Darla!

Category: family

  • this saturday through retro camera

    If you have an Android phone, then you should have Retro Camera installed on it. Why you might ask? Because it’s totally awesome! Oh and PS, it’s freeeeee… *die*

    Today, my family went to Lembur Awi to visit a relative of my dad. Usually, it only takes an hour or so to get there, but there was traffic jam everywhere, so Dad decided to take a longer route, via Soreang. We got to see beautiful scenery all the way to Lembur Awi and I couldn’t stop myself from taking pictures. And boy is Retro Camera so amazing!

    How is your weekend so far?

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • eid al fitr 1432: part 1

    Our journey to Lampung this year was one hell of a ride. It usually takes approximately eleven hours for us to go to Nyai’s house by car (and a ferry boat), but it actually took us almost 23 hours to go to Auntie Laili’s house (which is still one hour away from Nyai’s). TWENTY-THREE HOURS! God, that was super exhausting and boring.

    Our journey to Merak seaport was quite smooth. No traffic jam along the highway. But right after we came out of the Merak highway, tadaaaa! Traffic jam. We arrived there at 7am and we could release ourselves from the jam at 4pm. That was nine hours of sweating inside a small Honda Civic with five passengers under the sun. After being free from the traffic jam, we still had to wait an hour to get in to the ferry boat and sail away to Bakauheni. My, my…

    We sailed for two hours and we arrived at Bakauheni at 7pm. We had dinner in a restaurant but I had completely lost my appetite. I was so tired that I fell asleep for the rest of the journey. I woke up right when the car got in the garage in Auntie Laili’s house. It was almost 2am and so we had sahur together and I fell asleep again. We were off to Nyai’s house in the morning and arrived at 8am, safe and sound.

    The car was stuck there for hours. Dad even got the time to take pictures at the side of the road. Haha!

    Putdar and Daw’s tired faces

    The crazy, crazy lines of cars waiting to get in to the ferry boat

    Sunda strait and a glimpse of the sunset. Beautiful!

    Mum looked extra exhausted

    To be continued in the part 2 😉

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • my dad

    When I was little, Dad used to take me on trips to various places. He always had time for his family. He went to work at 7 am and came home at 4 pm. Sometimes he worked overtime, but he was always home on weekends. Weekends were our family time.

    My 1st birthday

    At Ciwidey when I was 6

    At Sabuga when I was 8

    When I was 9, my little sister was born. Dad got a promotion and he became busier since then. He goes to work at 6 am and comes home late at night, sometimes around midnight. And what’s worse is that he also works on weekends. We never have the time to go on trips anymore. My poor little sister never gets the chance to go to the places where Dad took me years ago. He’s very busy. Sometimes he takes his works home, like last night.

    Last night

    Growing up with a busy parent is hard. It would be much harder if Mum was busy too, but thankfully, my mum is a full time stay-at-home-mum. Everytime I come home, Mum is always there to greet me. We’re not really close, but she’s always there. I can’t imagine what I would become if she was busy too.

    That is why I want to be a housewife after I get married. I want to watch my kids grow up. I don’t want to miss any moment. I looked at Dad’s face this morning and I realised how old he had become. Maybe Dad looked at me too and realised how much I’d grown up. It’s sad to see how much we’ve missed. He didn’t attend all my graduation days through my school years. On my 19th birthday, he texted me to say happy birthday because he had left for work before I even woke up.

    I’m not blaming him. He’s busy because he has a family to feed. He is wonderful. He never complains even a single sigh. I love him with all my heart, even though I never hug nor kiss him. Sometimes I cry before I sleep, thinking of how much he has given me.

    Dad, I know I never show it, but please keep in mind that I love you. Very much. Please don’t push yourself too hard. Take a rest. Take a deep breath every now and then. When you’re ill, please take the medicine and stop being so stubborn. Listen to what Mum says, cause all she wants is for you to be okay. We love you. We really, really love you.

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.