PSF: stop global warming

How much are you concerned about the issue?
seberapa peduli kah dirimu tentang isu yang satu ini?

Ibit read about it in her kid magazine, BOBO. Since then she always tried her best to save the earth from global warming. One of her action is reducing plastic trash.
Ibit membaca tentang itu di majalah BOBO. sejak itu dia selalu berusaha untuk menyelamatkan bumi dari global warming. salah satuya adalah mengurangi timbunan sampah plastik.

Yesterday we need to go to a market and shop some stuff. She told me to bring our own bag and refuse to use plastic bags the store would give.
kemarin kami belanja kebutuhan harian. dia memintaku untuk membawa tas sendiri dan jangan mau dikasih plastik dari tokonya

That isn’t something we usually do. This is what the stores give us to bring our stuffs home.
tentu saja ini bukan hal biasa. biasanya toko akan memberikan ini untuk membawa belanjaan pulang

But Ibit thought it will add plastic litter on earth.
tapi kata Ibit itu akan menambah sampah plastik di bumi

“I’m afraid of global warming”, she said, “The ice in the north pole will melt, the sea water level will increase, and we will be drown in it. We have to save our earth”
"aku takut dengan global warming". katanya, "es di kutub utara akan mencair, muka air laut akan naik. lalu kita tenggelam. kita harus menyelamatkan bumi"

I told her to tell the cashier what she wanted to do. And she did. So we didn’t litter this time, because Ibit brought her own bag, and insisted to just put the milk box in the trolley without plastic bag.
jadi aku minta dia untuk bicara ke kasir tentang keinginannya. dan dia mau. jadi kali ini kami tidak nyampah, karena Ibit bawa tas sendiri, dan dia ngotot untuk langsung meletakkan box susu di troli tanpa tas plastik

“We can put in the car baggage, thank you”, she said.
"biar nanti langsung kami taruh di bagasi saja", katanya.

The cashier smiled. I didn’t know what she thought and I didn’t try to explain either. I’m glad I can let Ibit do some thing she thinks is important for the earth.
kasirnya senyum-senyum aja. aku ngga tahu apa yang dia pikirkan, dan enggak juga pengin kasih penjelasan. aku senang bisa membiarkan Ibit merasa telah berbuat sesuatu untuk menyelamatkan bumi

It may sound simple. But think, if everybody in the world thinks and does the some. Would it still be simple?
mungkin kedengarannya sederhana. tapi coba, kalau semua orang di dunia berpikir dan berbuat sama. ngga simple lagi kan?

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Wordful Wednesday - bau kertas terbakar...

Wordful Wednesday - I smell something burning...

last monday, at about 10.30 in my office

'pak, yang bener aja dong, kalau buang puntung rokok jangan di tempat sampah!'
'aku ngga ngrokok...'
'oh please, you shouldn't put you cigarettes in the trash basket'
'I wasn't smoking...'

kriiing....!!!!!

'kebakaran... turun semua... kebakaran...!!'
'fire... everybody get down... FIRE!!'

aku masih bengong di tempat dudukku. tapi kulihat dari arah dapur mulai mengepul asap putih. spontan hal pertama yang kulakukan menyambar laptop di mejaku dan menjejalkannya asal-asalan ke wadahnya. untung ngga lagi tak sambung adaptor. aku langsung menyusul yang lain keluar ruangan. tapi baru sampai pintu tangga balik lagi, HP dan kacamata ketinggalan. udah turun hampir sampai lantai 2, balik lagi, kepikiran uang tabungan teman-teman di laciku.
I sat stiffed there on my seat. but then I saw from the kitchen some smoke started to spread into our room. my first reaction was grabbing my laptop, put it in its case, and went eith the other employees ran out the door. I almost got to the emergency stair when I realized I've left my phone and glasses. so I turned back to take them. but again, after few steps down stair, I remember I left some amount of money in my drawer. I turned back again

saat itu ruanganku sudah penuh asap, dan aku sempat melihat nyala api (warnanya oranye...) di arah dapur.
that time my room was filled with smoke, and I saw the fire at the kitchen

sayang ngga kepikiran moto oranye-oranye itu. boro-boro... aku udah gemeteran menyeret ranselku yang tiba-tiba terasa lebih berat dari biasanya, dan asapnya mulai hitam pekat dan seperti mengejar aku yang lari sepanjang lorong ke arah tangga darurat.
too bad, I didn't even think to take a picture of it. I was too afraid and trembly dragging my backpack that suddenly felt heavier than it usually was. and the smoke was turning to dark and like chasing me running along the corridor to the emergency stair.

kupikir aku ini pemberani. paling tidak cukup berani untuk berhenti sebentar ambil foto api atau asap. blehh...!! :P.
ternyata aku cuma bisa ikut yang lain, lari menyelamatkan diri (dan harta karun) keluar gedung.
I thought I was a brave girl. at least brave enough to stop for a while and took a picture of the fire or smoke.. bbbllhhh... :P
all I did was just ran to save my self (and my treasure) out the building.

alhamdulillah, pemadam kebakaran cepat datang. api bisa dilokalisir di tempat asalnya, belum sempat menjalar ke mana-mana. diduga penyebabnya adalah hubungan arus pendek. terima kasih pak pemadam, anda keren banget... :)
alhamdulillah, the firefighters soon came. the fire was blocked at the location where it started and didn't spread out any farther. they said it was caused by an electricity short cut. thanks to the firefighters, you are so cool.... :)

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see more Wordful Wednesday at Angie's

I'm grateful for everything Allah has given to me.

My self.
My life.

My job.
My family.

My laugh.
My tears.

My health.
My wealth.

Even if the ocean is the ink
and the earth and the sky are the papers
it will never be enough for me to write on
all His blesses on me.

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for sundayscribblings

and photo story Friday


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I can not wait to be grown up...

ngga sabar nunggu jadi dewasa...

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few days ago I was bathing Ir. he looked at his bapak's shaver and asked,
'what's that?'
'shaver'
'to clean beards and mustaches with?'
'yes'
'and put some foam on the chin before doing it?'
'yes'
'when I grew up, will I have beard and mustache?'
'yes'
'and I'll shave using it'
'yes'



beberapa hari yang lalu aku ketika sedang memandikan Ir, dia menunjuk ke alat cukur bapaknya dan bertanya,
'itu untuk apa, Bu?'
'bercukur'
'membersihkan jenggot dan kumis?"
'ya...'
'dan dagunya dikasih sabun dulu?"
'ya'
nanti kalau aku sudah dewasa, aku akan punya jenggot dan kumis?'
'ya'
'lalu bercukur pake itu...'
'ya'

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last night, I let my twin clean up and brush their tooth together before bed. suddenly... "OOUCH!!!"
'what is that?', I asked
the bathroom door was opened, 'Ir shaved his beard', Ar said...


semalam, aku biarkan Ar dan Ir cuci tangan kaki dan sikat gigi bareng sebelum tidur. tiba-tiba... "ADDUHH!!"
'apa itu?', tanyaku
pintu kamar mandi terbuka, 'Ir bercukur', kata Ar...

what is the best moment of your life?

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I can not mention mine. Not that I don't have special moments. I do. A lot. And I can not say one is more precious than the other ones. They all are.
ga bisa jawab. bukannya ga punya momen special. banyak malah. dan semuanya berharga, tidak bisa disebut satu yang paling.

But would you agree with me, If I say that one of those precious moment is my wedding?
tapi setuju ngga, kalau aku bilang salah satu special moment itu adalah pernikahan?

I'm not telling about my wedding this time. It's my youngest brother's. It was held last Sunday.
Days before the day was full of nervousness, panic, worries... He kept asking about this and that. Made sure that everything was ok, every thing was well prepared. He didn't want to dissapoint any one, including himself.I
aku tidak akan bercerita soal pernikahanku di sini. tapi tentang pernikahan adik bungsuku yang dilaksanakan minggu lalu. hari-hari sebelum hari H dia kelihatan gugup. panik. khawatir. selalu bertanya ini itu. memastikan semua siap. tidak ingin mengecewakan siapa pun, termasuk dirinya sendiri.

The seconds before the time... did the nervousness raise up?
You bet...
detik-detik menjelang saatnya, makin gugup?
pasti...

He was there waiting for the wali nikah to make them man and wife... (the bride's father)

It is done

And look at the happy faces....

Everybody cried during the moment.. Well may be not every body. But I surely did.
semua orang menangis sepanjang prosesi. ga semua ding, tapi aku jelas..

Have a happy marriage, Bot and Lin!
semoga bahagia Bot dan Lin!

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I want to tell how the procession was. But it is too complicated for me to translate to English. You can see how basically islamic matrimonial ceremony is here



I don't have a specific picture of the form of dowry of Bot and Lin's wedding. So here it is, I cropped from their aqad picture. 2 dinars and 11 dirhams.

06.27

I needed to hurry. I had to get in my office before 07.00. So Dan drove out the block gate. Ibit was still there waiting for her school car to pick her up.
Harus buru-buru. Aku harus sampai kantor jam 07.00. Dan menyetir keluar gerbang block. Ibit masih di sana menunggu mobil jemputan sekolahnya.

"Has she passed by?" I asked.
Ibit shook her head. Quite late. Bu Retno usually passed by not mere than 06.25
"Bu Retno sudah lewat?", tanyaku
Ibit menggeleng. Agak telat. BIasanya Bu Retno lewat sebelum 06.25.

"Should we drive her to school?", I asked Dan.
"You'll be late"
"Let me be late. Let's drive Ibit first"
"Kita antar Ibit dulu?", aku tanya Dan.
"Nanti kamu telat"
"Biar aja"

So I told Ibit to get into the car. Just about 10 seconds later, the school car came by.
"That's Bu Retno, Bit. Get down and go with her. So we both won't be late. Hurry up", I said.
Dan stopped and Ibit got down, and run back to where she used to wait for the car.
Kusuruh Ibit naik ke mobil. Tapi baru jalan 10 detik, datang mobilnya Bu Retno.
"Itu Bu Retno, Bit. Kamu ikut dia aja ya, jadi Ibu juga ga telat. Sana cepat", kataku.
Dan berhenti, Ibit turun dan lari balik mengejar mobil jemputannya.

We moved again, but then I told Dan to turn back.
"Why?"
"Do you think Bu Retno would turn back and pick up Ibit, or go on and out of the block through other gate?"
"I waved my hand to her, she saw me"
"Don't you think she might thought that Ibit has gone to school with us?"
Kami jalan lagi, tapi aku minta Dan balik.
"Kenapa?"
"Menurutmu, Bu Retno akan balik dan ambil Ibit, atau bablas dan keluar perumahan lewat jalan lain?"
"Aku sudah melambaikan tangan, dia lihat aku"
"Mungkin ngga, dia justru berpikir Ibit kita antar?"


So Dan turned the car around, "You will really be late"
"I don't care"
Akhirnya Dan berputar, "Kamu akan benar-benar terlambat"
"Aku ngga peduli"

And there she was. Ibit sat on the same place she was., tears were on her face.
"Come on up. We'll drive you to school", Dan told her to get in.
She got in the car and wipe her tears.
Itu dia, duduk di tempat dia biasa menunggu Bu Retno, matanya berair.
"Ayo, Bapak anter", Dan menyuruhnya naik.
Dia masuk mobil dan menghapus air matanya.

"Hey, why are you crying? What's up? Ain't Bu Retno going to turn around and pick you?"
"She will"
"Then why you cry?"
She smiled, and I shouldn't have asked why. I know being driven by us is a special thing to her. She almost got it, then almost lost it... but she got it back!
"Hey, kenapa nangis? Bu Retno nanti muter jemput kamu atau bablas sih?"
"Muter"
"Jadi kenapa nangis?"
Ibit tersenyum, dan harusnya aku tak usah bertanya. Aku tahu, diantar oleh Bapak atau Ibunya adalah hal istimewa buat dia. Dia baru saja hampir mendapatkannya, tiba-tiba hampir kehilangannya, tapi akhirnya mendapatkannya lagi.

I'm glad I decided to turn around...
Untung aku memutuskan untuk balik...