Catatan Kecil

Couple days before March 21, I went to one of traditional dress rental. On there, I found the rental was so full of moms fitting the costume to their children, while the kids seemed not focus and wanted to end that activity as soon as possible. Then I asked to the rental owner if the peak season is coming, and she answered definitely yes. We just got through commemoration of R.A. Kartini’s birthday (as known as Kartini), marked by the carnival of students wear traditional dress. Moreover, we would easily find most officers in all provinces over the country attempt to do so. I didn’t get the point why we have to commemorate Kartini’s fight with all those attributes, even men also wear the traditional dress on March 21. Is Kartini a designer of traditional dresses or something? I actually love the traditional dress all the way they are and also like how children wear them as a symbol to appreciate the culture, but I believe that there must be a better method to commemorate K

Di dalam sebuah rapat, sekitar sebelas bulan lalu. “Pekerjaan itu bukan inspiring karena deskripsinya   tapi tergantung dari bagaimana kita melakukannya. Do it in a best way, then your job will be inspiring.” Dikatakan oleh Pak Ila, salah seorang bos di kantor lama. Pada detik itu pula, aku merasa pencarian ini selesai. Sampai di suatu titik aku kehilangan arah, lalu menemukan kata-kata yang sama dari Pak Ila –yang terekam kuat di memori-, dan kembali merasa selesai.