Today, Last Year

Last year. The first time celebrating birthday alone in Natuna, the westernmost island of Indonesia. That moment began with sort of working-journey accompanied the former Pengajar Muda(s) to reach their one-year life experience as a teacher. As those planning to spend a week on Ranai, the capital district of Natuna, apparently ended-up with many adventurous situation, about which I couldn't even forget it

I'd just awaken, and planned to take a walk through the coastal beach near hotel, taking a picture of beautiful sunrise. It would be one of the greatest gift God gave to me on my more-half-century birthday. A click-ringtone heard by mobile-phone. Lots of happy birthday messages. I was blessed by many resemble warms brought by nature. Thank you.

Long after it, a friend of mine called when my phone still busy receiving messages. We organized to visit Alif Stone Park, one of the most precious natural painted stones in Natuna. Riding along new long-roads, seen mixed blue-turquoise ocean mirroring with wide horizon, it should be one of the best trip of the year. But then, something happened to the motorcycle. One of the motorcycle wire was broken. What a surprise! In the middle of nowhere, it hardly lived any people, also rarely did any vehicles crossed this road, I voluntarily got out from the ride. As motorcycle was being driven to the nearest village was the best choice, I decided to walk over the side of the road, waiting for other vehicle with a nice person inside to hitchhike. It is said to be the only God knew when he/she would come to save my day. Finally, there was a car with an old man inside stopped by and took me in. I thought an angel was being compassionate to me. I was glad to be a birthday girl at that time.

After any longer and challenging journey, we therefore arrived at Alif Stone Park. As we arrived, I got a sweet surprise. Three-pieces of cupcakes which bought from the most popular cakeshop in Ranai (but, I forget the name, unfortunately). Those were made me glistened fully. What I felt was a little surpise always meant to be whatever it is. Even though you were away from people you love, the universe always cover you with happiness.

Candles had been blown and the sun closed the day beautifully. Since then, I believe that next days might not be the same as many before. As just reaching the hotel, I started to pray ; God, please give me Your blessing to attempt many ways to get my dreams come true, becoming a valuable person for humanity. Don't let me to easily tempting by sort of temporal blissful of life.

Today, twenty-eight year is not just a celebration of happy birthday as children wish for. It, however, is deeper as a life-changing-reflection. To few experiences that I have done last year, I decided to emphasise myself by means of studying more about environmental based development sector. To go through, I have to steep from the ground as beginner, both working and struggling to be accepted in several universities. I imagine that someday in five years later, I'll become an academician as well as a lecturer and a reseacher, sharing and discussing sphere of knowledges and experiences to young generation of being local-champion(s) in their hometown to be developed by a good manner on environment and socio-culture. Hence, after graduation, they will return back home, empowering local people to strengthen their potencies to meet sustainable self-sufficient finance especially in agriculture based environment. As a result, it will help reducing urbanisation chain, to which become one of the biggest problems in Indonesia. 

Hope to see the right path closer to seize that plan. Because, to dream higher is never hurt anybody, so just keep passing own tracks lightened by goals, with a bunch of respects and grateful minds through its process. As Paulo Coelho said, the universe will conspire in helping you to achieve it. I heart it, I trust on.