tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51265312578852595172024-03-14T03:47:09.121+08:00Crystalling the Sky of a Nocturnal"a solemn writer is always a bloody owl." - Ernest HemingwayVenus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-51606523502742801302016-08-17T21:01:00.001+08:002016-08-17T21:02:43.483+08:00untuk ibu<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ini adalah surat kecil, mungkin sekiranya mewakili sebagian mungil negeri ini.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">sebagian dari kami yang akhirnya menyadari.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">betapa dalam kami menyakiti ibu pertiwi.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu kami yang mungkin tidak lagi hanya bermuram durja</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">tapi sungguh sudah memalingkan muka.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kami.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">yang hanya mengunjungi ibu setahun sekali.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">yang ribut berdecak kagum akan luar biasanya antusiasme kami dalam merayakan tahun ini.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">beragam lomba, upacara yang luar biasa, pidato-pidato istimewa.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">dengan banyak link-link dan post-post tersebar,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">mengagungkan Indonesia yang besar dan tegar.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">sementara mungkin mendengar gebyar-gebyar saja sebenarnya sudah bosan, tak tergetar.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kemunafikan kami.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">yang berkoar akan menyingsingkan lengan,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">sementara turun tangan saja jarang.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kami kemalasan kami.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">yang sibuk menghujat</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">menuntut dan mempersalahkan,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">namun berinisiatif dan berani bertanggung jawab seringkali enggan.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kami bertanya-tanya.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">sejauh apa kami telah membuat bangga.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">apakah medali-medali yang kami persembahkan di olimpiade dunia,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">mencukupi untuk mengganti berton-ton emas yang dikeruk sang negara adidaya dengan sukarela?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Ibu, maafkan kami yang suka mengeluh, namun jarang mau berpeluh.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kami.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">karena melanggar proklamasi.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">apakah pemindahan kekuasaan kami lakukan dengan cara seksama? kami tidak tahu menahu.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">...kami bahkan tidak peduli.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, maafkan kita semua.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">karena sering menyalahartikan butir-butir pancasila.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">memang benar kami berdebat tentang keesaan Tuhan,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">hingga menomorduakan adab terhadap sesama manusia,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">dan keadilan adalah hal terakhir yang bisa diharapkan.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, usiamu mungkin tercatat tujuh puluh satu.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">tetapi bukan rahasia lagi bahwa sesungguhnya kau jauh lebih sepuh dari itu.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">kau sudah ada menyaksikan dengan tegar kala para tetua sibuk memperjuangkan merah putih berkibar.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">dan kau masih ada sekarang menyaksikan dengan pilu.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, kami datang mengadu.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ibu, saya datang mengaku.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">saya malu.</span>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-40339441292665786712015-01-28T08:21:00.000+08:002015-05-17T07:02:17.669+08:00Unpublished (until now)sleepless nights in hospital would give you plenty of time to be;<br>
scared,<br>
depressed,<br>
thinking wild,<br>
wondering ifs,<br>
calculating maybes,<br>
imagining weird happenings,<br>
wishing things to be happier, easier.<br>
<br>
how is it possible that everything you never think about,<br>
you think about,<br>
on a single night.<br>
<br>
questioning<br>
everything.<br>
<br>
second guessing,<br>
every single decision you make.<br>
<br>
writing,<br>
each and every single possibility<br>
of how the story would be ending.<br>
<br>
wondering,<br>
what if Angel of Death messed up the room number when He picked up the patient next door that passed away half an hour ago.<br>
what if Life is just level 1?<br>
what if there is nothing afterwards?<br>
what if there is <i>something</i> afterwards?<br>
<br>
that's when I lift up my hand, and whisper<br>
every secret prayer<br>
every selfish wish<br>
every fear I can't bear<br>
<br>
hoping that when my eyes finally cooperate,<br>
and I could wink a sleep tonight<br>
I would open them again the next morning.<br>
<br>
<br>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-74969731668418749392015-01-10T21:31:00.001+08:002015-01-10T21:31:08.085+08:00Hello Goodbyekematian adalah kemewahan.<br />
bagi seorang tahanan penjara bawah tanah, yang dirajam tubuhnya senti demi senti sepanjang hari, dipaksa mengkonsumsi ampas hasil ekskresi.<br />
<br />
kematian terdengar menyenangkan.<br />
bagi seorang veteran perang yang buntung kaki tangan.<br />
sungguh lebih baik dikenal syahid menghunus pedang.<br />
dibanding lemah tak berdaya menyusahkan orang.<br />
<br />
kematian bukanlah pilihan.<br />
untuk seorang ibu yang berdarah darah menyelamatkan anaknya yang megap-megap tenggelam air ketuban. melahirkan sendirian.<br />
hidup dulu, anakku lahir dulu, urusan nanti belakangan.<br />
<br />
kematian adalah peringatan.<br />
bom waktu dengan layar tanpa angka yang berdetak tanpa henti.<br />
tik. tidak peduli.<br />
tik. ah masih lama.<br />
tik. tik. tik. terdengar jarum mencepat, layar meredup sedikit membuat gugup.<br />
tik. Bapak kolesterolnya dijaga ya, Pak.<br />
tik. Yaampun dek, makanya bawa motor itu hati hati.<br />
tik. tik. Untung Ibu tidak jadi naik pesawat itu bu..<br />
tik. tik. Pelurunya jelas diarahkan ke dada pasien dalam jarak dekat. hanya sekian milimeter ke kanan sudah dipastikan menembus jantung.<br />
<br />
tik. tik. tik.<br />
<br />
<br />
tik. tik. aku bosan.<br />
<br />
<br />
tik.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-83690372941241526772014-11-01T00:02:00.002+08:002014-11-01T00:02:51.287+08:00aku ingin menceritakan suatu cerita<br />
ini bukanlah kisah dari negeri antah berantah<br />
ataupun sekedar basa-basi minum kopi<br />
<br />
ini adalah cerita cinta pandangan pertama<br />
ketika aku pertama kali membuka mata<br />
<br />
aku tidak ingin membosankanmu dengan kisah sembilan bulan itu<br />
toh semua orang sudah tahu<br />
<br />
aku hanya ingin berbagi<br />
pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang tersimpan dalam hati<br />
<br />
sampai detik ini,<br />
aku bertanya tanya<br />
bagaimana seseorang bisa menyimpan gunungan sabar sebanyak itu<br />
aku bertanya tanya<br />
bagaimana seseorang mampu meredakan badai<br />
dengan seulas senyuman santai<br />
dan terutama, aku bertanya-tanya,<br />
bagaimana seseorang bisa tahu segalanya?<br />
<br />
bagaimana seseorang mampu memberikan pemahaman hidup,<br />
hanya dengan mengajarkan arti cukup.<br />
bagaimana seseorang tetap bisa tersenyum menentramkan, meskipun aku tahu hatinya juga mungkin tengah tak karuan<br />
bagaimana seseorang mampu memberikan sekeras-kerasnya hukuman<br />
hanya dengan melontarkan tatapan penuh kekecewaan<br />
<br />
kasih mama tidak akan pernah berkurang<br />
juga tidak perlu berlebihan<br />
sempurna, dengan seluruh kesederhanaannya.<br />
<br />
percayalah ma, kasihku tidak hanya sepanjang galah<br />
karena mama adalah panas dalam apiku,<br />
dan dingin dalam saljuku<br />
<br />
sungguh, bukan waktu singkat kau dan aku mencapai hari ini,<br />
bukan selalu melewati hari cerah hingga kita di tempat ini<br />
<br />
namun setiap kali kepala dan hati berontak ingin lari<br />
atau mulai bersikap tak peduli,<br />
renungkanlah,<br />
<br />
jika bibir yang kau anggap terlalu banyak bicara itu,<br />
harus membeku untuk selamanya<br />
bagaimana jika mata itu yang seringkali kau hindari, karena selalu tahu apa yang ada di dalam hati<br />
tidak pernah terbuka lagi?<br />
<br />
dan saat itulah aku tersedu mengadu<br />
padaNya yang menciptakan semua Ibu<br />
sungguh Ia telah menganugerahi hati seluas langit, dan kasih sayang melimpah bagaikan taburan bintang<br />
<br />
maka mama,<br />
maafkan jika noni sering terlupa.<br />
maaf jika noni keras kepala, maaf jika noni banyak bertanya.<br />
<br />
namun dengarlah, mama,<br />
ketika seorang hamba malu akan dosa dosanya<br />
ketika seorang manusia terluka hatinya,<br />
ketika seorang gadis berlumur kecewa<br />
ketika seorang anak merasa tidak punya siapa-siapa<br />
<br />
sesungguhnya seribu cerita cinta tidak akan cukup<br />
ataupun lembaran puisi dan keping emas dunia ini tak akan mencakup<br />
<br />
tapi sungguh,<br />
hanya dengan adanya mama,<br />
itu cukup.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-68028534755548492172014-10-27T14:42:00.000+08:002014-10-27T14:42:06.837+08:00sebuah kebisajadian.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">setiap orang punya kemunafikannya sendiri-sendiri. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin kamu tidak benar-benar cinta dia, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">dia hanya kebetulan ada. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">dan menawarkan hatinya yang siap sedia. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin kamu hanya takut kesepian, tetapi juga tidak terlalu mau susah-susah mencari sejatinya pertemanan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin karena itulah kamu pergi makan siang di resto sushi asal bikin yang kamu benci, mengeluarkan uang lebih banyak dari yang kau perkirakan, berbicara topik-topik dangkal sambil berusaha menahan lidahmu yang gatal menyangkal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin, kamu tidak benar-benar ingin pergi, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tapi kepalang sudah janji, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">dan demi agar orang tidak berpikir kamu penghuni komunitas pengindah kota yang tidak tahu diri. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">atau lebih lagi, tidak mampu membeli. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin kamu tidak benar-benar sedang bahagia saat kamu berpose tertawa di bingkai dua banding dua. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">apalah salahnya berakting menikmati barang beberapa jam sebelum kamu kembali terasing membaca buku yang tiada satupun <i>teman</i>temanmu baca. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin kamu sesungguhnya keberatan,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tetapi konsekuensi menyuarakan keengganan tersebut sungguh sarat ketidakpastian -bahkan mungkin ancaman. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">maka suaramu pun tertelan, berganti persetujuan yang dipaksakan. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mungkin, seseorang itu sungguh-sungguh menarik perhatianmu. mungkin, kehadirannya benar-benar kau nantikan, dan keberadaannya membuatmu nyaman. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tapi kau menggulung lagi kata-katamu hati-hati. mencermati strategi. memamerkan senyum yang tertahan dengan rapi, mengangkat dagu melontarkan jawaban-jawaban ambigu. membuat gerakan yang tak jelas antara gelengan atau anggukan. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cinta masa kini layaknya perang, kawan, ada aturan yang wajib ditaati. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">bahkan mungkin kamu memaafkan seseorang bukan karena merasa luka lama itu sudah sembuh, atau bahkan sudah puas mengeluh, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tetapi bisa jadi, kau pikir, suatu saat kau akan membutuhkan eksistensi seseorang itu di hidupmu. siapa tahu.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">teringat kata seorang Shabrina, si anak gaul Surabaya yang biasanya sibuk menarikan kedua jempolnya berloncatan di sosial media, mengeluarkan celetukan mematikan, "pada akhirnya manusia akan selalu mencari keuntungan untuk dirinya sendiri." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">kadang, aku rindu pernyataan jujur seperti itu. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">kadang aku harus menyadarkan diri bahwa aku tidak hidup di pelataran kebun rumahku, melainkan emperan dunia dimana orang sibuk melapisi etalasenya dengan gula. dimana basa-basi adalah norma, dan politik hanyalah alat bantu yang serbaguna. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">kadang aku menghitung, dan jadi malu sendiri, berapa kali aku munafik hari ini. </span>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-87205902209663960772014-09-19T20:13:00.000+08:002014-09-19T20:13:29.476+08:00traces of words in Madinah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am aware that I am not<br />
the best muslimah aloud<br />
and I am certain that I have not<br />
done my best to make Them proud<br />
<br />
but for the very least<br />
there is about one thing I know to be irrefutable<br />
that The One I miss the most<br />
misses me back in all ways possible<br />
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the most influental man of earth<br />
according to a book.<br />
simply The Messenger,<br />
stated firmly by another book.<br />
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the most loving, selfless, kind human being</div>
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in my, and other millions of people's opinion</div>
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<br />
a celebrity to some,<br />
as they kissed the brass radiators by His tomb,<br />
slapping their faces, wailing<br />
chanting His name in loudness competing with some rock concert<br />
scratching the dividers that keep them few meters away from His grave<br />
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<br />
a Prophet to others,<br />
as we spoke our salams and prayed for him<br />
silently.<br />
<br />
because I know Allah heard us<br />
And our beloved Nabi smiled answering our salams<br />
because I am way too embarrassed<br />
to ask for a lot, since I am already given more than deserved<br />
<br />
I wept.<br />
If They hadn't forgiven me,<br />
Why would They allow me in His house, His mosque, His altar?<br />
Perhaps I am not such a disappointment afterall.<br />
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<br />
See you soon, Rasulullah.<br />
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Madinah, Hajj 2014Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-56542488076732336902014-08-23T00:49:00.000+08:002014-08-23T01:19:31.760+08:00I won't let you. you did not won.Past always have something new to say, whether it's the news you want to hear or not, whether it matters anymore or not.<br />
You'll get to hear the story nonetheless.<br />
Mumbling. Annoying.<br />
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Past would whisper, tap you in the back, even grab you from behind. Past would sneak a peek from old messages. Past would try to make its way through people mentioning things. Past would try to hide behind some stranger's similar gesture. Past would tease you with songs you used to sing.<br />
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You'd shoo it away as white noise. You'd play another song. You'd close the book because you no longer reading the same page.<br />
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You'll keep walking. Ignoring.<br />
You'll keep doing things. Ignoring.<br />
You'll keep the box of memories stay shut. Ignoring.<br />
You'll keep moving forward.<br />
Ignoring.<br />
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but for once,<br />
you look back.<br />
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and it <i>wins</i>.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-27197638466036058962014-01-11T14:23:00.000+08:002014-01-11T14:23:10.134+08:00Ada Apa Dengan Kita?<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kita memiliki gedung-gedung yang semakin tinggi, tetapi level kesabaran yang semakin pendek.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jalan tol yang semakin lebar, tetapi cara pandang yang semakin sempit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rumah-rumah yang semakin besar, dengan keluarga kecil yang semakin jauh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kita bahkan sudah sampai ke bulan, tapi menyapa tetangga sebelah semakin jarang.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kita membeli makin banyak barang, dan semakin tega juga membuang-buang.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kita menghabiskan semakin banyak uang, tapi makin sering merasa kurang.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kini sarjana dimana-mana bertebaran, namun kecerdasan makin susah ditemukan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lebih banyak ahli dan profesor, tetapi semakin banyak juga masalah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sekarang makin banyak obat, tetapi kita tidak juga bertambah sehat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lebih banyak buku diterbitkan, tetapi tidak banyak kata-kata yang dijadikan pelajaran.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kita belajar untuk melakukan segala sesuatunya dengan efektif dan cepat; </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tapi akhirnya kita lupa untuk belajar bersabar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Semakin mudah untuk mencari pasangan, tetapi semakin susah mempertahankan hubungan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rumah-rumah yang semakin indah, tetapi rumah tangga yang semakin gundah.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Ada apa dengan kita? </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Kita terlalu sibuk berusaha untuk bertahan hidup, hingga lupa menjalani kehidupan.</b></i></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kita terlanjur terbiasa dengan kenikmatan, hingga semakin lupa bersyukur.</i></b><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kita terlalu larut menjadikan dunia semakin duniawi, hingga kita lupa;</i></b><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>sebagai manusia, kita juga butuh menjadi manusiawi.</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">terinspirasi oleh George Carlin; Paradox of Our Time</span></div>
Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-80655271689100553632014-01-11T14:01:00.002+08:002014-01-11T14:13:22.772+08:00"SAPE SURUH DATENG JAKARTA?"<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yup, tepat sekali.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ketika seseorang melakukan sesuatu atas kesadaran diri sendiri, lalu mulai mengeluh atas segala sesuatunya, maka orang lain akan mencibir dan mengutarakan kata sakti itu; 'Siapa suruh?'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iya, siapa suruh saya datang ke Jakarta. Lalu memutar bola mata kesal melihat <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KEMACETAN </span></b>yang nggak kira-kira.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tapi kan, bukan hanya saya?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Macet banget gila." adalah alasan klasik nomer satu untuk menoleransi budaya telat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ngopi dulu yuk, sambil nunggu macetnya mendingan?" adalah alasan klasik lain buat ngajak gebetan kencan kilat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seorang teman dari negara seberang pun mengeluh,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"I can't believe there is a city with <b>these </b>many people and vehicles, yet there is <b>NO </b>underground system. or any appropriate public transport. I've never seen so many cars and motorcycles in a damn highway."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sayang sekali, saudara-saudara. Sepertinya memang Jakarta tidak akan pernah punya sistem transportasi yang bagus. Siap ditampar, Jakartans? Silahkan baca versi terjemahan artikel milik Andre Vitchek, Jakarta: Kota Fasis Sedunia. dan kenapa kemungkinan besar Jakarta TIDAK AKAN pernah punya MRT. link di bawah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iya, siapa suruh saya dateng Jakarta. Yang luar biasa <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>TIDAK PEKA.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atau mungkin sebenarnya mereka biasa-biasa saja, yang sisi manusiawinya masih ada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mereka tetap rapuh, ditengah kerasnya Jakarta Raya.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mereka tetap polos, di tengah hingar-bingar noda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mereka tetap manusia, sayang begitu penuh pura-pura.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jakarta adalah sekolah paling efektif untuk mengajarkan ketidakpedulian, sayang.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boro-boro mikirin ada apa dengan Cinta, ada apa dengan Tetangga aja nggak pernah. Eh entahlah ya, kalo mau minjem apa gitu mungkin bolehlah bermanis-manis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yakali deh nyempetin rutin sedekah, cicilan aja belom lunas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mana sempet mikirin politik negeri ini sih, gue follow MataNajwa di twitter buat keliatan keren doang.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nggak penting amat ngirim kopi buat orang RT yang lagi lembur, gue aja mesti ngehemat biar Starbucks <i>activity </i>gue tetep jalan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eh maaf-maaf aja ya kalo gue keliatannya nggak care sama urusan sosial, gue peduli kok, buktinya gue like di Facebook, gue lanjutin broadcast di BBM, dan gue retweet beritanya! Weits, tapi buat instagram itu off-limit ya, nggak mau dong kehilangan follower!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>yakali pake mengasihani orang lain."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iya, siapa suruh dateng Jakarta. Yang terinfeksi penyakit <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>MATRE </b></span>seluruh pelosoknya.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bener saya kepengen menepuk pundak siapapun yang bikin slogan TokoBagus.com, "Kalo bisa jadi duit kenapa enggak?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karena itu Indonesia banget, atau lebih tepatnya, Jakarta banget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kemarin saya baru baca bukunya si Teppy, yang menceritakan ibunya bikin bisnis persewaan satu-satunya treadmill mereka; 20 menit = seribu.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Profesi tukang parkir dan penjaga tol aja mungkin orang Jakarta penemunya (dan satu-satunya di dunia?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waktu mulai deket Idul Fitri, banyak orang cari uang dengan cara.. jual uang! Iya, maksudnya yang jualan uang ribuan buat angpau lebaran.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bahkan tinggal pasang perban, duduk di gerobak dan pura-pura patah kaki bisa menghasilkan 10 juta per bulan!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asli, manusia Jakarta emang kreatif banget cari duit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Akhir kata, saya berani yakin bahwa Cowok Jakarta bukan tipe saya. Entahlah, saya hanya tidak nyaman dengan kenyataan bahwa dia menghabiskan dua bulan dalam satu tahun hidupnya, <u>di jalan</u>. berperang dengan kemacetan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Berapa banyak dari waktu itu yang dipakai untuk berpikir? atau bersumpah serapah? atau mendengarkan Justin <strike>Bieber</strike> Timberlake? atau berdoa? atau malah, yaks, bermasturbasi?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walaupun untuk ketidakpekaan, saya hanya mengangkat bahu. Tentu saja saya tidak bisa menyamaratakan bahwa semua Jakartans , tetapi Jakarta memang sebuah kota yang menguji diri setiap hari. Menguji hati. Menguji sisi-sisi manusiawi. Begitu terus mungkin, hingga penduduknya perlahan kehilangan nurani.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan materialistis?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Astaga, saya bahkan sudah kehilangan selera berbicara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">p.s. terima kasih untuk mas <a href="http://celebratingprodigy.tumblr.com/">Bayu Prakasa</a> yang membuat saya lumayan semangat ngeblog lagi. check him out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://kuntawiaji.tumblr.com/post/61906684891">Artikel Andre Vitchek versi terjemahan/ via Kuntawiaji disini.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beberapa artikel Andre Vitchek di Counterpunch:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/11/23/governor-jokowi-enters-jakarta-on-a-wooden-horse/">Governor Jokowi Enters Jakarta in a Wooden Horse</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/02/17/take-a-train-in-jakarta/">Take a Train in Jakarta</a></span></div>
Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-45185374301899995022013-06-27T01:09:00.002+08:002013-06-27T01:09:27.699+08:00every ridiculously scared guy need to know this.<br />
I will not care about what car you drive -or basically what vehicle you ride. Or where you live. Or who your daddy is. Or if you know someone who knows someone who knows someone. If you're part of A list, B list or nobody-ever-heard-of-you list. I don't give a damn.<br />
I will not care about our first impressions, no matter how awkward, how weird, or even how ordinary it is.<br />
I will not fall in love with your bones or skins. I will not fall in love with famous places you've been.<br />
I will not fall in love with anything, but you.<br />
And your words that flutter from your mind, and your acts that will speak for itself.<br />
They are the only thing you own, the only thing I will ever remember you by,<br />
and the only thing that can make me,<br />
or anyone,<br />
love you.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-78516873282575206832013-06-24T21:48:00.002+08:002013-06-24T23:06:29.440+08:00tiga budaya yang (tidak) asing<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Siang itu aku duduk tenang membaca Review, sebuah majalah ekonomi dan bisnis dengan ilustrasi wajah Jokowi dan headline MENGGUGAT PRJ besar-besar di halaman sampul.
Sekitar tiga menit sebelum aku menyadari sepasang mata menatapku lekat. Milik seorang bapak keturunan Chinese, berdasi dan berjas. Lebih geregetan saat mendapati alis mata itu terang-terangan terangkat, lalu menarik sudut bibirnya membentuk seringai. Melecehkan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kunaikkan mataku dari laporan wawancara dengan Siti Hartati, pemilik 81,875% JIExpo, kutentang mata si bapak.
Sedetik, dua detik, tiga detik.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Emang kamu ngerti, itu isinya apa?" tanyanya tanpa tendeng aling-aling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Whoa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aku nggak tau apakah si bapak pernah/ sering membaca majalah ini atau tidak tapi sekedar informasi saja, gaya bahasa yang digunakan oleh Review adalah people friendly. Mereka mau repot-repot menjabarkan runtutan cerita, meskipun singkat, dengan kronologis yang jelas -membedakan dengan majalah sejenis yang menganggap si pembaca sudah update dengan kasus-kasus itu sehingga hanya memberi perkembangan terbaru. Mereka juga mau berbaik hati memberikan definisi untuk istilah istilah yang mungkin tidak akrab dengan pembaca.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jadi, mungkin wajar kalau si bapak hanya menganggapku anak kecil yang bosan dan kehabisan bahan bacaan. Lalu sok-sokan baca majalah yang 'ndak pantes dibaca anak kemaren sore' seperti saya. Kutipan langsung dari si bapak. Kaget juga saya zaman sekarang masih ada orang-orang berpikiran sesempit itu.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ah tapi tidak mengapa, toh sebentar saja aku dan si bapak sudah mengobrol akrab. Tentu diawali dengan sebuah debat panas tentang keputusan pemerintah mengenai subsidi bbm, yang menyambung ke diskusi hangat kinerja Jokowi-Ahok dan saling prediksi tentang pemilu nanti.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ketika pembicaraan kami yang sudah sampai ke teori likuiditas terpaksa terputus karena pesawat si bapak memanggil-manggil, aku akhirnya sudah cukup pantas menerima seulas senyum ramah plus bonus kartu nama. Tercetak dengan bangga: Operational Manager sebuah PT ternama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tapi aku tidak terkesan, ada drama lain yang lebih menarik perhatian.
Seorang ibu berkerudung pendek, tanpa mengalihkan matanya dari layar hp menyeru (marah? sinis? biasa saja?) saat anaknya, yang lucu berkuncir dua merangkak dibawah meja dan menjedukkan kepalanya, "Nah kaaaann? Baguus, ayo lagi, jedukin lagi! Sakit? Kok nggak nangis? Ayo lagi doong, jeduk. Mana jeduknya? Anak kok ya nggak bisa anteng (diam) tho yooo.. nangiso! Nangis kalo sakit!" membuat seluruh penghuni lounge melirik sekilas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Si anak hanya menunduk merapatkan bibir, pasti menahan habis-habisan air matanya. Aku trenyuh, pasti sulit mengempet tangis seperti itu..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seekor lalat merayap menyedihkan didekat piringku. Ada lendir terseret bersamanya. Sayapnya cacat. Datar aku menekankan majalah review yang kubaca tadi, menggencet tubuhnya. Mati.
Aku mendengus menyentil diriku sendiri, sombong sekali Noni, seperti Firaun saja sok sok menentukan jalan hidup seekor lalat. Ah, tapi nanti dia mengkontaminasi makananku. Ah, lihatlah lendir menjijikkan itu. Ah, lagipula hanya seekor lalat ini, tidak mengganggu ekosistem. Ah..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seseorang yang begitu menganggap dirinya sendiri serba lebih jadi menganggap orang lain jelas-jelas di bawahnya, dan merasa sah berpendapat demikian. Bahkan menunjukkan terang-terangan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seseorang yang entah bagaimana kehilangan berkas berkas kasih. Bahkan kepada anak umur empat tahun. Bahkan pada anaknya sendiri.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seseorang yang begitu sombongnya menganggap dirinya berhak mengambil nyawa makhluk hidup lain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Budaya merendahkan, budaya minim kasih sayang, dan budaya keangkuhan. Sejak kapan menelusup di bangsa ini, yang dulunya dikenal rendah hati, penuh cinta dan hobi mengayomi serta santun luar biasa?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ini hanya sepotong cerita yang terjadi di pojokan lounge (yang katanya) mewah (tapi ada lalat cacat berlendirnya), di bandara Soekarno Hatta, Jakarta, Indonesia.</span>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-48159564593369850282013-05-23T22:42:00.000+08:002013-05-25T06:15:47.718+08:00Islam is Perfect, Muslims are Not.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">UPDATE: two days after this attack happened, a group of 3-4 guys (one of them didn't really do anything to be exact) confronted me in Grainger Market when it's about to close. To note, t</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">here are almost no Muslims wearing their attributes in town, so maybe I kinda stood out. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">When I finally left the pointless, full of yelling and bad words, one-way conversation, one of the guy angrily grab my arm and -rather than pulling it- he kinda squeeze and twist it. I can't believe I got bruises for this kind of issue. Things that I usually only read in Internet, newspaper, or TV and radio news. What the heck is happening to humanity and the rise of ignorance level.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">Now, for you who thought that irrational act committed by a Muslim is for no other reason apart from the fact that our religion encourages intolerance and violence, that Muslims are people who come from a barbaric and savage past, whose existence is violent, whose religion teaches us nothing but horrifying extremism.</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">Baby, <b>there are 1.7 billion Muslims in the world</b>. If the religion really teach us nothing but killing every Non-Muslims on their sight, they're all probably dead by now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">Also I don't get it why so many damn Muslim organisations coming out to apologise about Woolwich - why the heck do they (representing us!) need to apologise? I didn't do anything. We didn't do aything. Is the attack bad? Of course, and we're sorry. I'm brokenhearted as fellow human being in this funny place called Life. But not apologising. It's the individual who does that. Whatever religion he claimed he embraced, why have Muslims got to apologise?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">By apologising in such a stupid way they are actually reinforcing the enemy's narrative, which is telling the world that these murderers did what they did because their religion makes them inherently violent and evil. They are acknowledging this fraudulent narrative, reinforcing it, supporting it and also apologising for it.</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">What they are doing is basically standing up and saying "I'm sorry our religion makes us violent, but we're not all like that". No! <i>Our religion has nothing to do with it.</i> Period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">This incident yesterday was horrific, but it was <b>not </b>because Islam teaches barbarism, it happened because it was an extreme reaction to an extreme situation. These people did what they did because they wanted to get a message across, a message that tells the world that they felt sick of being oppressed, colonised, demonised, killed and murdered, simply for being Muslim. Which happened. Which are wrong. But what they did, how they react are also wrong.</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a conversation with a friend yesterday, a great one, and we ended up discussing -almost debating- about a rather sensitive topic: religion. We're okay though, we managed to get out of room without any injuries. Besides, we see positive and ironically funny sides of everything -so we respect and we laugh at a lot of things. Including ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a girl 'who is wearing a scarf covering her hair and you never see her shoulder or knees', I believe this topic, this question has been asked many times. I've got to admit, if I know nothing about Islam and Hijab I'll be part of those curious people. That's why I want to answer this, try to explain it in a more personal approach. As a girl, as a woman, <i>as a human being</i>. Here, you will not find, "Because my Holy Book said so, in QS something Ayat something."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been taught to wear hijab, been seeing people wearing it around me, since I was 6. Yup, six. And I start wearing it daily from 7.00-16.00 because it's part of school uniform ever since. I honestly never felt restricted (<i>I will take it off after school anyway</i>) I didn't feel hot either no matter how crazy the weather is in Indonesia (seriously? it's just a loose piece of fabric, we barely even feel the difference). we study, and play, and fight, as normal kids. No matter what we wear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I grew up, I still am, naturally as a quite liberal person. I am open to new things, I love talking to strangers and bizarre knowledge and skills. And I ask 'why?' a lot. 'Women are only obliged to cover her aurats (parts of her body except face and hands) when they first got their period.' I was still in islamic school and hijab is, of course, still part of my uniform. I still let go of my hair once in awhile, wearing short sleeves, feeling the sea water up to my knees. I was 13 and began thinking. and seeking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to USA for a holiday trip, and for the first time got the stares. The questions. And the demands of explanation. That's when out of nowhere, I spilled out an answer</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>"I think I just like the idea of how pure the love of the woman who wears hijab is," I can see that guy raising his eyebrow, I immediately added, "We want to show our body parts, our hair, only to someone that will be the first and hopefully the last." He looked amused with the word 'love' that I used, "So you're saying it's like the extreme version of keeping your virginity?" "You may say so," I giggled, "I bet now you want to ask 'what if the guy you're marrying isn't even a virgin then?'" "Exactly," he leaned towards me, "What if?" "Everyone has past, I have past -well I'm still a kid according to you so mine doesn't matter, but it's about my life and how I live it. It's about the present. Besides, in Islam the girls are able to choose who she's marrying." He was surprised. Shocked, to be more accurate, "They can? I think the parents will choose it for them. And if the girl said no to anything, they will beat them." I smiled, "I believe there are many kinds of parents, many kind of men. Despise their religions. No sane religion will encourage their men to torture women. As far as I know my brain is still here, and as far as I know, I'm still a muslim." He wasn't giving up, "So, last question, will your father beat you up if you don't wear it?" He finally asked. Our bus is slowly stopping. "I doubt it, but he will be really disappointed. As much as I'm disappointed in myself."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19.5px;">And then, I moved to Singapore to continue my study -alone. And to the UK not too long after that. I'm the only child, and I don't have any family member or relative there. I have friends, but the point is: there is no adult. If I was really just wearing my hijab because of my parents, I don't have that obligation anymore. </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19.5px;">They will never know. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19.5px;">I can just block them of seeing my pictures on facebook or whatever and I'm good to go. And I'm free. Right?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19.5px;">For some reasons.. I don't think so. It doesn't feel right. It's been part of me and I'm comfortable. I'm feeling protected and completed. And if this reason matter, I want to prove it that I can still wear hijab and be parts of lots of stuffs. That it doesn't restrict me. That it doesn't prevent me of having fun. I was the only girl wearing hijab in my batch -making it impossible to skip classes because lecturers remember me, dammit- and well, why blending in if you can stand out?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19.5px;">So last night, I look at him in the eye, and said,</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"If a moslem woman, a hijaber, truly knows what she's doing and why she is doing that, I'd like to say that we treat our body like.. Money. Alright? Something we all can relate to. We know money is valuable to us. We know how valuable money is. And as much as we love and proud of our money, will we actually scatter it on the floor or table for everyone to see? Or make it into a beautiful rose and wear it as broche? However, if we <i>decide </i>to put it in a sealed bag, to protect it, does it mean we perceive everybody as a potential thief? No, but we do not want them to be teased and doing things they weren't planning to do. That, for your, "But not all men are pervs!"</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">adalah Kamu, setiap individu yang mencoba mengontrol takdirnya sendiri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">adalah Dia, sang Maha membolak-balik kalbu</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">adalah Cinta, yang sesungguhnya, tidak tahu apa-apa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ada yang meraihnya dengan pengorbanan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">menghasilkan sepasang tangan memeluknya erat, melakukan apa saja supaya Cinta tidak kuasa untuk pergi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">meninggalkan Cinta kadang terharu kadang terdiam kebingungan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ada yang menuduh dengan kemarahan, ketika Cinta hilang.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seakan ia berhak memenjarakan Cinta, dan memberinya makan untuk menjaganya tetap hidup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entah itu harta, harapan, perhatian atau sekedar waktu.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tidak, Cinta tidak lapar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">untuk memancingnya, kamu memang butuh umpan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entah itu obrolan singkat yang membekas, binar mata yang meninggalkan janji, atau tahun-tahun kebersamaan -menumpuk dan memupuk perasaan yang belum tersadari.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tapi untuk menjaganya, yang kau butuhkan adalah kaki yang sama-sama berjalan dengan satu hentakan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ketika yang satu berhenti dan yang lain berlari,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">saat itulah genggamanmu terlepas, dan Cinta menguap pergi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ada yang merelakan, ketika Cinta beranjak pelan-pelan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tanpa tahu seandainya dia memohon sedikit saja, Cinta akan kembali dan tidak pernah pergi lagi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ada yang menyalahkan Cinta sepenuhnya, yang sekali lagi, sungguh tidak tahu apa-apa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ada yang akhirnya menyalahkanku, yang membuatmu merasa tidak tahu apa-apa tentang Cinta.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yang membuatmu membisu kelu dengan satu tanya: lalu harus bagaimana?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">buatku, setiap kisah cinta adalah permainan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dimana kau masuk ke ruang kendali, sendiri-sendiri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entah dengan jantung berdegup atau senyum sinis atau tanpa ekspresi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dengan butir keringat dingin atau tangan yang sama sekali kering, memegang konsoler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kamu berhak memilih untuk bermain sebagai tim atau rival,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">untuk saling menjaga, melindungi satu sama lain, berjalan beriringan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">atau bercanda untuk saling menjatuhkan sambil mempelajari kekuatan dan kelemahan satu sama lain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tapi juga saling memotivasi untuk menjadi yang terbaik.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tidak ada yang tahu siapa akan mencurangi siapa,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tidak akan ada yang bisa memprediksi papan skor,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dan tidak akan ada yang bisa memanipulasi jalan cerita.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">setiap cinta yang baru, adalah permainan yang sama sekali baru.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dengan jebakan, atlas, dan karakter yang tidak akan pernah sama.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sekali lagi kamu berhak menyikapinya dengan strategi kuat andalanmu,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">atau belajar dari kesalahan yang lalu dan memilih sikap yang sama sekali baru</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ketika Cinta adalah permainan dan bukannya ujian,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ketika itulah para individu akan menghadapinya dengan penampilan paling jujur</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dengan sweatshirt longgar dan wajah polos tanpa pulasan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dengan kesantaian yang blak-blakan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">untukku, setiap kisah cinta <i>yang nyata</i>, adalah permainan tak berujung</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dimana kamu tidak akan pernah menang, tapi juga tidak akan pernah kehilangan nyawa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">karena itulah poinnya,</span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">untuk terus bermain.</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seperti gravitasi, sasaran kemarahan atas guci mahal yang pecah di ujung hari.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seperti mati, yang selalu datang tepat waktu memenuhi janji.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seperti hati, yang sayangnya kerapkali mengingkari.</span></div>
Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-18710987103853496122012-11-23T08:34:00.001+08:002012-11-25T08:36:44.746+08:00here's $86,400. buy something. NOW.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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so here's the idea, that inspired me a lot and i hope you might get inspired too.</div>
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every morning, when the clock hit 00:01, you get $86,400 deposited into your bank account for your use. but, just like every other game, there are rules.</div>
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1. everything, every dollar you didn't spend, is taken away at the end of the day. you can't transfer it, you can't save it elsewhere. it simply disappears.</div>
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2. the game can end whenever; at any time it can say the game is over. the account will be closed and you won't receive a new one.</div>
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okay, we're in the game now and it's almost half day. tomorrow morning, another $86,400 will be deposited into your bank account. what have you done? and what would you do?</div>
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right, you start thinking. the strategy, to make the most of it. every dollar, every cent, has to be spent wisely and efficiently. and correctly, maybe?</div>
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would you buy anything and everything you wanted? or not only for yourself but for all people you love as well? or maybe also for people you don't know because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself. who knows?</div>
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but<i> can you actually do that?</i> can you make use of <u>every</u> single cent? and at the end of the day can you make sure you'll sleep happily without being pissed off of some wasted dollars?</div>
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each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, an when we go to sleep at night, any remining time is not credited to us. <i>what we haven't lived up that day is forever lost</i>. yesterday is, yesterdays are forever <i>gone</i>. each morning the account is refilled, but the bank may dissolve your account at any time ..<i>without any warning.</i></div>
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So what will <b>YOU </b>do with <b>YOUR </b>86,400 seconds? aren't they actually worth so much more than the same amount in dollars? or poundsterlings?</div>
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Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.</div>
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<i><b>Take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply, and enjoy life.</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">and start doing your assessment now.</span></div>
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Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-2972936156814012152012-11-23T08:20:00.001+08:002012-11-23T08:20:33.815+08:00whoopI haven't checked my phone for hours, and actually, drive people mad because of that :/<br />
anyways, the proper posts coming up soon. about the days in the UK, about my deadly deadlines, about AIESEC (wohoo!), maybe the musical i saw yesterday (it's so gooooodd! i can write pages of it, so, i better avoid it. no?)<br />
point is, i will make new post this weekend okay? it's a promise.<br />
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right now i just want to share a tiny bit of what crosses my mind, back to few minutes ago, when i checked my phone and mbak <a href="http://dianrainbow.blogspot.co.uk/">Dian Pelangi</a>, Wardah and DP Collections owner changed her blackberry display picture to a typography: <i>to mom and dad, one day i will make you proud, i promise.</i><br />
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people. it's Dian Pelangi we're talking about. someone that i thought has ticked every bullet points in the bookrules of how-to-be-a-successful-moslem-woman. she's one of the most creative young designer, has inspired tons of girls to start wearing hijab, she's happily married and above all she travels a lot and makes a lot of friends. me included, even though she just happened to be in an event i was volunteering in Singapore, she's very nice though.<br />
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let's just say, it makes me think. a lot. it took me 18 hours flight to go to the UK. will this be worth it? can <i>I </i>make this worth it?<br />
i thought, yeah I've been to a national conference with more than 300 people all over UK, and I quite made an impression as a delegate, but then i started thinking about all of those lazy days that actually I could make some use of it, to do something better, to do something more productive.<br />
i thought about some professors i talk with after the seminar end and all the inspirations i've got, but also few of the lecturers that i sort of ignored during the lectures because i was simply distracted.<br />
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so it's not enough, Venus. it's never enough.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-67724045239059321232012-11-19T02:03:00.002+08:002012-11-19T02:03:39.277+08:00we will not go down in Gaza tonight.<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10 1979 - March 16, 2003, died in the age of 23) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who was killed by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while attempting to prevent IDF forces from demolishing the home of local Palestinans. This is her speech when she was in 5th grade.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">well, it's almost the end of 2012 people. we are living in the future she was talking about. rest in peace, Rachel. I'm sorry but I haven't see any light yet.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">total 1,206 Gaza people have been killed in December 2011. including 401 children and 108 women.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">today, at least 21 people died.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">...and still counting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">once, I thought, the main reason parents asked us to go to school is solely to give us activities to do. or perhaps because other kids do so, so there are no reason why we wouldn't do it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought? no, I still kinda think so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how many of us get our ass out of house every morning just for the sake of attendance? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how many of us study for the sake of passing an exam? or GPA?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and after so many tests we got through, that even the ones we got A+, or 100, or ten out of ten, how many of the questions that we can still answer now?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how many of theories we learned that we can still remember word by word?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how many of them are worth studied, <i>really</i>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't like to think of how many hours I've spent watching the clock, wishing the class end soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or when I was counting days, waiting for my favorite subjects to come.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or how many pages, or dates and years, or latin names, I've memorized the night before, just to write it all down yet I knew it'd all be evaporated once I walked out the exam room.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or how many times I let my mind wonder when will we really use algebra in our life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm just glad that I know now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We might not always remember what we studied,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but we will always remember what we <i><b>learned</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm thankful. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For amazing classmates and teachers I met.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For every chances I had to draw more doodles on my book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For all inspiring stories I heard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the not-so-obvious lesson about managing time, bonding team, friendship and leadership.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For learning how to play fair and square by avoiding cheating on exams.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'm grateful for everything I learned.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kita sekolah itu untuk menuntut ilmu." - kata semua orang, tapi nyatanya, kita sering belajar untuk menuai nilai. saja. dan melepaskan setiap kesempatan untuk menggali ilmu itu sendiri.</span><br />
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Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-20150943380316790762012-10-23T17:25:00.001+08:002012-10-23T17:25:26.635+08:00that day is today<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and all of sudden, you start thinking,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">how many weeks, or years, you spent doing something you hate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">how many time have you wasted?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to me, that day is today,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">when i realized how long since i've been writing, doodling, when was the last time i create anything, really</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">this is a big world</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">experiences to earn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">photos to take,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">friends to make,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i mean, you get the idea. i should start my day now, and you should too.</span></div>
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Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-66024432171750329302012-10-11T18:19:00.006+08:002012-10-11T18:19:49.413+08:00Untuk Mama<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-19422859980727397792012-08-04T16:04:00.003+08:002012-08-08T08:00:16.750+08:00in case you're wondering whythere's something wrong<br />
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about me not using any commas or fullstops<br />
completely aware that this willl not be a pretty post<br />
but keep on going<br />
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about me avoiding all the mirrors<br />
because they remind me of how unpretty i am<br />
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about me refusing to keep in touch with my outer world<br />
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about me holding this filthy grudge while still having forgive-forget-without-regret rule of life<br />
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about me who stare<br />
and stare<br />
and stare<br />
on blank white screen in blogspot<br />
have no idea of what to write<br />
but knowing for sure what i want to write is not what i <i>should </i>write<br />
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and about me who glances jealously<br />
on katie sokoler page where she can just put things that make her happy<br />
with stunning pictures that she took<br />
when it doesnt have anything to do with hipster fashion and music or how you think tumblr-ish photos are overrated and people who use instagram thinking they are professional photographers are lunatic<br />
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she does what she loves, ignores the hate and she's good to go<br />
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and also about me who does not even put any link to make it easier for my readers to open it<br />
or maybe i'm just lazy to share? or maybe i just think my readers will be curious enough to google it<br />
wait do i just call them <i>my </i>readers?<br />
geez venus, who on earth you think you are?<br />
there's something slightly wrong<br />
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about me get irritated by you<br />
telling me how tired you are seeing me like this<br />
i asked, what this<br />
do i change or i just simply stop behaving like i <i>should</i> and be honest on what i <i>feel</i><br />
do you love me or do you love who you want me to be<br />
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or you<br />
that our relationship seems helpless because of its on-off frequency<br />
that we only goes from on goodnight to another goodnight<br />
with no conversation over the noon<br />
yet we keep doing it<br />
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or you<br />
the one i will always check up to<br />
because whatever's done between us wasn't done<br />
and everyone knows no one get me like you do and no one gets you like i do<br />
even now, when it is a complete free-love business<br />
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or you<br />
or you<br />
or you<br />
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or me,<br />
who's single <br />
realizing how many unoffical, or ambiguous, misunderstood, plain friendship i have<br />
wondering why so few people gets the way i think<br />
why people rush things<br />
why people rush feelings<br />
why people are so into clarity, when obscurity is far more interesting<br />
why people demand my explanation of future instead of enjoying what they have and what they are doing in the present<br />
then wondering why do <i>i</i> demand people to get the way i think <br />
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there's something different<br />
about me having these crappy insecurities yet cursing myself to be oh-so-ungrateful<br />
especially this is, for god's sake, ramadhan <br />
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about me who dont even bother to look up and read it over to make sure there isnt any bad grammar<br />
about me who sit here with a black and white maxi dress and cardigan that i never wear before for over three years<br />
about me being (feeling) so young and damaged<br />
and healed<br />
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or mom's eyes<br />
when i told her this is the way i live my life<br />
and when she said<br />
why do you hurt people and why do you hurt yourself<br />
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no she didnt ask, she said<br />
like telling me, carefully<br />
and waking me up<br />
and waking <i>her </i>up<br />
that she doesnt realize who is her daughter anymore<br />
and she should not let that happen<br />
no, she <i>could </i>not let that happen<br />
to both of us<br />
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but there's something right<br />
about me who is relieved<br />
after writing it all down with such brutal honesty i never had before<br />
and even better, tell the world<br />
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politely ask them to accept me in my worst<br />
just like when they happily accept me when i'm doing my best<br />
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don't lift me up, i'm not drowning<br />
i'm just swimming a little deeper, for a little while<br />
because only when you lost you can find yourself<br />
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and i've found what i was looking for<br />
also with some additional treasures<br />
beautiful truths<br />
painful truths<br />
simple things<br />
and more simple things<br />
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because it's us who make it complicated.*<br />
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*and when i put a full stop it means i've come into a conclusion, i hope you have good time reading this. as good as i feel when i finish writing them<br />
**i still have no guts to click the publish button<br />
***i'm ready.Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-74809284858370919922012-07-23T21:52:00.001+08:002012-07-23T21:52:28.436+08:00pamitan bentar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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have a blessed ramadhan for everyone who celebrates it,</div>
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and forgive all my mistakes.</div>
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i will abandon this blog for quite awhile, gonna update you guys as soon as possible.</div>
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*unapproachable on bbm and twitter</div>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-56781845926971868262012-06-09T00:07:00.001+08:002012-06-12T11:00:29.830+08:00here we go (part II)<br />
so, yeah. it's been awhile, isn't it?<br />
hehe, sorry for not posting for a loong long time. the past two months have been hectic. full of tears, anger, frustration, wtfs.. what can i say? overloaded assignment, tough exams, personal problems, projects, and few.. surprises.<br />
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ah anyway, saya mau melanjutkan <b><a href="http://venusaretha.blogspot.sg/2012/06/here-we-go.html">post ini</a> :)</b><br />
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umm, banyak yang mau nanya cerita lengkap, dan jawaban lengkap dari pertanyaan 'ada-apa-kok-tiba-tiba-?' dan beberapa 'hah-kok-bisa-?' atau 'wait-wut-??' lain.<br />
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yak mari kita mulai.<br />
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mungkin ini informasi basic ya, dan banyak reader yang udah tau (duileh kaya gue blogger beken aja) tapi saya adalah anak Indonesia asli kelahiran tahun sembilan empat yang kebetulan kuliah di Singapore. to be exact, i'm currently doing my advanced diploma of media and mass communication MDIS. and to clarify <a href="http://venusaretha.blogspot.sg/2012/06/here-we-go.html" style="font-weight: bold;">this post</a>, i'm not fully '<i>nyasar</i>'. I do love journalism, advertising, tv and radio production and definitely learning about human mass comm and social behavior. how to talk to different kind of people, to understand and persuade them. I mean, I do learn a lot. I met lots of awesome and inspiring people and I enjoy studying <i>almost </i>all of those.<br />
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setidaknya nasib saya masih lebih baik ya daripada mas-mas blogger yang lebih ngenes dari saya seperti <a href="http://notes-bulb.blogspot.com/">Jazzy</a> dan <a href="http://yulianzone.com/">Bang Adit/ Jojon/ Yulian</a> :9<br />
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but still..<br />
i do love art, i really do.<br />
every aspect, every kind, i keep learning it. some of my oil paintings were still in my prev school T_T but I've drawn Canna flowers, storm and sunset. i love handicraft, scrapbook and cake decorating as well :3<br />
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one of my first attempt doing this kind of batik-ish letter</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">( you can see my other artworks <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3885214049894.167967.1265179365&type=3">HERE</a> )</b></span></div>
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Okay! Here's the story :)<br />
Singapur adalah tempat paling strict soal peraturan. setiap pelanggaran ada dendanya. soal hal-hal menyangkut kebersihan kaya permen karet dan vandalisme? behh.. jangan harap.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"I'll give you an additional punishment. what about that big wall?"</span></i></b></div>
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<b>and that, my friend, is my first mural ever. recorded. the video is coming soon :)</b></div>
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check this out for more: INSPIRE - some spoilers, click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3885214049894.167967.1265179365&type=3">HERE </a>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126531257885259517.post-30177937430015297362012-06-08T20:28:00.000+08:002012-06-08T23:50:28.317+08:00here we go...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<pre style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan tepat ketika kamu harus merelakan, dan belajar mencintai apa yang kamu punya, kamu sadar.. Semuanya tidak akan pernah sama.</span></pre>
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Lagi-lagi, ini bukan tentang laki-laki. Maaf untuk (sekali lagi) mengecewakan pembaca *insert troll face* buahahahaha</span></pre>
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<pre style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saya lanjutin di post selanjutnya aja deh #menghindardaritimpukan #nyengirlebar</span></pre>Venus Arethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681946382876139448noreply@blogger.com4