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Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1434 H, Mohon Maaf Lahir dan Batin

Dengan segala kerendahan hati, saya memohon maaf atas segala kesalahan dalam ucapan dan perbuatan, baik yang disengaja maupun tidak.

Love,
Noni

Der erste Geburtstag

Good morning.
Hi, hi. A very good morning indeed. See when I am really busy? I missed to post anything in May! Well, let's say May is a blue month, so I'll keep it myself this time. But, actually there was a shinny moment as well. I had a new niece on 25 May 2013. A gorgeous one. I hope she will be an independent, caring, strong and smart girl. Amen.
Another delightful news is that today is my Twinkle Little Star's day! Some milestones have been reached. Others hopefully will follow. Run, my dear, run! Hm, what can I say. A happy little one makes a happy  mom. It's amazing to witness a tiny human being on the process and on the progress. I still can't believe that I smile from ear to ear just to see her giggle over a yellow hanging star above the crib. Or the way she reaches the lift's button. Or the twinkle in her eyes to see the chicken, alive or cartoon.
So, waving, clapping, dancing, combing, getting down from the bed in correct way, asking for food, recognizing things and people have been on the list. More to go. She needs to be ready for the next level, as a toddler, because soon when she is transferred to the upper class, she will meet the darling chaos. And it can be a jungle.
But, do not worry, my dear. I know you can handle it. You're one tough cutie.Go! Go! Go!

Ahem, now time to be serious.

Dear Twinkle Little Star,
Happy birthday my sweet baby.
My love for you will never end.
Like my mom who would always be there for me,
I will too, always be there for you.
May you be happy, be kind.
Be healthy, be fun.
Be caring, be nice.  
Be smart, be wise.
Be who you are.

Tak gadhang biso urip mulyo,
dadiyo wanito utomo,
ngluhurke asmane wong tuwo,
dadiyo pendekaring bongso.

Nightmare

Yesterday, for two consecutive days precisely, I had bad dreams. And the nightmare actually happened, finally. Well... Somebody can indeed be nobody. The right will be the right, no matter how long it is buried. So will the wrong.

Oh, no!

Oh, I missed the March's posting. Was I too busy or what?
Anyway, happy new month. It's 1st of April. Some people say it's April Mop. I think I will go with April Full (since no red dates in calendar..huff). Tell you what, last Saturday I took Twinkle Little Star to Safari Park in Puncak. The last thing I thought was the possibility of the vehicle made trouble. But it did. And coincidentally, the trouble was pretty much alike with one Koh Hun Bun and I had when we went to Sidoarjo couple years back. You know, the locked doors? Surprisingly, Koh Hun Bun managed to lock (again) the whole door in one swing, while the machine was on. And the car was not even automatic one! How come? Bad luck? Perhaps. We had to stay in the restaurant almost two hours to wait for the locksmith. The locksmith came (we did not know he was already there since we did not know which one the locksmith was), but somehow he went back to his house, and even had eye treatment first in clinic, then did some other business, then he came back to the restaurant. Ironically, he unlocked the car in just five minutes. Huh! 
Other than that, the vacation was great. Twinkle Little Star was amazed by the elephants that she forgot to blink in a long time. Atah...atah! she said. 

Crawly Crawler

Hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. I have a crawler in the house. Fast and lively. Nice!

Hurricane

Such a bad drama.
Sometimes the one that hurts you the most is the one who is dearly close to you. You won't believe how horrible it feels to stand face to face and directly to be rejected as you have never been as a part of the one's life. All the years of constructing a strong will is not appreciated, not even considered. You are nobody.
When water is thicker than blood, then you are nothing. You are just a name.
Love and stupidity might come in one package. But, for this one I call ignorance and idiocy. Sorry for the words I chose, just can't help it.  
Two wrongs don't make it right. Let's see what happens next.

Hey, February

Hello, hi, hey.
It's February already. Time for ... extending the rent! Huff, finding a house is a bit tricky, especially when you are broke he he he he. Anyway, some people say, finding a house, is like falling in love. You feel it when you see it. I think I have "fallen in love" with this particular house in the internet (kind of online dating huh?), but it is beyond my reach (kind of Romeo and Juliet. Okay, I exaggerate). So, Koh Hun Bun stops me before I place myself into a Desperate Housewife. Living beyond your mean is a no no. Be humble. There are still a lot of people who live in poverty. Be grateful for what you have.
Yes. I know.
But, I still want a nice little house. With the garden, and the library, and the playground, and one hectare of forest.  
   

Superwoman

Hi.
See the tittle? I am so not it.
When Twinkle Little Star is sick, I am the one who's crying. And loud.

Gloomy

Ups and downs along the year.
Pain and joy takes its turn.
Cry, my dear, for the healing.
Fight, my dear, for surviving.
Faith ahead is still in the mist.
Vaguely written, softly spoken.
Gloomy, like December.

You may bring the thunder.
You may release the storm.
But you will never take the light.
Within the heart.

Trained for Train

Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen.
How are you today? Surrounded by rain or showered by sunshine? Anyway, be alert and stay healthy. Don't forget to bring umbrella or raincoat. Weather sometimes does trick on you. But for this rainy season, we can almost be sure that it is going to rain.
But I am not going to talk about rain. Or even do a rain dance. No.
Well, maybe a little bit about rain in train. Do you know that rain can happen in a train? I experienced that. One day, I missed the Commuter Line to go home. The next train is KRL Ekonomi, which provides open windows and doors anytime, because there is no air conditioner. So, I took the train and after one station, it began to rain. I was standing up at that time, no vacant seat available. But hey, after the rain, people are starting to stand up too because the water blown by wind from the open windows and doors began to splash here and there, including the seats and floor. Some windows or doors could be closed, but mostly could not. I was feeling amazed. That was funny, sadly funny. There I was, inside the train, but soaking wet from head to toe. I should have opened my umbrella. Note: is it only in Indonesia?

Talking about train, it's like everyday I have a story to tell. I have told you some about the fake sleeping people, or the gadget mania. Today I am giving you the experience of powerful ladies (since mostly I take lady's coach). Getting in to the lady's coach is like surviving from evolution. But, it's not the one who can adapt to the environment wins or survives, it's more like the strong one will get the throne. That's why when I bring my Twinkle Little Star to work, I go to the opposite station first to get a good seat. Almost in every station there's a competition between the ladies to get the seats, or even to just stand up. Special case is in Tanah Abang. Be very careful, ladies. If your final destination is Tanah Abang, especially in rush hours, don't go out before the wave of passengers are getting in. Just sit down still, or you will get crushed, literally! Those ladies who are coming in, will run in full power into the train to get seat. They will push, tackle, and sit on you if you are coming on their way (okay, maybe I exaggerate, but you get my point). I ever saw an old lady collapsed because of the push, and no one seemed to care (I couldn't help with Twinkle Little Star on my arms). Some ladies will put their bags on the seat to get their friends a space. This sometimes makes other passenger who actually get in first could not sit down and they argue a little. The struggle to get a seat is bitter.

Two days ago, there was an empty space in front of me. When the train door opened, I saw two ladies were competing for that space. The first one actually had manage to put half of her body, but the second one bumped her really hard that she was pushed away and lose the seat. You really can see the look on her face was so sour plus annoyed and maybe a little bit angry. But, the second lady who got the seat didn't bother at all. Her face was flat cold. And she was immersed in her book, didn't care about the world. Meanwhile, the first lady still looked furious, you could see it because she looked at her few times with angry smile. Then I saw her getting her cellphone. I thought she was updating her status in social media about the incident or telling some friends about it.

Do you know that the fee for Commuter Line was raised from Rp 6.000 to Rp 8.000 since October 2012? They say it's for the improvement of service. Yeah, right!

Last Monday, I didn't really know what happened, but the train was really late. It was supposed to depart from Palmerah to Tanah Abang at 15.35, but it departed 16.05 with full passenger. It got overload when it arrived in Tanah Abang. So many people had already got in line. They were "fighting" to get in. Even men were entering the lady's coach, creating arguments and shout. The men refused to go out. They were afraid that there was no more train. It was so chaotic. At that time I just prayed that my Twinkle Little Star was not panic and acting up. In that full packed coach, the heat was on and the space was very limited. Thank God she was fine.

Hey, what time is it? I have to prepare a meeting. Sorry, guys, I have to go now. I'll tell you other interesting story another time.
See you...!