Monday, June 29, 2009

Tragedi Buah Apel

Beberapa hari yang lalu aku belanja di Kem Chicks Pacific Place. Pas lagi masuk-masukin kantong belanjaan ke trolley, I heard 2 middle aged/old women talking with quite loud voices. Salah satu dari mereka lagi megangin apel warna merah. Yang satu lagi megang kantong belanjaan. Di depan mereka ada petugas Kem Chicks cowo bermuka bingung sambil cengengesan panik :D Aku kira mereka lagi ngomelin si petugas Kem Chicks. Tapi ko pake nunjuk-nunjuk ke spanduk segala ya? Ngga biasanya aku penasaran. Akhirnya aku pasang telinga. Ngga lama kemudian aku ngabur sambil dorong trolley yang isinya Kukka & kantong belanjaan. Sambil ngabur, aku ngakak sendiri. Well, ngga sendiri banget sih! Kukka was there but that’s irrelevant :D Want to know what I’ve heard? Begini kira-kira (promosi benerannya aku lupa :D) :

Ibu 1: Ngga bisa begitu dong, mas! Saya kan cuma ngikutin apa kata promosi di sini!

Mas Kem Chicks: Iya, bu. Tapi buahnya tertentu saja. Apel itu tidak termasuk.

Ibu 2: Lho! Gimana sih, mas! Yang bener dong kalo promosi!

Mas Kem Chicks: Iya, bu. Mohon maaf. Mungkin bisa diganti dengan buah yang lain?

Ibu 1: Ogah ah! Saya maunya ini! Liat tuh! Di gambar itu juga ada buah apelnya kan? Ada 4 biji! Berarti saya boleh dong ambil 4! *nunjuk gambar kantong belanjaan isi buah apel 4 biji & buah lain*

Mas Kem Chicks: Tapi itu cuma gambar, bu... Promosi sebenarnya itu...

Ibu 2: Salah situ dong! Bikin gambar kok ngga konsisten sama promosi yang situ bikin! Gimana sih! Kita sih ngikutin gambar aja! Di gambarnya begitu, ya udah begitu!

I looked up & there it was. Banner promo dengan headline besar & gambar kantong belanjaan besar berisi buah-buahan. Aku yakin si art director ato siapapun yang bikin banner itu ngga bakalan nyangka bahwa hasil disainnya jadi masalah kaya gini :D Siapa sangka, akan ada customer yang minta PERCISSS seperti yang ada di gambar! Sampe ke jumlah, jenis & warnanya!! :)))

Udah setaun lebih aku ninggalin dunia akhensi & ngga sekalipun pernah kangen sama salah satu kliennya :D Tapi gara-gara insiden ini aku jadi pengen minta maaf.

Maaf kalo aku sering mikir bahwa klien suka mengada-ngada.
Maaf aku suka nganggap kekhawatiran klien sering amat sangat berlebihan.
Maaf kalo aku pernah nuduh klien suka nganggap konsumen bodoh.
Maaf kalo aku sering nganggap klien suka ngga make sense keinginannya.
Maaf kalo aku sebel sama klien yang ngerasa ngerti banget isi otak konsumen.

Maaf maaf maaf. Ternyata Anda benar.

Di luar sana, ternyata ADA orang-orang yang seperti si Ibu 1 & Ibu 2. Sekarang aku percaya. Peace ya! :D


Thursday, June 25, 2009

On The Market: Your dream house for Rp 650mio


Emerald Townhouse Blok AA-56, Bintaro Jaya Sektor IX


2-stories dream home, SHM, LT: 84, LB: 89

Downstairs:
1 master bedroom with parquet flooring
1 bathroom
1 bedroom for maid + 1 bathroom,

Upstairs:
2 bedrooms
1 bathroom

Semi furnished:
4 Air Conditioners
Water Heater
Kitchen set
Credenza
Small storage room
Computer desk
Pergola
Window grids + Roller blinds

More pics in my Facebook album.

Interested? Leave comments here anytime ;)


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Ber-3 di 33

Diawali seperti taun-taun sebelumnya, aku “ngerayain” ulang taun berdua sama Ica. Menjelang midnite, di tempat tidur kita berkutat sama komputer masing-masing. Then Ica went downstairs to get his midnite snack, usually some chocolates & a can of coke :p I was completely drowned in the virtual world. Still, the corner of my eyes caught the sudden darkness in our living room. He??? Mati lampu?? Ngejepret? Bohlamnya wear out? Padahal baru diganti...

Beberapa detik kemudian, I saw some light. Candle lights. And there he was... My sweet, sweet husband, holding a candle-lit-heart-shaped birthday ice cake, while singing “Happy Birthday” to me, right on the stroke of midnite...

What happened next, udah ketebak :D I cried happily. I hugged him & wished Kukka could see what a sweet dad she has. Beberapa menit kemudian Kukka bangun, demanding her midnite snack. I breastfed her & hold her tight. NOW, my birthday is perfect :)

Oh, how wrong I was :p It turned out I got to spend the whoooole day with my hubby & baby! Katanya aku mau dibawa ke tempat “surprise” :D And what a surprise it was!!!! Thanks to Ica, now I have a birthday present that (could) lasts forever!!! Hihihihhi! Sampe H+3 ini aja it still feels surreal. Man... I could’ve never guess this one! :) Then we went to dinner at Emilie. Perfect meal to end the day ;)

Kukka seemed to enjoy my birthday too. Soalnya selain ada Ibu, Si Bapa juga always in her sight. Menghilang sedetik dari jarak pandangnya, langsung deh keluar suara manja “Bapa?” :p Di tempat kado she had a great time too. She made some new “cool & unique” friends heheh...

After putting my baby to sleep & watching my husband doing his thing, it got me thinking. I remembered my 32nd birthday blog. I was still 8mos pregnant with Kukka. I remembered thinking that if Allah gave me time to reach 33, it would be perfect because I got to celebrate it with the people who make me “alive”: my husband & my baby daughter. And now, that is exactly how I’m feeling.

I'm alive. Alhamdulillahi robilallamin...


"A man and a woman had a little baby
Yes they did,
There were three in the family
That's the magic number"

- Blind Melon -


Monday, June 22, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Rencana (Jangan Cuma), Oh Rencana

Insya Allah, kalo Kukka setaun nanti (July 16th), ASI-nya mau di-stop. Lama-lama gigi-gigi kecilnya semakin buas soalnya :D So, I suspect that it would mean that I would finally have more time for myself. Ada banyak hal yang pengen aku kerjain. Ada rencana yang udah mulai basi karena udah lama banget direncanain :p Ada juga yang baru-baru ini kepikiran. So, here goes:

Les piano
Dulu sempet les 2 taunan. I loved it & still love playing it at my parents’ house. Tapi kemampuannya nanggung. Sekedar bisa, masih jauh dari jago. Dulu obsesiku bisa maenin Für Elise. Now it’s Moonlight Sonata. Syukur-syukur bisa mastering SEMUA musiknya Beethoven :) Nah, yang jadi masalah, ngga ada piano di rumah. Sementara kalo beli, ngga murah juga :( So, I guess this would be a long time plan.

Kursus masak
Rencana yang udah dibikin dari taun kapan :D Tapi baru sampe step browsing nyari info tempat kursus masak. Belom pernah direalisasiin tapi masih tetep pengen :)

Kursus make-up
Yayayayaaaa! I knoooow! It’s soo not me. Tapi emang kenapa :p FYI aja nih yaaaaa!! Aku udah punya rok bunga-bunga 3 biji!!! Dan itu bukan rok untuk ke kawinan. Tapi untuk jalan-jalaaan!! See, see!! ;) Jadi ngga aneh dooong kalo sekarang aku pengen kursus make-up hihihihi...

Les bahasa asing
Still couldn’t decide which language I want to learn. But it ranges between french, spanish, & italian. Somehow pengen belajar jepang (lagi) juga. Tapi begitu inget harus belajar huruf-hurufnya, jadi malesss :D Hey, I want to do this for fun! Bukan untuk nambah masalah :p

Belajar fotografi
Basi emang. Everybody seems to do it. But I love taking pictures. And I have two of the most beautiful objects to shoot: my husband & daughter :) Again, this is an expensive hobby. So...ngga tau kapan bisa kejadian :D

Ikutan seminar tentang anak
Segala sesuatu tentang pendidikan anak, cara ngebesarin anak, pokonya segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan anak deh! Padahal kan banyak tuh! Tapi belum pernah sekalipun aku ikutan. I’m sure they all teach you “just” theories. Tapi tau teori itu juga bagus kan ;)

Nyelesain nulis
Nulis novel, that is. Yesss... I’ve been writing this story for... 2 years? Sampe sekarang belom selesai. Padahal udah tinggal dikit lagiii...



Ayo, Farika!! Stop making plans! Just do it already, damn it!!! :D


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Once Upon A Time

...ada masanya aku hobi ngaku “Aku single!”.

Tapi kenalan sambil ngomong “Aku, Farika, istrinya Ica.” kok lebih merdu kedengerannya ya? It feels like a fixed sentence & Farika Rezina Lawendatu has a really nice sound, don’t you think?! :)


...rasanya keren banget kalo ngejawab “Aku kerja di advertising agency di Sudirman. Di lantai 16/20/22 gedung yang tinggi ituuu!”

Ngga taunya jawab “Aku ibu rumah tangga. Kegiatanku ngurus anak di rumah.” bikin hati lebih puas & tenang. Nemenin main, bacain buku, ngelonin, mandiin, gantiin popok, nyusuin, nyuapin. Malemnya nyiapin baju tidur suami, nemenin makan...dan lain-lain :p


...aku ngerasa hebat nyebut diri sebagai “Copywriter”. Pake kaos bertuliskan COPYWRITER di punggung, ngejelasin job des-nya, & pamer iklan-iklan apa aja yang udah dibuat, rasanya over the top.

Tapi ternyata ngga ada apa-apanya dibanding dengan bilang “Aku ibunya Kukka.” Yes, sir! Bayi perempuan yang fotonya bertebaran di account-ku di dunia maya itu anakku. Pipi gembil yang sering dicolekin orang asing itu punya anakku. Baby blabber yang bikin orang nyamperin karena gemes itu ocehan anakku :)


...aku suka pamer “Keponakanku itu ballerina lho! Dia cantik, stylish & pinter.”

Tapi begitu cerita “Kukka giginya udah 5, hampir bisa jalan & ngoceh melulu!”, dada rasanya lebih sesak membludak, penuh perasaan bangga & bersyukur.


Ternyata emang bener... Keluarga, ngga ada matinya.


- Vito Corleone: "Do you spend time with your family? Good.
Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family, can never be a real man." -



Friday, June 05, 2009

Dibuang Sayang

'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.'

'I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.'

'I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.'

'I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'

'I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.'

'I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back..'

'I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.'

'I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.'

'I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.'

'I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.'

'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.'



*Maya Angelou about being 70 on Oprah*