23

Nov

Surat dari Ayah (well, more of like an email)

Ayah: Hi say ? Kabar2 rin donk…kok ga ada report nya nih

Hanum: Hey Ayah, aku kmrn sms kakak kok hari minggu. Trus smalem skype-an sama ibu+kakak, ayah kemana? My trip was awesome! Red Center was beautiful. Despite panas yang NAUZUBILAHIMINZALIK (41 drajat dan sempet 50 hari jumat), dan lalat gurun yang GILA (sampe kemimpimimpi), I had a really really good time :) , dan making friends with absolute strangers was great as well.

Hari trakir sblum beranjak pulang, aku ke tempat yg namanya Flinders Ranges. We went hiking dibawah teriknya matahari (sekitar 35-38 drajat menjelang siang). Jarak sih ngga terlalu jauh, 5K naik (tanjakan terus tentunya) dan 5K turun. Tapi wuihh, bagiku rasanya berat bgt.

Baru kilometer ke 2 aja udah ngosngosan (mengingat hiking terjauh yg pernah kulakukan adalah hiking ke aer terjun di kebon, which is 45 menit dengan elevation cupu). Padahal 5hari sebelumnya udah siap2 dgn banyak jalan juga loh5K, 10K, tapi ga nanjak sih.

Sampe Kilometer ke 2.8, aku berpikir utk putar balik. Jalan turun seems more comfortable, and obviously easier. Gakuat, terlalu terik dan panas. Kehilangan cairan terus krn, well Australia is the 2nd dry-est continent on earth. Mulai pening. Tapi aku coba paksain. I took my time, jalan pelan2. Sdikit2 ada tmpat teduh berenti, minum..dan makan apel barang 2 gigit. Terus, dan terus begitu. Coba atur napas, dan coba terus. Akirnya sampe juga ke puncak,dan the view..and the feeling of accomplishment..ah really great. It was worth all the struggle.

I guess hiking bner2 teach you the lesson of endurance. How you need to keep going when it’s easier to just give up. I’m proud of myself karena I actually FINISH something kali ini.  It feels great :) .
Slama ini aku ga pernah brusaha bner2 keras, dengan darah dan air mata. Aku byasanya brtahan sampe titik nyaman aja. Yap yap, so the hike I did in my trip was kind of eye opening :)

Tapi is it my sport? Naaah :D (Skali-skali aja oke lah) haha.
Ok ayahanda! cerita2 lainnya & foto2 akan menyusul segera ;)

Ayah: Alhamdulillah, what makes me realy glad is the lesson you learn about your self my dear…you learn something about strugling when ur breath is at stake and hope is mixed with desperation. Itu yg seringkali terjadi dlm hidup dan itu tantangan Num.

Itu sebabnya banyak orang yg juga hoby naek gunung dan olah raga yg bikin napas mau putus, krn mreka ketagihan utk ngatasin tantangan itu. Kamu cukuplah utk jadi plajaran idup :)  

Keep in touch, love u

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25

Aug

Letters from Ibu :) (because she writes beautifully, and because I love her so)

(August 24th 2009)

On The First Day of Ramadhan

One day when you are 4 years old, we went to the supermarket and we were both fasting. Seorang bule berkata “seems like every body is having a big dinner tonight,what are they celebrating?”.

I said “today is the first day of the fasting month. My 4 year old lovely daughter is fasting right now, from 5 morning to 6 evening about 14 hours.”

Si bule terperanjat,”14 hours no food and no water allowed?” “Yes, not even a drop 0f water.”  He said,”can human stand it without dying? never,never and never.”  And I said “Oh yes we can”.

Nah, sekarangpun kamu bisa dakwahkan hal ini (mengenai puasa) kepada lingkungan terdekatmu,OK?

On Me Watching Harry Potter for “free” (not proud of it after this email :p)

Lucu-lucu ya kelakuan orang-orang dari developing countries seperti ceritamu itu. Makanya yg pertama masuk surga adalah orang yg paling adil diantara kamu. Adil dalam arti memberikan hak orang lain sekalipun dia tidak meminta, sekalipun dia tak tahu bhw itu haknya.

After Complaining to her about My Bikram Yoga Sores

Kamu harus sering latihan pillates yg ringan2 aja setiap hari supaya
lentur dan juga nggak terlalu Endutttttt. Don’t forget much fruits and
vegetables everyday.

On The Annoyingly Loud Mosque Near our House

Masjid Al-Fajri -setelah diprotes sejuta ummat- akhirnya mengecilkan
suara speakernya yg kearah kita. Jadi agak tenanglah, nggak bising kayak pasar malam lagi. Yang belum bisa diatur adalah suara petasan anak-anak kampung yg bakar duit.

Sudah dulu ya, aku mau tarawih nih. Biasa, dirumah,dan sendirian,love u.

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