Life According To Nia

1. By the time you read this, probably you’ve graduated from Lembaga Bahasa LIA or private English lesson that daddy paid for (you know, since mommy write this in English), or maybe neither if mommy eventually married to a “bule”, then you’ve got the English speaking knack for free.

2. If you read this note, then it means that Mommy has found a really great guy, who sweep her of her feet, made her feel loved again and recover from that god-awful-heart-wrenching-pain that she had encounter earlier. You my darling, must be the fruit of our pure love, not by steaming lust, conceived-in-a-horrid-cheap-movie theatre downtown (believe me I’ve had a friend who did exactly that. Her life wasn’t pretty at all).

3. My first advice is: Beware of all skin whitening products, specially those fake non popular brands on Pasar Tebet Barat. Now honey, say it with me: SAY-NO-TO-HYDROQUINONE…Yes, that hai-dro-kui…ahh, good girl.

4. Clean your face before bed time; with milk cleanser and astringent (don’t use that two in one thingy, it makes you grow zits). It’s quite relaxing and scares away those pimples and dead skin cells. But don’t go for a facial until you can actually pay for it.

5. Eat your vegetables. For they are healthy, delicious and make your body lean and your skin look brighter. Trust me; you’ll thank me for this one.

6. Don’t wear anything with beads or fake pearl sequence. It is down right ugly and it’s just not right. Really it is.

7. The no-make-up look is the best look. So go find a natural colored foundation, nude lipsticks, lip gloss and the best eyeliner you can find. That is all you need too look good.

8. Enjoy the littlest thing that you find interesting, for sometimes they are the best thing that life could offer you.

9. When it comes to choosing your educational major, my only advice is to trust your inner gut. Acknowledge your talent and your passion. Choose a dream, and fight your way to get it accomplished. Whether it is art, science, writing, or even that damn taxing job. Jump on the wagon you choose, and then hit the gas like hell.

10. If someone makes you feel bad about yourself, just remember that you are always be my precious daughter, and you mean the world to me. The rest of the world who thought the otherwise, well they can kiss my teenie-tiny-tushie.

11. Don’t try to be one of those girls in school who try so hard to be popular. Learn to play guitar, and the popularity will come to you (and so are the cute guys)

12. When it comes to relationship, don’t trust your guy and give him 100% portion of your love. I know it’s hard, your Grandma used to say this, and I’m not paying attention, and I ended up in the most excruciating break-up ever - Thank God, I survive that though-

13. If your guy said that he was too busy to return your calls, chances are he is too busy answering other girl’s phone. Cut him off this instant.

14. Don’t fully trust a guy who said all the sweet stuff, he probably rehearse the lines way too many times - with other girls-

15. If a relationship is too good to be true, maybe it probably is. Keep your feet on the ground my dear, so it won’t hurt like hell when you fall.

16. A smile goes a long way. Smilers never loose and frowners never win, so levitate your chin, and face everything with a nice grin that Mommy has inherited you.

17. Take blame for your wrongs and embrace the credit for your rights. You just reward yourself with a big slice of fairness.

18. Parents are your friend, specially a pair of groovy couple like your mommy and daddy, so feel free to tell us everything. We shall not judge you or petrified you (well, maybe if you gotten yourself pregnant at your teen year or addicted to drugs, then the story would be so different, young lady!)

19. Don’t hurt other people’s feeling just because you’ve been hurt before, remember what I said about the big slice of fairness, well trashing other people’s feeling is nowhere near the fairness cake.

20. Don’t cheat. It is wrong and hurtful. If you happen to find other people you like during your relationship. Dump your boyfriend and go for your new crush. Make up your mind! It will do a lot of people a favor.

Well, I could blab about this on-and-on-and-on, but I think that’s just about it. If something crossed my mind, I’ll just go and squeezed it into the list some other time. Now, if you’ll excuse me, Mommy will go and finds this nice and cute guy to conceived you with (in holy matrimony off course!)

Big hug and kiss,

Your Mother

Setelah semua usai.
Aku melihat ke belakang, yang ada ternyata cuma sakit hati dan kawan-kawannya. Monster-monster mengerikan.

Lalu aku berpaling saja dari adegan malam itu.
Dan mencoba melupakan, tapi tidak akan pernah memaafkan.
Hidup lega dengan perasaan dimaafkan adalah kemewahan yang tidak akan pernah kau rasakan, wahai pengkhianatku.

I’m single. Fabulous. Smart. Engga tajir, tapi punya potensi untuk jadi tajir sendiri. I am beautiful and worth to love.

Aku ngga butuh bullshit-mu dan cinta artifisial-mu untuk membuatku merasa lengkap, untuk membuatku merasa diinginkan.
Aku berharga. Terlalu berharga untukmu.

It’s over. It’s finished.
I cried offcourse. But now i stop sobbing, and start smiling.

Terima kasih buat teman-temanku.
Buat Bangben yang udah rela ditelponin malem2 dan dicurhatin 24/7. You’re a great friend.
Buat Nanda dan Tania. Terima kasih udah jadi "tim buser" gue. Udah jadi sahabat yang sejati, i love you girls so very much.
Buat One dan Safira. Kalian berdua emang sinting, tapi nasihat kalian adalah yang paling realistis and i thank you for that.
Buat Dewi, Sesek, dan temen2 kantor yang udah jadi penyemangat. Tenang, gue tetep profesional kok…makasih ya atas becandaannya yang bikin gue ketawa.
Buat Endah, i’m not okay back then…but now i’m OKAY. Selamat berbahagia ya sayang.
Buat "dia-yang-namanya-tidak-mau-disebut", terima kasih buat "insider tips"-nya, for giving me your shoulder for me to hold. Loe emang bener, Nia emang cewek cool!
Buat Nine, Bibin, Alia dan teman-temannya(terutama buat Gautama, you are such a gentleman, thanks man!). Terima kasih buat malam tahun baru "tak terlupakan" yang sebagian gue malah gak inget sama sekali..hahahaha

Dan buat keluargaku….thank you for not saying "i’ve told you so".

Terima kasih Tuhan karena

aku

masih

bisa

bahagia

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The Letter

I’d write a long letter to my wife and tell her that I love her so very much. But then I think a short one will do just fine. The next minute, I grab a pen and a letter pad. Before I know it, words start to flow.

"Dear Jane. Thank you so much for the love and affection that you have given me in the past fifteen years. You are the best gift that any man could ever have.

I love the way you smile, the smell of your hair, and the way you kiss me goodnight passionately".

I love you forever,

John

I fold it and hand it to my beloved wife.

She read it. Cry her heart out, pack her suitcase and left.

Suddenly I realize something. My wife’s name is Mary.

They returned too late

They returned too late. Its 11.15 now and they are 2 hours late. I surely could not handle that. I took discipline way serious and this kind of attitude is going to ruin the business.

The second they arrive at my room, I embrace them with a vicious look.

"Sorry B-bos" Her skinny hand reach out towards me and gave me a few dollars of today’s income.

And then my anger reaches the roof. Unacceptable! They’re late and under target. How could they waste my precious time waiting here in this dump and comeback under profit?

My hand rise to the air and a few slap landed on their cheeks.

Those two 8 year old girls cried in fear.

"We’re sorry. The streets are too cold. It’s hard for us to beg in this kind of weather. Please…please…We said we’re sorry"

Her tiny voice mumbles and fades in the ghetto air. That’s it, no dinner for the two of you tonight.

The leaves made soft, rustling sounds

The leaves made soft, rustling sounds. The wind whispers ever so tender as we made love in the park that day.

She moans silently and my breath races in time.

I licked her ear, she sighs in ecstasy.

I push. And push. My body shakes in rhythm-less motion

It was good. So damn good.

Our body tightened. We are one now.

In my heart, I scream out her name. 

Oh yes, do we made love in the park that day.

Suddenly I hear a woman’s voice, screams out my name from a distance. And there she was standing anxiously by the bushes.

I turn and look at my lover with a painful stare.

She nodded, knowing that it is goodbye.

I’m sorry dear, that woman needed me more. She’s blind you know.

She barks two times.

I wigged my tail.

And then we part.

I’ve just discovered the easiest recipe to make the simple life become a litlle bit twisted (Lord knows i’m good at it).

The secret is to put 2 simple word in every thing you do. And those 2 words are:  "WHAT IF"…

Oww, that dress is soo cute.But WHAT IF the neckline is too low for me? WHAT IF my boyfriend think it’s too sexy for me? WHAT IF it make me look like a walking laughing stock?

He’s so cute and nice and romantic.. but WHAT IF, he’s not the one for me. WHAT IF there’s someone better out there. WHAT IF his mom hated me? WHAT IF his aunt, his uncle, his pet (?) wouldnt like me?

see..?

Bayangkanlah…

seorang malaikat Tuhan

ada di sisimu

Saat ini…

Hening…….

Tenangkanlah dirimu dan

Pikirkanlah semua masalah

yang kau ingin pecahkan

Semua yang menyusahkanmu, yang membuatmu menangis,

tertekan, cemas dan sedih

Pikirkanlah

semua itu…

Bukalah hatimu

dan

Bayangkanlah untuk menyerahkan semuanya padaTuhan

Posisikan tangan-tanganmu bagai mempersembahkan sesuatu…

Pikirkanlah untuk

menyerahkan beban yang sangat berat ini pada orang lain

supaya ia

mengambilnya dari padamu

Sekarang…

Bayangkanlah semua hal baik yang kauinginkan terjadi

atau yang telah terjadi dalam hidupmu

Sekarang…

Bayangkanlah semua hal baik yang kauinginkan terjadi

atau yang telah terjadi dalam hidupmu

Genggamlah semuanya, dengan membayangkannya,

dan buatlah tanda untuk memeliharanya dalam hatimu,

seperti seseorang menyimpan permata dalam sebuah peti emas.

Simpanlah semuanya dalam dirimu,

Dan ucapkanlah “Terima Kasih”, dengan penuh iman,

dalam hatimu.

Bersyukurlah…

untuk semua hal baik yang tertinggal

dan semua yang tidak baik yang telah berlalu

Hitung sampai tiga..

Dan bernafaslah sedalam-dalamnya

Sekarang…

Bayangkanlah …

seorang Malaikat terbang dan menghantar

doa-doamu sampai

ke hadirat Allah

(Thank You Mbak Ketty Awuy buat postingannya yang indah ini)

Aku tak bisa menghilangkan bayangan itu dari kepala.

Sayatan demi sayatan tipis berwarna merah muda

Dengan semburat putih gading di antara ruasnya

Ayunan lembut rasanya menggelayut di lidahku

Pedas wasabi memenuhi kerongkongan

Dan dunia sekelilingku membuyar

Yang ada hanya kenikmatan

Mengulum dan merasa berkali-kali

Seperti enggan berpisah

Dengan nikmatnya…

Dengan kenyalnya…

Ahh makanan surgawi menari di atas petak lidahku

Oh Tuhanku..berilah hari ini SALMON SASHIMI untukku yang secukupnya

Sake Bomb..Sushi Tengoku (radio dalem+KG)..Sakae Sushi..ahh rinduku pada kalian selalu…

3 tahun perjalanan Kalibata-Depok merupakan masa-masa paling menyenangkan dalam hidup gue.

Those were the days where being happy was such an easy thing to do…Berikut ini adalah daftar dari hal-hal yang gue kangenin dari masa-masa itu…

1. naik kereta dari stasiun pasar minggu baru..ini stasiun favorit gue, karena tempatnya sunyi-sepi dan inspiring..termasuk paling bersih dibandingkan stasiun2 lain..

2. berjalan di hutan fisip yang rindang dan (dulu) banyak tukang jualan, dari makanan, kalung manik-manik, MP3 sampe baju kaos

3. Batang F (bawah tangga gedung F)..tempat anak2 suka ngumpul, kalo lagi bulan puasa anak2 iklan pada tiduran di situ (soalnya adem seh)..kekeke..tempat bergosip sambil ngeliatin orang2 ganteng lalu-lalang (termasuk mas Heru orang sekretariat..hehehe)

4. Samping H (samping gedung H) tempat ngebriefing anak komika, tempat nyims para junkie (hehe..not me lho!!), tempat curhat, tempat ngumpul sebelum pergi kemana2..dan tempat favorit gue karena ada dinding kaca jadi bisa ngaca full body..hehehe..

5.Gedung E..tempat jajan anak2 iklan..biasanya ada tukang nasgor, tukang baso, tukang es campur dan teh botol..tempat ini juga cocok sekali buat main capsa, maen gaple dan rapat pre-pro..hehehe (sigh..i miss it!)

6.anak-anak iklan 2000 yang gokil tapi keren, jayus tapi berkelas dan huhhuhu bikin gemes..i miss you guys..dari yang kaya badak sampe kaya donat di sini ada semua..hahahaha

7. takor (jieee..sekarang jadi kaya cafe di kemang looh..ada kolam ikannya)..nasi imbi..oh..nasi imbi (makanan favoritnya tania)

8. penjara (ini tempat fotokopi)..ngg..tapi gak seberapa kangen sih..

9. gd F lantai 2..oahhmm..ngantuk? tidur2an di sini aja..tempatnya asik kecual kalo lagi ada ujan badai (kata Yosa, Mantyo dan Nanang: badai banjuri)

10. and last but not least..TRIO BAN BAJAY..gue, nanda, tania yang kemana2 selalu bertiga..gosh girls! gue kangen banget ama elu2..karena kalian kehidupan kuliah gue terasa lebih bermakna..I love You All!!!..mmuah

One day I ask Lord Jesus "How much do You love me?"

He then streched out His arm and said "This is how much I love you"

And then He died for me…

HAPPY EASTER FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE IT

GOD LOVES YOU ALL..

Out Of My Head

Sometimes I feel Like I am drunk behind the wheel The wheel of possibility However it may roll Give it a spin See if you can somehow factor in You know there’s always more than one way To say exactly what you mean to say Was I out of my head? Was I out of my mind? How could I have ever been so blind? I was waiting for an indication It was hard to find Don’t matter what I say only what I do I never mean to do bad things to you So quiet but I finally woke up If you’re sad then its time you spoke up too