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WAITING 
FOR 
ANOTHER 
RANDOMNESS 
IN NOVEMBER  2011

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#1: The Randomness of Pempek

Random things could really happen to me if I were bored. And when boredom meets one sudden crazy idea which suddenly flies above my head, then random things could suddenly happen. Its like when I suddenly went to Jakarta to do some kind of tv show audition (yes I know.. that is so freakin crazy and also embarissing) or when I drive my motorcycle to ciwidey with Erwin-the-bule-guy in my back seat (well, in this situation, I often switch with kak didit for some condition), and this next writing is going to be my randomness with pempek

One day I had this freakin' boring situation, a completely boring time.when everyone at the office has gone, there’s only me who left, it was 5 pm and suddenly I mind was flown into one memories in cimanggis (my pals house's) where at that time, my friend’s mothers who already back from wedding ceremonial, serves us a complete series of original palembang’s pempek unlimited!! Yes unlimited beyb!!. But the worse part is my stomach was already full, I didn’t have the chance to grab as many pempek as possible , but only small amount of it, but the taste is remain. It was.. the most delicious pempek ever!!  (and originally from Palembang!)

And after I past several super fast flashback moments (halah) , suddenly the crazy idea come up and unavoidable: I should really eat that originale pempek again! No matter what ever it takes!

Several ways to make my crazy idea come true, comes up in every braches of my brain cells ( Ok.. this is too much) those several idea are:
1.    Trying to call yosi –the most qualified Palembangnesee I’ve ever know--, if probably she has a chance to come to Bandung, but after I think again.. yosi is actually in Taiwan right now. So it’s not possible for her to just come up to Bandung to just buy me a pempek -> Failed
2.    Asks Zul!. Zul is actually my  new office mate, from the way he moves, I thinks he’s some kind of Sumatran and He is. But the bad thing is he’s not from Palembang, He’s from Riau, I’ve try to forced him (haha) to buy me pempek, but it’s not possible because it’s to far away.-->literally Failed
3.    Asks Ester, but she’s from medan, okey then, she’ll be in Jakarta at some times in September so I’ll asked her to buy me bolu meranti ! ->Become Plan B.
4.    Last and Desperately not least asks random person whom satus was always in palembangs in facebook to bring me some original pempek -> errr 50:50 possibility

Yah yah.. I know some of you probably think that I am totally out of my mind. Well I do think so. But this pempek things has totally driving me crazy!. So in one random night I send him a messege, asks if he’s really palembangnesee, will he return to Palembang in this Ied bIa..bla..blaa yes bla..bla..bla.. asks him if he mind if I want to buy the original pempek from him bla..bla..bla.., I also explain to him that I understand this pempek things should be sounds crazy to him since we haven’t know each other and bla bla bla.. and then he answer bla bla bla.. yes from Palembang.. bla bla bla.. but not directly from Palembang.. (err.. too bad) bla..bla.. bla.. I also asked yosi where she usually buy pempek for souvenirs. She mentions several places but the places that she mentions is not available in this guy place, but yosi convinced me that every pempek in Palembang is delicious. And I trust her, and so I told this guy to just buy anything that he think the most recommended pempek and I’ll buy it from him. and deal.

2 weeks later..
1 messeage received...

 I know I know.. many negative thought should comes up in your head right know, what if he doesn’t wants to, What if this guy is a liar, what if he’ll stole my money, what if he put something on the pempek that can make you stomachache, and all the negative ‘what if’ probability which probably  could happen during the process. I realize perfectly that worst things could really happen. But every decision will always have its own consequences right? So if one (or more) of those negative consequences happen, I won’t sorry to myself, because I already realize the consequences,  I know this is so freakin’ gambling situation, and if I failed, then I’ll just laugh..

Luckily I suceed hahaha!

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Enjoy being stupid

Yes. i won't guessing again right now, i'm falling in love now, yes.. shit happen finally  :))

i was blogwalking today and found this statement that ensuring me that i am falling in love right now

you cannot fall in love without immediately become stupid

 (ikram putra)

i was going to deny again and wait several time to do several research about this feeling but i think i already lose at the first time i read the statement so. I'm going to make it clear again:

Yes. I am falling in love and being stupid right now

haha

Friend of mine

Fiday August 26, 2011. 4.01 pm

Hi Mei, how are you doing over there? ;-P Just a few days to go till the big party right? :-) 

I never know that such 'Hi!' could turn my crappy holiday even better than i expected. I know.. I know.. I probably too much. but the truth is i'm glad he sending me a message. He's far away from us now, very far away!, but he promised us to come back soon, to have a snorkeling together. would he kept his promise? well i don't know.

He's probably the nicest guy I've ever met. A guy without Blackberry or Android, or other smart-asses phone that surely will steal every person attention and makes you invisible in every conversation. He will surely looked you in the eyes while talking, pay you a dinner (+1) and will try to understand you even though it is so hard for him to understand your story (+2) :)). even though  he's not as good looking as Jason Mraz, but he's so funny that can make you comfortable while being around him.

One day he asked me to join the trip to the beach with some other friends of us, but i canceled since my moms didn't give me a permission because at that time the schedule was at the same time as the family meeting time, here in my house. i apology him, he insist that i should really come even he would help me to wash the dishes, sweet isn't it?!

Anyway, time flies and a 'hello' will always end up with 'goodbye'. our togetherness probably only a small single dot in mine or yours timeline, but memories will remains. So Long Friend! i hope we'll meet again someday, here, there or everywhere.

My Little Sister

This is my little sister you can call her Apela

she's 4 and she can't stop talking, 

her best friend called 'anak manis' was always on her side

anak manis is a very good friend of her, he always accompany her everytime she..

 studying

sleeping..

and so on..

One day she's going to Jakarta follow her parents to check their new house.

the rumah jabung suddenly very quite

seeing her stuff in every corner of my house..

 i think i'll miss her too much, when she's totally moves from our house.

Sedikit Kesan Tentang Madre

Ditengah malam minggu super random yang saya alami bersama seorang teman yang akan pergi jauh itu, seorang teman lainnya kemudian datang dan menghampiri, katanya sih mau perpisahan gitu, say goodbye, last word, last dinner, dan beberapa last-last lainnya yang bisa aja mengundang dramatic events. sebelum benar-benar berpisah, kami menyempatkan ke toko buku, kata si teman yang baru datang itu  : "mau beli kado buat ponakan yang ulang taun besok", jadilah kami ramai-ramai ke toko buku. Disitu agak awkward, antara pengen buruan beres dan nggak pengen buruan beres, antara mikirn parkiran yang bisa aja udah mau tutup dan mikirin: kayaknya harus foto dulu untuk terakhir kalinya. ditengah ke awkward-an yang saya coba netralisir, tiba-tiba saya liat madre, buku terbaru Dee yang rencananya akan saya beli di Togamas mengingat harganya akan 30% *mungkin* lebih murah dari pada di gunung agung, tapi setelah di pikir-pikir ongkos ke Togamas mungkin akan sama dengan 30% yang saya bayar lebih mahal disini. jadi saya beli lah si madre ini:

Dan membereskannya kurang dari 48 jam :))

Sperti biasa Dee selalu memukau , membaca madre kita diajak menjadi dewasa dalam tutur kata yang sederhana dan tidak menggurui (bagian ini adalah yang paling penting yang harus dipunyai seorang penulis, menurut saya) dan karena saya merasa saya tidak bisa sesederhana Dee dalam menggambarkan sebuah 'rasa' maka, kesan kesan saya terhadap madre akan saya tulis dalam bentuk 5 point:

• menurut menunggu layang-layang: Hati layaknya sebuah puzzle hanya bisa di penuhi oleh potongan puzzle yang pas. seberapa pun usaha mu untuk menambal kekosongan dari potongan yang hilang, yang kosong itu tetaplah akan kosong dan hanya akan terlengkapi oleh satu potong yang hilang itu.
• membaca sosok pak hadi dalam madre: mengingatkan saya pada joni blak-blakan tapi yang ini lebih tengil
• saya paling suka ketika dee mendeskipsikan suatu 'dissapoitment expectation'  dalam Guruji seperti ini: kamu tau nggak gimana rasanya ketika kamu mati matian mencari sesuatu, namun saat kamu sudah berada di hadapannya, kamu pun masih tidak bisa menemukan sesuatu yang kamu cari itu? 
• sesuatu tentang kegamangan yang menyadarkan dalam have you ever ? yang dituangkan dalam perdebatan sederhana antara Howie dan Darma -btw- saya lupa detailnya tapi kira-kira gini: " how do I know the answer if you yourself also do not know what the question?" 
• masih dalam have you ever?, saya suka banget ketika kegelisihan seorang Howie terhadap perubahan yang mungkin akan berdampak buruk bagi hidupnya sekarang, atau ketakutan semu terhadap sesuatu seperti 'takut keliatan begok', dipatahkan oleh Darma dengan telak melalui statementnya: "just laugh!"

akhirkata, -ngutip kalimat pertama dalam paragraf yang mirip kata pengantar- 

“…Hidup adalah proses bertanya. Jawaban hanyalah persinggahan dinamis yang bisa berubah seiring dengan berkembangnya pemahaman kita.”

























































































































                                            

Arkanna Danish Firdaus

Officially miss this little cute monster man

if you seeing him please call..

*you know my number*

:P