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Jumat, 21 September 2012

17-ku

Satu bulan yang lalu, tepat pada tanggal  21  Agustus adalah suatu momen spesial bagiku. Seperti kebanyakan orang yang baru menginjak tahun ke 17 dalam  menghirup udara di bumi, aku juga merasakannya. Angka 17 tersebut memang terasa berbeda sehingga menjadi momen spesial.  Karena  dianggap special bagi sebagian orang (termasuk aku), tidak sedikit yang merayakan momen ini dengan teman-teman ataupun sanak saudara. Apakah kamu termasuk bagian ini saat bertemu 17-mu?

Merayakan momen 17 tahun alias sweet seventeen ini bukanlah suatu keharusan ataupun adat yang wajib dilaksanakan. Walaupun aku menganggap momen ini special, namun aku tidak termasuk golongan yang merayakannya. That’s no matter to celebrate or not, I think.

Sweet seventeen kendatinya adalah suatu titik permulaan di mana kita telah dipercaya menjadi seseorang yang benar-benar menuju dewasa secara de facto. Memasuki tahap dewasa berarti mulai meninggalkan masa anak-anak. Dewasa juga berarti telah mengerti hal-hal yang benar dan dapat dilakukan serta hal-hal yang salah, yang dilarang untuk dilakukan sehingga harus bisa bertanggung jawab atas apa yang dilakukan.

Berbagai bentuk cerita terjadi ketika seseorang menyambut momen ini. Ada yang biasa sampai luar biasa. Aku mengategorikan diriku mendapat cerita di antara sedang dan luar biasa.

Saat itu, 20 Agustus 2012, keluaraga kami sedang berada di Yogyakarta tepatnya di Imogiri.  Kami memiliki jadwal ke kota bersama keluarga besar  pagi itu. Tidak ada yang aneh sampai kami memutuskan kembali pulang ke Imogiri. Selesai makan siang di suatu rumah makan, kami yang terbagi dalam dua mobil antara keluarga Pak Lik (paman, red) dan keluargaku berpisah alias beda arah. Kami berencana mengunjungi rumah kerabat lama orang tua untuk silaturrahim sedangkan keluarga Pak Lik memilih untuk pulang.

Malam tiba, ketika kami  sampai di rumah, tiba-tiba Bu Lik (bibi, red) , menyuruh aku dan adik melewati pintu samping dengan alasan ada tamu di ruang utama supaya kami tidak mengganggu. Tiba-tiba lampu mati mendadak. (Sebenarnya, kalau mau iseng, aku bisa saja tetap menerobos di pintu utama hehe). Dengan mata penuh selidik mencari kebenaran (?), aku dan adik masuk. Terlihat bayangan dua lilin kecil menyala dari belakang tirai. Muncullah mereka  satu persatu sambil menyanyikan lagu Selamat Ulang Tahun dan membawa kue tart. :')

It was nice little surprised from my big family! I don’t know who has the idea. My cousin said this is an idea from my beloved brother but he doesn’t said so. Anyway, thanks for my brother, Wili; my cousins: Adi, Ayu, Win; my uncles: Pakde Tejo and Lik Kadi; my aunty, Lik Mi; and my grandparents: Mbah Warto; also for Om Wiwis, the great driver of Pak Lik’s family.  About my parents, they also surprised about it.

Selain kejutan kecil yang indah itu, aku juga mendapat ucapan dan doa dari keluarga dan teman-teman yang inti dari semuanya semoga aku menjadi insan yang lebih baik lagi (Amin). Aku juga menerima beberapa kado dari teman-teman saat masuk sekolah. How glad I am. Thanks all! :D

17-ku. Suatu hal yang termasuk ditunggu  ketika sudah mendapatkan 17-ku adalah aku sudah bisa memiliki Surat Izin Mengemudi. Ya, SIM! Adanya SIM yang bertengger manis dalam dompetku membuatku lebih tenang saat keluar rumah. Itu artinya tidak perlu lagi kucing-kucingan dengan polisi ketika ada razia. :D

17 tahun sebenarnya hanyalah sebuah simbol. Implementasinya ada pada diri kita masing-masing, apakah kita mampu menjadi seorang yang sudah dianggap siap untuk menjadi dewasa?

17 means be wiser to walk on future!

Sabtu, 07 Juli 2012

Cooking Debate

My heart beating gradually faster. I felt it this morning. It often happens when I confronting competitions. I'd prepared many things that be needed for this competition as well as I can. But, I always felt never well prepare on this competition. After attempting and praying, I surrender all of results to God. 

The competition would be begun soon. Committee prepared and checked implements. It was English debate competition. After being chosen random, our team that the members were Luthfie, Adelia (Dhea) and me be the first dual with team from another school.

Dhea, my junior class, was given time to prepare this competition is less then fifteen hours. Ready or not ready, she had to be ready. She succeed one of my friend that resigned from this competition because of something. I never imagined if I be Dhea. She was great. She wanted to succeed my friend. How great she is!

The competition went on. Our team lost. Our opponent team continued to next round to debate again. From participants who I watched, I know all of them were great cause they represented their school there. There were trained participants, talented participants, trained and talented participants and less of preparation participants. 

I know my weakness at that moment. I less of practising. (My debate practising with my dolls apparently it hadn't be maximal yet).It is about the common reason: less of time or actually difficult to manage time. After watching great debaters, I'm like getting recipe to be like them. These are ingredients of the recipe:

1. Understanding of English
2. Can speak English (though you'd been fluent yet)
3. Understanding motions
4. Having complete facts about the motions
5. Practise
6. Practise
7. Practise
8. Being confidence

The recipe has to be complete without less of one ingredients. If you less one of ingredients, consider you only have 1-4 ingredients so the food (performance) won't be delicious (maximal) on taste (result). Or the other probability. You only practise once time or few practising make your performance is awkward (not fluently).

In this case, there is exception for talented persons. Talented persons have the skill from themselves so that they can be great persons on their skills, whenever with or without practising. But, it is better for talented or not, we've to always attempt, practise, practise and practise in order to get maximal result. 
Practise makes perfect! 
June,25th 2012


Sabtu, 24 Maret 2012

My Beloved Best Friend

What do you think about best friend?
Okay, Let me tell about best friend from my point of view.


Best Friend is someone or people on group that exchange stories of life. We can listen the story each other. They'll try to give a solution. We always banter together without anyone who be hurt. Best Friend always support each other to be better. They don't be there for defeating the other. They always do a mutual cooperation. 

Best Friend don't just come when someone's happy. Best Friend always be our side though we being sad. Best Friend is  "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Best Friend will try to amuse and give motivating to rise from the sadness.  Best friend is not a coward who has two-faced. Best Friend doesn't talk about us behind our back. Best Friend doesn't have a nice face only in front of our face. I'm sure everybody hate people who have character's like "Wolf in sheep's clothing."

Those are about best friend in general. I have a best friend indeed. She and I always exchange our stories. We listen each other. We look for the solution together. We banter together. Everything is together. She always pacifies me when I being sad. She always give me motivating to rise when I being down in the dumps. She always supports my way. She never let my mental down but she always adjusts me when I chose the wrong way. She always give me a clear understanding about my way. She always knows what I feel without any word from me. She always helps me in every time till it had done even it occupied her time.  Overall, I know nobody perfect nor me. So, I can't ask somebody to follow all  what I want.

I love her so much. Because she is my everything. She knows me more than I know about myself. You're my everything, Mom. You are my beloved best friend. I'll never repay your kindness as much as you give to me.  I'll be a daughter as you and father want (Insya Allah, Amin).

I think every mother loves her children. But the way to show her love to children on every mother is different. We'll never repay her kindness as much as she gives to us. Therefore, we have to respect our mother. If your mother had passed away, pray for her. I'm sure all of mother want the best for her children. Make her be proud to us by showing our great achievements!



Happy Birthday, Mom!
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Have a long life and all the best. May Allah's blessing you as always. Amin.


Thank you for teaching  me about life since the first time I see the world till I be teenager to grow up. Thank you for everything you give me patiently. I love you Mom.




March, 16th 2012