Here's my middle finger.

However, I decided not to block you from my life in order to show you that without you, my life is still great.

This was the second time, you know.
Do me a favor, just stop.

Burning Sky. Jimbaran beach, Bali, December 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Goodbye.

Now I know.
Good bye, then.
Nice to know where both of us stand.
I’ll be on my way.
Good luck on yours.

Snorkeled and got caught by an outward current here. Crazy cool. Tasitolu Beach, Dili, Timor Leste. December 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Blush of Dawn, Sindhu Beach, Bali. December 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Times Square, New York . July 2010. (Taken with instagram)

The Ancient Prambanan. (Taken with instagram)

One afternoon in Jakarta, medio 2010. (Taken with instagram)

Lumpini Park, Oasis of Bangkok, July 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Bangkok birdview at night. July 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Paradise perfection. (Taken with instagram)

Balinese windows to paradise. (Taken with instagram)

Under the shade. Borobudur temple, Yogyakarta, July 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Washington Square, New York, July 2010. (Taken with instagram)

Prambanan temple, Yogyakarta, Juli 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Prambanan temple, Yogyakarta, Juli 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Lelah

Lelah diri ini sebenarnya memikirkan dirimu.
Ketika perhatianmu datang silih berganti dengan kesunyian.
Melambungkan asa lalu terhempas.

Apa sebenarnya kita?
Apakah kau dan aku sebenarnya hanya angan biasa?
Tidak berdua apalagi sehati?

It seems that you somehow knew
when I decided to walk away and move on.
A simple hello would take me back to you.

Please.
Sapa diriku ketika tekadmu sudah bulat.
Tanya hatimu mau dibawa ke mana kita.
Tak masalah bila sekadar teman.
Asal kaki tahu berpijak di mana.

Sudah.
Cukup sampai di sini saja.
Stop playing games with my heart.
Who do you think you are, collecting your jar of hearts?

Desa Budaya Tembi, Yogyakarta. July 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Tasitolu Beach, Dili, Timor Leste. December 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Missing the sound of the sea (Taken with instagram)

Cerita bersama kalian (Taken with instagram)

Footsteps on the Beach: Bali, Lombok and Dili.

Winding down the hill to the lake, Bear Mountain State Park, NY, July 2010. (Taken with instagram)

Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, NY, October 2010. And yes, I think that is Empire State Building silhouetted just before the sun. (Taken with instagram)

Golden Warrior Princess, Wat Phra Khraew, Bangkok, January 2012. (Taken with instagram)

Pelabuhan Bangsal, crossing over to the Gilis, Lombok, October 2011.

You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

David Harkins, 1981.

Beachview at Dili, Timor Leste, December 2011.

Dusk at Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta, December 2011.

Crying Goddes relief at Borobudur temple, Yogyakarta, Juli 2011. (Taken with instagram)

Dili Lighthouse, Timor Leste, December 2011.

Wat Pho, Bangkok, Januari 2012.

Sindhu Beach, Bali, December 2011

Stop. Stay.

I hate the way you come and go like ocean tides just when I start to let you go.

If two people are meant to be together, eventually they will find their way back.

Chuck Bass

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Steve Jobs

Nguping Indonesia #1

Suatu pagi 2 tahun yang lalu di depan Kedutaan Besar AS
Ibu sasak: Mbak mau apply visa ya?
Saya: Iya Bu. (Ya iyalah, masa ngantri sembako??)
Ibu sasak: Untuk keperluan apa Mbak?
Saya: Ada training Bu dari kantor.
Ibu sasak: Wah Mbak nanti pulang udah bawa bule dong?
Saya: Maksud Ibu?
Ibu sasak: Iya, wajah kayak Mbak gini kan tipe-tipe kesukaannya orang Bule
Saya: ????????? (Langsung ngaca ngecek dandanan dan tetap merasa tidak punya tampang pembantu)