This Year – yellow and red

You know, sometimes I live different life in my head. A thing that I playback once in a while when I’m alone or wishing things I didn’t have. That life has more drama, where I have 2 lifetime best friends, forming a band, and playing the piano. I play Billy Joel song like some kind of music prodigy. On my earlier life, I got into a car accident. I saved a life of a child stranger that one day, continuing my dream to race on The Amazing Race. He sends me an e-mail on my 26th birthday, telling me that he is now on Marocco. Completing the race for the final three spot of the show. I’ve been playing the same alternative life in my head for quite sometimes now. More than 10 years if I remembered correctly.

But no, my real life is quite normal life to live on. Less drama, less upbeat. I can’t play any music instruments and my favorite band is Blink182, there is nothing cool about that. I wouldn’t participate in any race because I’m not a sport fan. My knowledge about sport is only limited to the spectator bench. I am a proud commuter and got into traffic every day to go to work.

Yes, my life is quiet normal. But I do cherish my life. I believe that every single moment in my life happened for a reason. It is an honor to give meaning to each moment, to each second.

2 weeks after this, I will be turning 26. I’ve imagined my life turned 17, 20, 25, 40, and so on. But I’ve never imagined being 26. My Mom once said I couldn’t skip life to someplace I dream to be, I have to go certain steps to go there. Just because it isn’t symbolize enough, that doesn’t mean it’s not important. Last year, I get lucky to celebrate my birthday on my ultimate wanderlust, this year I want to celebrate my birthday with you :)

If there are two things that I love the most, it is words and colors. So, I want to ask for your help.

If you have any books/children books that you don’t use anymore or books you want to get rid of. Do send it to me. Any children books will be sort out and donate immediately to Taman Bacaan Pelangi. Any teen/adult book or etc. will be auctioned and you get to state the starting bid price. All benefits resulted from the auction will be given to Sahabat Anak to provide scholarship for the child.

In exchange to that, I will send you a small gratitude. For 25 people contribute the most (either with the most books donated, the most bid, or the biggest bid, etc), you will get this mini tote bag. You get to pick from 5 different designs. And for anyone who contributes to this cause, I will be sending you a random postcard with the same design.