Half-Done Pages

Robekan-robekan kertas buku harian yang kukumpulkan lagi

2008-07-05T03:03:35Z

Aku tidak mengharapkanmu memahami tulisan ini. Seperti kembali pada tujuh tahun silam. Mimpi buruk pada hampir setiap malam. Lalu aku bangun dengan semacam kram perut dan sedikit pusing kepala. Juga pada siang. Aku seperti tidak bisa membedakan m...

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(Kepala yang tertunduk dan jari yang bersilangan)

2008-07-05T03:00:19Z

Tuhan, Terima kasih atas setiap butir nasi yang kumakan pagi ini. Juga lauk tahu yang gurih dan lembut. Terima kasih atas tubuhku yang dengannya aku mencerap jejak-jejak yang Kautinggalkan pada semesta. Terima kasih atas sepeda tua dengan stiker d...

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Nescafe bonus lemet plus-plus

2008-06-05T01:56:18Z

(Sorry, it’s bahasa Indonesia again this time. I just find that Indonesian and Javanese colloquial language can only be best spoken in its original) Minggu malam yang lalu saya merasa lebih kenyang sebungkus lemet dan sepotong lumpia, lemet dan...

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setelah penyeberangan

2008-06-01T03:54:50Z

Kadang-kadang, sebagai homo ludens, saya menganggap diri saya kanak-kanak yang tertawa-tawa dalam sebuah taman bermain. Mencoba berbagai permainan dengan sepenuh gairah rasa ingin tahu. Tapi, kadang saya juga merasa saya sedang memasuki wilayah as...

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heaven here on earth

2008-05-19T10:53:09Z

Imagine it when different people who are likely to 'clash' in 'ordinary life' meet in one place but they already forget that they're different. Imagine it when people of the so-called Western culture, people of Javanese culture, Catholics, Muslims...

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Nidah Kirani and Me

2008-05-15T00:49:03Z

This post is not really intended to be a sort of book review since it’s more like a reflection upon my own life and choices, in which somehow I find similarity with those of the character of the book I’m about to discuss. So, it’s written from a v...

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my father said I had a classic face

2008-05-13T10:59:01Z

My father and I are good friends, though we’re not getting along pretty well recently. He’s not just a father, he’s a spiritual mentor for me. When I was a kid, he taught me how to practice the daily prayer (salah). But he himself didn’t practice...

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my first experience with coffee shop

2008-05-10T23:35:03Z

I made another record for my (so-called) ‘cultural adventure:’ together with several Pintu colleagues, I went to a coffee shop. Yes, I did, Baby! For you who are used to living an urban life, there might be nothing particular with visiting a café...

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spirit from kadipiro

2008-05-10T23:13:36Z

What a week. It was really exciting to have a chance to watch Teater Dinasti’s rehearsal in Kadipiro. This week I’ve even done it twice: in Wednesday before the Pintu gathering and Thursday. It made us feel reluctant when they said they began the ...

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QotD: Fictional Friend

2008-05-06T14:18:46Z

What fictional character do you relate to most and why? Definitely Violet Baudelaire (in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'). She's so intelligent, courageous, and simply classic. Of course, unlike her, I'm not, as Lemony Snicket says, 'reasonabl...

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