like the flowing river

be like the flowing river.
silent in the night.
be not afraid of the dark.
if there are stars in the sky,
reflect them back.
if there are clouds in the sky,
remember, clouds, like the river, are water.
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths.

~manuel bandeira

Friday, October 29, 2010

there's one second right there, in your life, that blinds you and it changes your life - your whole life.

Friday, October 22, 2010

...

hanya satu pintaku
tuk memandang langit biru
dalam dekap ayah dan ibu.

apabila ini
hanya sebuah mimpi
ku selalu berharap
dan tak pernah terbangun

...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

the old-school romance is much more beautiful than how most people love (or like) each other today.

we won't be able to feel the real sensation of falling in love if we easily and keep changing the person we admire. once we know he/she doesn't has no feeling for us then we leave him/her without giving any struggle to catch the person.

or straightforwardly showing our feeling like a maniac saying his/her name like every one minute at social-networking sites, at our books, or our table.


i think i love the way how people keep secret the one they have a crush on from people, especially from the one they admire. i love the way how people trying to get the heart whom they love slowly, secretly, mysteriously. i mean, it's just the sensation right there i love, the feeling like your chest gonna explode, biting your lip when you fail with the approach, trying to get closer without wanting the person to know that you fall in love with him/her.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

the anti-social me

alright. it's been a month i study here in Itenas and everything goes pretty well i can say. since the first week and i was pretty stressed out for having no friends, now i've had pretty many of them - not so many, tho.

but, there's just one thing i find it hard to let go: the anti-social me. not a real anti-social, may be individualist is a better word to describe. i don't know why i feel like an anti-social. i spend most of my days alone. i work alone in my table while others chat and joke around. i go home alone while others hang out somewhere. i stay in my own room by myself while others gather and laugh a lot in the other room.

may be i'm too much an individualist? but i'm not that individualist. i hang out much with my friends back then in high school. or is it me that can't adapt and go along well with my new friends? may be.

Monday, October 11, 2010

i always say i can live without you, but in the end i'll always go back to you.

sorry dad, mom.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

when waiting makes everything worse and speaking straightforwardly creates disaster, what should i do?