Oooh…so proud of her when I saw her walking towards the dust bin to sharpen her pencil. That means I taught her well

In soft voice full of proud, I told her, “Waaah…Bibi’s very good sharpening your pencil near the dust bin.” I was a bit surprised by it as she always copies whatever her brother does and her brother makes every corner of the house as dust bin.

I saw her walking back to the room and with such a different tone I told her, “BUT DON’T WRITE ON THE WALL LAAAAAAA” as she started facing the wall with the pencil pointed to it. My proud flushed to the drain instantly.

Johor, 090811

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I was always lazy to wake up every weekdays very early in the morning to go to work. I have to go to work around 5.50 A.M. to avoid Jakarta traffic and reach office before 8. I always reached office around 7, asked OB to buy me breakfast, after having my delicious breakfast, I would put my make up on. Then it’s still only 7.30, I have some little times to chat online with my cyber friends. Around 8, my best friend, my close friend in heart and in room (we share room and our tables were also side by side without any partition…oh so convenient), Mia Triwitono, would reach office. We would having our nescafe together in our room which have cold and hot water dispenser just behind our seats, not to mention a small refrigerator and a cabinet to store some snacks. Well of course, our ultimate boss’ room was just in front of us.

Right about 8.30 our boss would reach office, so it’s time to get serious.

When times got tough, when works got on your nerve, when your to do list was an never ending story, when bored hit you, when boss scolded you, when you just didn’t get it the papers in front of you, when laziness attacked you, when hungry punctured you, when coleages raise up your temper, it’s just take a minute to fade it away. Hey, your best friend was just sitting beside you, not even 2 feet away! Even with your eyes still starring on a computer (through the glass standing tall just before our tables were sitting our big boss), a little chat would stretch our lips thinner and thinner until both our computer seem to show a very funny clowns and the sound of soft to medium laughter fill up the air. We have each other for 8 hours a day, 5 times a week.

Those old good days. I miss it a lot. I don’t have the laugh all the times. I even have the tears once or twice. But one thing I remember that our laughs (me and Mia) surely invited our coleages to have a peek on us or even joined us to know what is possibly thing that can make us laughing so loud and sound so much funny things going on and happy and take part on the laughing (of coz when boss were not around). I have given up those things.

Back then, I can handle and manage to have programs for my 70 coleages and everytime I can taste the success of it. Now my hands are not enough to handle my 3 little people and feels fail most of the times. I can’t keep my house nice and clean with this 2 hands and 1 brain. Everything seems not enough. Days are hard to pass by without any family and friends around, perhaps just to calm me down and cheer me up.

Nevertheles, I never intend to let any regrets gets on my way, the way of life that I’ve chosen. I have complains here and there, tears every now and then, anger ups and downs, but so far I also have efforts too to add the numbers of smiles, laughs and happiness in my life.

This is one of my efforts to put a smile on my face. Remembering things that ever made me smiles and lucky for me it works for me without raise up a regret.

My best friend, Mia, and her family have visited me here last year and we plan to have another holiday next time (hopefully in schedule). Last time was just 2 of us in the office but now has extended to be 9 of us enjoying holidays together. How good is that!! We walk in our own path of life but I’m so glad that our path are still crossing each other once in a while. So no reason to have any regret, right? ;P

^^Taken from song “There’s Hope” by India.Arie:

There’s hope.

It doesn’t cost a thing to smile.

You don’t have to pay to laugh.

You better thank God for that.^^

Johor, 01/08/11

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P.S.:

Dedicated this note to my dear friend, Mia. Pesan sponsor: “Met puasa ya jek. I’ll pray hard that you’ll move here!! hahaha…”

in KL last year

One morning (just few days ago), I got this note from my son. Out of the blue he handed me this note. Thank you, son. I hope you know how much I love you too and it’s more than you have for me. Before this note fade away and ruin by time, I treasure it in this note.

Johor, 30/07/11

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the cover

pretty mommy

just a bit mistake but the message is reached straight to my heart

Tentang Babang

Bokap gue punya kebiasaan ngobrol, nanya macem-macem, berusaha deket ama tukang-tukang yang kebetulan dateng benerin sesuatu ke rumah gue. Kebiasaan ini bikin nyokap gue jengkel abis. Menurut nyokap gue, khan jadinya tukangnya kerjanya lama, gak konsen ama kerjaannya, dsb.

Gak abis pikir gue, masa tuh kebiasaan bisa nurun ke si 8abang.

Kebetulan pipa air di rumah bocor. Kita panggil orang buat betulin. Sepanjang kerja, Babang gak brenti berkicau. Nanyaaaaaa mulu. Ngomooooooong mulu. Yang jengkel kali ini adalah bapaknya (dan kelak istrinya). Anaknya cerewet dan gak bisa disuruh diam. Kasian Daddy…hahaha. Blood is ticker than water……and could go further!

Tentang Dedek/Kakak (Dedeknya Babang, Kakaknya Bibi)

Dia suka banget niruin gue. Bener-bener imitasi apa yang gue buat. Dari liat Mommy bersih-bersih rumah (termasuk nyapu, ngepel, jemur, cuci piring) sampai gaya mandi dan marah, dia tiru. Pas dia mau mandi sendiri dan gue awasin, dia senyum malu-malu sambil letakin telapak tangannya di depan gagang air pancuran. Trus dia bilang, “Kayak Mommy buat.” Haha…itu khan yang selalu gue lakuin buat nyobain airnya cukup panas pa enggak. Ternyata dia peratiin toh. Cuma dia belum tau aja kenapa gue buat begitu. Kocak.

Trus dia bersih-bersih rumah. Semua dibikin bersih dari pandangan. Sama kayak Babang kalo bersih-bersih rumah, semua barang diumpetin aja yang penting hilang dari pandangan. Kalo dia udah bersih-bersih rumah, jangan harap ada yang bisa bikin gerakan yang kira-kira bisa bikin kotor ato berantakan lagi. Gayanya marah kayak nek lampir, galak banget……persis kayak gue! I really need to behave

Tentang Bibi

Kalo mandi dia suka berendem di ember mandi bayinya yang udah turun-temurun dari abangnya. Airnya dia penuhin trus dia ngeringkel di dalemnya. Abis mandi, dia akan buang airnya. Dia gak mau gue yang buang, harus dia karna……dia bilang dia strong. Tiap kali abis buang air dari embernya, dia pasti bilang, “Mommy, Bibi strong!”

Kali ini dia coba buang tapi kayaknya agak berat dan mungkin tangannya agak licin. Dia langsung aja keluar kamar mandi nyamperin gue yang udah nunggu dengan handuk. Dengan isengnya gue bilang, “Katanya strong, Bi, koq airnya gak dibuang?” Eh gak disangka dia langsung balik badan masuk lagi ke kamar mandi. Dia pegang tuh pinggiran ember sambil teriak sekuat paru-parunya, “STROOOOOOOONG!!!” Gue yang berdiri di belakangnya siap-siap bantuin kagak tahan buat gak ngakak. Dia berhasil bo…hahaha…and so one more time she declares, “Bibi strong!”

Johor, 29/07/11

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prince and princesses are ready to go for a ride!