KEMBALI TERSENYUM

Suatu pagi aku bangun, lalu keluar untuk beli makan, begitu sampai rumah, aku buka bungkus makanan itu, seperti biasa aku makan, tapi kok ada yang aneh, aku kesusahan untuk mengunyah dan menelan makananku, aku yang biasa mengunyah pakai gigi bagian kiri terus aku pindah pakai gigi bagian kanan, Alhamdulillah bisa walaupun tak terbiasa. Aku langsung berhenti makan dan minum, waktu minum ternyata air yang kuminum tumpah keluar dari bibir bagian kiri, seperti orang ngiler. Setelah kuamati dengan cermin ternyata wajahku turun sebelah menjadi tidak simetris, aku tidak tahu apa yang terjadi dengan wajahku, aku langsung olahraga skipping waktu itu. Begitulah awal mulanya aku kena kelumpuhan saraf wajah.

Waktu itu bulan Agustus tahun 2021 ketika virus covid mewabah di Indonesia. Dalam posisi aku lagi senang setelah hampir 2 minggu melawan covid, karantina sendirian di rumah, dan dinyatakan negatif covid dari klinik, aku harus menghadapi kenyataan bahwa wajahku lumpuh sebelah di bagian kiri. Waktu itu kebetulan mamah juga baru beberapa hari pulang paksa setelah di karantina di rumah sakit karena covid juga. Mamah pulang paksa karena sudah tidak betah di rumah sakit dan tidak nyaman dengan proses penyembuhan yang diberikan. Kakak sebenarnya kurang setuju waktu itu buat pulang paksa tapi aku setuju karena kasihan dan aku bisa membantu merawat di rumah.

Dalam kondisi wajahku yang lumpuh sebagian, aku harus merawat mamah yang masih belum kuat jalan dan nafas yang masih engap. Selain susah mengunyah dan air tumpah dari mulut, mataku juga agak mengecil sebelah dan memerah, tidak terasa sakit memang tapi tentu tidak enak untuk dilihat. Aku juga kesusahan mengucapkan huruf B dan P, ketika mengucap kedua huruf tersebut tidak jelas sehingga kadang tidak enak juga buat bicara. Di kala keluar naik motor buat beli makanan dan minuman, ternyata sangat tidak nyaman pada bagian kuping, terutama mendengar suara knalpot yang berisik, begitu sampai rumah mata langsung memerah dan berair karena kena angin jalanan.

Ternyata penyakit ini juga menyerang bagian hidungku sebelah kiri, agak sedikit berbeda ketika harus menarik dan melepas nafas, seperti tidak ada sirkulasi udara, tapi tidak ada rasa sakit sedikit pun di bagian hidung dan nafas pun tidak ada masalah. Ketika waktu mandi baru terasa kalau bagian sebelah kiri kebas, ketika terkena air, tidak terasa apapun. Begitu juga ketika harus berkumur, maka bagian pipi yang kiri tidak mengembang lebar layaknya pipi kanan dan kadang airnya ikut keluar dari bibir. Buat membuang air kumur pun tidak bisa jauh dan arah buangannya tidak bisa lurus.

Diantara semua tanda-tanda yang aku rasakan, sebenarnya cuma satu yang bikin malas untuk bertemu dengan orang yaitu tidak jelas mengucap huruf p dan b, terasa tidak nyaman sekali dengan itu, agak susah buat ngomong jelas. Berhubung waktu itu masih pandemi COVID jadi kemana-mana masih pakai masker, sehingga tidak keliatan oleh orang lain wajahku yang lumpuh sebelah itu.

Aku sebenarnya mau ke klinik faskesku, tapi kasihan juga ninggalin mamah dalam kondisi sendirian seperti itu. Aku juga tidak tahu penyakitku apa, tapi seperti stroke ringan yang menyerang wajah, kebetulan aku memang punya riwayat tekanan darah tinggi. Usaha yang kulakukan hanya sebatas berolahraga di rumah dengan lari kecil dan skipping, aku tidak minum obat apapun.

Waktu berjalan, akhirnya aku bilang ke kakak untuk menginap bersama mamah di rumah kakak supaya mamah ada yang ngurusi. Awal-awal di rumah kakak, ada sepupu yang ngasih tahu jika ada tukang pijat syaraf panggilan yang bisa datang ke rumah, aku ditawari untuk dipanggilkan tukang pijat tersebut, aku mengiyakan saja. Ternyata tukang pijatnya ibu yang sudah agak berumur dan ternyata yang dipijat bukan hanya bagian wajah saja tapi badan hingga kaki juga dipijat. Untuk bagian wajah ditreatment dengan alat setrum yang aku sendiri kurang tahu namanya, tapi tidak begitu sakit. Setelah dipijat ya enak saja rasanya, kurang tahu apakah efektif buat penyakit sarafku atau tidak. 

Sekitar seminggu atau dua minggu berjalan aku pergi ke klinik faskesku untuk berobat, disitu seperti biasa dicek tensi terlebih dahulu, dan ya tensiku lumayan tinggi waktu itu. Ketika tiba giliaranku dipanggil dokter, aku langsung menyampaikan keluhanku, aku bilang ke dokternya kalau wajahku kaku sebelah dan bilang juga kalau tensiku sering tinggi. Lalu sama dokternya aku disuruh buat terapi sendiri dulu di rumah dengan meniup kertas, dokter juga bilang jika dirasa tidak ada kemajuan selama seminggu, aku disarankan untuk ke dokter syaraf. Aku waktu itu lupa buat tanya penyakitku.

Begitu pulang dari klinik aku langsung cari informasi dari google tentang apa penyakitku tentang apa penyakit yang aku derita, dan aku menemukan sebuah penyakit yang penderitanya mengalami kelumpuhan di salah satu bagian wajahnya, namanya Bell's Palsy. Ketika aku baca ciri-cirinya sama persis dengan yang aku alami, ada beberapa artis juga yang mengalami penyakit seperti itu, seperti Rano Karno dan Samuel Zylgwyn. Aku dapat informasi bahwa penyakit ini disebabkan oleh sebuah virus herpes yang menyerang syaraf wajah. Aku juga mendapat informasi lain jika di India ada yang terserang Bell's Palsy setelah terjangkit virus COVID.

Aku langsung cari berbagai cara untuk penyembuhan penyakit tersebut, banyak sekali cara yang aku dapatkan dari internet tapi waktu itu yang aku lakukan seperti meniup balon, mengkonsumsi minyak ikan, mengucap aiueo, melakukan senam wajah, melakukan pijat wajah mandiri, mengkompres wajah dengan air hangat, mengunyah perman karet. Dan setelah beberapa minggu dengan treatment tersebut ada kemajuan dari wajahku. Aku sudah bisa membuang air kumur jauh-jauh, mulutku juga mulai rapat menutup, dan aku bisa mengucap huruf B dan P dengan jelas, tapi mataku masih agak sedikit mengecil dan menurut info yang aku baca, bagian mata emang paling lama penyembuhannya.

Kira-kira membutuhkan waktu sekitar 2 bulan untuk kemajuan syaraf wajahku itu. Aku belum pergi ke dokter spesialis syaraf sama sekali hingga sekarang, semua kulakukan sendiri di rumah, dan tidak ada pantangan makanan apapun bagi penderita Bell's Palsy, tapi aku tetap konsumsi makanan yang bagus buat syarafku. 

Sekarang kurang lebih 2 tahun berlalu, kemajuannya sudah jauh lebih baik, hanya sedikit bagian yang masih terasa dan terlihat.

Saranku buat penderita Bell's Palsy, berobat, tetap semangat, jangan malu, tetap jaga kesehatan, dan banyak bergerak. Selain itu juga bisa bergabung dengan grup Facebook tentang Bell's Palsy, disana banyak sekali anggota yang berbagi pengalaman tentang penyakit Bell's Palsy dan penyembuhannya.

Semoga kita semua selalu diberi kesehatan.

2021

2023


SELFIES

With glasses

Without glasses


NEW BRIDGE

Sunrise view from beside the bridge

Mranggen just had a new construction around a year ago, namely flyover. I think this is one of the standout buildings that the village has. It was first built in 2020 and can be used by the public from 2022. It is very effective to cope with traffic jams that frequently occured in the railroad crossing area, especially during the busy morning and afternoon hours.

What I like most from this flyover is the view. It becomes a new place to have a beautiful view in the village. Everyone can see a hillside view in the south direction and the beautiful moment of the sun appearing and disappearing when crossing the bridge. No wonder some people go through the bridge while capturing the moment through photo or video. I personally like being in the under part of this bridge, I went there some time, especially in the morning when I cycled my ride. I think being there is calming and quiet, in addition, I can also see the moving train. 

I cannot deny that the existence of this bridge is very beneficial and good for the smoothness of traffic flow, on the other hand, it seems to make Brumbung train station, one of the oldest stations in Indonesia, become more isolated. The access to the station becomes farther to reach for those who use public transportation and invisible for everyone. There is also no signpost that shows the location of the historic station building. As long as I live not too far from the station, I did not see any real action from the related instances to make the station worth to visit.

MRANGGEN DISTRICT (DESCRIPTIVE TEXT)

Brumbung train station
Mranggen is one of the districts in Demak regency. It is located in the most southern part of Demak beside Karangawen district. It is placed in the strategic location as it separates two cities namely Semarang city and Grobogan regency.

Mranggen is the most populous district in Demak with its population around 140,000 people. The district has multiple public facilities, such as: market, mosque, hospital, public health center, school, etc. In addition, there is a train station named Brumbung train station, despite a small station, it is the only station in Demak that still actively operates and where local trains stop to transport the passengers.

Mranggen is well known with its islamic boarding schools, therefore it is a common sight there where a number of men walking while wearing the sarong and cap along the road. The district also has an authentic culinary called pecel lodeh, a combination between pecel and lodeh, usually added with rambak krecek. Pecel lodeh is mostly available in the morning, that is why Mranggen people like to eat pecel lodeh for their breakfast. 


THE SOUTHERN MRANGGEN: HILLY VILLAGE

Weekend is perfect time to do our hobbies.

In the last week of September, it was Sunday, My friend and I cycled around Mranggen (Mranggen is the village where I am living in). This was the second time we cycled together, after previously we had ever cycled together to follow a fun-bike event in Semarang.

On the day before, my friend sent me a message on Whatsapp. The message was he invited me to cycle to the Marina beach in Semarang, but I recommended him another place nearer to go: “How about Banyumeneng?”. For your information, Banyumeneng is a village which is situated in the southern Mranggen district (perhaps the southernmost). 

My friend agreed and said he would follow me because he had never gone there. We started from house at around 05:15 AM, the traffic was still quiet and the air was still fresh to breathe. But on the road we had to go alongside the dump trucks (mining trucks) that forced us to be more careful and inevitably had to look back because the road was narrow and a little bit slippery due to spilled sand falling from the trucks. On the way, we also met some cyclists and greeted each other by ringing our bell. For me, that is one of the most interesting parts from cycling. 

After around 15 minutes, we finally arrived in Banyumeneng. My first impression on people in this village (on Sunday) was that people here were more active than people in Mranggen. Many people invaded the road to walk together or to jog with their peers, which is something hardly found in my village. Another interesting thing from this village was a Sunday market was there every Sunday morning, opened above a bridge, although the sellers were not too many. 

This village was surrounded by hills and portrayed the countryside scene. Full of trees and fields grew on the sides of the road. There were both uphill and flat road yet in a good condition despite far from the downtown. At the end of the uphill road, we would see a gate which was the border between Demak Regency and Semarang Regency. We decided to only stop before the border gate as the road after the gate becoming steeper ahead.

On our way home, we also stopped at a place, I was not quite sure with the name of the place and which city it belonged to. But, clearly, it was an alternative way to Semarang where you will be in Rowosari after going through the place. This place offered us a scenic route, it was surrounded by terraces, plus still rarely houses around. We could also enjoy the view of mount Ungaran and hill with a neglected unique structure like “Egyptian pyramid” on its top from that place. Ironically, the area behind the terraces was a mining, well known as "Brown Canyon"- it was where the aforementioned trucks getting their dump filled. 

After being tired of cycling in adequate distances. I invited my friend to eat Pecel Lodeh. It is a native food from our village. As far as I know, It only exists in my village and is difficult to find such a food in another city, even in other villages around Mranggen. I prefer to call it the daily breakfast menu for Mranggen people since they often eat it for breakfast and it is mostly found merely in the morning. 

We went home happily, safely and fully


The scenic route

Uphill road

SOCMED

Hi. How is your day? awesome today?

May happiness always surround you and sadness go away from you 

In this opportunity, I will discuss about social media. I admit this is so "mainstream" topic, but, please understand me, I just want to keep this blog alive. I strongly believe that almost people; whatever their age, their sex, their religion, their profession, use social media. Let's mention: friendster, instagram, twitter, facebook, path, and blah blah blah. They use social media for many purposes:
- a single man might use to find their couple
- a businessman might use to promote their business
- a public figure might use to share their daily activities
- a musician might use to inform their stage schedule
- and with all due respect, a you exactly use it only to stalk. Aren't you?
Talking about social media, it is not fair if the owner doesn't have a chance at all to tell a few of his experience about it. Among those of I mentioned, by far I only used three social media.
1. Friendster
This is to be said as the old and the legend of social media. Friendster was a social media that pioneered me the Blue Nowhere (Cyberspace or Dunia Maya). One thing I can't forget from this social media is the features, it enabled us to insert graphics and animations into our own profile and it gave such a real freedom to us to customize our page. Friendster's currently not social media anymore, it's turned into an online game web.

2. Facebook
I'd say that I was so late to become a facebook member, perhaps around a year after it was launched in Indonesia. To be honest, I could not move on from friendster at that time because I am still interested with the features. By the way, I was entirely helped by an online friend to create my facebook account, he made me  an email and also registered me into facebook. I still remember him, his name was Chan, he is a Chinese who lived in Surabaya. By the way, thank you bro, I owe and learn a lot from you. To help someone knows no bound. 

3. Twitter
This is simply the best source of information. However I do not remember any specific things of how I started it, I started tweeting near before my schooltrip to Bali, it's on the same schedule with the event of AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. The first one I followed is Irfan Bachdim, he was very booming at that time because he became the first naturalized player in Indonesia and my first favorite tweet is Ryan Babel's. His hashtag tweet showed a support to Indonesia Senior National Team which was playing in AFF Suzuki Cup 2010.

However I am really tired of the living in social media nowadays. It really sucks, it has lost the essence of social media itself, which is to build our social life. The attitudes of social media users currently are annoying and so wild, especially attitudes toward others. Social media is such a place of freedom. There you can speak out as you want. Unfortunately when there's a freedom, the freedom itself is wrongly interpreted and misused by a lot of people. They become over and over with it. Insult and bullying have become our daily consumption in  social media. Attacking others verbally is something common, even though they do not know and never meet each other. I would not say that all users are like what I said, but this is crazy to let it happen here uncontrollable. We are the East people, we live in the place in which respect is the highest value among the society, so we must respect each other.
I hope that you can become the man of wisdom in the social media. If not you, then who else?

SLEEP AT ONCE IS NOT AN EASY THING

Well, back here again after long time hehe
I'm still awake to this late night, eh no it has been a morning in another day. I had tried and laid myself on the bed to sleep some hours ago, but you see, it didn't succeed at all, all my efforts seem going useless, I couldn't reach my dream at once.
I was now sitting in front of my laptop and of course writing this, I really wonder why it's difficult for my eyes to shut up earlier than in the normal sleep hours. Perhaps, my daily routine affects it all, Just suppose, especially the phone. Yep, it has been one two, three, and so forth, uncountable how many times I had to stare my phone to connect to the internet before going to sleep. If my eyes had been tired enough, then I could sleep, always so and so. Though hardly realizing it was my sleeping pills, but should I do it more and more? I terribly risked my health for it. 
I have something to share. Learning a lot from my experience, I usually could sleep earlier if I spent a whole day having the group work with my college mates, once again group work. Not doing it in "my" rent house of course, it should be everywhere else to finish it. The question is to whom will I ask group work for everyweek? 
Maybe, I need to be pretty tired to put me to sleep. 

INTERESTED IN WRITING

If anyone of you asks to me whether I am a good writer or not. I will firmly say no to you. Yes, I am actually not a good writer, I am not quite good at the content, organization, mechanics, and vocabulary, except for grammar, which those five are the indicators of writing skills. It means by mastering the five indicators, then you can be said as the expert. Unfortunately, I am only capable of the single indicator only, I do not care. I must write.  
One of problems encountered as a newbie writer is having no idea for writing, confused of topic what should I discuss. Although I am not good at writing. However writing is one of my interests, I think by writing we can express what is in our thought and this is also part of our making history.  
There are several reasons why I want to write here. Of course, the first is for fun. Life is fun, so writing is. I do not know but I am feeling happy after I read again my old post. Note it: this life is too short not to write something. Besides, I also write for improving my vocabulary. I believe that writing is good to improve my vocabulary mastery. Perhaps, this is my way of learning, I memorize something by writing. During the test in my senior high school, I used to rewrite what I have learned on the paper then I memorized it.  I  found it really helpful during I did my test. There are still many other reasons remain that I will not mention it all here
Come on guys, start writing right now. Make your own history! 

WE DID IT ALL


(Picture by: Puspa)

Sunday, 26th may 2012
The story began with possibilities could happen to us, there are two possibilities whether we were 'lulus' or 'tidak lulus' for the final exam, all of the students were in the same boat, they were also waiting while praying all the best, The word 'lulus' was all of the Indonesian students hope to see at that time. 
my eyes did not stop to look at the clock in the wall, waiting the hand stopped at 02.00 P.M.. Well shuddered.  Probably this is what we called as between the life and the death
A day before, I had read info from twitter, the tweets said that all of the 11 SHS (my school) students were confirmed successfully for a hundred percent graduation. "This is really a news" I said. At least I felt relieved and tried to trust it as right, however I was still worried for those possibilities. After the long wait. the hand of clock passed the time and soon I logged in into the website, the answer for me is 
'lulus'
I was at home that day, my mother did not permit me to join my friends at school for the graduation celebration. but no regret at all, because I did not like to mess my white uniform with paints.
I do not know but this time graduation I was not as happy as when the junior high school's time, because to be honest, I could not be a honest person. But happiness stays happiness, my sweetheart cannot lie.
HOWEVER WE DID IT ALL, YES, WE DID. We had passed our final exam, we had gone through the school time. I don't know how we should express our gratittude to all of our teachers, they help us a lot, they are our pride, they deserve a longer life in the world. 
We will also miss each other, we shared  a room for two years together.  
Yet sad to inform, we will not see again such these men on our daily: 
- The o feet (Adi) 
- The real sportman (Alvin) 
- The anti-narcism man (Agung)
- The point man (Me)
- The cutbray style (Ardhan)
- The sleepyhead (Arif) 
- The absurd (Busro) 
- The mailbox (Adib), 
- The storyteller (Andhika) 
- The king of darkness (Taufik) 
- The Vino wannabe (Naufal)
- The 3gp boss (Rendi)   
No more playing a ball in the classroom, no more Mr. Jacky batik book, no more shivering for Mrs. Susi's turn, no more doing the homework together in the morning, no more having a day out together.  
Thank you my teachers and t-save friends!
You all are simply the best!

CLASS

Dear all of my classmates 
Two years ago we came in 
Started to know each other
We ran together the classroom  
To act as the students
To be smart and educated
Struggling from Monday to Saturday
Homework is our most popular topic in the morning
Even we cannot count how many times we copy answer each other
When we talked our freak friends behavior behind them 
Discussed the newest football news
The times we were one bus to Bali island
We once made a forum to solve the class problem
I had wished since we met at the eleven grade for the first time
This class would remain like this until the twelve grade
With the same people
With the same spirit
And with each uniqueness
Until also the celebration of a hundred percent graduation later
Wish us tons of luck and happiness (:

DISSAPOINTED?

Finally, I am getting myself in rush hour for missing this blog
I am pressured by schedule which forced me to face try-out tests before the final exam, There will be 4 try-out tests, by far my results were far from satisfying word, but I did not think it all over with the results I got.
For me, life cannot be stopped from the only score, for those who still frustrated because of the dissapointing scores. Come on guys, open your mind, going school does not only how to get good scores and become the first of all, but also how to get as much as experience as possible, because life is all about experience before you die :)

WAR OF THE BUTTONS

I could not understand what I have done in the last wednesday's dawn, about some hours before I was going to take a try out for exam preparation, I did not sleep and I still kept my eyes to enjoy the TV program, it had to be crazy thing to do, this will be ready to take serious risks and give big influences for my test at the end, but it was not that bad by the way because I had been successfully cooling my eyes by watching a fantastic movie, the movie title is "War Of The Buttons" , it is Irish film which is produced in 1994, the story tells about two rival kid gangs in Ireland, the Ballys (poor) and the Carricks (rich), I will not tell about the film anymore, it will be better for you to watch this film by yourself. I am so impressed with a guy named "Fergus", he is so cool and courageous, he taught me much how to be a good leader in a group, his attitude is inspiring me so much. The soundtrack also sounds nice and peaceful. In my opinion "War Of The Buttons" is one of the nicest movies I have ever watched.

MY DREAM TEAM (THIS TIME)

Jose Reina
Vidic
Pepe
Gareth Bale
Jesus Navas
Thiago Alcantara
Andreas Iniesta
Theo Walcott
Alvaro Vadillo
Kun Aguero
Luis Suarez

SMART

A : "Have you done your homework bro?"
B : "Not Yet."
A : "Why don't you? our teacher will be angry."
B : "Take it easy, just tell her that we don't live at home anymore, we live on the street."
A : "%@#$@"

SENT TO?

From : Andreansyah Hendra Saputra
To : -

I Love You 

RECOUNT TEXT

"Last holiday, my family and I went to Jakarta, we intended to visit my cousin's wedding party at Sasono Langen Budoyo, TMII. We went there by a car, we left Semarang at 06.00 A.M. My driver drove car at medium speed so I could enjoy the scenery which was breathtaking.

After passing the trip for some hours, we finally arrived safely at Jakarta around 04.00 P.M. The trip was so tiring. My uncle welcame us very friendly, then we had our dinner together. We decided to stay in the uncle's house for a night.

On the next day, we went to the wedding party. How surprised I was to know  the building where the party took place was very large and luxurious. The groom was so handsome and the bride was so beautiful. There were  many kinds of foods and drinks available so I could eat and drink as much as I wanted. It really made me full.

After the party ended, we returned to Semarang, before we continued our trip, we stopped for a while in Bandung to buy some souvenirs for my neighbors, I also did not forget to buy some shirts for myself. I was so happy with my holiday, I think it was my unforgettable experience."


I wrote the text above on my examination paper, till now I still remember and feel great after doing that, it inspired me much to love English. Well, I am not the special one of making recount text, so you can correct it if there is any mistake. I am here just for sharing this text and want to tell you that recount text is always taught in the secondary school.
Congrats guys!

*)I have revised some words in this text to make it grammatically correct 

THE TREES AND THE WILD - IRISH GIRL

Irish girl and Irish boy
Is all you need to break toys
That’s all you need
That’s all you want
That’s all you need
Inside this grief

Follow me to start a war
Cause you won’t see your fading scores
That’s all you want
That’s all you need
For you I’ll bleed
Why can’t you see?

All you want is the truth
And all you want is the truth
But in disguise you’ll know what’s true
And I won’t see you now or two

Irish girl and Irish boy
Is all you need to break toys
That’s all you want
That’s all you need
For you I’ll bleed
Why can’t you see?

All you want is the truth
And all you want is the truth
But in disguise you’ll know what’s true
And I won't see you now or two

LOVE BLOGGING

I'm taking too long time to empty this blog with unclear post,it might be caused of my confusion about things to fill here.hehe
but anyway I often check everytime because i like this blog so much,seem like my hometown in cyberspace,i have edited this blog in such a way maybe this will get change again next,i have edited the shape in purpose that i will always like and never bored with this blog,particularly in coloring,my colours focus on white and black,i don't really like full colours,is going to seem messy.
creating a blog is so interesting and pleasure,animation addition makes blog becoming life and the important thing must know of making blog is much advantages we get,we can share our  story,we can have new friends,we can know about coding world,and manymore,so from that i always try to update this blog as long as i can,hope it will go real :D

I LOVE INDONESIA