bittersweet things in life

Sepertinya, hampir semua anak Indonesia yang mengaku angkatan 90an (lahir di 80an) bermimpi untuk pergi ke Jepang. Gimana nggak? Secara, masa kecil kami dibombardir oleh anime Jepang. Tiap minggu pagi, tontonan kami berkutat dengan Dash Yonkurou, Doraemon, Crayon Shinchan, Minky Momo, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Cardcaptor Sakura, Hamtaro, Ninja Boy.... dan masih banyak lagi. Komik Jepang pun lagi booming waktu itu, misalnya Candy Candy, Sailormoon, Popcorn, Topeng Kaca, Chinmi, Yawara... *brb, ngecek koleksi komik*. Intinya, a lot of us dreamt to go to Japan. Ga bisa dipungkiri, pergi ke Jepang butuh biaya gede. Apalagi kalo banyak maunya kayak gw. Pengennya pas sakura (peak season banget, semua mahal), trus pengen ke semua theme parks, trus pengen naik Shinkansen. Tapi pengen murah. Helaaaaaawwww???Cageur, ceu? (terj: sehat/waras, mbak?) So, what must I do? Ya langkah awal pastinya NABUNG! Nabung tanpa target yang jelas (karena sama sekali ga kebayang di Jepang bakal n...

I miss the way your eyes squint whenever you tease me.. I miss the way you smile whenever you see me.. I miss how I feel safe and comfy whenever you stand close to me I enjoy the time we walk together when you tell me your life stories,  Even though it's just for a brief moment I like how our hands nearly touch whenever we walked side by side I like the fact that I could come to you whenever I have trouble at work I love how you asked me to pray together with you.. I don't know whether there will be a story about us in the future or not.. All I know is.. for now.. I miss you.. (source: a WhatsApp conversation between me and a dear friend. I feel you...)

I should have wrote this review sooner . Akhir-akhir ini lagi happening banget game detektif-detektif-an atau puzzle rooms . Awalnya denger tentang game ginian dari adikku tersayang, karena di Jakarta katanya nge- trend banget. Dia yakin aku bakalan suka game ini dan ngajakin main di Bandung. Salah satu tempat yang eksis banget itu namanya Ticktock Escape Room di Ciwalk Bandung. Awalnya nyoba main room yang level medium , pilihannya The Mansion's Heist atau Murder at Opera House. Kita main bertiga: aku, adikku, dan sepupuku. Biayanya lumayan sekali main, di atas 100 rb per orang. Biaya dan info lebih lengkap bisa liat disini . Lebih banyak pemainnya, biaya per orang nya jadi lebih murah. Kita nyoba main di Murder at Opera House. Sebelum masuk, semua HP dan tas harus disimpan di loker yang ada di luar ruangan. Pokonya masuk ke dalam ruangan itu hanya bawa diri sendiri aja, ga bawa pulpen atau apapun. Lebih baik booking dulu sebelum main, supaya room yang kita mau ...

Loving you is easy I can tell you instantly But sadly Your heart is never mine to keep Loving you is easy And it's all that I do, obviously Loving you And all your flaws too Your presence Your smile, your eyes One look at you And I'm home Sadly, you... You will never surrender And I... I could only love you like this But trust me, loving you Is the easiest thing for me

I say hi, you reply I ask how are you, you answer But that just it You just answer You don't ask how I am You just answer You just share how you are But you don't ask how I am Well I guess that is a huge cue It's supposed to be a super clear clue Kinda a slap on my face About this thing I finally confess Apparently I do care about you Apparently you don't care too Apparently I'm not as strong as bamboo Cause apparently, I'm giving up on you

The more I tell myself not to fall for you, the more I fell.. Your little gestures make my heart melts over and over again. You come to help when I ask, without hesitate, with no fuss. You're willing to bring something I want, no questions asked, not feeling burdened. You are kind to me. Too kind. It makes me question if there is any love hidden beneath your actions. If you don't love me, please don't be that kind. Please... I beg you, please don't be too kind to me... I'm not sure I can handle any more heartache. Please... I beg you, please don't be too kind to me. For I might want you more than I would, need you more than I could, and love you more than I should. Please... I beg you, please.......

Last part, I promised! :p Minggu ketiga kita dibagi jadi 3 grup untuk industrial visit . Gw sekelompok ma Godwin, Abu, Theo, Tullu, Prossie, dan Hellen, dan kita kebagian kota Chandigarh. Kita bakal tinggal di Chandigarh 5 hari, dan akan menuju sana naik kereta. Sempet terjadi kehebohan sebelum berangkat gara-gara panitia cuma pesen satu taksi (yah, mobil van gitu sih) untuk keberangkatan grup kita yang isinya 7 orang plus satu orang panitia yang nganter kita ke stasiun. Let's imagine , mobilnya pasti dilengkapi supir dong yaaa.. Jadi kapasitasnya cuma 1 seat di depan, 2 seats di tengah (karena mobilnya pake seat terpisah, bukan seat yang manjang bisa cukup 3 orang), 3 seats di belakang. Total jenderal 6 orang, sedangkan kita ber-8, belom termasuk koper. Bagasinya kecil, koper kita semua nyaris ga muat masuk sana. Awalnya koper ga muat, lalu Prossie yang udah spanneng, turun tangan dan ngatur bagasi dan penempatan koper-koper sampe akhirnya muat. Udah gitu, stasiun k...