May Allah rest your soul in peace Pak…

Seven days have gone. My father, he is so far away now, but for sure, he is watching and smiling, and our love and memories about him still remain. I wrote about him several years ago (I just copy paste here):

My father, he was so poor. He lived in a small, far…

Welcome Home

Sepuluh tahun Kawan, bukan waktu yang sebentar. 
Tak mudah untuk bilang selamat tinggal. 
Terlalu banyak kenangan indah yang tak bisa dilupakan. 
Terlalu banyak hal yang dia ajarkan : tentang kemandirian, tentang kerasnya hidup di negeri orang yang mendewasakan, tentang toleransi, tentang kejujuran…

Missing December in Diemen

Lima bulan berlalu, sejak Diemen ditinggalkan
Dan, ini Desember Kawan.
Kami duduk di sebuah fast food restaurant sambil bilang:
Dulu, jika sedang weekend, kita sering membeli ini di Amsterdam Arena.
Yaa dan rasanya lebih enak. Ini nggak enak, timpal si Sulung.

Mistakes

Hi there…
Have you ever made some mistakes?
I did
Several times… a lot of times…
And there was a time when I did a very big mistake
After that, many people hate me, maybe

But actually, I didn’t mean anything 
I was just so stupid and careless 
As writing is a part of me and sometimes I get healing by writing
I…

Lovely Quotes

Lovely quotes from marcandangel.com. I love the blog, some times it helps me get through the tough times, I just want to collect them all. This time is still about mistakes and failures. Bottom line: to grow strong and wise, you must have the courage to make mistakes. Allow yourself to be a beginner. No…

Jatuh

Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, sekali-kali pasti jatuh juga. Sehati-hati apapun kita melangkah, sesekali pasti pernah kepeleset juga. Sesuatu yang wajar bukan?

Iya memang. Sekali-kali berbuat salah, oke lah, the err is human. 
Tapi apa jadinya kalau kesalahan itu terjadi berkali-kali…

Membatu

Kawan, pernahkah kau rasakan
Ketika hatimu sudah seperti batu
Sengaja kau buat ia begitu, mengeras dan membatu
Karena habis sudah air matamu