both under influence, we had divine scent

Good morning.

I'm 25 now. Well, I have been so for a week now. 25 doesn't have a fun ring to it, does it? Like this is it, *put on scary voice* Welcome to the crappy world of money management hassles, of early bedtime, of stiff bones and muscles, of secretly envying the 19-21 years old.

But at least, it's not 40.

No hoopla this year. Kinda short on cash. But I had a nice joint-celebration dinner with Imel (and her good news to celebrate), Nandia and Nilam. And Eijaz plus Mbak Bar too. Seriously, you can never have too much of girl-talk moments. It's therapeutic. Let's have more of those, girls.

Another highlight of turning 25 is, Gem's gift. He gave me an old fairytale book! Printed in 1985. Just when I discovered my infatuation for old children books. Speaking of which, I found the Me Too Iguana book out of the Sweet Pickles Series at the book fair a few weeks ago. Treasure alert. I used to read the book when I was in elementary school. And you know me, and nostalgic feeling.

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Aaand. Feeling a little bummed, full of expectation and kinda anxious. To make story short, I thought yesterday would be the last time I visited the hospital to have my neck groped. Not so. Took the USG thingy this morning. And... let's just wait for the result. Everybody, please do pray =S I'm tired of going to that cold, sterile-yet-virus-prone place.

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Aand... Speechless. Anybody up for some poems? Or some sort?

A shorty:

dancing on a trampoline
magpies have got to fold
substituting caffeine
stories waiting to be told

And something that I co-wrote with the talented Ms. Sindro:

kerlip

adalah pendar tutur lagumu
yang kuikuti diam-diam
seperti kepik merah totol hitam
berhinggapan dari bunga melati
kuning labu dan matahari

adalah pendar tutur dongengmu
yang kukagumi diam-diam
seperti kunang-kunang kemerlip
mengedip genit memberi asa
pada malam berdegup resah

lihat, berkilauan air danau
tersiram bulan waktu malam
menari-nari gemintangan
mengikuti lagumu yang terdengar
jauh, jauh sampai hatiku berdebar

adalah itu dan semuanya
menggelembungi kau dan aku
terduduk manis terlibat embun pagi
kembali menanti kepik merah totol hitam
berhinggapan pada bunga melati

Enjoy! And remember, make today good. Make today legendary. Or like Barney from How I Met Your Mother always says, make today legend--wait for it--DARY!

Toodles,
-R.