Stories of Mine

[ifaridz]

Went on vacation to Jakarta last week and stayed in this cute little unit in Madison Park Apartment.

[muresetivoire]

The intimacy of knowing how to properly make someone a cup of tea

[ifaridz]

Last day of holiday~

[ifaridz]

Progress report

[ifaridz]

Home sweet home

[ifaridz]

Catching up with these gorgeous ladies from my university years in our early 30s ~

Well, it's nice to 'calibrate' myself with people who come from the same background and history.

The point taken this time is that life strikes everyone hard. Things might be hard for us, but the way we face those difficulties is 100% up to ourselves. We might fall hard, but we can also choose to rise up, and leave the rest to God.

And meeting them just makes me realize that I have more than just pouting circles; I also have those who fight the same fights, who will lift me up in just a call away.

[ifaridz]

Some things haven’t expired yet.

Well, this has been pretty rough in the past year. 

Never did I expect these people would be there in the dark times, as we’d been separated for quite some time.

[lyjerria]

as you get older, you realize that you’re not always right and there’s so many things you could’ve handled better, so many situations where you could’ve been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.

[ifaridz]

Loneliness kills

[ifaridz]

Sleeping with the mask on ~ not a convenient way of life 😑

[ifaridz]

How does it feel to hurt the love of your life? Throwing up after a bad ride.

Like literally. Threw up three times at Cimahi.

[badutcerdas]

Tentang Aku Yang Ingin Selalu Denganmu, Dan Kamu Yang Tak Ingin Aku Pergi.

Ada pembicaraan ringan sore tadi, tentang hal-hal yang sangat kita takutkan akan terjadi, tentang aku yang takut kalah di tengah perjalanan, atau kamu yang mulai pudar dengan sinar yang lebih terang dariku.

Aku suka caramu menyikapiku, caramu mendengarkan dan menjadi wadah dari cerita-ceritaku yang tak penting. Aku suka caramu tertawa, aku suka caramu cemburu.

Aku suka dengan kebingungan-kebingungan kita saat memulai sebuah pembicaraan, hingga akhirnya kita larut dalam sebuah perbincangan.

Jika aku boleh memohon, tetaplah menjadi seseorang yang aku kenal seperti awal aku mengenal, jangan berubah, jangan memutar arah, entah seberapa menyebalkan aku suatu saat, aku mohon, tetaplah sabar membentukku, sampai aku benar-benar menjadi pribadi yang tangguh menjagamu.

Kita memiliki rasa takut masing-masing, kita terlalu khawatir hanya karena sebuah masa lalu, kita terlalu berhati-hati, hingga kita tak berani mengawali.

Tak usah cemas, tak perlu khawatir, kita, hanya sedang di uji oleh jarak, berdoa saja, jika kita, akan segera bersama.

@badutcerdas — 23 Juli 2019

[ifaridz]

Uwooooo finally we have Loko coffee shop in Bandung

[ifaridz]

Last visit! Yaay!

[ifaridz]

Support system

[ifaridz]

As instructed by the senior principal of my school, teachers are making a short video to motivate students at home. And here is mine. LOL

A lil bit too cute? Probably. 

Kinda miss the school now. -_-

[ifaridz]

2020 will be remembered as a turning point of this world. I have lived for almost 30 years, and it is my first time having this kind of self-isolation.

As a kid, I remembered my grandparents told me about the eruption of Krakatoa and how it changed the way of living for millions of people - in terms of fashion. Lol. They told me that ever since that eruption, hijab was starting to be popular among Indonesian women. And I kinda think that this COVID-19 probably will be the start of mask popularity in this country(?) *oracle mode: on  

So, as I told you before, I have been doing self-isolation by staying at home for almost two weeks. So many events were cancelled (like the teacher gathering ~ that my friends and I had been preparing for almost a month; that was cancelled on D-2. Grrr), and we even have to make major change on our way of living - with the home assignment and all this online meeting - due to this pandemic. And I cannot even go out without having to take bath when I return ~ just to make it safe. Malls? Forget them. They are closed.

However, as an ambivert, I am kinda happy not having to meet too many people every day. I can enjoy so much me-time, doing things that I like, such as listening to music, reading books, and even working in the luxury of my own bedroom. Lol. The best part? I get to pick what I'm doing and when I'm doing it. Yash!!! Maybe this #stayathome movement is not that bad.

Another thing, God also tells me to be grateful for everything that I have now, especially my job and my colleagues. Last week, my senior principal told all teachers to stand by in Padalarang 2 weeks before the school opens. I was at my hometown, and I went back to Padalarang right away. Well, I had no problem with that, as I love my place better than my home. Lol

Every morning, my principal will check all teachers' condition. Yeah, we report it every day, and he will report it to the senior principal office. It went like that for a week, until one morning, he texted me longer than usual, asking how I was doing and whether I had a friend at my place. And I was like "okay… what now?" and he sent me and Rifqi some supplies. And I was touched.

I wanted to share it on the social media, but eventually changed my mind. I kinda felt that he might want it to be a secret ~ he's that humble - and I don't want to make a commotion (even though I know it will be a nice content on my IG, lol). And guess what? Rifqi did. And he got a complaint comment from another colleague of ours, that this kind of thing is sensitive for some people. And another sweet thing happened.

That colleague texted me if I had had dinner or not, and he ordered me and Rifqi some meals from Richeese. And it really made our day, as we knew that they really cared about us.