Thursday, February 19, 2015

Kiong Hie!

Happy Chinese New Year!
Aku bukan keturunanTionghoa dan belum pernah ikutan ngerayain Imlek sebelumnya. 
"When was the last time you did something for the first time? Yaaaahu jadi kemarin aku ikutan ngerayain Imlek. Invasi ke rumah teman-teman yang keturunan Tionghoa. Impulsive banget, sehari sebelumnya lagi nungguin yudisium yang ngga mulai-mulai. Dari obrolan tentang kambing dan filosofi tahun baru kambing kayu, kambing itu poopnya sembarangan dimana-mana artinya adalah kita harus menebar kebaikan dimanapun dan kapan saja hahaha. Datang pake baju warna merah terus disambut dengan sangat meriah, semeriah makanan(hahaha ini nih) dan hiasan ornamen khas Imlek. Mulai dari appetizer, main course, dessert, macem2 es, kue, jeruk, dan permen manisan, pokoknya complete happiness! And the family was really lovely and very friendly to us, semoga sehat selalu Tante Om Engkong dan semuanya. Berbagi cerita-cerita, lihat foto-foto liburan, sambil nyemil sampai lupa lemak udah numpuk. Terus diajarin kalau ada keluarga yang datang kasih salam "Kiong Hie!" artinya selamat, terus Kiong Hie-an sama Kakeknya satu-satu, lucunyaa. And unpredictably I got my first angpao! dan langsung dapet 3 angpao hahahaha. Kata Bapaknya temen itu ada angpao jodoh juga wah! Satu hal yang dipelajarin dari kunjungan ini adalah let's try to be more generous to anybody. Oya sama satu lagi, Bhineka Tunggal Ika! latar belakang boleh beda-beda suku, ras, agama, apapun tapi kita sesama makhluk ciptaan Tuhan, namanya manusia dan diciptakan untuk saling menyanyangi. Had a really good times with them, happy CNY may you have a prosperous year ahead! Xie Xie

Monday, February 16, 2015

"By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being a book-smart or having a college degree ; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking outside the box, and sometimes just realizing that things need to change and being smart enough to change it" - Tabatha Coffey

Tuesday, February 10, 2015


Every ladder ends somewhere
Better time it's steps with care
Don't be the one who waits to long
Turns around and finds it gone
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Choose the life you want to live
Give the love you want to give
Take the moment when it comes
Let it lead you, let it run
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Feel the moisture in the air
Feel her fingers through your hair
Don't be shy when asking to
Be that way you were always meant to
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Life is long and the world is small
Our paths will cross some other time!


Erlend Oye - Garota. Mixed up feelings, erghh tapi seneng. Bgt.