Mom's Response

When the father asks question and the sons answer No, he will take it as a real No. But when the mother gets a No answer, she always offers another negotiation room and most of the time, they will answer Yes immediately. 

Do you know why? 

Because their hearts are connected since they are inside their mother's womb. No words needed.  

When it's time to whisper to your heart

When you look at the inner workings of electrical things, you often see small and big wires, new and old, cheap and expensive, all lined up. Until the current passes through them there will be no light. That wire is you and me. The current is God. We have the power to let the current pass through us, use us, produce the light of the world. Or we can refuse to be used and allow darkness to spread. (Mother Teresa: Quotable Wisdom page 8) 

One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give. (Mother Teresa: Quotable Wisdom page 26) 

Sebersit Lembayung di Suatu Senja

Roda seharusnya akan selalu berputar pada alur rel yang sudah diciptakan untuknya,

tetapi terkadang di tengah perjalanan, akan selalu ada hambatan dan tantangan. 

Tergantung seberapa sigap dan cekatan sang masinis mengendalikannya. 

Terkadang saat roda itu keluar dari relnya, akan adakah pertolongan yang datang 

tepat pada waktunya ataukah suatu kecelakaan besar akan terjadi? 

Kulihat sebuah foto tanpa insan

dalam bayangan semu seekor gajah biru

pada suatu senja, di daerah yang jauh terpencil

kala matahari akan segera terbenam

sebersit lembayung terisak haru merindu

ada suatu jeritan kecil menangis menyayat hati

menggugah setiap hati nurani yang mendengarkannya

tak salahkah aku menoleh dan memberikan pertolongan? 

Hanya ketulusan yang berhasil menggugah naluriku

memadamkan segala nalar dan sengatan sekeras apapun

ibarat lumpur yang menarik kakimu sampai terjatuh 

terbenam dalam kubangannya, sepenuh daya perjuanganmu

menarik dirimu keluar dari sana, tetapi apa dayamu

semakin kau terperosok lebih dalam hingga hanya seuntai rambutmu yang tersisa

Hingga kau benar-benar tidak berdaya, sakit terkapar 

merintih dan menggapai, dalam kegelapan tiada berujung

tak ada lagi lembayung di suatu senja, semua menjadi gelap gulita

ratapan, derita, tangisan, keterpurukan dalam dunia yang tak pasti

doa, air mata, kecemasan, ketulusan, kesabaran, ketabahan, membangun kekuatanmu

imanmu dipertanyakan, mulai bermunculan tangan-tangan penopangmu

dan dalam kesesakanmu, alangkah beruntungnya dirimu masih terselamatkan

Perlahan kubuka lembaran demi lembaran di bukuku

semua catatan jurnalku di saat itu

kala sang malaikat pencabut maut itu datang kembali

mengunjungimu, mengajakmu ke dunia lain 

akankah kau mengikutinya sekali lagi? 

diam dalam hening

hidup itu suatu pilihan

meski tidak selalu pilihan terbaik

yang akan kau ambil

setidaknya kasihilah dirimu 

dan semua penopang dalam hidupmu

raih kembali anganmu

semua impian dan keceriaan

jangan pernah meratapi senja

tetapi sambutlah sinar mentari pagi

di tiap detak jantungmu, saat membuka kelopak matamu

dunia itu sungguh indah

jangan pernah disia-siakan lagi. 

saat singa menggeliat, 

12 Agustus 2020

dua lima puluh satu siang

mendung abu-abu menggantung

- s a l l y -

I love Bandung

There are no words could describe how I feel during my short getaway to Bandung.
The hospitality of Bandung people is superb, they are friendly and polite.

We reached Padma Hotel in the afternoon, check in around 2.45PM then we had high tea at 3.30-4.30PM, follow by swimming session, I love the Jacuzzi pool with 40-degree hot water, soaking your entire body after the long day activity was the best thing to do. We had a delicious dinner in the hotel that night.

On the first day, we started the journey to Kampung Gajah Wonderland, we had fun playing bumper boat, horse carriage rides, and tubby slide. Continue our journey to the Rainbow Waterfalls for the sake of knowing nature and photo taking. Then we continue to have fun at Dusun Bambu Family Leisure Park. The games on hand, such as archery, Airsoft gun shooting, ATV Offroad track, lastly rode on the donut motorized boat, We had a yummy lunch at Pasar Khatulistiwa too.

The next destination was Tangkuban Parahu Mountain, nice environment as the surrounding area has been quiet during the fasting month and when we reached there already 4PM, therefore many sellers have already gone back as they closed at 5PM during this Ramadhan month.

From there, we went to the Farm House, bottle feed a baby cow, taking beautiful pictures on the nice Dutch building style, as well as drinking cow's pure milk.

Continue to a bookshop, called Gramedia, 4 storey store, at Jalan Merdeka, happiness began when I manage to find a giant Indonesian map that usually always hang on our classroom's wall during school time. I bought the map and economy dictionary as well as some bilingual books.

From there we stop over at one Indonesian restaurant to have our dinner, continue to do massage afterwards :p Back to the hotel around 9.30PM, happiness overloaded.

Second day...

I love being a mom

I love being a mother. It always brings a lot of joys in my heart, also there are many sweet and wonderful moments happen almost every day.

You see this? It is a simple S-hook. While I was busy typing on my laptop, my youngest son came to me and said,"Ma, look at this."
Sweet!













My earliest teacher's day present in year 2014 came from my youngest son. He bought me this red pen. Not an ordinary pen, but an extraordinary one! He told me that I always make fruit juices for him, so he would like to give me this special juice pen! *feeling touched :)