We were walking up to Strawberry Swing♪

They were sitting 

They were sitting on the strawberry swing 

Every moment was so precious 

They were sitting 

They were talking under strawberry swing 

Everybody was for fighting 

Wouldn't wanna waste a thing 

Cold, cold water bring me round 

Now my feet won't touch the ground 

Cold, cold water what ya say? 

When it's such… 

It's such a perfect day 

It's such a perfect day 

I remember 

We were walking up to strawberry swing 

I can't wait until the morning 

Wouldn't wanna change a thing 

People moving all the time 

Inside a perfectly straight line 

Don't you wanna curve away? 

When it's such… 

It's such a perfect day 

It's such a perfect day 

Now the sky could be blue 

I don't mind 

Without you it's a waste of time 

Could be blue 

I don’t mind 

Without you it’s a waste of time 

Could be blue, 

Could be grey 

Without you I’m just miles away 

Could be blue 

I don’t mind 

Without you it’s a waste of time

and Kids, that's How I Survived my Highschool

"Kids, I'm gonna tell you an Incredible Story."
"Are we being punished for something?"
"....No"

"I'm gonna tell you about my Highschool story"

Tempête de Foudre

Rada sepi dibandingin sama taun lalu,
Kemarin abis bukber, kita melakukan hal yang ga ada bedanya sama yang dilakukan anak pengangguran dimasa liburan. Nonton tv.

Cuma gitu doang.
Pertamanya nonton on the spot bareng, dan ini kali pertamanya bagi gw nobar on the spot.
Ternyata beda banget. Hal yang nggak lucu sama sekali, di comment abis2an. Dan ketawa bareng.

Abis itu nonton the comment, dan gara2 nonton the comment jadi rada telat pulang. Dan lagi2 ketawa bareng. Hal yang belum tentu gw temukan 2x, temen ketawa.

Pas pulang, anak2 pada nanya ke gw, apa yang beda dari mobil gerra. Yang gw rasa sih, mobilnya lebih bersih dan remote mobilnya bisa berfungsi dengan baik. Langsunglah anak2 pada heboh dan ngerubungi mobil gerra. Lagi2 bikin telat pulang :'( tapi gw bahagia. Banget. Belom tentu taun depan bisa kumpul lagi :)

The Dog Days are Over

Mengartikan lagu dari sudut pandang gw sendiri,
cekidot.

Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink

Seneng, seneng banget. Alhamdulillah. Semuanya.
Dapet sekolah. Dapet dokter gigi, dapet desain produk industri.
Bener-bener seneng banget, ga bisa gambarin betapa senengnya gw dengan kata-kata.
Ya, pada akhirnya, gw ambil adalah Desain Produk Industri Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember :)

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run

Hari-hari gila itu udah selesai. Udah selesai.
Udah ngga deg-degan phobia nunggu pengumuman di internet,
Bisa tidur nyenyak sekarang,
Bisa makan enak,
Tapi tantangan yang selanjutnya bakal dateng, yaitu kehidupan kuliah di kota lain. Tanpa ortu yang selalu melebarkan tangannya buat meluk gw dan rumah yang superduper nyaman.
Gw harus mandiri.

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

Berjuang, belajar di kota orang bukan cuma buat gw sendiri. Tapi biat ngebahagiain ayah, ibu dan keluarga gw.
Ninggalin serepetan masa lalu, yah, sebut saja move on.
Ninggalin semua hal-hal yang udah memanjakan gw selama 18 tahun hidup di Jakarta.
Memulai hidup mandiri.

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come

Hari-hari gila itu udah lewat. Udah selesai.
Sekarang waktunya bebenah, memulai lembaran buat hidup yang lebih menantang.
Nggak lama lagi, kehidupan itu bakalan mulai.

And I never wanted anything from you
Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that

Mungkin maksudnya orang tua gw nggak minta lebih. Cuma supaya gw sungguh-sungguh, nggak main-main dan sukses kedepannya.
Pokoknya intinya bikin mereka bangga.

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run

Inilah gw sekarang,

Coniesyah Zalfa Zahira,

Mahasiswi baru Fakultas Teknik Sipil dan Perencanaan, Jurusan Desain Produk Industri

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember,

Siap gebrak

When You Write Your Name Everywhere,

"When you write your name everywhere,

Everyone can see your name everywhere."

Alhamdulillah ya Allah,
Tuh dapet juga ITS nya.
Ternyata gw juga bisa dapet PTN kok :)

You've been flying the flag of war, Robin!

Now you happy, Robin!?

Yep, inilah foto orang yang gw sukai, tengah bahagia dengan apa yang dia inginkan.

Kalo kata orang yang lagi mabuk kepayang sama cinta, tapi cintanya ga kebales, biasanya bakal bilang "aku bahagia asal kamu bahagia." Bah, nggak usah sok tegar, bilang aja dalem hati pengen lari ke puncak gunung terus teriak "ANJEEEEEEEERRRR"

Dalem kamus gw, nggak ada itu "Aku bahagia asal kamu bahagia." Enak aja, dia bahagia, gw terlunta-lunta ngedukung dia selama 8 tahun, dari dia masih kurus kerempeng jerawatan kojel, jadi mahaganteng dan jago, cuma dikasih ginian. Sementara situ yang baru satu musim beli pemain jadi, udah muja-muja jadi legend. Istilahnya, kayak misalkan pembokat lo nyuguhin makanan super enak dan ngaku-ngaku masak sendiri, beli bahan di pasar sendiri, ngeracik bumbu sendiri, padahal beli lauk di warung padang deket rumah. Keji.

Benci, nggak bisa move on emang, susah bagi gw buat move on dari orang. Gw tau, dapet trophy itu bagaikan gw dapet ptn. Ngeliat dia ngangkat trophy bahagia kayak anak kecil dapet ciki seceng. Udah enak dapet ciki, apalagi dapet hadiah cincin/tato. Gw mikir "Gw kalo dapet ptn pasti kayak gitu juga, bakal kegirangan banget." Gw nggak bisa benci sama orang ini. Gw selalu berharap bisa ketemu sama dia. Kalo dulu niatan gw adalah gelayotin dia dan nggak mau dilepas (sampe petugas keamanan dateng menyeret gw dengan paksa), atau gw berniat mandi superglue sebelum meet and greet terus gw salaman sama dia dan akan merekat sampai efek superglue nya abis, sekarang niat gw kalo ketemu dia adalah... melakukan hal yang sama, sambil nyubitin tangannya sampe melar. Nampar-nampar, nonjok-nonjok sampe paling nggak, satu kata yang gw sangat ingin dengar dari mulutnya keluar. Kata "Maaf."

Gw nggak mau ribut sama dia, bener dah. Beda kalo lo suka sama  orang sejak SD dan di klepas gitu aja pas lo dalam masa puber anak SMA. Semakin hari, dia semakin jago. Ini sama aja kayak lo pengen move on dari mantan lo, tapi mantanlo semakin hari semakin keren, dan itu kayak ngebuang sampah di muka lo. Anjer, lebay amat ya?

"Piersy my man, thanks for all the support! You made this day even more special! All the best, Van Pursestrings."

"Side 2: 'Great to be a champ.. so many #Tears4Piersy"

Sakit hati melihatnya. Biarlah. He is flying the flag of war first, ok.

Chansons Aléatoires

yes, I'm on my period. And I'll give you hell, with this songs' lyrics and instrument

1. Gives You Hell - All American Rejects
2. Secrets - OneRepublic
3. 100 Years - Five For Fighting
4. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
5. The Chronicles of Life and Death - Good Charlotte
6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
7. Sad - Maroon 5
8. The Lady is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra
9. Forget You - Cee Lo Green
10. Easy - Rascal Flatts ft. Natasha Bedingfield

Mon Rêve

I don’t know how it started, I was at amusement park, and the first thing I saw was..

Him.

He had hit my friend, Dita. I’m shocked. I can’t believe it. When I saw Dita battered, and helpless. She walk towards me, maybe ask for a hand, to help her. Then she fell in front of me. I’m shocked. He tried to hit her, again again and again. The I screamed at him

“Stop hitting her!!” I screamed. I can’t see his face try to stop hit Dita. Suddenly he raised his hand, then hitting me. I can see my hand getting bruised, and reddish. I’m shocked. How could he hit me too? Am I did something wrong on him?

Then he run. Run as fast as wind blow my face. Then I can feel something strike my hand, then my hand getting bruised then reddish again. He run again, as fast as the flash, the superheroes but in evil edition. He hit me again. I think, he hit me because I tried to protect Dita.

I guess, the situation is already safe. The I give Dita my hand, and help her to walk. “Quick! He’s gone. But idk when he come back. Let’s we leave this place as soon as possible. NOW!” I tried to carry her. Then we walked away, don’t know where.

Suddenly, there was the sound of marching footsteps. As I turned to the back, I saw him. He hit me again. Then I fell on my knees. He tried to hit Dita again, until I hold his feet with my bruised hands.

“STOP IT”

“HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?”

“IT HURTS,”

He stopped. He looked at me. Then I grabbed his wrist.

“Don’t you remember when I willing to go abroad to Hungary just to meet you? Don’t you remember it? I spent all my money just to comfort you, because you say you were sad? Don’t you remember?”

I cried.

“And this is the thanks I get for doing all that things to you? By hit me and my Friend? Why you do this to me!? IT HURTS!!”

I cried, cried and cried. I saw his face.

He tried to hold his tears.

“Why don’t you, just, please, understand me?” I screamed.

He hold my hand.

Suddenly, a mini car stopped in front of us. Someone open the window. It’s my mom.

“Well, Ra, we’ll go to Jogjakarta. Here 2 tickets for you two.” She give me 2 airplane ticket.

Then my dad, who was sitting next to my mom talk to me “Tell him if we’ll go to Jogjakarta. Then you will catch up later.” He said. This is, strange. My dad didn’t ask too much.

“Dad.. this is my boyfriend” I told him.

“I know it, girl. Hey you, protect my daughter, ok?” My dad talk to him

“Yes, I will, sir” He answered.

My mom give me a name card, then he want to see it. He took it from my hand. I can feel his big and warm hand touching my hand.

“I want to see it!”

“Wow, may you understand?”

“I understand! But I want a name card with wayang picture on it”

“I have one in my house. I’ll give you one”

“I want a wayang picture from Jogjakarta”

“Yes, I’ll give you one”

Then we walk through the airport, he watch my every step.

“Don’t step on that thing!!” he told me. I almost step on a big hole.

“Ok, it’s better if you walk in front of me”

“No, I can’t let you walk behind me!”

“I’m ok. I’ll know if you walk in front of me, so I won’t step on wrong land”

“Ok..”

He walk in front of me. He walk, as fast as my step when I’m in hurry. I thought we will miss our plane.

I tried to grab his bag from behind.

“Hey wait!”

The last time I saw was his big back, his strapping shoulders, wore grey t-shirt and carried a black backpack.

He is…

Amitié, φιλία

 "I don't need a friend who chages when I chage and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better" -Plutarch

"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway" -Elbert Hubbard

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake" -Aristotle

 "I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world" -Thomas A. Edison

"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness" -Euripides

"True friends stab you in the front" -Oscar Wilde

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood" -Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Susah Move On

sering banget gw denger orang yang lewat depan gw, ngeliat gw nenteng buku progress Inten yang covernya foto van Persie, nyeloteh : "Masih aja con"
dan biasa gw bales "Pembuktian kalo gw orang yang setia"

Susah move on. Ini buat pertama kalinya. Biasanya, kalo gw suka sama orang terus mau move on, gw menjalankan misi "Program Cocon Move on dalam waktu 3 hari"

One Robin van Persie is Enough,

bingung mau mulai dari mana ceritanya. Gw suka sama satu orang, hm, oke lebih tepatnya ngefans. Ngefans banget sama Robin van Persie, sejak gw kelas 6 SD

Gimana bisa suka sama dia?
Semua berawal dari punjangga kita, bokap.

--

Waktu gw kelas 6 SD, kakak gw sangat ngefans sama Cristiano Ronaldo (dan itu masih berlangsung sampai sekarang), terus doi mau beliin gw jersey gitu. Doi nelpon gw dari kejauhan.

"Dek, kamu mau beli baju bola ndak?"
"Mau dong"
"Mau siapa?"
"Hmm.. yang ganteng, yang ganteng.."
"CEPET!"
"Xabi alonso"
"Oke"

Abis itu gw cengar cengir sendiri sambil sms an sama temen gw. Bokap bilang "Waduh anak ayah suka sama alonso ternyata? Spanyol ya? waaah..."

Nggak lama kemudian, hape bunyi lagi.
"Dek, alonsonya nggak ada"
Rada kecewa juga sih, alonso nya nggak ada, hmm.. terus gw minta advice dari bokap

"Yah, alonsonya nggak ada gimana nih"
"Itu aja tuh pemain arsenal dari belanda, si persie persie itu"
"Cakep?"
"Mantap"
"Wow"
"Oke beli dia aja"

gw melanjutkan tilpun ke kakak gw
"Kak aku mau van persie ya"
"Oke.. ada nih van persienya. Yaudah"

Dan sampailah dia dirumah melemparkan jersey bola arsenal bertuliskan nama van persie dan nomor punggung 11 di belakangnya. Gw sempat googlingin soal van persie. Wuih, NGGAK GANTENG. Kurus, jerawatan, ah.. ga seheboh yang gw kira. Tapi semua berubah pas gw kelas 7, gw ngeliat goal sekali seumur hidup hasil kerja dia, dan itu KEREN PARAH. Oke, fix, semakin naksir van persie.