Kupejamkan mata sambil berulang-ulang mendaras doa. Hanya Tuhan yang tahu kemana pikiran ini berkelana. Andai pikiran ini bisa membawa tubuhku pergi. Kesana ke tempat dia berada. Melihat dia berbahagia. Mencoba ikut berbahagia. Lalu menangis karena kebahagiaannya. Kupejamkan mata sambil mengulang lagi doa yang sama. Tuhan tahu segala kenangan yang melintas di benakku saat ini. Mengapa… Continue reading Sebuah Doa
Month: August 2016
Weekly Photo Challenge : Good Morning Tek Hay Kiong
The morning came in Tegal, a small city on a north coast of Java. I walked around this city and found an old temple named Tek Hay Kiong. This temple was built in 1837 by Captain Tan Koen Hway. While I was standing in front of the gate, I realized that this gate will be… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge : Good Morning Tek Hay Kiong
Weekly Photo Challenge : A Secret Window
There is a small, steep, humid, and dark stairway to the upper terace of this temple. I didn't mind the things around me, until Sunha, the guide, asked me to stop and to look at the right side of the temple's wall to take a picture. At first I didn't notice this small brick opening.… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge : A Secret Window
Weekly Photo Challenge : Giant Water Lilies
Victoria amazonica is the largest of water lilies' family. This species has very large leaves, up to 3 metres in diameter and can bear 12 kgs weight on it. It floats on the water's surface by its a 7 to 8 metres length stalk. Its original habitat is in South America, mostly in the backwaters… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge : Giant Water Lilies
Belajar Mengapresiasi
Menurut KBBI, salah satu arti dari kata "mengapresiasi" adalah memberi penghargaan. Just two simple words, right? Tapi sadarkah kita bahwa tindakan mengapresiasi itu tak sesederhana yang dituliskan dalam KBBI? Memberi apresiasi terkait erat dengan memberi penilaian positif pada sesuatu atau seseorang. Ya, tentu saja, bagaimana bisa memberikan penghargaan jika kita tak bisa melihat sesuatu yang… Continue reading Belajar Mengapresiasi
Bago : Akhirnya Kami Disini..
Setelah menunggu dalam ketegangan di sebuah rumah makan, akhirnya bus Win Express yang akan membawa kami ke Bago tiba sekitar pukul 12. Busnya penuh, dan kami sudah pasrah jika harus berdiri atau duduk di lorong bus selama dua jam ke depan. Tapi... tadaaa... kenek menunjukkan dua bangku kosong sesuai dengan nomor yang tertera pada tiket… Continue reading Bago : Akhirnya Kami Disini..
Golden Rock Kyaiktiyo : Kok Bisa Ya?
Setelah menempuh perjalanan sekitar sembilan jam dari Bagan ke Yangon, kami akhirnya tiba di terminal kedatangan Aung Mingalar. Kami harus naik taxi untuk menuju ke pool bus Win Express yang akan mengantar kami menuju Kyaiktiyo (Kyaikhteeyoe/ Kyaikhtiyo; baca Caiktiyo). Menurut info, butuh waktu sekitar 5 jam untuk sampai kesana. Kami lalu membeli tiket dari seorang… Continue reading Golden Rock Kyaiktiyo : Kok Bisa Ya?
Weekly Photo Challenge : Under My Umbrella
These two kittens are very obsessed with umbrella. Whenever I put up an umbrella they always look at me with curiosity. Finally they caught the moment when I left my umbrella in the yard. Both of them ran out from nowhere and took their position under it. They observed and touch it like an object… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge : Under My Umbrella
Trial and (Almost Always) Error : Kisah Makaroni Sosis
Kisah ini berawal dari keinginan makan makaroni yang konon bagus buat program diet. Tapi saya gak tau makaroni ini mau diapain mengingat kemampuan masak saya baru sebatas mengolah mie instan. Saking realistisnya, saya awalnya berniat ngerebus makaroni terus setelahnya diaduk ama keju parut dan dikasih sambel. Iya.. gitu aja.. Plis jangan ketawa... Eh... itu tuh… Continue reading Trial and (Almost Always) Error : Kisah Makaroni Sosis
A Morning on Mt. Kyaiktiyo
It was a cold, foggy, windy, and rainy Morning on Mt. Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar. The fog was very thick and the visibility was less than 20 metres. It's 6 am in the morning, but the monks already woke up, took their alms bowl, and did their almsround. They did it silently with their barefoot, without any umbrella,… Continue reading A Morning on Mt. Kyaiktiyo