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Recently I am considering to go back to Indo right after I graduate.

What? No no.

*dalam hati* Yes yes. Gw dah mulai nanya-nanya nih, gimana caranya apply kerjaan di Jakarta while I am still here.

Cari duit dulu di sini Mit. Bete pulang kalo cuma bawa gelar doang. You know lah, di sini lebih gampang cari duit.

Yes I know lah. Gw juga consider lah, kalo pulang ke Jakarta, paling gak harus punya modal buat tiga bulanan hidup kalo belum dapet kerja. Tapi asli, di sini gw ngerasa duit gw ngepas banget sih.

Ya sabarlah Mit. Namanya juga mahasiswa. Tapi coba liat Wayan, abis dia lulus, sekarang dah enak kan.

Iya sih, but it is not only about money.

So what is it all about?

Gw juga gak tau. Tapi hati gw kok belum di Pittsburgh ya. Kalau masalah duit doang, I agree, gw bisa dapet jauh lebih banyak di sini. Tapi apa itu bikin gw hepi?

Were you happy at Jakarta?

Relatif lah. Gw juga sering bete, kesepian, n nangis di Jakarta. Tapi above those things, gw happy. Di sini, beside duit yang ngepas, semua serba ada. And I am having a lot of fun here, Tapi gw gak truly happy tuh.

Coba deh pulang buat berlibur, ntar elu ngerasain, kok aneh ya. Kok gini ya. Kok gitu ya. At that time, you will say, Pittsburgh is my home

Hehehe, mungkin juga sih. Tapi gw tetep pengen pulang ke Indo, ke Jakarta.

Pikir dulu deh baik-baik. Toh lulusnya masih fall taun depan kan. Baru juga setengah taun di sini.

Iya lah pasti dipikir baik-baik :)

Well guys, kita lihat satu setengah tahun lagi. Keputusan apa yang bakal saya buat :) Sungguh, I am badly homesick right now. Kalau saja saya punya another 1500 dollar, mungkin saya sudah pesan tiket Pittsburgh - Jakarta - Jogja.

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Anonymous said…
makanya jangan kebanyakan blogging ... jadinya makin kangen sama jkt-indo low ... heaheha

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