Monday, July 27, 2015
Catch The Moment
I just opened and found many old writings in Lappy. There are some in my mobile phone.
There is no costant thing. But changed as time passed by.
I try to write some touching story, great experiences, wise lessons while I am facing it.
I want it lasts forever.
I want to keep them safely in head.
But oneday, when I get old and I hardly memorize everything.
I will read my old writings.
Feel it everyday.
For Them Whom I missed Alot (That Time)
“Memories warm you up from the
inside. But they also tear you apart.”
Talylor Swift ever said that she is
the victim of growing up. Maybe, I am too. I’m 19 now and I just realized it
two days ago. It’s quite funny because I was 19 from last February 2014. It’s
always like I’m 18. Whoah, it’s been almost a year that we separated (although
it’s not a real separation, because I always can see you whenever I want to,
hahaha!). But it’s different nowdays because we all are busy in our own
bussiness. Even texting each other is something hard to do now. Then if
someone begins to say hello, the others
will be mad and say, “why you just texted me just now? Arrogant!” And that’s
the way of us to appreciate the greeting which will create ignorant in us.
I hate ignorant. Because I don’t want
to be ignored. Do you? No right? So, what the hell are you guys doing in your
so busy time? Studying? Studying? Or studying? Oh my God, don’t say that you
are targetting 4 GPA (yes, I know you are). I want that too -.-“ Do have some
fun in your so intensive time! I think you already did that. Because I’ve ever
been a part of you guys. I mean, I am still a part of you. It’s just I ever
felt the way we studying and playing together. Maybe it’s just me who don’t
have some fun. Not because I have no
spare time for this. I do have. But... I don’t have people to hang out with.
There are so many people here, girls,
boys... yeah they are cool enough to accompany me to some nice places. But they
are not as cool as you. They are not as cool as us. Not funny as us. We always
have something to talk about. Campus, lesson, tecnology, movie, song,
motivator, Holy Bible, road, holidays... yeah we always have something to argue
with.
Being together with you is really
different with others. I don’t know if this is just my own feeling. Because a
half of me is also melancholic person. But if it is just my feeling, then it is
your destiny to be friend with me. Because I never ever forget people who ever
been closed to me, especially you! I’ve always missed you. We spent good time
together in long terms. So how could I
forget all the things we’ve been through?
We laugh at simple things. We make
things funny.
You guys are so amazing. There’s no
others like you. And will never be replaced. You are my best friend for
studying and you are my best friend when I am playing. Just so you know, it’s
hard to find friend to study and play with. Because some people who want to
study are opportunist. They are besides us when they need our help. Or they get
close with us because they know we have ‘something’ (read: smart). But if one
day we have bad score, they’ll leave us because they think they are greater
than us.
Some people who want to play are
spender. They are very good in spending money. They’ll have lunch in big cafe
and restaurants, watch every new movie in cinema, have karaoke after classes,
and travel to some places in only one free day (while I will use that time to
read my books huhu). The most important is you have to have much money. People
like this is totally not my type. I can handle an opportunist, but for spender
I get away from them.
That’s why guys. There’s no one like
you. We have a good friendship. We study when we study. We play when we play.
Our friendship is healthy. We warn each other if we are going to do wrong
things. We support each other. And we pray for each other. Then tell me how can
I find someone like you?
I’ll never can. You are such a great friend.
I’ll never can. You are such a great friend.
Medan,
August 7th 2014
Egritha
Tampubolon
Worth Experience
Jadi, saya menemukan tulisan lama (tahun 2014 akhir) yang belum sempat diposting. Udah lewat banget sih, karena udah ada banyak kejadian-kejadian hebat setelah itu. Bagaimanapun, pengalaman adalah harga yang gak bisa dibayar, lalu saya putuskan untuk diposting saja.
Halo- halo!
Kali ini saya
mau ceritakan soal pengalaman saya lomba debat nasional di Unibraw, Malang
bulan September lalu. Jadi saya berkesempatan menjadi delegasi USU untuk lomba
debat hukum nasional melalui seleksi di Fakultas bersama 2 orang teman dari
stambuk 2012 (k’ester dan b’anggi).
Kita punya waktu
sebulan untuk persiapan mosi sebanyak 11 waktu itu. Selama persiapan, luar bias
capeknya. Capeknya lebih karena banyak pikiran (waktu itu jadwal mata kuliah
saya bentrok hiks hik. Sampai sekarang juga.), aktivitasnya lanjut terus
padahal badan minta rest bentar, dan otak yang terkuras dari pagi sampai
midnight.
Ogah banget kalo
ingat proses persiapan debat itu. Dan ogah untuk mengulanginya lagi dari awal.
Rasanya capek banget. Pagi jam 7.30- jam 17.00 kuliah, pulang kuliah, langsung
ke kost, makan, mandi, langsung berangkat lagi ke kost senior buat belajar
sampai midnight. Diskusi debatnya kadang sampai jam 1 pagi, jam 3, bahkan sama
coach tertentu bisa gak tidur. Alias memang 24 jam stay awake! Ngantuk banget
aslinya. Badan udah lemas banget, kantung mata bertambah, di kelas gak
perhatiin dosen (wong saya tidur), masuk angin, dsb. Saya dan teman-teman satu
tim juga enggak coffee consumer. Jadi kami jarang banget minum kopi tengah
malam supaya melek. Bahkan saya hanya sekali aja minum kopi dalam sebulan itu.
Saya gak suka kopi soalnya. Loh kok bisa tahan sih begadang? Saya sih sebenarnya bukan tipe orang yang
kebal begadang kalo gak tidur siang. Jadi kami main cubit-cubitan deh supaya
tetap melek matanya. Gila ya...
Akhirnya pas
hari H...
Kita berangkat
ke ke Jakarta dari Medan jam 7 pagi. Tapi dari jam 3 pagi udah di Kuala Namu.
Kita sempatkan latihan malam sebelum berangkat, bahkan di bandara pun disuruh
oral sama coach supaya mentalnya terlatih. Alhasil kita berangkat dengan
keadaan tepar. Di pesawat niatnya pengen belajar lagi tapi semua pada ngorok.
Sampai di Jakarta, kita langsung ketemu sama bapaknya k’ester (k’ester tinggal
tangerang) yang udah bawain kita makanan. So thankful bisa kenyang juga berkat
ortu k’ester. Jam 4 kita udah cau lagi dari Jakarta ke Malang. Sampenya di
Malang jam 5. Abis itu kita makan di bandara sambil nungguin seksi Trankoper
Unibraw jemput kita. Yang jemput si BB pake avanza. Di mobil, b’anggi dan si BB
yang cerita banyak. Saya dan k’ ester udah diam elegan.
Jadi singkat
cerita, kami tetap bahas mosi gitu sampe di penginapan, di Griya UB waktu itu.
Pas hari H debat dikasih tau kalo jumlah tim debat ada 25 dari 17 universitas
di Indonesia. Babak penyisihan hanya 6 tim yang diambil. Kita lolos sampai
babak penyisihan sama tim dari Unpad, Unair, Undip, UNS, Uin Sunan Kalijati
(kalo gak salah). Kita lanjut ke semifinal lawan Unpad dan UNS.
And the result
is... Undip got the 1st, UNS got the 2nd, dan Unpad had the 3rd position.
Perjuangan kita hanya sampai di semifinal. Sedih sih. Banget malah. Pengen
nangis... uuuu... Akhirnya kita nangis bertiga di bawah shower. Bercanda!
Memang pasti
sedih banget karena kita jauh-jauh dari Medan ke Malang. Ternyata di final pun
ada tim yang rasanya kurang cocok untuk tampil sebagai finalis. Intinya, dalam
lomba apapun pasti ada faktor keberuntungan. Kalo memang sudah rejeki yah
menang. Kalo enggak, coba lagi.
Gimanapun, kita
tetap bersyukur udah sampe semifinal karena gak semua orang juga sampe
semifinal, bahkan yang udah bawa-bawa dosen segala masih ada yang kalah di
babak penyisihan. Sementara kita yang tampak gembel dan alone masih dikasih
kesempatan.
Saya harus
bilang bahwa rekan-rekan saya setim adalah orang yang hebat dengan kemampuan
retorika yang wow. Kita gak kalah kok dari tim-tim yang lain. Yang mau kita
capai di kompetisi ini bukan sekedar piala dan uang. Tapi juga kerjasama tim
yang baik, emosional yang terkendali, sikap pengertian dan saling menghargai,
kedisiplinan, dan banyak lagi. Yang ingin kami raih bukan kemenangan lomba
semata. Tapi juga kepribadian yang terlatih dan baik yang menjadikan kami
pemenang di setiap kesempatan.
Apa yang saya
alami, dapatkan dan pelajari lebih dari apa yang saya tulis di blog ini. Saya
belajar banyak hal. Wawasan dan pengalaman pun ikut bertambah. Bagaimanapun
bersyukur untuk semuanya yang saya lalui, terutama untuk kondisi yang sehat. Di
lain kesempatan saya akan berusaha lebih keras.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Don't respond evil with evil
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Labels: experience, inspiration, motivation, my life
Labels: experience, inspiration, motivation, my life
“Don’t respond evil with
evil”
This is a crazy thing to
do, I think. Isn’t it hard to hold?
One treatment should
have got the same treatment. Examples, a person smiles at you and you smile
back. Your bestfriend gave you a present on your birthday and you alaso did the
same. You helped an old man to across the street and next days, he helped you
to find your relatives in a village. In other word, kindness respond with
kindness.
Why kindness can be
responded with kindness? Why we don’t to the same to evil?
If someone hit you, will
you help him with his homework later? No, you wanted to slap him.
If a girl broke your
heart, will you care about her grandfather’s death? No, you wished her to be
sad whole time and missed you.
If your teacher cursed
about your future, will you greet her if you meet her at mall oneday? No, you
cursed her to get bad luck.
I know we always want to
return other’s treatment to themselves. Even if it is evil and harm. But that’s
absolutely wrong. If you respond evil with evil than you are as worthless as
that person (who did evil to you). If we knew and realized when someone did
wrong to us, then don’t do wrong to him. Because If we do wrong, then we create
“ two wrongs” (evils). And you made more sins. You were succeed to raise his
anger, and he believed that you are bad also just like him.
So, whoever you are,
wherever you are, and what problems you are facing... Don’t respond evil with
evil.
Respond evil with
kindness. Spread love. Share joy. And be patient and joyful.
There Is Someone
There
is someone
Who always lives in jealousy, egoism, and arrogancy
All of that master herself
Sometimes she is being nice and warm
But more often being rude
Her face shows cruelty
She is having trouble associating with many people
Hated by his friends
Hurt other people
Curse others
There's
someone who is rude anyway
But within himself, he feels himself
He is just thirsty of affection
His love more than anything
His pity exceed aversion
Could not describe further
He is very complicated
Sentimental
There
is someone
Who lives in a neutral position
Do not know what is he desired
Confused must be an evil or a good one
Confused to choose good or bad act
Pleasing others are his want
But firstly please himself
He had saved people without knowing it
There
is someone
Very plain
Looks like she could determine which one is wrong
and which is right
But she does not do it
She is afraid of hurting people
She wants peace
There
is someone ...
Created by God
His manner was odd
Did God create the characters inherent in him?
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