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It’s been awhile. I keep telling myself I’m going to post more often, and then I don’t. I haven’t had a lot of time to blog lately, and when I do have time I either don’t have anything to write about or I’ve forgotten what I wanted to write! It’s usually the latter. I’ll think of something when I’m nowhere near the computer, and then I forget about it.

I went to Bandung the weekend before last to see some of my friend. It was a short trip and not particularly exciting, so there’s not much to say about it. You know, it’s always been awful. It’s really not a good idea to take a trip to Bandung on weekend because u probably find nothing but traffic jam everywhere you drive in the town.
As I waited in my car for the traffic-light to change on, a half-age woman with a little boy on her hip come approaching my car. Stick out her hand at my car window and asked for money. I avoided eye contact and quickly said no and wished her would go away. I used to give money to the poor before, but this time was unusual. I dont know why? It was really not me. Maybe because it was hot, terrible traffic jam and i was hungry. I was in a bad mood. So I kept ignoring her even when the baby on her hip started to cry. I acted as if she wasnt there. Knowing that she would get nothing from me, she then went to the car in front of me. Through the back window of the car, i saw a family of 5 in there. The parent sat at the front and children on the back-seat of the car. The poor woman stood by the driver’s car window, did the same as she’d done to me before.

The family in front of me didn’t gave money to her. Instead, they handed her a package of a famous-branded fried chicken and a chocolate bar for the little boy. The poor took a deep bow to the samaritan and then she left as the light had turn into green.
I can not tell you how stunned i was. I felt guilty. I felt like i had been snapped on my face. I felt ashamed of myself. Gowd, what happened to me? The family in front of me has shown me how selfish i am, how worse i have treated the poor woman. What kind of human am I?

Have been I desensitized by city life that it made me lost my compassion and humanism? I learned something since then. As long as i am capable to help people, there is no compromise. No matter how bad my situation is, the people who seriously need my help probably have a series of worse life than mine.

I will not make that mistake again.

Ya, itulah yg saya alami hari Minggu kemarin waktu ber-arung jeram di sungai Cianten.
Saat itu sungai sedang meluap dan perahu yg kita tumpangi nggak siap menghadapi arus yg terbagi dua karena terhalang oleh batu besar yg ada ditengah sungai. Tak ayal lagi, perahu yg kita tumpangi terbalik karena terseret arus deras dan kemudian membentur dinding tebing sungai dan selanjutnya dihantam lagi oleh arus dari arah kanan. Teman² lain berhasil berpegangan pada perahu sementara saya terseret arus hingga jauh ke tengah sungai. Teman yg berhasil naik kembali keatas perahu melempar tali penyelamat. Tapi sial, lemparannya melesat jauh dari saya. Belom lagi hilang rasa panik, saya kembali tergulung oleh jeram liar lain yg ada didepan. Waktu itu saya sudah terlalu banyak menelan air membuat saya nggak sanggup bernafas dan mengeluarkan suara karena paru² & tenggorokan rasanya sudah penuh oleh air.

30 December 2007
Dr bogor start jam 06.30 naik L-300 jurusan bogor-sukabumi. sampai cicurug (deket pom bensin) sekitar jam 8 (berhubung masih pagi, jadi jalanan sepi dan sopirnya bawa mobil kyk org kesurupan). Dari situ kita naek angkot warna putih (gw lupa nomernya) sampai pos penjagaan gng salak. Jumlah peserta yg ikut ada 8 org terdiri atas cowok 5, cewek 2, banci 1. hehe.. Gak diing, ceweknya 3 org aja.

Waktu sampe di pos jaga, sebenernya ada larangan supaya jangan naek menginagt cuaca yg tidak bersahabat, tp berhubung kita2 emang terlahir dengan jiwa pemberontak dan tetap menganggap alam sebagai sahabat, jadilah kita “nekat” memutuskan untuk tetap naek. Tapi ya kita tetep minta ijin & doa restu juga dari pak penjaga.. (tp bukan do’a restu mau nikah ya) meskipun nyali sempet menciut 1 inci. Untungnya Peraturan di salak gak seketat di gng gede, yg harus bongkar tas untuk diperiksa. Disini kita Cuma ngasih liat KTP dan bayar retribusi 7500 per org.

Sebelum mulai nge-track, kita istirahat dulu di warung ngisi perut dan ngecek perbekalan & perlengkapan. Setelah berdoa bersama, kita mulai nge-trek sekitar jam 11.00 diiringi hujan gerimis yg gak menentu. Kadang gerimis, trus lebat.. Gerimis lagi.. Lebat lagi.. Ada suka dukanya juga naek pas musim ujan. Tp gw rasa lebih banyak gak enaknya. Hehe.. Enaknya.. setelah ujan turun, udara biasanya nggak begitu dingin. Nggak sedingin musim kemarau. trus persediaan aer di sungai jg melimpah dibandingin musim kemarau yg kering kerontang.
Nggak enaknya ya jalanan bechyek, licin, banyak pacheet, gak ada ojhyek.. (uups sorry. Ketularan cinta laura)

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