[Sekolah Kami] Where there's a will, there's a way

Namanya “Sekolah Kami”. Lokasinya di RT 3 RW 9 Bintara, Bekasi Barat. Sekolah ini berdiri tahun 2001 dan digagas oleh Dokter Irina Among Praja. Niatnya sederhana saja, memberikan pendidikan gratis untuk anak-anak pemulung dan mereka yang kurang mampu.

Sekolah Kami dibangun diatas lahan yang cukup luas yang tadinya merupakan tempat sampah warga sekitar. Siapa sangka dari tempat yang kotor dan bau, berdiri sebuah sekolah yang didalamnya terasa kental aura kasih sayang dan ketulusan. Menurut saya ini tempat yang mulia. Gimana ngga coba... lha wong Bu Irina & para guru yang mengajar disana mendidik anak-anak itu dengan sukarela dan tidak digaji, ngga semua orang bisa begitu ^^
 

Sekolah ini tidak berbadan hukum, dikelola secara kekeluargaan & gotong royong. Good thing is, karena Sekolah Kami ini benar-benar independent bisa dipastikan tidak ada ”pesan sponsor” sehingga Bu Irina cs bisa menjalankan niat mulia mereka insyaallah tanpa di-steer pihak manapun... hehe maklumlah saya kebanyakan baca berita politik jadi ketularan curigaan gitu deeeeh ;)

Kunjungan saya kesana dengan beberapa teman koq menggugah hati saya ya... Yang terpikir waktu itu, gilingan... ini orang-orang udah pada punya tabungan akhirat ajah... apalagi kalo bukan ilmu yang bermanfaat yang pahalanya mengalir teruuus... sampai jauh :)
 

Anak anak itu diajari membaca, menghitung, dan pelajaran umum lain, namun titik beratnya lebih ke pendidikan akhlak; kejujuran & sopan santun. Pada dasarnya mereka dididik untuk menjadi manusia yang beretika. Maklumlah dunia pulung memulung itu dunia yang berat, you and i have no idea how hard it is.
 

Disana mereka diajari aneka keterampilan seperti membuat pembersih lantai, sabun cair untuk cuci piring & cuci tangan. Selain itu mereka juga membuat tas dari kertas daur ulang, kartu ucapan, belajar menjahit, membuat kue, dan membuat pupuk kompos. Hebat ya! Nah... kalau kita ingin bantu anak-anak ini, yuk kita beli produk2 buatan mereka. Saya sudah coba sabun cuci piringnya dan hasilnya cukup memuaskan. Harganya juga lebih murah dibanding sabun cuci piring dengan merk "Cahaya Matahari" yang terkenal itu.
 

Anak anak ini betah datang ke sekolah, sabtu minggu meskipun libur banyak anak-anak yang datang baik untuk membuat barang kerajinan, berlatih tari dsb. Siang itu saya melihat 5 gadis remaja sedang belatih tari dibimbing 2 siswi SMU yang mengajar dengan sukarela.
 

Belajar perduli pada orang lain terutama pada mereka yang membutuhkan itu memang tidak mudah. Padahal kan didalam harta kita ada 2.5% hak mereka kurang mampu :). Sepertinya kita perlu sekali kali pakai bahasa hati untuk bisa mengerti arti sebuah makna.

Sekolah Kami

Bintara Jaya IV Dalam RT. 3 / RW. 9

Bekasi Barat 

Ph: +62 21 96083341

Bon Voyage

Hey there,

This morning S left a message on my phone: "Call in if you are passing my office. I have something for you". So i went to his office and he handed me this white envelope. He told me it's from you.

"What is it?" i asked him. Said he has "no idea".

I opened the envelope as i walked out his office and pulled out a piece of card. It's a beautiful Bon Voyage card with thoughtful messages that said: 

Hey N,

Here's wishing you much pleasure in your travels.

Enjoy your adventure...

Enjoy it thoroughly...

All the best. 

I wonder how someone can be so caring...
And you... 
You never cease to amaze me...

Sincerely,
N

Dead End - Not Anymore!

Mbak T just called me this morning after Eid Adha prayer, she asked me where can she mail her wedding invitation to. Yay! More friends tying the knot!

I remember few months ago she called me and curhat about G the British boy yang ngajakin dia kawin hehe…

“Gw sih cintaaa banget sama dia, you know how sweet and good looking he is! It’s the nicest man on planet earth about to make a lifetime commitment with me in Tirtha Uluwatu with its beautiful catwalk… chapel… whatever…’

“So? What stops you?”

“Lu tau kan kita beda agama, Rul. Gw takut nyesel belakangan…”

“Duh Mbak… lu yang paling tau lah… apa yg paling baik buat lo…”

“Justru itu makanya gw nelponin semua orang di address book gw nih, buat minta saran, nasehat… apa lah, am facing a dead end”

“Lo yakin Mbak? Coz my deepest thought probably something that your ears refused to hear…”

“Nggak papa, just spit it out!”

“Gw nggak recommend lo marrying G. Bcoz I believe when we grow older somehow we will have a moment when we are very much into the religious part in our life. And marrying someone who’s having a different belief would probably make you… -how to say this delicately- saddened and distress… and in the end that will lead you to a feeling where you regret what you’ve decided in the past.

A friend of mine whose wife and kids are in different belief once told me how he regrets what he did. He said he used to love her, they were young and free and everything seemed to be very much pleasant and trouble-free, he knows he marry the woman for her appearance and he proud with it. Now as he grows older he realized that things have changed and so does his needs. Appearance will not be around forever, what he wants now is taking his wife, son and daughter to Mekkah, have a breakfasting together in Holy Month, do Sholat Maghrib together at home…, and when he died he expects his son to be in the front Shaf nyolatin dia... but he couldn't do that, his wife won’t change her belief and in my opinion you’re not suppose to convert just because you love someone but because you believe it.

Say you are a Catholic i believe you want to go to Mass with complete family member.. with all your loved ones. Now if you wish to hear from him directly he's willing to give a testimonial.. basically he wants to help people to avoid taking a wrong life time decission. I can arrange you two talk.”

I haven’t heard anything from her since that. I thought she was married to G. This morning she told me that she had broke up with G and then in August she went umroh and met this Aceh-born businessman in Masjidil Haram. I said ‘what a miracle!!’. And most importantly she sounds so happy and worry-free. I feel relief.

All right then, off to Citos now. Have a nice holiday all!! I’ll fly to Lombok tomorrow and if you need anything from the island just gimme a buzz, I’ll bill you later hahaha.

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Adha… I celebrate it today.
Semoga Qurban kita membahagiakan mereka dan menambah ketaqwaan kita.
Amen to that.

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aren't you happy for me?

i'm supposed to be happy...
but i don't know why i feel sad...

Forever in my heart...

Ibunda tercinta,

Selamat hari Ibu...
Semoga Allah membalas kasih sayang Ibu kepada kami semua dengan surga.
Amin.

With love and gratitude,

Praise be to Allah...

Thank you God for answering our prayers.

A Little Pray

Engkau adalah pemilik kehidupan...
Kepada-Mu lah kami kembali...

Tuhan berikanlah ia kekuatan
Dan kesempatan
Juga untuk orang orang yang menyayanginya...

Semoga ini tidak terlalu banyak...

November, rain, and everything in between

God is so full of surprises… I love you God, more than anything in this world and beyond… Contohnya malam ini, jam dipergelangan tangan saya menunjukkan pukul 21:49… tapi di toll Jagorawi tidak bergerak, entah ada apa didepan sana… sementara argo taxi sudah mencapai angka 51500 duh… gimana mo kaya raya hidup begini modelnya… ofcourse I can take 56 yang lebih ramah dompet tapi malam ini hujan dan saya mesti bawa pulang lappy…
I’m not unemployed okay… but unlike many other young girls in this city… *celingak celinguk*…. I’m not that loaded :D

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I met Bunga this afternoon… janjian jam 4 sore di Setiabudi Building, saya terlambat satu jam. Not because I’m not reliable *sigh* …the meeting was scheduled to be finished by 4, tapi jam lima kurang sepuluh baru bubar… jadilah gw kayak nerd banyak tentengan tergopoh-gopoh a la Ugly Betty buru2 nyari taxi terus cabut.

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Anak itu sedang duduk dengan manis di cakery shop, minum something that looks like iced cappuccino and a slice of pizza *I guess…*, dia menghabiskan snacks sore itu kemudian kami langsung menuju 21, cuma ada 3 film sore ini, Casino Royale, Harsh Times dan film hantu murahan a la Indonesia… berhubung saya udah nonton that blonde Bond, jadi nggak ada pilihan lain selain Harsh Times (don’t ask me ‘bout the movie… it’s just… not recommended) we should’ve went to Hollywood KC dan nonton Black Dahlia ya Bung… yeah whatever…

Selesai nonton we had dinner di salah satu Malaysian restaurant… lumayan lah… you know, di Setiabudi Building nggak ada restaurant enak menurut gw… selain Ming… tapi harganya asli nggak sopan… so, forget about that… unless you are broke but a snob-lifestyler…

And then we headed to Starbucks… you know what… frankly, I really really hate to buy all their products ever since I found out that they’re supporting the blody zionist… but what can I say? I need their hi-speed wireless Internet access people… (which happen to be ‘error’ right as I got my cup of hot tea ready…). Nice. Very nice. It’s a Palestinian curse! There are few choices of cafés which also offers Wi-Fi access, Amadeus for instance… but we’re too lazy.

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Saya tidak punya banyak ‘tempat curhat’ untuk relieve stress. Hanya ada tiga. Septi, Ade dan Bunga… udah lama nggak ketemu any of them, so many stories, complains and gossips to laugh and cry… jadi saya seneng banget bisa ketemu Bunga, having a private time, just me and her..., the tea, the cozy sofa and the rain outside...

You are a tough girl, I’m so very proud of you Bung… no doubt about it.
I’ve learned my lesson and I screwed up too.

Kalau curhat sama si Bungtje ya… dia hanya mendengarkan cerita saya, ketawa ketawa pas ceritanya konyol…, unbelievably-jayus atau bodoh-sedunia… kalau ceritanya appalling she just gave me that impish grin… that’s what I love about her… she’s quirky and unique and she's not fond of giving advises.

Tomorrow she’ll depart back to Jogja… I’m gonna miss her… kalau jadi ke Jogja untuk dateng ke wedding-nya… mmm…, temennya temen, (which happen to be her friend as well) then I’ll see you again soon.

Hey, I hate staying at the hotel… would you be kind enough to share your bed for a couple night Bung? ^-^

Life is tough, and this endless rambling have to be ended… I’m reaching home.
Nite nite everyone.

I miss you already

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