Collage of Happiness

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If I have to mention what the best thing I buy for last month (or months). This one.

I adore Vantiani’s artwork since a long time and to finally have it on my hand, it feels so great :) And these all will  surely be on my wish list.

Ika Vantiani is one of my favorite crafter and the owner of Vantiani. Focusing her works on handmade paperwork, the powerful fingers of her already made plenty of magic. Vantiani’s artwork mostly features collage made from vintage pictures, recycle paper packs, and various of art papers. Do visit her shop on Etsy and her adorable blog here or here.

wealth

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Some other times, my friend sent me this link and this link. He wanted to compare the life of these two big figures on Indonesia. Both is an entrepreneur, both is wealthy, both has his own story to tell.

Aside from those short biography, it kept me thinking. To become wealthy, to become rich, is everybody’s dream (don’t lie that it never once cross on your mind, with or without deepest thought). Each of you, who dream about it, has reasons to become one and I won’t judge you. But when you do become one, realize one thing: remember the very first deepest reason why you want to be in that position. Then remember, what do you want to do next? After all those glitters, what’s left for you?

As I quoted one of the conversations I had with my friend.

P:     So, wealth does open a lot of door of opportunity then.

L:     No, wealth only gives you the door.

L:     It is up to them whether they want to open the door and grab the opportunity behind it or leave it as it is.

And this time, I have to judge. I appreciate Arifin Panigoro’s life way above the other one :P

para penantang malam

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Para penantang malam (tentu saja) tidak tidur.

Berhadapan dengan angka dan paragraf, tanpa resiko kematian.

Dengan pendingin ruangan dan lantai berkarpet.

Hanya untuk memenuhi centangan kecil. Yang kadang perlu, kadang terbuang.

Para penantang malam bersua dengan para penyongsong pagi. Bertukar salam di pepohonan.

Berpengharapan dan berkeyakinan, para penantang malam menutup hari.

Para penantang malam kadang kecewa, karena semua usahanya sia sia.

Karena para penyalah hanya bisa menyalahkan.

teruntuk para calon pembuat pipa bawah laut.

life today

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Oh simple thing where have you gone
I’m getting old and I need something to rely on
Keane – Somewhere Only We Know

A lot of people ask, “So, what happens?” and a lot of people answer, “Life. That’s what happens.”

But today, I want to say, “I miss you, Life.”

I miss you when you treat me bad, and I still don’t give a damn. I miss you when you treat me good, and I smile back at you. I’ve been enjoying life so much that I forget that life doesn’t come easily.

As years passed by, life complexion traps you deeper, tangled you under. It’s not just simply as “I love you” or “I’m happy” anymore, because there’s certainly a lot to say and feel, to think deeply, to ask question. And to be honest, I really don’t get it. I don’t get it why it has to be that complex?

I feel that it is just a way of being a normal adult people. It is the same as you need to look thin to be good looking, you have to open the umbrella when it’s raining, you have to always look normal to other people.

I try that one. And for family, for friends, for other people, I’m sorry for losing the battle. I’m sorry for not being that normal. I don’t want to look normal if I don’t feel like one. I want to be like this, I want to sit around writing nonsense, I want to walk around town, eat an ice cream and smile at people, I want to think as simple as it is. I want to have my life as my own.

Hey, people. Sorry for not understanding your complexity, sorry for being a damn careless person who thinks that it doesn’t have to be that complicated. I just need “I love you” to be with someone, and I just need “I’m happy” for being happy. And for people who like to write “I’m not that simple after all”, I just want to say, “I am that simple after all.”

But then again, I’m glad I’m not the only one.

You and I have a lot to say, and we don’t have to if we don’t feel like it. Let’s just smile at each other and that is enough. For a while, let’s stay right here :)

But I think that you’re wild, inside me is some child
You might think I’m foolish, or maybe it’s untrue
You might think I’m crazy, but all I want is you

You Might Think – The Cars