This is a story about a friend.

This is a story about a friend. 

I met her for the first time in a crowded welcoming party in of new Indonesian students (or other occasion I am not sure haha). What I can recall is we were queueing food and started to introduce ourselves to each other. 

I did not notice her until we met again in a fine afternoon in our friend’s house in Belconnen. And we were happened to meet each other in a weekly meeting with other girls. 

We started to hang out together. Having dinner, going places and taking pictures with our cameras. And of course, we started to talk. 

I cannot tell you what topics we discussed (or we were fought about). Because they were just too many. 

What I can tell you is that I have learned so much from her. 

I have learned that whatever you do, a bad human can be good suddenly, or vice versa, a good human can be bad. Or both at the same time. The point is, don’t judge. Who the heck are we judging somebody? 

I have learned that problems should be solved. Haha. This is silly but for some reasons, I sometimes consider that problems are better left unresolved. But no. Some recent events showed me that there’s no point of letting problems because it will grow, and yes, get worse. When I realise, the problems became so complicated. 

I have learned that human should try their best, whatever it takes. Always remember Surah Al Baqarah: 286 "Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.” Therefore, dont lose hope. 

It seems like the things that I learned were just simple ones. But yes, because they were simple then we (read: I) tend to forget. And surrounded by a good friend like her was a blessing that I should not have taken for granted.

I know I will leave Canberra soon and definitiely will leave her too. But we have technology now. And insya Allah will see her again in my hometown, which also her hometown :D 

So here she is :D

Suatu hari di Bulan Agustus

Aku ingat ini hari pernikahanmu. Tapi aku sengaja tak menghubungimu, setelah semalam kau kuganggu dengan video Koka Kola itu. HAHAHA. Semoga semalam kamu tidak mimpi buruk :D 

Ketidakmampuanku hadir di hari bahagiamu, membuatku mengenang ratusan kilometer perjalanan kita. Dengan sepeda motor. Taksi. Kereta. Bajaj. Dan tentu saja metromini dan angkutan kota Jakarta yang kau hafal mati rutenya (oke aku berlebihan). Aku masih ingat perjalanan pertama kita berdua. Kalo tidak salah ke Pantai Depok, Yogyakarta, tempat kita tumbuh bersama. Mungkin itu pertama kalinya kita bicara panjang lebar tentang diri masing-masing. Setelah itu kita seperti berjanji, akan melakukan perjalanan-perjalanan selanjutnya.

Benar saja. Takdir kehidupan membuat kita bertemu lagi di Jakarta. Di kota yang sama-sama kita maki. Sekaligus kita rindui. Tempat kita dewasa bersama. Aku masih ingat betul, malam-malam panjang diisi dengan curhat soal pekerjaan. Soal  kawan sejawat. Soal keluarga. Soal orang-orang yang datang lalu pergi sesuka hati mereka. Juga tentang orang-orang yang terus tinggal dalam hati kita.

Kita mungkin jarang bertemu. Tapi kita tahu, kita selalu ada untuk satu sama lain, dalam jeda waktu bertemu sepanjang apapun. Dalam kediaman selama apapun. Setelah hari ini, insha Allah, kita dipertemukan kembali dalam perjalanan-perjalanan lain. Mungkin juga dengan tambahan teman seperjalanan (if you know what I mean haha).

Pada suatu hari di bulan Agustus kau telah menggenapi setengah dien-mu. Beruntungnya ia yang berhasil menempatkanmu disampingnya. Semoga kalian terus bahagia!

Canberra, di tengah suhu 0o celcius. 

Petualangan Dinci dan Wiwiw :D