Cause We Are Beautiful

di suatu toko bunga, tersedia berbagai macam bunga yang indah...di barisan depan ada bunga anggrek yang anggun, bunga lily yang elegan, bunga edelweis yang manis, bunga tulip yang indah, bunga mawar yang terkenal
di barisan kedua ada bunga gerbera, bunga chrysant, bunga rumput, bunga matahari, dan bunga-bunga lainnya yang tak kalah indah...semua bunga setiap hari tersenyum dengan manisnya demi memikat hati orang-orang yang lewat untuk membelinya...namun hanya ada satu bunga yang terletak di pojok belakang, yang selalu tampak sedih...kesepian, sendirian...tak banyak orang yang mau melirik ke arahnya apalagi membelinya...itulah si melati...setiap hari sebagaimanapun cerianya si melati, orang-orang malah takut melihat ke arahnya...karena mengingatkannya akan bau kematian...melati pun sedih..merasa diri tidak berharga dan kalah cantik dengan bunga-bunga lainnya...ia sungguh merasa tidak berguna..

suatu hari, di malam hari saat toko bunga sudah tutup...melati terisak dalam hening....lalu tiba-tiba..datanglah seorang malaikat menghampirinya
"mengapa kau sedih melati?"
"aku merasa diriku tak berharga dan tak berguna, bunga-bunga lain di toko ini banyak peminatnya, tetapi aku...hampir tidak ada yang membeliku...apa karena aku tidak secantik dan seindah bunga-bunga lainnya?"
"siapa yang mengatakan itu padamu?"
"lihat saja buktinya..tidak ada yang mau membeliku...bahkan setiap mereka yang melihatku, ketakutan..karena aku identik dengan kematian."
"memangnya kau ingin seperti siapa?" tanya si malaikat dengan penuh kesabaran sambil mengelus mahkotaku..
"aku ingin seperti bunga-bunga yang lain, aku iri pada mereka, terutama pada bunga lily yang bisa ada di hotel-hotel berbintang, restoran berkelas, buket-buket termahal, atau seperti mawar yang selalu dicari orang ketika hari valentine tiba, atau seperti bunga tulip yang harganya mahal....yang penting tidak seperti diriku..sudah murah...jelek....identik dengan hal yang buruk lagi..."kata melati sambil terisak..
"walau kau bukan mereka...tak tahukah kau bahwa dirimu pun tak kalah berharga?" tanya malaikat itu..
melati pun tertunduk sambil menggelengkan kepalanya lemah...
"mari ikut aku..aku ingin menunjukkan sesuatu padamu."

lalu malaikat itu mengajak melati berkeliling...pertama ia mengajak melati ke pabrik teh, dimana melati melihat ia diracik dengan daun teh hingga menjadi teh melati....lalu malaikat itu mengajak melati ke restoran ternama dimana restoran tersebut menyajikan teh melati dan memperlihatkan betapa pengunjung yang memesan teh tersebut menikmati harumnya aroma teh tersebut dan merasa tenang setelah meminumnya.....
setelah itu malaikat tersebut mengajak melati ke toko parfum, dimana ia memperlihatkan berbagai wewangian ruangan, wewangian badan yang menggunakan melati sebagai bahan dasarnya....
malaikat tersebut terus mengajak melati berkeliling dunia untuk melihat betapa banyak fungsi dan manfaat dirinya....hingga terakhir..ia mengajak melati ke suatu tempat yang sudah sangat dikenal melati....kuburan....
di situ..ada seorang anak kecil yang membawa bunga melati dan sedang duduk di makam seorang wanita...

"ibu, apa kabarnya ibu?" tanya anak itu
melati melihat anak itu sedang mengelus-elus pusara ibunya...melati terdiam dan menanti apa yang ingin diperlihatkan malaikat itu padanya...
"ibu ini aku bawakan bunga kesukaan ibu, bunga melati....untunglah bunga yang ibu suka sanggup kubeli...sebenarnya aku ingin sekali membelikan ibu bunga-bunga lain yang lebih mahal...namun aku tak punya uang...uangku hanya cukup untuk membeli bunga ini....untunglah semasa ibu hidup, ibu pun paling suka dengan baunya....aku selalu ingat ibu selalu bilang..biar bunga ini kecil, namun bunga ini membawa keharuman yang luar biasa...bunga yang sangat sederhana namun sangat kuat...."

mendengar hal itu..melati terdiam..dan mulai meneteskan air mata...segala sesuatu menjadi kabur dalam pandangannya, ia menatap malaikat dengan penuh syukur dan meminta dikembalikan ke toko bunga...ia tidak sanggup lagi melihat ataupun mendengar apa yang akan dikatakan anak itu...
sesampainya di toko bunga...melati kecil memeluk erat malaikat tersebut
"terima kasih telah mengajakku berkeliling hingga akhirnya aku mengerti arti keberadaanku.."
kata melati sambil terisak
"bersyukurlah selalu pada Tuhan yang menjadikan segalanya indah.." setelah mengucapkan hal tersebut..malaikat tersebut menghilang..

dalam keheningan..terpetik sebaris doa melati pada Tuhan...
"ya Tuhan..maafkan aku bila aku terus membandingkan diri dengan sesamaku...maafkan aku bila aku tidak bersyukur atas keberadaanku dan meragukan kebermaknaanku....terima kasih Tuhan..karena seburuk apapun diriku, tentulah aku memiliki keindahanku dan peranku sendiri...amin."

My virtues of life

If life is a battle…it’s not always about win or lose, but it’s a matter of being a better person or worse
Life is keep going on no matter what happened to us, but it doesn’t mean that we always must move quickly, sometimes..it’s ok to have a “pause” or slow down our pace
Hard moment in our life doesn’t mean that He punish us for what we’ve done…but it’s a time for ur to develop ourselves and built our character stronger than before..
We can see both side, either good one or bad one in every little things happened in our life…n it’s our decision to portrait those moments in a good or bad way…
Being a success person doesn’t mean anything if u don’t have love or heart, or even people who care for u…
We aren’t a weak person by realizing our weaknesses, it just remind us that we aren’t a perfect person
The biggest monster in our life is our thought
If u want to learn about urself…then listen to ur deepest heart…it’s the real us
Asking help from other doesn’t even mean that we are a weak person, it just reminds us why He created others to live with us…
By giving with sincere heart…u will receive more than u could even think…
If we always think in our box…we will never know the amazing thing which could be happened in our life..
Everytime we hurt others…it means we hurt ourselves…
The medicine of every wound is love…
The time only helps us to reduce the pain but we are the one who choose whether we want to keep the wound or be healed…
What is the best from ourselves is being ourselves n use our strength to create a better living
Focusing on our weakness only would lead us to hopelessness…we just need to discover our strength n use it….that’s life..
Sometimes success is defined by luck..but mostly…we would reach successful life with hardwork, persistence, n faith….
When u don’t have anything left…it’s ur faith n hope that make u hang on….n walk again..so don’t ever lose ur faith n hope…
From a pessimistic person, we learn how to become alert n anticipate threat. From an optimistic person, we learn how to keep our hope n strive for it…
Fate is defined by our decisions….
If life is a games..then we should play seriously..so we don’t regret something…

Cause women have their own strength to survive (inspired by Beyonce- Listen)

I love this song cause it has a powerful spirit. I believe every woman has her own strength to survive in every situation. As a woman, we need an attention esp from the person we love (mostly our love). Sometimes, we can be whoever they want us to be just to please their heart. But what do we receive in return? sometimes not a single complimentary word, "don't care stuff", neglected attitude, or even a taking for granted mindset that our try to be someone they want is a must thing to do.
Hei women...it's not a must thing to do! it's a choice, but sometimes it leads us to feel empty n suffered. Ask ur self whether u feel happy being someone u are not or not happy. By being someone we are not, we become someone who feel so thirsty of acknowledgement. It brings our mood upside down, so happy when we've got a lot of attention, but our world will be broken if they don't care. We turn to be a beggar of attention.
Well...the solution is not always try to please others, cause it will make us become a poor character and other will also feel pity to us. From this song, i remember a decision i've made several week ago...stop being a beggar, u'll get nothing that made u satisfy by being that. First of all, love ur self, realize that u have dignity as a woman, feel the power inside u n move. Our true love will accept our selves as our selves not another one! They will try to blend with ourselves, not always push us to change. But in relationship, there must be a balance, that women also have to blend. What i wanna say is changing in a positive way or character (be more mature than before) is a good one, but not with changing into someone u'r not. So women...love ur self :)

Kembang Goela

This is one of the unique restaurant. This is called Kembang Goela. It is located in Plaza Central (near Mc.D), Sudirman. In the front of restaurant, you can see a pond with koi fishes. When you enter the restaurant, you will feel a classic atmosphere, oldish n elegant. It's a little bit combination of Indonesian style with Netherland style. You can find classical music instruments (contra bass, grand piano)in the corner.
When you look at the menu, you will see several funny name such as es jangan ditanya, es selendang sutra, sosis om yanve, nasi goreng pitung, etc. The recommended food for me are sosis yance (1 METER boiled chicken sausage!! as u can see in my pic :P) for Rp 85.000, and asem-asem iga (like a rib sour soup, it's so yummy!! you'll ask for more cause it's so fresh) for Rp 65.000. Yeah..the price is quite expensive, but it's equal with the taste :)
This can be a chill place to hang out n a recommended one to try:) hm...i give 8 for the service and the taste of the food :P.

Klapa Entertainment-New Kuta Beach

This is another fav. spot of mine. This is Klapa Entertainment in New Kuta Beach Pecatu,Bali. U can go to Dreamland beach by entering this lounge cause it's located in Dreamland. They built a way directly to Dreamland but u must pay Rp.100.000,- for entrance fee but u'll get welcome drink n u can order food. If u spend more than Rp 100.000,- u just pay the total minus Rp 100.000,-
What i like the most from this spot, of course the view. It's so beautiful cause i can see the clear sky n the blue sea. I like the swimming pool where u can swim n enjoy the view of the sea in the same time. The waves is so high n wild, and u can see people surf. Hehehe..i like man who can surf cause they seem so sexy wkwkwkwk...Besides that..i think this place is romantic yet modern ^^.
About the food, hm....i like chocolate eclair from this lounge. It's choco cake with melted choco inside it, yummy..! The price of the drink starts from above Rp 25.000,- just like the price in the regular cafe.
Just try n enjoy the place, but i suggest u to come at afternoon, close to the sunset time (Around 4 pm up), cause it's so hot if u go at morning or noon.

Seribu Rasa

This is one of my favourite restaurants n spots to hang out. This is called Seribu Rasa restaurant. It located at Jl. Haji Agus Salim 128, Menteng. I like this place because it offers nice atmosphere (so comfy for me) and delicous food although it's quite expensive (when there is more money, there should be more quality :P). You can see a fountain in the frontyard (as u can see in my first pic) n then u enter the main dining room which is located between two private rooms. Between the main dining room n private room is separated by garden. U can see the garden while u eat n it's so relaxing. I also like the interior of the main dining room cause it's so classic yet elegant.
About the food, the cheapest is around Rp 49.000,- (for personal portion) or Rp 59.000,- to hundred thousand rupiahs, cause if you order jumbo prawn, it cost Rp 79.000,- per piece. They recommend grill jumbo prawn as you can see in my pic, but i don't really like the taste. I like my chicken thai with sambal better :P. The other food that i recommend is selat popiah n kangkung belacan....YUMMY. I wanna go there several times again n try to eat klappertart n mie jawa :P.
Anyway..if you wanna celebrate birthday or even wedding reception, you can book this placed, cause it's so romantic at the night with the lighting in the garden :). Enjoy guys...:)

Mie Tek Tek

This is my favorite food. It's called Mie Tek Tek or fried noodle :P. The "Tek-tek" comes from the sound of the seller, who hit the frying pan with the iron spatula. It sounds tek..tek..tek...every time the seller walk pass ur house. The sellers, themselves are mobile. They use hopper or "Gerobak" to carry their merchandise as u can see in the picture. They sell fried rice, kwetiaw, noodle, beehon,but u can also ask for another style of cook such as boiled one so it's like soup.This food is accompanied by Acar (slice of red onion, cucumber n carrot which are soaked in the vinegar; and Krupuk). The price of 1 portion is around Rp.8000-Rp 10.0000,-, depends on the seller. My fav. seller is this guy in my pic cause he can cook exactly the same taste as i want. This is really my emergency food when my grandma doesn't oook.