The Life of Me

Time never waits for you. It just never stops.

It was just last night when it suddenly dawned on me that it’s already March of 2-0-0-9; and I haven’t write a single page of the first draft of my so called adult novel. I can make a list of reasons why I failed to compose at least a paragraph, but hardly able to consider it as serious barrier to even make a start. Simply put, I was just too lazy.

I should have take lessons from the movie which I watched last night, “Das Leben der Anderen”. The writers of then East Germany faced constant scrutiny from the secret police, Stasi. Yet, the most rebellious of the league always tried to put down in words whatever they had in mind, and found ways for it to be published. Even if their writings can cost them their dearly lives.

While I spend most of my times sit in this comfortably air-conditioned room, listen to any songs I like, and read any books or papers I can lay my hands on, not even a single page I produced for the past couple of months. Yet, I constantly remind myself that my mind is still ripe with these brilliant ideas that can be turned into literary gold. And that translates into best selling novels.

Talk about procrastinating. The only person I disappointed with this laziness is me.

Bapak Presiden Yth.,

Aktris dan presenter Rieke Dyah Pitaloka, yang minggu ini aktingnya bisa dilihat dalam film ”Laskar Pelangi” yang baru saja ditayangkan perdana kemarin (25 September 2008), dipanggil oleh penyidik Mabes Polri, juga kemarin. Didampingi oleh pengacaranya, Rieke diperiksa dalam kapasitasnya sebagai saksi terkait insiden demonstrasi penolakan kenaikan harga BBM pertengahan tahun ini yang berakhir anarkhis di seputaran Semanggi.

Seusai diperiksa, masih dengan didampingi pengacaranya, Rieke yang dirubung oleh para kuli tinta memberikan penjelasan alasan mengapa dia ikut turun ke jalan dan berdemonstrasi:

“Saya rasa kita ga butuh pemimpin yang hanya menangis ketika menonton Ayat-Ayat Cinta.”

This is verbatim of the week. Take note, SBY-JK !