choosing yourself

walking away
doesn't mean you stop caring
for those you've distanced
yourself from
sometimes you come to the
realization
that it's time to take care of you and sometimes
that means leaving
behind people
who stopped giving a damn
about you

-r.h sin

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a stranger in a coffee shop

here's a story about a guy who i do not know. i don't know his name, what he done for living, what he likes, and everything else. i met him for the first time in my second semester of college. i remembered very clearly, he was sitting in the end of the table in starbucks. i was with my friends, doing our assignment and he was alone, starring at his laptop.

then, i met him again in a coffee shop in town. and i met him again and again. it is weird that we keep bumping to each other. and as usual, he was alone, holding a novel in his hand, or maybe starring at his laptop, or playing game at his nintendo with his headset stuck between his ears.

i rarely visit coffee shop nowadays and it has been five months since the last time i met him. i remember it's on mid october, a friend of mine is claiming her free birthday beverages that day at starbucks. i remember he walk in front of me, holding his drink and he sat right behind me. after a couple of hours,he went outside for a cigarette, and he sat lead me. i remember, our eyes met.

last night, my friends and i spend our night at that coffee shop. and he showed up, again. sitting near our table, i can saw him clearly, staring at his laptop then his phone and switch to his nintendo with headset. 

this is quite strange, i do not know him but he catch my attention. i watch every little thing that he did. my eyes keeps staring at him and i really don't know what happen to me.

"i've never met you before, but i recognize this feeling"

-Lang Leav

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a road trip to maninjau

first of all, i would say, Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! May this year of rooster brings you luck, health, and everything's great.
I arrived home in the morning before new year, and just like usual new year, we had a family dinner on the night before, a small talk and that's all. On the first day of new year, we went to Maninjau. It is actually located at West Sumatra, which takes 8 hours or more from Riau to there. We leave home at eight in the morning and arrived at around one to Bukit Tinggi. We had a lunch which is Nasi Padang, and went to Koto Gadang at Bukit Tinggi.

nah, Koto Gadang is a place that have a same concept with China's The Great Wall. So basically, they called it Padang's The Great Wall. It has a great view over there, and i am just so in love with them. I and my bro went down, and took a couple of photos and others wait for us in the top just because they're too lazy to go down and climb the stairs. Finished from here, we drive to Maninjau that took around two hours. We stopped by Puncak Lawang. It's very windy there, the air is very strong, cold and clean. The view is amazing, it takes my breath away. The clouds, lake and mountain comes into one. I can't describe it to words nor the photos can describe it, because camera can't manage to take the exact things. you must see it yourself to believe what i say.

from 1210 meters above!

From Puncak Lawang, we went to find a hotel to stay. and it tooks 30minutes, we drive down near the lake. The hotel is right beside the lake, so when you open your bedroom's door, all you see is lake. its amazing.

the next morning, we had a breakfast in the hotel. and we are ready for home, but before that, we stopped by Puncak Lawang (again). and drive straight to home. it was very tired sitting in car doing nothing, but it's all worth it, ya at least for me ;)

 

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another ends to another year

 

2016 has been amazing. i learn a lot this year. i go thru ups and downs a lot. and what matter most is, how i stand up after fall down. i learn to love myself, to put my happiness before other's, and i learn who my real friends are. and i'm lucky to get rid of those "fake friends" from my life.

 

and i know, 2017 is going to be a dope. i've set a little goals to achieve this years. a healthy lifestlye, graduate from college, getting a job and i'm all set for that. cheers for 2017!

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a day at hillpark

December has always been fun, because of holidays after a super hectic college life. but, this year is different from another year before. i usually go back home when holiday, but i decided to stay this time. a week of free days is indeed a very boring, time go much slower, so we decided to go for an short escape. it just the two of us, driving to 46 km away from medan. and here we are, at Hillpark.

we arrived there by around eleven in the morning, and directly go for a ride, take a countless picture, laugh till our stomach hurts, and it is fun.

the roller coaster was super fun, we screams, we laugh till all the people look at us, but who cares. the wheel takes us to the top, and it was super cool. the haunted house was crazy, i screams like crazy, and run back to the entry door. everything was nice there, the people, the food, the vibes. we go back home by four and arrived around six. tired face, oily hair, body ache, it all worth it with the fun we had.

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