that conservative person who writes my resolution by the end of the year for the upcoming year. And now I will do the same. I think, somehow, it can remind me to keep moving forward, to not giving them up while in the middle of struggling.

I'm so glad to have had those experiences, to have been surrounded by the people I've mentioned, to have met nice strangers, and to have learned so much from them. Also, I'm so glad to have ticked most of things in my to do list for this year though there are still several things I let them clear without any ticks. I'm a believer of 'God Timing is always the best', even when I don't get the things I want. I tried my best, but God knows best. And somehow that is what makes me relieved.

Time flies so fast. It keeps lingering no matter how much we try to stop it. There's no way back, there's nothing to escape. New year is coming. Feel the enthusiasm to welcome it then keep it stay in our souls during the whole year.




Kamis, 11 Agustus 2016

Pernikahan Dini

Seiring dengan tayangnya kembali sinetron Pernikahan Dini, entah kenapa bisa kebetulan juga lagi in mengenai pernikahan Alvin, anaknya Ustadz Arifin Ilham, yang mana dia masih di bawah umur menurut Undang-undang. Berita ini cukup menuai pro dan kontra. Apa penyebabnya? Tidak lain tidak bukan karena umur itu sendiri sih. Saya sendiri berpendapat kalau tidak ada yang salah dari menikah muda. Setiap orang berhak untuk memutuskan kapan dan di umur berapa mereka menikah. Namun, menurut saya, menikah bukanlah suatu hal yang bisa tidak kita pikirkan matang-matang karena ada banyak konsekuensi yang akan diambil ketika kita sudah tidak hidup ‘seorang diri’.

Saya memang tidak mengikuti berita pernikahan Alvin ini dari awal. Kebetulan pas saya nonton Alvin diwawancara, dia mengatakan sangat menyayangkan seks bebas yang terjadi di kalangan remaja. Daripada zinah, mending langsung nikah saja bisa jadi ibadah. Ya, saya memang dengar alasannya setengah-setengah gitu sih. Jadi kalau ada kesalahan dari opini saya, ya itu datangnya dari saya pribadi bukan siapa-siapa.
Pokok ‘permasalahan’ dari pernikahan dini adalah umur. Mungkin kalau pernikahan kakaknya dini mah boleh kali ya karena lebih tua dari dini huhu jayus. Menurut undang-undang, laki-laki boleh menikah ketika sudah berumur 19 tahun dan perempuan 16 tahun. CMIIW. Pada umumnya, seseorang akan lulus SMA pada umur 17 tahun, maka di umur 19 tahun diharapkan seseorang setidaknya mempunyai penghasilan jika ia memutuskan untuk tidak melanjutkan studi. Saya rasa, undang-undang menetapkan umur untuk pernikahan bukanlah tanpa pertimbangan. Itu pun semata-mata sebagai upaya ‘mensejahterakan’ penduduknya. Diputuskannya umur tertentu adalah mungkin salah satu upaya pemerintah untuk memastikan bahwa penduduknya sudah cukup siap finansial untuk melakukan pernikahan.

Yup, hal pokok selanjutnya adalah finansial. Seseorang yang sudah menikah, rasa-rasanya janggal jika masih bertumpu pada orang tuanya. Suka atau tidak, menikah itu butuh uang. Untuk menghidupi kita sendiri, pasangan, dan anak-anak kelak. Baik untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pokok seperti makan, tempat tinggal, dan pakaian maupun kebutuhan sekunder seperti pendidikan, hiburan, dan lain sebagainya. Se-belia apa pun umur kita, mau tidak mau kita harus siap untuk memenuhi kebutuhan-kebutuhan tersebut.

Selain itu, di umur yang masih belia, sudahkah cukup siap untuk selanjutnya menghadapi persoalan-persoalan hidup yang bukan lagi hanya mengenai kepentingan pribadi? Saya sangat setuju dengan pernyataan “Kedewasaan tidak bisa ditentukan dari umur”, tapi juga sepanjang saya hidup 22 tahun di dunia ini, saya menemukan bahwa umur juga tidak bisa dibohongi. Saya punya teman sebaya, tapi dia bisa sangat bijak dan dewasa lebih dari saya. Namun, umur tetaplah berbicara. Ada kalanya ia terlihat manja dan masih ‘kanak-kanak’. Dan sekanak-kanaknya seseorang, kalau dia sudah cukup berumur, dia akan ada kalanya bertindak dewasa. I hope you get my point.

Lagi-lagi menurut saya, menikah bukanlah hal tanpa konsekuensi. Kita tak lagi bisa memikirkan diri kita sendiri, ada pasangan yang juga harus kita pikirkan. Mau tidak mau, kita pun akan sedikit banyak berkorban atas apa yang akan kita putuskan. Yang mana, sadar atau tidak, kita akan sedikit banyak mengorbankan satu dan lain hal. Sekolah misalnya. Memang, kita masih bisa tetap bisa mengambil S1, S2, dan seterusnya, tapi tentu saja pasangan dan anak adalah sudah menjadi prioritas utama kita. Menikah juga bukan hanya urusan individu yang ingin menikah. Ada keluarga dari masing-masing pihak yang perlu kita hadapi yang mana kadang itu juga tidak sesederhana yang kita pikirkan.

Tidak ada yang salah dari menikah muda jika sudah siap dengan segala konsekuensinya. Tapi saya pun cukup menyayangkan kalau alasan menikah hanyalah untuk mencegah zinah. Menurut saya yang ilmu agamanya tidak lebih besar dari ukuran semut, rasa-rasanya masih banyak ibadah yang bisa mencegah dari perbuatan zinah. Contoh yang paling esensial adalah sholat. Kalau kita memahami seluruh isi bacaan sholat bukan hanya sekedar untuk menggugurkan kewajiban, saya rasa, kita akan merasa menjadi sebenar-benarnya budak Allah dan mengabdi seluruh jiwa raga kita kepada Allah yang mana jelas, kita akan berusaha melakukan segala perintah-Nya dan menjauhi larangan-Nya termasuk zinah. Hal selanjutnya yang bisa kita lakukan adalah dzikir. Dengan dzikir, kita jadi mengingat Allah. Jika Allah sudah memenuhi hati dan pikiran kita, kita akan selalu merasa Allah melihat kita kapan dan di mana pun ya masa mau zinah kan? Atau, kita bisa melakukan ibadah lain yang memang tujuannya untuk mengendalikan nafsu kita: puasa. Jangankan untuk memenuhi nafsu birahi, buat makan minum aja nggak boleh kan kalau kita lagi puasa? Dan yang terakhir, yang paling ‘ngena’ menurut saya: ingat mati. Udahlah, kalau ingat mati mah mau kita lagi jungkir balik ngakak kaya apa pun juga langsung bisa kicep. Kalau kita ingat mati, boro-boro mikirin gegalauan apalagi zinah nggak sih? Yang ada kita langsung merinding dan bawaannya pengen taubat aja berharap jiwa kita bersih dari segala dosa yang padahal kalau denger adzan aja masih mager buat cepet-cepet sholat huhu. Intinya, banyak ibadah lain yang bisa kita lakukan kalau hanya untuk mencegah zinah. Ingat loh ya, ‘kalau hanya’. Tapi jika ternyata keinginan menikah lebih dari itu, ya silakan boleh banget banget. Apalagi jika semua rukun nikah sudah terpenuhi, punya penghasilan cukup, dan siap akan segala konsekuensi minimal yang saya sebutkan di atas, mau berapa pun umurnya, ya sah-sah saja. Dan mungkin itu lah yang terjadi pada Alvin. Dia sudah sesiap itu. Saya juga aslinya pengen nikah muda kok, cuman kan ada beberapa rukun nikah yang harus terpenuhi. Yang pertama, mempelai wanita. Yang kedua, mempelai pria. Nah, baru syarat kedua aja saya masih belum mampu, jadi yaudah, gagal mau nikah muda hahahaha cry. Gak ding, canda.

Di benak saya, menikah adalah ibadah yang bukan hanya untuk mencegah zinah. Butuh kesiapan lahir dan batin untuk mengarungi tingkat kehidupan yang lebih ‘dewasa’ ini. Namun, saya bukanlah ukhti-ukhti sholehah yang ilmu agamanya udah tinggi. Bahkan kalau dosa bisa kecium, mungkin dosa saya udah kecium sekali pun kamu lagi di Afrika karena saking banyaknya dosa saya huhu. Opini ini datangnya dari manusia biasa yang masih haus akan ilmu fiqih dan pemahaman aqidah. Kalau pun tidak sesuai, ya mohon dimaklumi dan diingatkan. Lagian, ini mah cuma pencitraan aja ding.

Senin, 04 Juli 2016

Dealing with My Thesis



Things are sometimes really annoying when people start questioning something you should have accomplished like, "Kapan ujian?" or "Kapan lulus?" or "Kapan wisuda?". And it somehow frustrates me like what you guys are saying? You just don't walk my path and don't wear my shoes and don't understand the things I'm facing. Say it that it is an excuse, but really, you have to be me, I mean, be an English Literature in this shitty campus haha, with this situation and the supervisor like mine then I bet you wouldn't ask any single questions I've mentioned above. Like never ever ever. You may blame me why I haven't taken my final exam while my friends one by one have graduated, but I'll let you know that I've been doing my best to finish my thesis, yet, some things are just out of control that I myself really don't want this to happen.

It's not only you. I, too, question myself why this thing happens to me like what sins I have done that drive me into this jail haha. I just can't believe that sometimes life might get harder while we grow older. And it's happening in front of my eyes. It's not only my thesis, but also my other duties seemingly have been really consuming. And sometimes all I want to do is scream out loud without even caring how people would get annoyed by my noise.

It practically stresses me out. Yet, there's a glimpse of pleasure in realizing how blessed I am by having these consuming stuffs haha. Throughout the moments, God has proved me that life is a completely learning process. How I should deal with things I might think bad and how He has sent me the supportive people I couldn't ask for any better. Call me a pessimist, but I won't be any if my (particular) friends beside me. They never stop sending me support and tell me everything is okay if I don't think too much about what people are gonna say. And I'm forever grateful for that.

After all, I come at the point when I realize that one's life is never better than others. It's simply a matter of understanding how to appreciate our own life without comparing to others'; for each of us simply walks our own path. It's ok to be sad, but don't linger for so long. In a sense, life is just a completely learning process of how bad things happen to us as well as the good ones. Happiness is not what it is without feeling miserable at least once in a lifetime like we can never see the stars without darkness.

Cheer the days \m/

Minggu, 26 Juni 2016

"Maaf, Kamu terlalu Baik buat Aku"


Pernah nggak sih ada seseorang bilang ke kamu: "Maaf, kamu terlalu baik buat aku"? Yang mana seseorang itu adalah orang yang kamu taksir. Ciye. Kalau saya sih nggak pernah. Yang ada, malah saya yang bilang hahaha. Gak deng.

Well, beberapa teman saya pernah mengalaminya, baik cowok maupun cewek. Dan sedihnya, salah satu dari mereka mengatakan, "Jadi orang jangan baik baik amat, entar dibilang terlalu baik soalnya." dan dia jadi suka semena-mena dan super cuek haha ngeselin.

Seketika waktu itu saya jadi mikir, kalau gitu orang yang udah bilang "kamu terlalu baik buat aku" bisa membatasi orang untuk berbuat baik dong? Padahal seperti yang kita semua tau, kalimat itu hanyalah kata lain dari menolak, iya nggak sih?

Saya rasa, kita nggak perlu lah sampai membatasi diri untuk nggak jadi berbuat baik cuma gara-gara kita takut dibilang "terlalu baik". Lagipula, toh yang bilang "terlalu baik" itu dia hanya mencari-cari alasan buat menolak kan? Bukan untuk merasa tidak pantas dengan kita. Justru, orang kaya gitu yang nggak pantas diperjuangkan haha. Kita mau jadi orang baik kok malah tidak diterima dengan baik. Maka dari itu, menurut saya, jangan sampai lantas kita menolak untuk tetap berbuat baik kepada siapa pun. Karena toh bukannya harusnya kita berproses bareng-bareng? Menerima segala kekurangan dan kelebihan. Kalau dia sudah merasa "terganggu" karena sifat "terlalu baik" kita, dia mau jadi kita seperti apa? Yang jahat? Yang tidak peduli? Atau seperti apa? Mau tidak mengizinkan kita untuk menjadi orang yang baik?

Apa yang ingin saya katakan adalah jangan membatasi diri untuk selalu berbuat baik. Apalagi takut berbuat baik karena nggak mau dibilang "Kamu terlalu baik buat aku". Konyol sih. Mau baik mah baik aja. Orang yang tepat juga bakal datang kok cepat atau lambat. Dan, orang yang pantas kita perjuangkan adalah yang mengizinkan kita untuk tumbuh menjadi pribadi baik, bukan malah merasa tidak nyaman dengan kebaikan kita. Daripada kita pusing mempertahankan orang yang bilang, "Maaf, kamu terlalu baik buat aku," mending temukan orang yang bisa mengatakan, "Kamu terlalu baik, maka ajari aku untuk selalu mencoba berbuat kebaikan." Ciye.

Rabu, 27 April 2016

A Perplexity

I've been caught up in my activities these all days. Even when I'm writing this, those things I have to do are running in my mind.
It's funny to realize that something I want the most has stressed me up instead of making me happy.
Is this what people call 'out of comfort zone'?
Is this what they instruct to 'push ourselves to the limit?'
I hope so.
So that I will be relieved at least for a little while.

The door is open.
But when I get out of my room, I find a great wall right in front of my eyes.
It's like I almost see it. But I have to break the wall down to just hold what so called ambition.
I've been twisted, so consumed by all this hurt that brings me to feel numb afterward.
I knew, I should do everything without asking for praise. But I just found that it's hitting me in the chest when all my effort is not respected.

Life has been full of choices. But I never felt so lost.
I'm walking with no directions.
And every time I try to give them up, there's no reason to go back.
So is life really full of choices?
Or is it just the fate of life I live in?

Million questions have been friends for me to walk through this journey.
And sometimes I really don't need answers because, basically, those questions are ways to make my mind open.
That it's not what I do and choose is good or not, but rather how to make everything in this life strengthen me or weaken me up instead.

Jumat, 05 Februari 2016

The Excitement

It's still raining when I finally lay down on my bed. The old songs are in the air as I turn the radio on. Good old memories come over in flashes.

It's been great days to me since I finally happened to see old lovely people I haven't seen in a while. It's always been good to reunite with them. Sharing stories and thoughts I've passed when I'm away far from them. So much love, support, and excitement I  got right afterwards. Strengthening me up to step out from what I'm about to do in front of me for what so called the final step to get out of college life that you can guess what.

It's so typical of me to feel all excited when my old friends invite me to join them in an occasion they've already been planning. I always love the idea of 'reuniting' cause I know I'm gonna get great time with people who are worth staying like them.

My heart beats fast every time I remember the things I'm about to face started by now. And it beats even faster when my friend told me the chance I get to reach what I've been dreaming about.

Life is a long journey.
Once I heard a saying that what makes it so joyful is not when we achieve our goals, but rather the struggle we fight for during the process.

So what really keeps us excited about life other than people we treasure?
It's........dreams.

Selasa, 15 Desember 2015

Come and Go

As you walk your path, you find that nothing lasts forever including people. You realize some come in your life and some others come out. Some are worth staying with. Some others are better to let go. That brings you a lesson to treasure each encounter with anyone somehow. And yes, people come and go.

As you grow up, you notice that not every single one comes in your life has your back. Some may come at a glance and some others give you miseries. But after that, you end up a lot more treasuring people who are always in your side.You know those who support you when you get down and those who remind you to stay down to earth when you are up. They may not be there in every single second, but you know when you need to cry , they give their shoulders, when you need people to talk, they give you their ears, and when you need something to share, they just give you their time. No matter how far you go, they still open their arms to welcome you whenever you come back.  And yes, people come and go and stay.

Life does not merely consist of happiness. Thus, nothing's happier than to have people you can share anything with in your happy and miserable moments. How to elate and cheer the misery up, sometimes, depend on how you deal with it through sharing with other people by laughing it away. And yes, people come and go and stay and have your back.

And in the end, you happen to understand that your hard times could eliminate people who are worth staying with and struggling for to continue your walk of your life.

Sabtu, 03 Oktober 2015

I Never Knew


I never knew that missing someone would be that sick.
I never knew that someone I could be with everywhere could no longer be reached out.
I never knew someone that I used to share everything about could now know nothing about what's happening in my life.
I never knew it felt that sad to see someone I care about could laugh hard too with someone else.
I never knew that I would feel that weak realizing I couldn't see you any time I want.
I never knew you'd go that fast when I didn't tell you to stay.

Then I realize, the word 'miss' could mean either willing to meet someone or losing someone.

Minggu, 28 Juni 2015

Never Wanted to

I never asked to meet you. Never meant to fall in nor even acrossed to my mind. I never wanted to feel more than happy whenever you gave me your smile, whenever you called my name, whenever you looked at me. I never got nervous whenever I talked to others, but when it came to you, my tounge got trapped, my words had turned into steam. I never asked this kind of feeling nor even acrossed to my mind. But, whenever you're around, I felt all shy. I could even hardly breathe, knew nothing what to do.

And, I knew, there would be the time when we have to seperate, I mean, the time when I would no longer see you in frequent. It's never easy to me, but I had braced myself for the goodbye. I had prepared myself to not seeing you as often as we used to. I was ready. And I had to.

But, something has turned out. I won't go. And you'll still stay. I should've been happy. But why is it not? Guess it's better to lose you at the time when you were still around without anyone in your side than to stay still but seeing you with someone in your side. I have not braced myself for this. Why didn't you go at the time when I had braced myself for the goodbye? Why didn't you go before I put hope on you right after I knew you'd still be around? Why do you have to stay if you now keep someone else in your side?

Senin, 20 April 2015

Middle of Nowhere




"Guru, lama sudah aku berjalan kian banyak yang kutahu, tetapi hidup ini kian asing rasanya. Apakah kesejatiaan itu? Apakah benar-benar ada atau cuma impianmu semasa muda?" -Supernova, Dee

Nggak ada ukuran kita saat ini ada di mana. Di awalkah? Penghujungkah? Atau di tengahkah? Entahlah. Tapi mungkin, untuk mewakili ketidaktahuan lagi di mana, saya bakal bilang 'middle of nowhere'.
Seperti kutipan di Supernova di atas, semakin saya melangkah, memang semakin tahu banyak, tapi ke-tahu-an itu kadang membuat saya jadi semakin tidak tahu. Jauh lebih banyak lagi pertanyaan yang menghujam pikiran saya. Saya di mana?  Iya, semakin asing rasanya. Seperti semakin tahu apa itu hidup dan  atau justru semakin bertanya untuk apa hidup.

Saat ini, saya mengawang-awang seperti apa kemudahan hidup itu. Orang bilang, uang bukanlah segalanya. Tapi, mengapa seolah tanpa uang kita tidak bisa melakukan apa-apa? Saya mau makan, harus bayar. Saya mau pergi ke tempat alam yang katanya gratis, tapi saya tetap harus bayar ongkos. Bahkan untuk minum pun saya harus beli galon yang ujung-ujungnya harus ditukar dengan uang. Uang masih bukan segalanya?

Kemudian, saya juga semakin bertanya-tanya. Apa yang saya cari? Jika hidup adalah perjalanan maka apa yang sebenarnya kita cari? Baru-baru ini saya bertukar pikiran dengan teman lama. Mengingatkan mimpi-mimpi yang pernah tersimpan. Tapi, seiring berjalannya waktu, mimpi itu serasa pudar. Pesimis dan realistis tak lagi dapat dibedakan. Saya mencari apa-apa, tapi yang saya dapat juga semakin menyisakan tanya 'apa'. Orang bilang, jati dirilah yang sebenarnya kita cari. Tapi entahlah. Saya seperti melihat orang-orang, bahkan saya, sibuk menjadi apa yang ingin orang lain lihat. Alih-alih mencari jati diri, malah menjadi-jadi orang yang ingin digemari. Salah atau benar? Salah itu apa? Benar itu bagaimana?

Saya juga terpikir bagaimana memperbaiki diri. Apa beda dengan mencari jati diri? Orang bilang, menjadi diri sendirilah yang terbaik. Tapi untuk apa memperbaiki diri jika itu merubah kita menjadi bukan diri sendiri? Apakah sah-sah saja saya menjadi orang lain demi kata memperbaiki diri? Bagaimana saya bisa menyebutkan bahwa ini diri saya dan itu bukanlah diri saya? Bagaimana saya tahu?

Masih ada banyak pertanyaan yang menghujani pikiran saya. Saya pun terkadang lelah untuk hanya berusaha terus mencari akar dan jawaban dari pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut. Hidup mungkin seperti itu, bukan untuk mencari jawaban tapi sekedar bertanya dan meninggalkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut menjadi pertanyaan.