Menulis dan Saya

(Post ini terinspirasi dari teman saya, Rekha, yang sangat brilian dalam menulis Aku Cerminan Jakarta. Please kindly visit her blog.)

Menulis.

Menulis sudah merupakan kegiatan yang selalu saya lakukan dari kecil. Entah itu saat saya sedang bermain menjadi guru lalu membuat semacam pelajaran khayalan dan menulis buku pelajarannya, atau saat saya sedang dalam fase "boyband" di kelas 5 SD, dimana saya membuat majalah "Westlife" dan "Pop n Top" yang berisikan foto-foto, gosip dan berita Westlife, Britney Spears dan N'sync. SMP, saya iseng membuat dan mengirimkan tulisan dan surat pembaca kepada majalah Gadis, dan alhamdulillah pada waktu itu dimuat dan saya diberi honor Rp. 300.000, senang bukan main saya waktu itu. Waktu SMA, lain lagi tulisan saya. Saya ingat betul saat itu setiap hari selalu mengupdate diary saya yang dibuat di Microsoft Word dan saya beri password agar tidak ada yang bisa membacanya selain saya. Lucunya, sekarang saya lupa dengan password itu, jadi saya tidak bisa lagi membaca puluhan lembar diary saya itu. Lalu pernah ada satu fase dimana saya terobsesi kembali dengan novel-novel Enid Blyton dan sedang dalam euforia Harry Potter sehingga saya membuat sebuah novel tentang kehidupan seorang cewek badung dengan keluarganya namun terinspirasi dengan gaya penulisan JK Rowling yang ringan namun penuh dengan imajinasi. Novel tersebut umurnya hanya mencapai 2 chapter saja.

Menulis.

Lalu saya tiba pada fase blogging. Dimana saya menuangkan apapun yang sedang saya rasakan pada waktu itu, baik lirik lagu, kutipan-kutipan dari film dan buku, atau hanya sekedar saya berupaya membuat sebuah karangan yang baik. Saya senang dengan blog saya waktu itu, setiap ketikan dan postingan yang saya buat rasanya saya sangat bersemangat dan yah, berbobot. Namun karena satu dan lain hal, blog tersebut saya hentikan. Sekarang, saya punya blog yang ini. Tapi saya merasa ada sesuatu yang hilang, ada yang tidak bernyawa pada blog ini, entah apa itu. Saya merasa kehilangan semangat dan passion dalam menulis, sesuatu yang dulunya begitu antusias saya kerjakan.

Menulis.

Membuat sebuah buku merupakan sesuatu yang dulunya saya impikan, namun sekarang rasanya semakin jauh saya dapatkan. Saya kangen dengan masa-masa dimana menulis merupakan hal yang mudah bagi saya, sekarang rasanya semakin jauh dari hadapan saya. Saya ingin semangat saya kembali, saya ingin menulis seperti dulu lagi.

Giggles

I have to pick the red one. But only because of a personal reason. Nah, never mind that.
How 'bout you? How are you and how do you feel today?
Long time no blog, tweet, or any (online) social networking interactions lately. I don't do Facebook anymore, boring as hell.
Soooo, what to do now?
How about some fashion update? Sounds good?
Ok then! :D

I'm quite into jackets and outerwear right now, even though it's practically 40 degree Celsius out here in Jakarta. Here's some of them that catch my attention:

Adoring this Shape Shiftr velvet jacket so much, and I love this whole look, not too girly and overdo. Nice.

This Prabal Gurung Topper jacket is somewhat not a jacket, more like an outwear, but I love it. The color is just beautiful. Definitely would love to have it for my presentations.

1 word, gorgeous. Love it love it love it and I wanna have it! Ohh, give me this Tutu Blu cardigan, pleaseee.

I think that's it for this hour. Let me see if I can update it on the next hour. Time for blogwalking!
Until then fellas!

Overrated

I miss you.
You. Yes, you.
If you think it's you that I'm missing, you're right.
Definitely, it's you.
Why?
Do I have to tell you why?
Do you need to know?
Is it not good enough to know that I miss you?
The fact that I am missing y-o-u.
If it's not good enough, then I think I was wrong,
for missing you.

:)

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though it's breaking

When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by

If you smile through your pain and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through for you.

Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear maybe ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just smile.

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you'll just smile.

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking

When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you'll just smile.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you'll just smile.

Smile

Smile - Charlie Chaplin

W.

 

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.

- Albert Einstein

image courtesy of The Sartorialist

Panic Attack

Ok, so I'm posting in the middle of the night, my group paper is not done yet, let alone to be printed, and the deadline is tomorrow. My stress level is up to its highest rate, and I just don't know what and how am I supposed to do now. Stressed out. Oh, and did you know that stressed spelled backward is desserts? Now I want one. Yeap, in the middle of the night. I couldn't care less.

No Wonder

Ok, so this is quite funny. I was just googling to search on how to add pages in my blog, but I stopped typing because I saw this. Apparently, this is what Indonesian people need to know right now.. LOL

 

6 of them are actually about food. And that makes me hungry now. Better check what's left on my refrigerator. Later!