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What is home? Home is a place where your soul belongs to ... hehehe ... at least that's my definition for 'home'.

I am home now ... in a small town called Jogja. Jauh dari hingar bingar Jakarta dengan segala kesibukannya. Jauh dari pencakar2 langit di Sudirman, suasana anak kost di Setiabudi, kesibukan kerja 9 to 5, hang out sehabis kerja. Semua nya kutinggalkan sejenak.

Di sini yang ada hanya suara sepeda motor, sepetak sawah yang tersisa di depan rumah (entah berapa lama lagi akan bertahan), dinginnya udara malam di Jogja (yang kalau siang panas menyengat!!).

This is my favorite place to run away, to hide away, from all problems and troubles I left at Jkt. Memang aku harus menghadapinya lagi sepulang aku dari sini. Masalah itu tetap akan ada, dia akan tetap di sana. Yang kuharapkan di sini adalah istirahat sejenak, mengumpulkan kekuatan dan keberanian untuk kembali pulang ke Jkt.

Kalau aku di rumah, rasanya damaaai banget, tenaaang banget. Sekalut apa pun aku, seolah ada yang melindungiku. Aku gak perlu pergi ke mana2 untuk membuang rasa kalutku, aku cukup tinggal di rumah, berdiam diri, tidur, dan aku merasa ada yang menjagai dan melindungiku. Ini beda dengan kalau aku di Jkt, setiap kali aku ada masalah, aku gak betah tinggal di kost. Rasanya gerah, uncomfortable, dan tidak terlindungi.

Semua orang senang pulang, demikian juga aku. I am home now, at least for another 2 days I am still at home.

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