#liveinlund

[deviyuliawati-blog]

These pictures were taken yesterday, ehm, two days ago actually. We went to Indonesian gathering, kind of, in Abbekås, still in Skåne region. It takes around one to one and half hour from Lund to Abbekås by train, then by bus. But, it’s worthwhile. There were more than 20 people coming to the gathering.

There is an Indonesian-Swedish family (Mbak Titis’ family) that invited the students who reside in Skåne to celebrate a decade of living in Sweden. Also, a farewell party for a PhD student (Mas Hari) and his family that already finished his study and will fly back to Indonesia soon. It was so nice gathering. Mbak Titis cooked a lot of Indonesian food, literally a lot. I thought there were more than 15 different foods, exclude more than five types of cakes for dessert. It was really-really taste like Indonesian foods in Indonesia, seriously.

These pictures were taken around Mbak Titis’s home. We were walking around her home that has a very nice view and landscape. It is surrounded by field for local farming. It also faces to beach. It is really nice. Actually, the landscapes pictures remind me about one year ago before I came here. I saw one of the student’s photo with almost the similar landscape. I kept believe and put the picture as my wallpaper on my phone as a reminder that I can experience the same. And, yes finally I am here. :)

DY

(the photos with people on it are credit to Benni Yusriza)

[deviyuliawati-blog]

jingga di langit senja membuka tabir  lalu-lalang orang dan kendaraan berpenumpang membawa harapan untuk segera pulang pulang? pulang ke rumah yang mana? bukankah rumahmu hanya satu?  bukankah jiwamulah rumahmu? lantas kenapa kau harus pulang? temukan sendirilah jawabmu karena hanya kau yang tahu

DY

p.s. last picture taken in Warsaw last week :)

[deviyuliawati-blog]

Dan bukankah hidup itu memang perjalanan? Perjalanan panjang yang hanya kau yang bisa tentukan. Terserah pada kakimu mengarah. Kau mau terus melangkah ke depan atau berbalik arah. Siapa yang mendefinisikan ke depan itu maju atau berbalik arah itu mundur? Bukankah ini hidupmu? Lantas apa hak mereka mendefinisikannya untukmu? 

Kau tak perlu tergesa. Besar langkahmu dan mereka berbeda. Jalur yang akan ditempu juga belum tentu sama. Tak perlu kau mencari pembanding antara kau dan mereka. Nikmati sajalah setiap perjalananmu. Karena hanya kau yang bisa memaknainya. Kau mungkin tersenyum kecut dalam kesendirianmu. Tapi yakinlah bahwa setiap langkahmu yang penuh tekad dan doa pasti akan menuai cerita dan tawa. 

Yang kau perlukan cuma satu. Yakin. Yah, keyakinan untuk terus melangkah, entah itu maju atau berbalik arah. 

DY

di tengah kegalauan menulis paper (”_”)

p.s. foto diambil saat di Warsaw minggu lalu. :)