Narcissistic Views of Mine
just the pieces of my mind..

Sep
09

Saya duduk di kursi ini sendirian. Hujan tidak juga berhenti. Jadi, cemas terlontar dan pertanyaan berkelebat dalam benak saya. Pertanyaan pertanyaan ini.

Apa yang saya harapkan dari setiap perkataan perkataan yang terlontar dari bibir-bibir manusia terhadap diri saya? Apa setiap jengkal tanah yang saya lalui itu sangat menyentak mereka? Apa saya hanya seorang naif yang berpendapat bahwa dunia tidak akan terinterupsi oleh setiap langkah kecil yang saya ayunkan?

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Saya pernah tersentak dan terbangun dari dalam sebuah lubang yang curam. Hingga akhirnya kaki ini harus terseok seok untuk merangkak keluar. Hingga hati masih tidak bisa memaafkan jiwa. Saya pernah terperangkap di dalam kesalahan besar karena melangkahkan kaki saya ke jalur yang keliru. Saya pernah mengalami masa dimana hitam pekat adalah satu satunya teman setia yang tinggal, karena saya telah tertahan di dalam terowongan gelap tanpa akhir. Saya pernah mengalami masa dimana berlari melawan arah adalah solusi jenius yang mendistorsi pikiran dalam raga.

Sekarang pun saya masih dalam sebuah terowongan gelap. Ada cahaya terang diluar sana. Cahaya itu terlihat sedikit dari dalam sini. Samar samar. Tapi untuk menjangkau cahaya terang itu, masih terlalu jauh.
Walau begitu sedikit cahaya itu memberikan secuil sinar yang sedikit membuat lega jiwa serta raga yang berada di dalam terowongan gelap ini.

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Ternyata berada di dalam terowongan gelap belum cukup. Masih ada beberapa langkah kecil yang saya ayunkan, yang ternyata keliru di mata-mata pada umumnya. Dan kekeliruan yang saya maksud disini bukan kekeliruan besar yang membuat saya berada di terowongan. Tapi katakanlah kekeliruan yang saya maksud disini jauh lebih kecil dari yang pertama dan berada pada ruang berbeda yang sama sekali tidak saling terhubung dengan yang pertama. Dan jika kekeliruan pertama adalah tindakan, mungkin yang kedua ini adalah sifat saya beberapa pekan terakhir ini tentang cinta.

Oh, saya lupa. Keliru di mata orang itu wajar. Tapi menurut saya tidak wajar jika kekeliruan saya dalam melangkahkan jejak kecil dalam kehidupan personal saya dijadikan suatu tolak ukur tentang bagaimana saya. Saya memang keliru. Tapi saya tidak tau, kekeliruan itu mengundang banyak penghakiman. Atau mungkin saya yang terlalu naif, bahwasanya satu langkah kecil saya ternyata bisa mempengaruhi pandangan orang kepada keseluruhan diri saya. Saya kira kekeliruan besar yang saya alami sebelumnya, itulah kekeliruan yang bisa membuat orang menghakimi saya. Ternyata tidak. Bahkan hal kecil dan pribadi bisa menjatuhkan.

Lalu bagaimana dengan orang orang yang hanya baru beberapa pekan terakhir mengenal wajah saya? Apa lantas berhak menghakimi pandangan dalam diri mereka tentang saya? Tidakkah mereka mau melihat dari sisi mata uang yang berbeda? Mata uang saja punya dua sisi kan?

Tapi lagi lagi, saya tidak tau. Yang saya tau pikiran masing masing orang tidak ada limitnya. Mereka bebas. Saya tau. Mereka bebas berpikir apa saja. Mereka bebas bernarasi dan membuat plot dalam pikiran mereka. Mungkin saya yang harus mengontrol titik titik dalam pikiran saya dan hati saya untuk mulai mencerna bahwa hidup memang begini. Mungkin saya sekarang berada pada masa masa untuk mulai memahami jalan hidup yang tidak ramah.

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Sep
08

Do you feel a thrill when you swipe your card at the register? Come home from the store with things you didn’t plan on buying? Buy things you never use? Run your credits cards up to the limit? If your answers to these questions are yes, you may be a shopaholic. Shopping addiction is finally coming out of the closet! This long smiled-upon addiction is at last recognized as a genuine and treatable illness.

In the spirit of becoming a recovering shopaholic, I really need to find out what drives my consumptive, materialistic, hedonistic,and cosmopolitan buying habit. Is a hedonistic way of life has become really close to us nowadays? Why do you think you choose to spend your time in Starbucks rather than warung kopi? Why do you prefer Zara rather than Sophie Martin? :D Why are the name of Christian Dior and Coco Chanel and Marc Jacobs means much to you? If you’ve seen Confessions of a Shopaholic or read Sophie Kinsella’s marvelous series about Rebecca Bloomwood, then, like us, you’ll relate to her dilemma. Yup, how could we possibly resist temptation? Right now, the new season’s fashions are hitting the stores – and who wouldn’t want to be best dressed at social dos and work functions? The thing we’ve found is that buying that must-have handbag can lead to the search for the perfect dress to accompany it, which will of course mean acquiring the matching shoes. All those things are driving us to the more consumptive way of life. Can you resist it? If I say honestly, I myself can’t resist those temptations and those buying habit.

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Last year I attempted the so called midnight shopping spree at Debenhams Senayan City. Yes, the offer is abso-fashion-lutely tempting –where else would you find a couple of Matthew Williamson blouse for under 500 – but once you look at the loooooooooooooong– I don’t think I inserted enough O’s there–queueing line, you are so gonna give up. Anyway, it is kinda an irony to see that in one corner of the city, people are queueing for kerosene while in another corner, a group of hedonistic society was actually lining up for the Debenhams buy-one-get-one offer. And as I was enjoying a piece of heavenly dark chocolate brownies at Secret Recipe, a quote on one of the wall at the mall caught my attention. “Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping – Bo Derek.” She’s genius. Don’t tell me you haven’t had a day where all the stress that you got completely vanished once you’re walking around the mall with the blue paper bags from Zara at one hand and a couple of huge shopping bags from Sogo at the other hand, maybe a little box of cakes and other delicacies from Starbucks in between.

That WAS me. I used to buy clothes bags shoes etc that I didn’t plan to buy. Or other things like cluthes, shawl, etc that I didn’t really need. And finally when I got home after shopping time, some of those things did not look good to me anymore. And finally, they ended up in my closet. Just stay in it. And I never wear them. So now I am trying really hard to avoid those habit by doing some things (I can’t say what they are) as my private shopping therapy :p . Quite hard to do but my very-consumptive-way-of-life has been reduced very much though. :)

Just remember what Anya Hindmarch said :”I think fashion should never be taken too seriously and should always make you smile”. Buy those branded things only if you like it and you feel comfortable in it, NOT to please others.

picture from http://candlefind.com

Sep
07

Aku telah melewati fase dimana aku memulai sesuatu tanpa merencanakan akhirnya. Atau tidak bertemu akhir, tepatnya.

Merancang sebuah cerita tanpa tahu seperti apa penutupnya.

Sayangnya aku terlalu menikmati jalan ceritanya. Aku lupa, semua cerita harus memiliki muara. Seperti air sungai yang berkumpul di samudera.

Ini hanya cerita biasa. Percayalah tidak ada yang bisa diambil dari cerita ini. It’s just a story of mine.

A story of my shining sun turns into history.

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Kau boleh percaya. Kalaupun tidak, juga tak apa. Ketika aku menuliskan ini, mendadak hujan turun. Bahkan tanpa rintik di awal.

Aku masih di sana, di tepi jendela. Gelegar petir menyadarkan aku kepada sesuatu. Refleks aku menoleh ke luar. Langit di atas sana tak lagi biru. Ia telah berubah kelabu.

Aku hanya ingin dia tahu. Hatiku tidak berubah menjadi abu.

Percayalah, aku tidak terkejut.
Oh, sedikit kehilangan. Tentu saja.

Dan ini yang justru lebih mengejutkan aku. Merasa kehilangan.

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Dan dugaanku benar. Intuisi tidak pernah bisa diabaikan. Berteman baiklah. Sebab kenyataan akan menyusup diam-diam, menjelma firasat yang memberikan tanda untukmu dari balik sebuah kenyataan.

Apa yang disisakannya untukmu?
Kenangan.

Aku pernah menghabiskan malam memikirkannya. Apa yang ia ceritakan. Ekspresinya. Tawanya. Kadang, dengan sudut mataku, aku mengamati cara nya berjalan di antara keramaian. Aku jatuh hati pada caranya bertanya, bagaimana bahasa bisa tercipta. Aku jatuh pada rasa jengah ketika ia tersenyum kecil tanpa banyak bersuara.

Itu tak akan bisa aku hilangkan dari ingatan.

Aku ingin mengingatnya sebagai sebuah cerita yang layak kita bayangkan, bisa sambil tersenyum, bisa juga sambil menghela napas. Bahkan mungkin suatu saat, kita akan tergelak mengingat kebodohan-kebodohan yang pernah dilalui.

Aku hanya serupa pengamat yang menyukai objek yang dilihatnya dan mencoba mendeskripsikan. Bagiku, itu melampaui rasa itu sendiri. Tak ada yang mampu menjelaskan rasa, selain rasa itu sendiri. Dan pada akhirnya, semua kembali kepada merasakan. Bukan mengatakan.

I’m gonna let this story keep hidden deep inside. Some memories are best kept hidden.

Tidak ada yang perlu berubah, selain mengingat semuanya sebagai sebuah cerita yang harus kita kenang dalam diam.

Tak apa. Tidak setiap cerita dimaksudkan untuk bahagia bersama. Kita bisa berbahagia sendiri dan bertukar cerita agar yang lain merasakan bahwa hal biasa bisa menjelma luar biasa pada waktunya.

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Kata orang, ada terlalu banyak kebetulan dalam hidup. Tapi menurutku, ini bukan kebetulan. Segala sesuatunya sudah terencana. Ini pertanda. Alam memberi isyarat, dan kita membacanya. Hanya terkadang, kita tak pandai memberi makna.

Hujan berhenti ketika tulisan ini selesai.
Perlahan langit kembali biru.

Ya, some memories are best kept hidden.

-tigabelas

Jun
18

Recently, i am rereading 2 novels that I bought last year – great novels, i must say – written by Ika Natassa. Actually both had been published in 2007 and 2008. I bought them in Desember 2008. And now in the middle of my short term  I have much more time to reread them. The first one is A Very Yuppy Wedding and the second one is Divortiare. I don’t get bored in rereading these novels because I love them a lot, so here I am, wanna post something related to these novels and also related to my dream.

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Do you want to know what was attracting me in the first time I saw those books? It was only because both of them have main characters whose professions are business banker. And the writer is also a banker. I am so damn attracted to that job, I want that job so badly, and hope that I can have that job someday. However when I have read those books, not only the jobs that interesting, but also the way how the stories being told. I like every detail on those books. :) The characters, the romance side, the workaholic things, the life style, etc.

Do you know how curious I am with the life and the job description of a business banker? That’s why I often looking for anything related to that job- my dream job haha- from anywhere. But something is disturbing my mind. Although I have been looking for information about this job, there is something I don’t really know. the Problem is I am taking Information System now in Faculty of Computer Science. Isn’t the job that I want -banker, esp Account Manager- requires graduations from Economy major? Although I am studying Management too, but it’s gonna be a wide different. :( God I think I am taking a wrong major now.. I am still trying to do my best in Inf System but still, i always questioning the same question “Can I be an account manager? Can I be a banker someday?” I don’t know much about that. And I also know that it’s not easy to reach that job. Nowadays it’s been really hard to look for job esp your dream job. I will continue to learn. Do my best. Improve my skill. Do not waste time. Take a chance. And remind this : A GOOD PLAN FOR TODAY IS BETTER THAN A PERFECT PLAN FOR TOMORROW. :)

Jun
06

Talking about inspiration, it helps me a lot in finding my way. The way that I really want and I work for. Inspirations cause me to find lots of efforts to pursue what i want in career. Since i always dream about my great career in the future (hopefully comes true), i always attracted to people whose career is terrific. But the most inspirational one for me is Donald Trump.

When I was in high school, I started to know things about Donald Trump, started from first time i watched The Apprentice. Such a brilliant show! In that time, I saw my desires. My desires in anything about successful career are about business, economy, and finance.  Then i started to find out anything about Donald Trump. I guess all of you have already heard about him. But in case you haven’t know yet, Donald John Trump is an American business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US based real estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels. He’s the owner of Grand Hyatt, and he continued with the  Trump Tower in New York City and other residential projects.

Cool? No need to be asked anymore.Today, the Trump brand has come to symbolize all that is lavish and extravagant. From his marble-lined hotels to his billion-dollar golf courses. He’s not growing his business up directly without any failure in his way. However, in his early years, Donald Trump was no different from every other entrepreneur who struggles to grow their business. In fact, he came so close to the brink of bankruptcy on more than one occasion that his success today is all the more remarkable.

In early 1990′s he was almost forced to declare bankcrupty with million dollars debt. But he could turn back the condition to become a way more successful businessman after the failure.

By looking at those successful things that he did, I am curious about his personality, his way in pursuing all of those things. When I was looking for a book in Gramedia, I decided to choose one of his book with the title “Think Big and Kick Ass”, written by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker, the owner of The Learning Annex. And you know what? I learned lots of great things from that book. All drive me to have a pretty good mindset.

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In fact, we all have this mindset that has been set wrongly since we were children. To become a successful person and a great person, you need to going out from people’s normal thoughts. you have to be different.  This is why 98% people have been conditioned with the usual things and they don’t have a thought in being different, away from their comfort zone, go out and take risks. To become in the top 2 %, you must have a  different mindset. This is what I believe in controlling my way in my academic life. Although i am still in college, those great thought help me a lot in building my bridge to reach my dreams. One of them is a dream to be a successful banker one day! haha

Jun
05

These are the unrealistic versions of things to do before I die. I am going to post the realistic version soon!

1. Step my feet in all of the continents in this world.  Once you’ve reached all seven you can truly call yourself a world traveler.

2. Go Skydiving. That must be so cool!

3. Look at Piramid in Mesir with both of my eyes

4. Dance Tango in Argentina

5. Dive with a whale shark. Swimming with these gentle giants is among the most wilderness experience in the world. hhaaha.

6.  Climb Mahameru Mountain in Java Island

7. Visit all of the capital cities in Europe which full of beautiful architectures and diverse cultures.

8. Stand in North Pole or South Pole

9. Spend the night in a storied/historic hotel.

10. Attend the Olympics. Whatever you say about the commercialism of the Olympic Games, they are one of the biggest events on the planet.

11. Spend 24 hours alone in the jungle. huahaha.

12. Travel to Germany to experience Love Parade. It’s one of the biggest festival, attendance-wise, on the planet.

13. Participate in a Carnival parade in Brazil. You haven’t had a good night out until you’ve been to the biggest party in a nation of big parties.

14. Partake in a Japanese Tea Ceremony. This timeless tradition is at the heart of Japanese Culture.

15. Dancing Waltz langsung di Kerajaan Austria.

16. Visit the birthplace or gravesite of a cultural icon. Could be Che Guevara or Picasso.

17. Going to pilgrimage in Mekah. (Suggestion by : Indah) :)

18. Enjoying winter in Japan.

19. Enjoying summer in Seoul.

20. Enjoying autumn in Paris.

21. Pergi ke balkon tempat legenda Romeo & Juliet dulu in Italy.

22. Get the Master of Business Administration in Harvard.

23. Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney

24. Visit Walt Disney World in Florida, USA.

25. Walk the Great Wall of China.

26. Play casino in Las Vegas.

27. Graduate from UI with almost 4,0 GPA (cum laude predicate)

28. Marry someone i love and love me.

29. Have a great wedding (Wedding party in Ritz Hotel Paris, Wedding gown by Vera Wang)

30. Eat ice cream in Switzerland.

31. Run to the top of the Statue of Liberty

32. Sleep under the stars.

33. Visit the source of one of the world’s great rivers. Great rivers, like Nile River.

34. Watch Manchester United in Old Trafford.

35. Kiss Christiano Ronaldo. ahahahhahah.

36. Buy a house in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

37. Move to New York City.

38. Work in Donald Trump Company.

39. Touch Koala.

40. Ride gondola in Venice.

41. Visit Museum The Louvre in Paris, France (see Mona Lisa at once).

42. See the Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC in full bloom

43. See Niagara Falls.

44. Participate in Times Square on New Year’s Day

45. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

46. Go to Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA

47. Ride the 10 largest Roller Coasters in the World

48. Go on a cruise



49. Get Certified as a Public Accountant

50. Attend the Fashion show of Armani.

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