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Malang, 08 Agustus 2016 Who doesn’t have a very sophisticated gadget called smartphone right now? Well, you can observe people around you or when you are out there at the mall or campus, most people that you see hold a rectangle and look at it most of the time. Are you one of them? Honestly, I can say that I’m one of them. Since 2013, I’ve become a smartphone user and it turns out that I’m addicted to it. Do I like smartphone? Of course, I do. It’s the coolest gadget I’ve ever had. I can do everything with it. Do I like the fact that I’m addicted to it? NO! I hate the fact that I can’t live without it. Image taken from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/23/signs-you-need-to-unplug_n_4268822.html As a smartphone user, my life can’t be apart from social medias and messenger. I have like more than 3 but less than 9 social medias and messengers. Most of them are active because I need them for working and keeping in touch with my friends and my students. I also use it t...

Malang, 02 Agustus 2016 To be honest, what comes to your mind when your teacher asks you to do some assignments when you are in bad mood or you are already tired? Yeah, I know this question is rather too straightforward for an opening. But, deep inside my brain and heart I’m actually curious about it. Before I become a teacher, I’ve been a student. And my answer wou l d be like, he is a teacher so I have to do that and I can get a good score from it. Yet, how about students nowadays? Do they think it the same way as me? I don’t think so. Based on what I see and experience, most students nowadays have more freedom. They can just tell their teachers when they don’t want to do what they ask them to. They can complain and critic what they think as a burden. And they even say something which is less appropriate to their teachers. I don’t want to say it inappropriate because what they say is still polite but maybe they say it to the wrong person. Maybe they just make jokes that’s wh...

Malang, 15 Juli 2016 Aku pikir hati manusia merupakan sesuatu yang teramat rentan untuk hancur. Ketika kita mendapatkan perlakuan buruk dari seseorang, hati terasa amat sakit. Saking sakitnya, pintu maaf pun seakan enggan untuk dibuka. Ketika apa yang kita usahakan ternyata berujung pada kegagalan, rasanya seperti seluruh harapan dan impian dalam hati menguap. Yang tersisa hanyalah ruang kosong yang mulai terisi dengan butir-butir penyesalan. Penyesalan itu pun dengan leluasanya mengambil alih hati dan pikiran dengan energi negatif yang ia miliki. Pada akhirnya, manusia pun tenggelam dalam kegelapan yang membunuh segalanya. Sakit hati, penyesalan, iri, benci, mampu menghancurkan hati manusia cepat atau lambat. Namun, bisakah manusia bangkit dari keterpurukan tersebut? Untuk sebagian orang, memperbaiki dan mengobati hati yang sudah terlanjur retak bukanlah hal yang mudah. Bahkan ada yang berkata bahwa hanya waktulah yang mampu mengobati hati yang terluka. Entah ukuran waktu...

Malang, 11 Juni 2016 What are you looking for? What am I looking for? I’m not quite sure what it is. I’ve got a feeling the answer is near. I’m close to it yet so far. One thing for sure... The answer is here. What do you want? What do I want? Vague idea is on my mind. Is it really okay? Is this place the right one? No idea at all. Just more questions hung in the air. Why does future have for us? What does God plan for us? More questions I have.. More confusion I get... Trust is all I have... Faith is all I keep... Struggle is all I do... And best hope is all I wish... I'm afraid to ask... Because I'm afraid of the answer... I'm scared to know... But I suffer from not knowing... What should we do? What must I do? Show me the right way to the answer... I'll find it for you and me... Don't tell me the answer... Let me find it and know it by myself. Is it far? Is it right in front of me? I don...

Malang, 27 April 2016 Hello blog tercinta yang telah lama dibiarkan hiatus oleh pemiliknya yang tak lain adalah saya sendiri TT. Entah apakah masih ada blogger yang menyempatkan diri untuk sekedar mampir ataupun membaca postingan lawas yang pastinya udah outdated banget. Ya sudahlah. Sepertinya ini masalah yang sangat klasik. Si penulis terlalu terlena dengan dunia nyata hingga melupakan dunia maya tulis menulis yang selalu menjadi pelarian ketika hidup menjadi lebih berat. Wesss....... Apaan sih ini? Hahaha Jadi, sebenarnya si penulis enggak tau mau nulis apa. Alasan adanya postingan ini adalah karena aku ingin menekan tuts qwerty laptop yang sudah menjadi sarang semut merah. Ini bukan kiasan lho ya. Ini beneran semut merah dari tadi wara-wiri keluar masuk keyboard. Dan cara ini sangat efektif untuk membuat si semut keluar atau mati tertindih tuts #RIPSEMUTMERAH. Karena aku lagi gak ada ide mau nulis entah puisi ataupun cerita pendek, kali ini aku mau sharing kegiatan dun...

Malang, 15 Maret 2016 A little girl is wondering inside a labyrinth of trees. Wherever her sight goes, trees and bushes are everywhere. Skies can not help her to find the way out since the trees’ canopies cover them all. Blue skies turn into the dark night without its starry lights. And the real darkness nearly comes. A little girl has already been tired of crying. She shouts for help but nothing happens. She is alone. She knows that. Yet, a little hope is still held by her. Her own world is out there. She has to find that another world. No matter what happens. It must be there. She ought to be there as soon as possible. She has been tired of this dull universe. Blood is running from her knee. She falls down when she is startled and runs due to a tiny rabbit. She is shocked and terribly scared. She clutches her knees behind a big oak tree and begins to cry again. Once again, tears are coming down from her eyes. “Why does it happen to me?”, she said. “I just want to go to m...

Malang, 18 Februari 2016 There is a little girl who is longing for another world, her own world. Wonder is the air. Happiness is the atmosphere. Music is the voice. Wind is her friend. Nature is her lover. Majestic creatures are her protectors. She falls in love in that wonderful world. She is willing to go there as soon as possible. She has been so tired of the cruel reality. She wants to escape from it eagerly. However, where should she go? It is nowhere to be found. That little girl is lost. She has been wondering too long in such a monotone labyrinth. Everything looks the same. Everything is dull in her eyes. Even the skies seem so dark. And wind only gives her noise without the melody. She walks and walks but she can’t find the way out. Hopelessly, she tries to ask for someone’s help. What does she get? Everyone she asks ignores her. Most of them even pretend that she isn’t there. How cruel could they be? How hurtful could the little girl feel? The little girl wishes ...

Malang, 05 Februari 2016 Semua benar-benar terasa berbeda. Dan tempat bernaungku kini mulai terasa asing. Waktu telah membawa pergi segalanya. Kenangan adalah satu satunya yang buatku merasa masih disini. Semua terasa amat aneh. Begitu banyak wajah wajah asing. Hingga aku melupakan wajah mereka. Apakah ini perubahan yang baik? Entahlah. Biar waktu yang kan menjawab.

Malang, 22 Januari 2016 Dari atas ku lihat cakrawala hendak kembali ke peraduan. Air laut memantulkan cahayanya. Angin berhembus melambaikan rambut panjangku. Kedua kakiku tenggelam dalam hijaunya rerumputan. Ujung gaun putih panjang menyapu bunga-bunga liar. Semua begitu indah dan menenangkan. Namun, seperti ada yang kurang. Semua terlalu sepi. Hanya terdengar suara angin. Kemana suara-suara dunia ini? Mengapa cakrawala tidak segera kembali ke peraduannya? Mengapa tidak terdengar suara ombak? Mengapa awan-awan tidak melayang beriringan? Mengapa bintang-bintang tidak menunjukkan dirinya? Mengapa semua terlihat diam? Apa yang terjadi? Kemana perginya waktu? Apakah ini akhir? Image taken from http://www.goodwp.com/large/201105/18014.jpg   PS : Penulis terbayang pemandangan di atas ketika sedang mendengarkan lagu Coldplay yang berjudul Fun.

Malang, 15 Desember 2015 When I was a kid, I used to think that I’m in competition with everyone especially my classmates and playmates. We struggled to get the best score and rank in our class.  We did that just because we wanted the others to adore us. Yeah kids like to be complimented. And that continued until I got into college. If I think about it again, I feel so funny. That was so silly. I was envy with my friend’s score and achievement. I wanted to get the better ones than her. I studied so hard so I could get what I wanted. But when I failed I cursed my friend and hoped that she would fail too. Oh My God..How cruel I was! Thinking about it over again makes me realize something. Putting yourself in competition with others is so tiring! Sometimes it’s good to motivate yourself. But yeah, I don’t find it interesting anymore now. Every human being is different from others. So am I! We have some parts which might be the same. But, we also have several things which aren...