I have plenty of free time this June until I don't know what to do to kill the boredom.
Then I found this on goodreads!

Kinda useless, but it's great for killing time. 

So this is mine, questions for fun!

1. What is your favorite subject in school? 

English. And Indonesian. All kind of language subject.

2.  Which flavor of ice-cream do you prefer? 

Every flavor is delicious on its way, but Baskin Robbin’s mint chocolate chip is damn so good. All time favorite.

3.  What is your strongest talent? 

Tidy up things?

4. What do you usually do when you have leisure time on your hands? 

Do some face/ hair treatment, read books.

5. What is your favorite season and why ? 

Well, we only have 2 season in Indonesia, rainy and dry. I choose rainy season.

6.  If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? 

Japan.

7.  What is your favorite color? 

Pink! And white.

 8.  What is your favorite home cooked meal?

Sweet-savory seasoned clams by mom.

9.  What is your favorite grab and go meal? 

Flavored chicken fillet/ chicken pop.

10.  Do you prefer to wear pants or dresses? 

Dress all the way!

11.  How many siblings do you have? 

One older brother.

12.  What is your favorite snack?

Sale pisang! The fried one (Indonesia traditional banana snack/chips)

13.  What is your favorite electronic device?

My laptop.

14. If you could be any animal which one would you prefer to be and why?

Panda. Because it’s cuteeeeee and adorable.

15. What kind of vehicle do you usually ride in?

Motorbike for daily, car for church/ family’s day out.

16.  Do you have pets?

Some orange colored fishes.

17. Do you plan to go to college?

I already graduated :)

18.  Do you hope to have children of your own? If so how many.

Of courseee. One boy one girl would be a great pair.

19.  How many books did you read last year?

4 or 5 books.

20. Where did you spend your last family vacation?

Prigen’s Safari.

21. Do you have relatives in other states? If so, which ones?

My 16 y o cousin been staying in Taiwan learning Mandarin, my 22 y o cousin been staying in Korea for studying as well.

22.  Are you ticklish?

Not really.

23. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own?

Around 9, I think.

24. Which one fashion accessory do you like better than others?

Earrings! It makes you prettier in a flash.

25.  What age do you consider old?

27.

26.  Which birthday are you most looking forward to and why?

Mom’s and dad’s. Because it means we’ll eating out.

27.  Do you prefer pens or pencils?

Pencils.

28. Do you like your handwriting?

Yesss.

29. Were you named after anyone?

Nope. It was taken from my grandma baby’s name book.

And isn't it hard to find people named Atalia?

30.  When did you last visit the zoo?

A month ago, Prigen’s Safari.

31.  Have you ever stayed on a farm?

No.

32.  Have you ever been horseback riding?

Once or twice, at Puncak Bogor.

33. Have you ever been water skiing?

WHY SHOULD I, IT’S SCARY.

34.  What is your favorite all-time movie?

A Walk to Remember.

Actually and Korean Movie called 'Beauty Inside', but it’s still new and I can’t say it’s my all time favorite.

35.  Can you change a tire?

Noooo.

36. Is your room more clean or more messy?

Based on a what day, lol.

37.  Do you prefer a bath or a shower?

Shower. Bath takes a lot of time.

38. What do you prefer to drink with your morning meal?

Plain milk.

39.  Which animal would you most like for your pet?

Puppy! Or panda if possible? :D

40.  Do you like sweet treats or salty treats?

Salty yum yum.

41.  Have you ever sung in the shower?

Almost everyday.

42. Do you find it easy to save money?

NOPE. It’s the hardest thing in the world! (after diet)

43.  Do you get an allowance?

Not anymore, recently working ~

44. Do you have more friends that are boys or girls?

50:50

45. Which do you prefer you had - straight or curly hair?

Straight.

46.  What color eyes do you most like?

For me or for others? For me is black just like mine. For others.. I once met foreigner (white people) with blue eyes and it looks so warm and beautiful.

47.  Do you prefer colored or white socks? 

White socks.

48. Have you ever colored your hair?

Never.

49. How do you earn money?

Workinggg.

50. Do you like to dance?

Yessh.

51.  Where do you keep your spending money?

Online shopping (._.) fashion and stuff.

52. Did you have a favorite toy as a child?

I didn’t really like toys when I was child. I don’t even like dolls.

53.  Do you share a bedroom?

No.

54.  Do you like drinking from the cup or a straw?

From the cup.

55.  Do you like ice in your cold beverages?

No, it makes the beverages taste bland.

56. What is your favorite sandwich?

Just a regular sandwich with cheese, ham, and egg.

57.  Where is the farthest you have ever traveled?

China.

58. Which family member do you most resemble?

Not sure, but I have dad’s skin tone.

59. What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you?

*can’t remember* *update soon*

60. Do you prefer fresh air or air conditioned air?

Fresh air, of courseee!

61.  Have you ever been in a musical drama or play? If so, what was it?

Some dramas at church? Play as Maria, as bystanders, or as a crying lady.

62. What is your favorite childhood memory?

Picnic with my parents & my brother.

63.  Do you usually buy or carry your lunch when at school?

Carry my lunch.

64.  What is your favorite fruit?

Sweet longans and grapes.

65.  What color of clothing do you most like to wear?

White!

66.  What is your favorite breakfast?

Fried rice and fried egg.

67.  Who do you spend more time with?

Parents.

68.  Do you know how to iron your clothes? 

Of course!

 69. Can you sew a button on your clothing? 

Oh yes, of course.

70.  Have you ever cut your hair?

Hair no, bangs yes, every time.

Do you have some free time? How about try this and post it on your blog as well? :)

STUDIO LIFE

Length: Around 5 months.

Time : Monday to Friday, 08.00 to 16.00 (8hours/day, 5days/week)

Activities: Drawing, drawing, and drawing.

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LOL, NO. I’M KIDDING.

8 hours/day, 5 days/week, only drawing?

NO ONE DID THAT, BRO.

I’ll show you the reality of ‘Architecture Student Life’ and “Studio Life’

First day of studio, no one absent that day. We were excited attending our first day of studio, somehow.

Personally, I do love my spot here:

(my seat on studio, right in the middle. Me and my cousins as laptop background)

Doesn’t everyone looks pretty serious?

Don’t be too surprised. NO ONE doing their final project. They’re on internet or watching movies.

(some were watching movies, some were on facebook)

And still goes until few weeks. Maybe around 2/3 weeks.

We spent most of our time in studio with any kind of useless thing, hahahaha.

Until finally we smelled danger.

Until we realized, DEADLINE WAS GETTING CLOSER.

We’re finally getting in the right track, finally started to draw.

draw,

draw.. 

and draw again..

But it doesn’t mean we didn’t have fun.

Architecture student is human too.

(yes, the black tshirt guy behind my back is human too)

When no idea came up, we (or is it just me?) started draw something useless.

Panda, anyone? 

(well, obviously it’s my drawings)

When we’re tired and fed up with drawings, we’re out for a while, sit on the bench in front of studio, drank some coffee, and talked about some funny stuffs.

(bunch of tired kids)

Or lied down for a second, because we didn’t get sleep the night before.

(we can sleep anywhere anytime)

Or disturb others..

Ok, fine. Let’s take a picture.

Or give massage when one of us had headache ..

Or braid other’s hair..

OK it’s getting ridiculous.

Well,

Even short chit-chat in studio is enough to refresh our brain.

And don’t forget this one.

SELFIE.

(beloved studio friends)

(Title: Night at The Studio)

And the craziest of all.

(ok, let's stop here)

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Clock keep ticking, day by day passed, the critique was ahead, and we still had a lot of things to do.

(total messed up)

Yes, we never have enough time.

Never.

Our ‘studio luggage’ was getting heavier.

(everyday sight on my car's back seat)

Our studio table was super messy.

(no, not mineee)

Choose a quick meal like bread + milk for lunch to save time.

Would you like some bread with Nutella?

(secretly became bread seller)

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Final weeks,

pressure was on the air.

Everyone was very serious, everyone tried their best and gave their all.

Sweat and tears.

Frustrated.

Because no matter how hard you try, you never feel good enough.

That was tough.

And finally the crit!

(2nd crit)

(final crit)

Well, we’re not really smiling.

We all were very nervous, sick, nauseous.  (and of course, sleepless)

Only one thoughts in mind, 

“Well, what will be will be.“ 

*surrender mode: on*

(how I released some pressure, made fun others)

Helping each other attach drawings on the wall. 

(busy, busy)

Cheering each other.

(total mess before crit)

Taken from my spot, watching other’s presentation (read: execution), and waiting for my turn.

(this friend got A for her final, my turn was right after her, I was done for)

Hands trembling.

Heart beating.

Brain exploding.

When it came to your turn,

you won’t realize how time passed..

1 hour ..

2 hours ..

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Jut when it’s over, finally you realized the sun already gone down.

Studio friends welcomed you back with smile.

You smiled at them back, felt thankful.

For them, for everything.

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Energy suddenly depleted.

10^th level of hunger suddenly attacked.

And I can’t forget the relieved feeling I get right after,

WOAH!

It’s like something heavy that been attached to me for months suddenly disappear.

There’re still a lot of mistakes, of course.

But all I knew was,

IT’S OVVVEERRR! YAY!

I arrived home, went straight to my beloved bed I’ve barely met for the past few months.

Sleep with no worries.

No anxiety.

No nightmare.

Oh how I miss sleep comfortably like this!

Before sleep I slowly whispered my pray to God, praised and thanked Him, for all He has done to me, for all I’ve been going through. Thanked Him for everyone who’ve always been there, supported me, cheered for me, prayed for me. Parents, siblings, and friends. Thanked Him for the countless blessing I received.

From now on, there are only good days and great days left, rite?

I smiled and fell asleep in no time.

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I sincerely thank you for this kind of experience and memories, dear Studio.

That was superb. *thankful* *tear up*

(my instagram post)
(quote credit to Haruki Murakami-Kafka on the Shore)

(Yudisium: a ceremony before graduation)

(with the late Mr. Yuni, our best and our favorite lecturer of all the time, passed away on 2016 T^T)

NB: This post supposed to be posted months ago, right after my graduation on 2015, but I was too lazy heheh ;)

Beberapa hari yang lalu saya iseng iseng buka blog yang sudah penuh debu dan usang ini kembali, saking ga ada kerjaannya di tempat kerja. Kemudian saya menemukan post pendek yang berjudul “Humility” yang saya tulis beberapa tahun silam. Bukan tulisan saya, tapi dari buku renungan harian yang saya baca. Setelah membaca-baca, saya kok jadi pengen berbagi hal lain tentang ‘kerendahan hati’ lewat blog ini. Bukan pengalaman istimewa yang menyentuh hati, tapi memberkati dan menyadarkan sekali. At least buat saya.

Waktu saya kuliah Arsitektur dulu, saya punya teman, biar sopan sebut saja namanya Sisi, bukan nama sebenarnya ^^. Dari Semester 1 sampai Semester 7 sih cuman sekedar kenal aja, tapi di waktu skripsi, kami satu studio. Namanya studio skripsi, ketemu 5 hari seminggu, ketemu bertatap muka 8 jam sehari (belum termasuk kalau lembur sampai malam -_-), mau nggak mau satu studio jadi deket semua seperti keluarga. Apalagi mahasiswa teknik ceweknya cuman 20%, dan di studio saya ceweknya cuma ada 5 dari 20an penghuni studio. Jadilah kami, segelintir ciwi ciwi studio skripsi, sering ngobrol, berbagi, cari makan siang bareng, sampai akhirnya kemana mana bareng.

Singkat cerita kami jadi cukup dekat, mulai buka rahasia dikit dikit. Nah, si Sisi ini anaknya pendiam, nggak banyak bicara, sederhanaaaaaa sekali, pokoknya nggak macem-macem. Sungguh tanpa ada maksud menghina ya teman temiin, tapi baju yang dia pakai ke kampus juga nggak beragam sekali, nggak kayak saya yang punya prinsip dalam sebulan kuliah nggak boleh ada baju yang dipakai 2 kali. Jadi dalam sebulan baju yang dipakai tiap hari harus ganti, gitu. Itulah saya. Tapi si Sisi ini sama sekali berbeda. Tas yang dia pakai pun mungkin hanya gantai sekali atau dua kali selama 4 tahun kuliah.

Dan disinilah rahasianya, teman teman.

Waktu itu namanya mahasiswa ya, belum ada penghasilan tetap. Saya sih ada dari kerja part time dari Semester 2, tapi gajinya nggak seberapa dan tiap bulan pasti ludes nggak bersisa gara gara kebanyakan online shopping *jadi curhat* Intinya, seorang mahasiswa, apalagi yang perantauan, berapa sih saldo tabungan yang di punya? Mostly, setahu saya, kecuali teman-teman yang bener-bener dari keluarga berada ya, saldo di tabungan pasti sekitar 6-7 digit aja ya kan? Saya pun sama, liat saldo ada 7 dikit dan diawali 2 koma aja udah untungggg. Lah si Sisi ini cerita kalo saldo di ATM nya 8 digit. Belasan koma begitu lah pokoknya *jengjeng*

Uang darimana?

Bukan dari upah bekerja (Sisi nggak kerja apa-apa kok) atau diberi cuma cuma dari keluarga, tapi ternyata eh ternyata si Sisi ini ngumpulin uang jajan yang didapat dari keluarganya setiap 6 bulan sekali/ per semester. Dikumpul kumpulin jadi banyak.

Astaga, saya cuma melongo dengernya.

Saya dan teman teman ciwi ciwi yang lain cuma bisa terheran heran sambil bilang “Astaga, Si. Kalo aku jadi kamu pasti gaya hidupku gak kayak begini, pasti nggak makan hemat begini, pasti belanja kemana mana, pasti blab la bla..”

Dengar ceritanya Sisi, saya jadi introspeksi diri. Saya seperti barusan ditampar keras dengan kerendahan hati yang Sisi punya. Disaat yang lain berusaha terlihat kaya diluar tapi ternyata nggak punya apa apa, Sisi justru sebaliknya.

Ah, kamu humble sekali, Sisi.
Saya sungguh belajar banyak dari kamu.
Selain cerita dari si Sisi, ada lagi hal yang menampar saya lumayan keras. Gambar ini.

Familiar sama gambarnya Benny Mice kan? Kartunis ini memang doyan bikin gambar yang lucu, berdasar pada kenyataan sehari-hari, dan mostly nyindirnya cukup ngena. Contohnya ya ini nih.

Saya nggak sampai segitunya sih, tapi saya cukup disadarkan juga. Terlihat kaya hanya di luar, apa untungnya? Apa agar tidak dipandang rendah orang lain? Hari gini kok masih mikirin opini orang lain.Banyak lho kasusnya, orang nurutin pergaulan, nurutin pendapat dan pandangan orang, jadinya babak belur sendiri.

Teman kerja saya pernah cerita soal tetangganya, rumahnya biasa, ibunya juga cuma orang sederhana yang tinggal di desa, tapi anaknyaaaaa ya ampun, mungkin karena lingkungan kerjanya sebagai SPG juga, gaya hidupnya jadi ikut-ikutan (sok) jet set. Tiap hari, kalau berdasarkan timeline Path nya ya, kerjaannya belanja kemana, nginep di hotel mana, party di villa mana, dan sebagainya.

Ada yang pengen dipandang sebagai orang berada, akhirnya beli rumah gede, beli mobil, dsb dsb. Tapi kredit semua. Akhirnya gaji tiap bulan langsung bless hilang kesana kesini buat nyicil ini itu. Sisanya gak seberapa. Rumah mewah, mobil mewah, hidup merana. Mau punya hidup seperti itu? Hanya untuk dipandang orang lain?

Kurang lebih begini nih, hahaha (gambar dari Benny-Mice lagi)

Mama juga pernah cerita ada temennya di sekolah yang tiap bulan kerjaannya beli Tup****are (toples warna warni yang gak murah itu lho). Jadi tiap keluar yang baru, beli. Ada model baru dan dia belum punya, beli. Lha gini ini ngapain? Buat apa? Mau dibuat koleksi apa gimana? Kalau memang butuh sih gak apa-apa, lha tapi kalo semua produk satu katalog harus dipunya semua ngapain? Mama sih gak pernah tergoda, karena di rumah toples juga sudah banyak, dan itupun sebagian besar nggak terpakai.

Terus tetangga saya juga ada, pernah sakit hati karena dipandang rendah sama tetangga saya yang lain. Kalau gak salah denger dia mau pinjam uang tapi gak dikasih karena yang mau mijemin ini takut uangnya gak balik atau gimana gitu *urusan ibu-ibu pkk, gak pengen ikutan* Kemudian sakit hatilah dia. Akhirnya dia pengen buktikan ke tetangganya itu kalau dia juga punya uang, kalau hutang pasti mampu membayar, gitu. Nggak lama belilah dia motor. Nggak tanggung-tanggung, langsung 4 bok! Dan semuanya diparkir di depan rumah udah kayak pameran motor *melongo* Nah ini nih, babak belur demi harga diri. Oalah dunia sekarang ..

(Btw, ini kok ceritanya jadi panjang kemana mana -_-)

Saya sendiri sekarang sudah berubah banyak sih. Dulu waktu SMP, belum boleh bawa motor, saya sama kakak dijemputnya barengan sama papa. Kami nggak punya mobil, jadilah digonceng nya bertiga, cenglu istilahnya kalau di Malang, gonceng telu. Sekolah di sekolah elit, hampir semua dijemput pakai mobil, saya harus cenglu malu juga. Dalam hati pengen bisa seperti teman yang lain, punya mobil. Saya sering bilang mama, pengen punya mobil. Mama sih jawabnya santai aja, memang uang darimana, rumah juga seupil mobil mau taruh mana, punyapun satu keluarga ga ada yang bisa bawa mobil, hahaha. Dipikir-pikir betul juga, wong gak mampu kok, ngapain maksa punya, hanya demi nutupin malu.

Seringkali saya meminta, tanpa peduli kondisi keuangan keluarga. Seperi lupa kalau saya bukan orang kaya. Kalau diingat-ingat malu sendiri, kok ya childish sekali saya ini 

Tapi sekarang saya sudah tidak peduli lagi dengan pandangan orang. Biarin punya hape murah, yang penting bisa dipakai. Biarin rumah kecil di pucuk gunung, yang penting bayarnya gak pake utang sana sini.Biarin instagram isinya monoton selfie , gak kayak anak-anak hits yang suka hang out kemana mana, isinya foto makanan ini, foto di tempat kece itu, dsb, yang penting saya tiap bulan komitmen nabung buat masa depan.

Coba lihat lagi gambar kartun Benny Mice yang tadi sudah saya posting, kira-kira kamu mau hidup dengan cara yang mana? Kanan atau kiri?

(gambar screenshot timeline twitter, sudah sering saya posting dimana mana ^^)

Dan ini saya dan ciwi ciwi di studio skripsi waktu Yudisium. Saya yang ujung kiri, kalau Sisi .. tebak sendiri ah! ;)

Pagi hari.
Bangun tidur.
Turun ke bawah ke kamar keluarga.
Mama papa lagi ngumpul dan mengobrol seperti biasa.
Sesekali bercanda dan tertawa bersama.

Terlihat biasa memang.
Tapi buat saya mereka lovey dovey sekali.

Dan pada detik itu ..

saya merasa jadi orang yang paling kaya di dunia :)

Punya kedua orang tua yang masih lengkap dan sehat, apakah ada kekayaan yang lebih baik dari ini?

Kalau kamu, kapan kamu merasa jadi orang paling kaya di dunia?