the massage

Last Tuesday was a holiday. We went to Taman KB. I can translate it to 'Family Planning Park'. No it has nothing to do with families' plans or contraception. It's just a name the government gave, as Family Planning is one of the government development programs.
Selasa lalu libur, kami jalan-jalan ke Taman KB. Iya, KB yang keluarga berencana itu. Ngga ada hubungannya dengan kegiatan perKBan. Hanya namanya saja begitu, bikinan pemerintah.

But I do agree that this park is a fun place for families to spend time. There are plants, fountains, fish pool, and children play ground. But this time I want to talk about this patterned stone path. What, do you think, these people are enjoying?
Tapi emang asik sih, ngajak keluarga main ke situ. Teduh karena banyak pohon, ada kolam ikan, pancuran dan taman bermain untuk anak. Tapi kali ini aku tertarik membahas trek kerikil ini. Menurutmu, apa yang sedang dilakukan orang-orang ini?



May be they were watching their children playing around the park?
Yeah may be, that would be a nice side activity to the main one.
Watch closer, and this is how the stones were arranged building the beautiful pattern.
Mungkin mereka sedang mengawasi anak-anak bermain?
Bisa, itu bisa jadi aktivitas sampingan.
Perhatikan, begini lho batu-batu kecil itu disusun membentuk pola canti di jalur jalan itu...




And try to walk on it barefoot. Ouch... hurts.
Coba deh berjalan di atasnya, telanjang kaki. Aduh... sakit.




That's why they have these bars on its side. For people to hold on.
Itu sebabnya di salah satu sisinya dipasang pegangan.



Why would people hurt themselves standing and walking on the path then? Because it is believed that the stones will do a massage to you feet. A massage called 'reflection massage'. If you are hurt on some parts of your feet, means you have something wrong inside your body. Massaging your feet will cure it if you do it constantly.
Lalu kenapa orang mau menyakiti kaki mereka jalan-jalan di jalur berkerikil itu? Karena, batu-batu itu akan memijat kaki kita. Pijat refleksi. Kalo ada bagian kaki kita yang sakit, tandanya ada yang salah dengan organ tubuh kita. Sakit itu akan sembuh kalau kita rajin pijat refleksi.






No matter how it hurts, my children still can find a fun thing to do about it. A race.
Walaupun sakit, tetep aja ada hal menyenangkan yang dilakukan anak-anak. Balapan.

Can you handle it?
Berani?

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the style

aren't they beautiful?
yes they are

and these ones are pretty!
uhm... yes off course

but I'll stick with these ones, thank you

they really fit me.

oh yes, they do.

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the fingers

amazed me
bikin aku bengong

or should I focus on the coordination between the eyes and the fingers?
atau lebih penting fokus di koordinasi antara mata dan jari?

and oh, meet the owner of the fingers..
dan oh, ini dia yang punya jari...

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I was [not] born to wear make ups

I do have lipstick
and I do have face powder
I also have blush on
and lip liner
eye brow liner
and I have eye shadow
I don't have mascara 'coz I still find it so hard to put it on, afraid it might stab my eyes.

but I wear them sooooo rarely.

early this week I visit neighbor district government office. we met the secretary and I was amazed. she was dang so pretty, energetic, warm, looks bright and clever, and tinier than me. and she wore make ups. I guess she wore every kind of make up I own, plus mascara.

I imagined if I wore all that I have, I could look a little more than she did. oh please. I would be taller, which I am. but I'm not that pretty. I can't be much energetic with this tummy and the baby inside. and I'm not in the mood to be warm. and I don't look bright nor clever.

but this morning I wanted to give it a try. so I opened up my cosmetic wallet.
puff puff puff... some powder.
I opened up my lipstick and...



it was new, and I only have used it twice. first was, on my book launching december 10 last year. second was, on my friend's wedding party last week. but I barely can remember how my lipstick could experience this.

the lipstick spotted my finger. so I just rubbed it on my lips. and closed my wallet.

I lost me desire to make up my face. I'm much prettier without. I accept my destiny, I was not born to wear make ups.


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I know who that is

I know who that is

I know who puts his head under the pillow when he sleeps

I know that's Ir.

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a creative writer (liar!) chalenge

Diane of Forgetfulone awarded me this unique award. I think it is cute. Tahnk you Di, now I can measure how good I lie :D




HERE ARE THE RULES OF THE AWARD...
1.Thank the person who gave this to you. (see above)
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog. (see above)
3. Link to the person who nominated you. (see above)
4. Tell us up to six outrageous lies about yourself, and at least one outrageous truth. (not sure how outrageous I can be, but I will try!)
5. Allow your readers to guess which one or more are true. (Please leave a comment!)
6. Nominate seven "Creative Writers" who might have fun coming up with outrageous lies. (It will be fun for me if you all choose to participate!)
7. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate. (see below)
8. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know you nominated them. (Will do.)

Okay here we go:
1. I love cooking.
2. I am 28.
3. I'm crazy about soap opera and infotainment.
4. I knew I could write since I was in High School.
5. I wonder how can some one dislike working out, as they wonder how can I dislike eating.
6. I am a full dedicated staying at home mother.
7. This is the only blog I own.

Okay. I guess I didn't do it right, I believe you can easily tell which are lies and which are truths.

People I mention below, I hope you got time to do this little fun craziness:
1. Fenty
2. Melissa
3. Queeny
4. Carrie
5. Yessi
6. Vicky Laurentina
7. Lizze

Have fun!

the change

Sasa used to be a funny girl. she likes to play and some times bite me a little. my hand, my cheek, my nose.
dulu, Sasa itu kucing yang lucu dan lincah. dia suka bermain, kadang-kadang gemas dan menggigit aku di pipi, di tangan, di hidung.

I noticed she became calmer when she started pregnant. all she wanted to do was lazy. I remember I was in my lazy first weeks of my pregnancy. my children said that I and Sasa were two lazy pregnant mommies. o yeah.
aku perhatikan dia jadi agak kalem semenjak hamil. maunya malas-malasan aja. aku ingat waktu itu aku juga lagi mulai hamil dan malas-malasan juga. anak-anak menyebut aku dan Sasa dua ibu hamil yang pemalas.



Sasa is now a mother to these two lovely kittens. so, after the pregnancy is over, has the laziness gone? yes. but the old Sasa didn't come back. I now see her as a grown up lady who moves elegantly. she always be aware looking after her babies. she doesn't like to play anymore. a mother.
sekarang Sasa adalah ibu dari dua cemeng kecil lucu ini. jadi, setelah selesai hamil, apakah 'malas'nya juga pergi? iya, tapi Sasa yang dulu tidak kembali. sekarang aku lihat dia jadi wanita dewasa yang anggun. dia selalu waspada menjaga anak-anaknya. ngga suka bermain lagi. seekor ibu kucing.

so I look at my self and try to see if there was any same kind of changes after I became a mother. but I found out that I'm still the same silly girl with crazy things in my head. being a mother didn't put out my 'insanity'. I still do some silly and (some times) childish things that make me look less like a grown up lady.
aku melihat diriku sendiri dan mecoba menemukan perbedaan setelah aku jadi ibu. ternyata aku masih gadis konyol dengan hal-hal gila yang melintas di kepala. jadi ibu tidak melenyapkan sintingku. aku masih melakukan hal-hal yang menurut orang sudah bukan porsi ibu-ibu.



I don't know if it is a good or a bad thing. some may say I'm not normal, but I do feel there is nothing wrong being a silly mommy. just as long you take a good care of your family...
aku ngga tahu ini bagus atau buruk. orang boleh bilang aku ngga normal, tapi aku rasa ngga ada yang salah menjadi ibu yang agak konyol. selama keluarga tetap diurus aja...

the question is, can I?
pertanyaannya adalah, bisa tidak?

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