22 Reflection(s)

Sekitar satu jam menuju tanggal 25 Agustus.

Setiap tahunnya rasanya selalu ingin kaya gini, di menit2 menjelang pergantian hari menuju tanggal 25 Agustus, aku selalu mengingat2 kembali hal apa aja yang udah terjadi at least selama setahun belakangan. Dan hari ini, menjelang pertambahan umur aku menjadi 23 tahun, rasanya aku ingin share tentang beberapa kisah yang terjadi ketika umur 22 tahun ini. Overall, umur 22 tahun ini cukup banyak memberi banyak pelajaran yang begitu berharga, dan tentunya pengalaman yang even itu membahagiakan ataupun menyedihkan, tapi buat aku keduanya ga akan pernah terlupakan.. 

1. Ulang tahun ke 22 taun lalu, masih bulan puasa. Diawali dengan kejutan dari (ehm) pacar (yang sekarang udah jadi mantan) yang bawa kue pada jam sahur ke rumah. No special celebration, hanya sekedar kumpul dengan keluarga pas buka puasa :)
2. 3S. Seminar. Skripsi. Sidang. Pengalaman pertama kali berjuang untuk 'keluar lewat sabuga' dari kampus ITB. 
3. Merasa bersalah karena lagi2 ga bisa terlibat banyak dalam persiapan pernikahan kakak aku karena aku sibuk ngurus skripsi dan persiapan sidang. Bahkan ketika resepsi, rasanya aku gak fokus banget karena keingetan sidang yang cuma berjarak beberapa hari dari nikahan kakak aku.
4. Lulus sidang yang cukup aneh, Sidang dengan tiga orang penguji yang baik banget, bahkan pertanyaan ketika sidang pun lebih ke arah friendly questions yang alhamdulillah engga memberatkan aku. Sempet kaget ketika sidang diakhiri, dan dalem hati bertanya2 "Oh? Udah gini doang?" *sombong* :p
5. Liburan ke Pulau Tidung bareng temen2 mikro seminggu sebelum wisuda :D
6. Wisuda. Resmi jadi Sarjana. Resmi jadi alumni ITB. Priceless :')
7. Job seeker phase after graduation. Sibuk melamar kerja kesana kemari, asal masukin CV ke perusahaan manapun. Jual murah.
8. Bisa dibilang nganggur selama beberapa bulan, dan setiap harinya sering bersedih karena bosan dan gak tau harus berbuat apa :D
9. Sempet ikutan kursus kue satu kali doang untuk mengisi waktu yang sangat luang.
10. Ended my relationship, bagai petir di siang bolong. Sudah nganggur, diputusin pula. :(
11. Merasa orang paling menderita sedunia karena hari2 setelah putus diisi dengan nangis terus menerus, curhat tiada henti, dan mogok makan. Alhasil berat badan turun drastis, dan celana pun melonggar.
12. Karena emosi yang terpendam dan gak ingin melampiaskan ke hal negatif, aku ikut kelas thai boxing sebagai pelampiasan. It works!
13. Akibat makan yang tidak teratur, depresi, dan kelelahan thai boxing, untuk pertama (dan terakhir) kalinya aku kena tifus. :s
14. Tapi, dibalik kesedihan ini, aku bersyukur karena dikelilingi oleh teman2 yang begitu care banget sama aku. Nonstop caring. Sampe aku nangis berkali2 (bahkan setiap ketemu hampir dipastikan selalu nangis), dan curhat terus2an bahkan sampe karoke teriak2 nyanyi lagu karma pun, mereka dengan setia mendengarkan. Ah. Terimakasih, great friends :')
15. Mulai sadar bahwa "I am responsible for my own future". Disela2 kesedihan, alhamdulillah aku masih memaksakan diri untuk beraktivitas. Interview kesana kemari, bolak balik Bandung - Jakarta, Bandung -Cikarang untuk tes ini itu.
16. Officially become a Danoner on 5th March 2012 :)
17. Had amazing 3 weeks nonstop induction with all Danone MT STAR 2012.
18. Started a new adventure in industrial area. Ngekos di kawasan, sekosan dengan bapak2 -___- dan gak bertahan lama karena kurang dari sebulan pun aku udah pindah ke kosan baru yang jauh lebih nyaman.
19. Met so many new people in plant, new routines as an employee, enjoy having my own money :)
20. First travelling assignment from office to Sari Husada Plant in Jogja. Had an amazing race, chasing for the airplane with my boss before departed to Jogja. Unforgetable :D
21. Ramadhan pertama di kosan. Alhamdulillah lancar dan banyak hal menarik yang terjadi di Ramadhan pertama as an employee :) Also lebaran pertama dimana aku bisa bagi2 sedikit rezeki ke adek2 sepupu dan sodara2 lainnya..
22. And last but not least.. Love is in the air. Found the loved one at the end of 22 years old journey. :) 

Welcome 23! Welcome new life, new responsibility, new me! :D

22 YEARS OLD

25th August always be a happy day for me. That's the day of mine, the day when my mom delivered me 22 years ago. This year I reach 22 years old. The age that can count as a mature age, when I won't be called as an "ABG" anymore. I realize that 22 years is quite long, 22 years means I have already experience this world for 22 years. So many things happened. I made mistakes, I learnt, and believe me I always try to be a better person every time. 

Then back to what happened on my 22nd birthday, few hours before 25th August, I wrote this blog, then after that I slept. I didn't wake up at 00:00 as I used to do in the last few years because maybe I was too sleepy. I woke up at 1:00 when I heard my cellphone's beeping -- someone texted me, gave a birthday greeting. I didn't receive any message from my boyfriend that time. It's a bit weird, because my boyfriend used to text me at 00:00 on my birthday (this is my 6th times birthday with him). But well, no problem, I thought maybe he was just too sleepy as I was. After I read the text, I slept again, and woke up at 3:30. My boyfriend finally texted me and I replied it immediately. Then I went downstairs to eat sahur with my mom and dad. My dad greeted me first, said "happy birthday" to me, and gave me some prayers. My mom also did it after she saw my dad's talking to me. Again, it's a bit weird when my parents remember my birthday. My parents usually forget my birthday, and just realized that it was my birthday in the afternoon. But what happened this year is different. Alhamdulillah :)

When I ate sahur, someone's ringing on my home bell's. I thought that it was the security or my driver (because people who come to my home usually knock the door, and only my driver and the security who use the bell when coming to my home). But, SURPRISE! Guess who come at 3:45 am to my home? That's my boyfriend, and he was holding a Harvest's chocolate's cake with a cute candle :) Thank you so mucchhh looove :*

After I blew the candle, and continue my sahur, we went to the mosque together --me, Dandy, and my parents-- to pray Subuh. That was a super start on my birthday, we walked together to the mosque, and when we looked at the sky, there were so many stars that looked so beautiful.. What a beautiful dawn :) Back from the mosque, my boyfriend gave me some gifts, a necklace and a pashmina. Thank you :)

My boyfriend went back to his home after subuh and he promised me to come back to my home in the morning. I had a plan to go to the market with my mom after subuh, because I want to cook something to be given to my gym for breakfasting. Back from the market, I cleaned the house because my bestfriend's mom will come to my home in the morning. My bestfriend is Yayu, she's my friend since we were in kindergarten. We went to the same school from kindergarten until senior high school (we also took an English class together at EF). Unfortunately we had to go separately when we come to Uni life. She studied in UI Intenational Class while I studied in ITB. Two years ago she went to Melbourne Australia to cpntinue her study, and she's already graduated now. I didn't know before that she's already in Indonesia, so I don't know that she wold come to my house on my birthday. Yes, she's coming to my house, not his mother who came here. And she gave me birthday presents :) Again, thank you so much :)

In the afternoon, I went to the shopping center with my boyfriend. On that day, my boyfriend accompanied me (almost) a whole day. We had break-fasting in my home, and after maghrib, we went to my Grandpa's hose to eat the birthday cake together with my family.

Blur picture, small celebration, but I love it! Anw, dandy's taking this picture so he wasn't on the frame :)

After eating the cake together with my family, me and Dandy went eating meatballs together, and after that he went home. After I did tarawih, I opened my facebook and my twitter, and I was so happy that so many people sent me birthday greetings and also pray for me. :)

For me, birthday is always super extraordinary. So many people love me and pray for me. And that really is more than enough --- my answer for my friend's question when she asked 'how's your birthday'

Thank you Allah, thank you all my family, thank you Dandy, thank you Yayu, thank you all my friends, I love you all so much :)

Last day being 21

This is my last day, my last night being a 21 years old not so called girl. Tomorrow is my birthday, and of course I'm getting older, I'm not 21 anymore, I'm going to start my new age as a 22 years old woman. I realize that I'm not that little girl that I used to be. Being wiser, more mature, and being all better is a must. I'm on my way to start my real life.. Graduate from my college, enter the new phase of life, either study in master degree, get a job, start my own business (this is the one that i really want), or maybe...get married (who knows?). Whatever happens in the future, one thing that I know for sure is that life will not be the same as last year, last two years, and will not also be the same as this year. 

Yes, being wiser and more mature is my "to do list" on my birthday. Welcome new year, new age, new me, better me. Welcome real life, I hope everything will be fine. Welcome 22. I'm getting married soon *eh.