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Homesick, kangen, and happy new year

This is the last day of year 2005, this is also the first time I spend new year's eve far away from my homeland. Homesick, I am trying to figure out what you're guys doing overthere.

Satu tahun yang lalu, aku masih di Jakarta. Tidak terbayang bahwa akhir tahun ini aku akan berada di sebuah kota ribuan kilometer dari Jakarta. Jauh dari orang tua, keluarga, para sahabat, dan kamu - iya, kamu, siapa lagi.

Menghabiskan waktu jauh dari orang tua sebenarnya bukan hal baru bagiku, 9 tahun jadi anak kost, it's not a big deal for me to spend new year or even christmas alone. Tapi sekarang, fiuuh, homesick pisan.

Sekelebat bayangan menggoda saya, atau saya memang tidak pernah rela untuk menghapuskannya. Saya rindu seseorang. Tapi saya harus menerima kenyataan bahwa dia ada ribuan kilometer jauhnya dari saya, tak terjangkau, tak terjamah. Realistis, saya harus melanjutkan perjalanan saya, begitu pula dia. Apakah jalan kami akan bersilangan suatu hari nanti, sungguh tak terbayangkan.

Yang pasti sebuah cerita manis akan tetap saya simpan. Cerita tentang hari-hari yang menggembirakan, serta saat-saat terakhir yang manis, sebelum saya pergi, ribuan kilometer jauhnya. Thank you buat seafood yang enak, kopi terakhir, dan jiffestnya :)

Happy new year 2006. I wish I shouldn't move on, but I know that's impossible. Selamat datang 2006, pasti ada banyak cerita menarik yang akan datang :)

Oke deh, sudah jam 5 pagi, saya mulai ngantuk, jam tidur saya masih ngaco :(

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