Leaf
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During Pre-U days, I like to collect leaves. Why? Because I felt that for a leaf to leave the tree she has been relying on for so long it takes a lot of courage.
During the 3 years of Pre-U I was on very close terms with a guy. Not BGR kind but as buddy kind. But when he had his 1st girlfriend, I learnt a feeling I never should have learnt - Jealousy. The sourness in the heart can't be described by using a lemon. It's like 100 rotten sour lemon. Sourness to the extreme limit. They were only together for 2 months. When they broke up, I hide my strong sense of happiness. But after a month, he got together with another gal.
I like him & I know he like me. But why won't he pursue me? Since he loves me why he doesn't want to make the first move? Whenever he had a new girlfriend, my heart would hurt. Time after time, my heart was hurt. I begin to suspect that this is a one sided love. If he doesn't like me, why does he treat me so well? It's beyond what you will normally do for a friend. Liking a person is very heart wrenching. I can know his likes, his habits. But his feelings towards me I can never figure out. You can't expect me a gal to ask him right?
Despite that, I still want to be by his side. Care for him, accompany him, and love him. Hoping that one fine day, he will come & love me. It's like waiting for his phone call every night, wanting him to send me sms. I know that no matter how busy he is, he will make time for me. Because of this, I waited for him. The 3 years were the hardest to go through & I really want to give up. Sometimes, I wonder should I continue waiting. The pain and hurt, the dilemma accompanied me for 3 years.
Till the end of my 3rd year, a 2nd year junior begins to go after me. Everyday he pursuit me relentlessly. From outright rejection to a point in time when I felt that I'm willing to let him have a small footing in my heart. He's like a warm & gentle wind, trying to blow a leaf away from the tree. In the end, I realized that I didn't want to give this wind a small footing in my heart. I know this wind will bring this badly battered leave far away & better land. Finally I left tree, but the tree only smile & didn't ask me to stay.
Leaf departure is because of Wind pursuit. Or because Tree didn't ask her to stay
Dear tree...
"If u need more love from someone... do love that someone more first..."
"Love don't need to be pretentious. Express it!!"
Tree
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The reason people call me "Tree" is because I'm good at painting trees. Overtime I started to use a tree on the right hand corner as a trademark for all my watercolors painting. I had dated 5 gals when I was in Pre-U. There's one gal who I love a lot but never dare to go after. She doesn't have a
pretty face, doesn't have a good figure, and doesn't have outstanding charm. She is just a very ordinary gal.
I like her. I really like her. I like her innocent, like her frankness. I like her cuteness, I like her intelligence and her fragility. Reason for not going after her is because I felt somebody so ordinary like her is not a good match for me. I'm also afraid that after we are together all the good feelings will vanish. I'm also afraid other's gossips will hurt her. I felt that if she's my gal, she will be mine ultimately & I don't have to give up everything just for her. The last reason, made her accompanying me for 3 years. She watched me chase after gals, and I have made her heart cries for 3 years.
She wants to be a good actress and I'm a very demanding director. When I kissed my 2nd girlfriend, she bumped into us. She was embarrassed but smiled & say, "Go on!" before running off. The next day, her eyes were swollen like a walnut. I purposely didn't want to think about what causes her to cry but laugh at her the whole day. When everybody went back home, she was alone crying in the classroom. She didn't know that I returned from soccer training to get something. I watched her cry for an hour or so.
My 4th girlfriend didn't like her. There was once when both of them quarreled. I know that based on her character she's not the type that will start off the quarrel. But I still sided with my girlfriend. I shouted at her and her eyes were filled with shocking sad tears. I didn't care about her feelings and walked off with my girlfriend. The next day, she still laugh & joke with me like nothing has ever happened. I know that she's very hurt but she didn't know that my heartache is as bad as hers. I was hurt too.
When I broke up with my 5th girlfriend, I asked her out. After going out for a day, I told her that I have something to tell her. She told me that coincidentally, she has something to tell me too. I told her about my break up and she told me about her getting together. I know who's the guy. He has been going after her for quite a while. A very cute guy, full of energy, is lively and interesting. His pursuit for her has been the talk of the school.
I can't show her my heartache but could only smile & congratulate her. When I reach home, the heartache is so strong that I can't stand it. It's like a heavy weighted stone on my chest. I couldn't breath. Wanted to shout but can't. Tears rolled down & I broke down & cry. How many times have I seen her cry for the man that doesn't acknowledge her presence too?
During graduation, I read a sms in my hp. It was send 10 days ago when I broke down and cry. I haven't read it since then.
It says, "Leaf departure is because of Wind pursuit. Or because Tree didn't ask her to stay"
++ Sleeping ++
This observation doesn't mean that the Indonesians are lazy: far from it.
In fact I've never seen such a hard-working bunch in my life.
Up at the crack of dawn with the 4am Muslim call to prayer, working hard at jobs that would drive Westerners to distraction...
they're an astoundingly conscientious race.
But with this physical burden comes an increased need to sleep.
The amazing thing about the Indonesians and their sleep is that they can sleep absolutely anywhere. On the buses, on the street, standing up, sitting down: shut-eye isn't the problem it seems to be in the world of nine-to-five and insomnia.
I've seen people literally sleeping on concrete, curled up on thin reed mats and snoring in a way that no soft-boned white man could manage;
I've seen men crashed out in their tiny becaks (bicycle rickshaws) in cities,
grabbing a few minutes' rest after hurtling round the back streets, legs and arms sticking out of the tiny compartment like an octopus in a bucket;
I've seen men drifting off in a bus whose spine-shattering jolts would keep normal humans awake for the following three days;
yes, the Indonesian talent is for being able to grab forty winks whenever and wherever, a skill that all of us could use.
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heheh...lucu juga neh baca tulisan si Max Moxon, enak banget bacanya...
bisa ketawa sendiri pas dia cerita soal kebiasaan orang Indo...kekekeke....
Well, hari ini mulai ngajar...gee weez...Wish me Luck...
I need the dollar...
mm...Iya...Aryo makes his decision already...
well, sure that the members will missed him greatly...
but, can't keep him away from reaching his dream becoming
bioengineer...hehe...oh well, good luck for everything then...
thanks alot, and hanging out again ok?
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Setelah sekian lama gak pergi,
akhirnya sempet liburan juga kemaren...gak jauh seh...
cuma ke Pandeglang, Banten. Tempatnya si Epunk tuh...
rencana ke Carita juga batal, karna ujan...and agak jauh dari Batu Bantar...
so mo pulang lebih awal juga gak jadi...karna agak lega udah telp.
jadinya sore pergi ke tempat 'pariwisata' berenang rencananya...
astaga..bengong aje pas sampe ditempat itu...
hihi...kayak pasar ditengahnya dikasih kolam ajah...
semuanya numplek jadi satu disitu..mana dingin lagi...
yang ada cuma ngeliatin doank...kekeke...astrid bilang kow gini seh...
hehehe..mei cuma bilang ma dia...namanya juga tempat hiburan
satu²nya...semuanya jadi numplek disitu deh...
no wonder bayar cuma 2000 perak/org...
hahahah....
but eniwe, its a fun experience...fiuuh....
perjalanan pulang lebih heboh lagi...
bisnya ngebut abis...dari Pandeglang jam 07.30 sampe Jakarta lagi jam 09.15...hebat bener...kekekekek....
pulang teler...tapi masih sempet jalan lagi ke Ambasador...
what a holiday...
iih bete deh...
dah nulis panjang lebar kemaren
dah di publish...tetep gak nongol juga...uuughhh...
Pinggang yang sakit selama ini,
akhirnya di periksa juga...di USG.
Katanya ada kista di dekat indung telur sebelah kiri,
GPP juga katanya...
cuma dikasih obat dan bisa sembuh...
ditambah radang saluran kencing,
mungkin ini yang buat sakit waktu kencing kali yah...
juga dikasih obat, disuruh banyak minum...
obat bikin gak bisa tidur, karna bagian yang sakit
rasanya panass banget....hiks...
dan sampe hari ini juga gak mendingan,
padahal obat cuma untuk 3 hari dan udah abis...
mei gak mo balik lagi ke dokter itu...
tapi katanya klo gak ada perkembangan setelah 2 minggu,
mesti balik lagi...errrr...hiks...
semoga cepet sembuh deh...
gak enak banget...:(
What a lovely surprise yesterday,
got him sumthin' he wants..
seneng banget tuw...
entah deh kalo misalnya
I have done my best to make him happier
than ever...trus..masih juga gak berubah...
I dunno what I'm going to do next...
Pinggang masih sakit,
dan gara2 iklan hari ini, banyak telp masuk
sampe gak ke handle kerjaan yang lain...
dan gak boleh ijin ke dokter...DAMN!!
kalo mesti besok pergi...males banget...
I dunno what's wrong with my body...
di asumsikan gejala ginjal katanya
AARRRGHHH!!...
Setelah riuh rendah kita lewati juga tahun kemaren...
selama ini kamu selalu buat mei nangis, bahkan sampe awal tahun kemaren pun masih...hanya karna hal kecil...
tapi ketika mei ngambek karna ada hal lain...apakah kamu peduli?
tanpa dosa kamu ketawa² dan buat mei merasa seneng...
itu apa artinya?
Mei gak ngerti, kadang harus bersikap gemana?
apakah cuma kamu yang boleh ngambeg?
ato cemburuan? sedangkan mei gak boleh??
tapi mei harap semua itu pelan² akan hilang,
ketika kadar ego kamu mulai turun...
kamu sendiri sadar akan sifat jelek kamu kan?
setelah apa yang kamu katakan kemaren,
bahwa I'm special for you...
then you told me that you love me so much...
mei harap kamu gak akan pernah lupa itu...