TERUNTUK DIA SI EMPUNYA DUNIA

Siapalah kami, Manusia, tidak sebesar debu dari mataNya yang singgah di langit yang tingkatnya tidak dapat lagi kami sebutkan.
siapalah kami, Manusia, sehingga Engkau memberikan rupa dan akal budi yang menyerupai Engkau? 

Makhluk yang ditugaskan untuk menguasai Bumi. 

Tapi akhirnya lupa diri.

Ya Tuhan, apa yang telah kami lakukan?

Kami tega menghinaMu dengan mengutuki diri sendiri.

Kami tidak bersyukur atas hidup yang diberikan dengan bunuh diri.

Kami tega membuang hidup yang begitu berharga dan dibuat dengan amat teliti.

Kami makan apa yang seharusnya tidak kami makan.

Kami membuang muka terhadapMu.

Kami menghempaskan pelukan yang Kau berikan.

Kami tidak ingat lagi siapa Engkau, di tengah hiruk pikuk dunia ini.

Kami membangkang ajaranMu dalam indahnya dunia gemerlap.

Kami lupa Tuhan melihat dalam takabur kekayaan kami.

Kami lupa asal diri kami dari debu dan tanah yang tidak berharga di dunia ini. yang disapu orang,

yang dialirkan hujan dan lenyap, yang ditiup angin, yang dibersihkan orang.

Kami terlarut dalam kesombongan atas perintah “Kuasailah Dunia ini dan seisinya.” 

Kami hilang kendali, membabi buta, tidak paham batasannya, tidak tahu apa artinya.

Kami mencuri. Kami mengambil apa yang bukan milik kami, tanpa mengembalikannya.

Kami tertawa di atas tangisMu

Kami tersenyum di atas pedihMu

Kami makan di atas lukaMu

Kami minum di atas lelahMu

Apakah Dia akhirnya lelah? Apakah Dia sudah cukup berurusan dengan kita?
Apakah Dia sudah muak? Apakah ini waktunya pembalasan? Apakah Dia justru takut
terhadap makhluk ciptaanNya sendiri yang digadai-gadai paling jenius di muka bumi? Kata seorang penulis.

Ya Tuhan, palingkanlah mukaMu sekali lagi terhadap kami.

Kami mohon ampun dan tersungkur di kakiMu.

Ya Tuhan berikanlah maaf dari mulutMu,

alirkanlah tangis dari mataMu. 

Lihatlah kami ya Tuhan. Kami hanya punya Engkau.

Ya Tuhan, ulurkanlah tanganMu, lukislah pelangiMu.

Ampuni kami, karena kami tidak tahu apa yang kami perbuat.

Ampuni kami, karena kami akan melakukanya lagi.

photography by : Massimiliano Marosinotto on unsplash.com
location : The Canary Island, Spain

xoxo,
Janice

ECO WORTHY & HASSLE FREE PAPERLESS POST

One thing people can’t get rid off or will always be on the top list needs is paper. We could list a tons I believe, e.g. textbooks, notes, novels, receipts, menus, books, tissues, marketing kit such as flyers, banners, and not to forget, invitations. Although we knew gadgets already expand their functions to a more paper less products, like e-menus on Restaurants or E-book, still, people tend to feel more comfortable the old ways.

 Another thing is, people won’t stop their tradition of celebrating distinct events, like birthdays, seasonal parties, weddings, anniversaries, and else. As a kid, I used to love receiving cards and invitations, it was so attractive and I really liked the materials, I adored how the messages written by themselves. But now? Everytime I get the invitations, mostly wedding’s, I don’t know what to do after the event? I couldn’t keep them, although they’re beautiful, but I still can’t break a way on how to re – use them? Hence, most of the time, they will just end up in the trash bin or move from one drawer to another.

Nowadays, in this Digital Era – I don’t know the exact year when all the E-invitation webs are spreading like a fungus – and in a more advanced technology and super brainy, they escalate the E-Invitation effectiveness to a higher level which is very amazing. When I found this web – PAPERLESS POST once and pretty much interested, so I kept scrolling to know more about this product. Wow. Yes, the first thing on my mind was, this was genius and was amazingly well created to assist  people, so it would be less worry and less hustling in their celebration parties. You could choose tons of their beautiful designs for every occasions! Either it’s a wedding, meeting, reunion, seasonal greeting, birthday, gathering, luncheon, company holiday, charity, talk-show and anything you can think abou (e.g. sympathy, apologize) they cover it all for you. For a more personal touch, you can choose their custom services (adding your personal photos or messages). They also offer an exclusive design from famous designers such as Rifle Paper Co, Oscar de La Renta, The New Yorker. The other exciting part is you can upload your own design and let them help you create the code/link to share it with your guests.

 

Paperless Post even make your E-Invitations more effective by adding a guest responses for RSVPs or put on requests (allergies, vegetarian, etc.) and you can easily collect the information to discuss a suitable event to your organizer for your lovely guests. Isn’t that something helpful than to call of all your friends, asking them one by one via phone? OH gosh, this well designed web can do it for you. You can save a lot of time for something else. For me, this web is like a one stop online design agency. Letting you select a suited size cards, choosing the theme and how you want your card looks like, or you can talk to them via their design team. They also have blogs for some great tips. Oh! I just forget to let you know, that now they are launching a new product which is FLYERS! Spread your fascinating events or new products by using an E-FLYERS to reduce the town waste!

I know that there will be some people who still need the paper version of their invitations just for some keepsake. But don’t worry, they partnered up with Paper Source.

Perks from using Paperless Post are easily access, it takes no cost to send them out to thousand of peoples, and everyone will get your invitation in no time, without worrying about the shipment time and places. The best part is, it is zero waste and prevent the trees from being cut down. Their work ethics also include respecting the customers that paid for what they love, with no ad sponsors and third parties.

What makes you think twice, right now? Go check ‘em out and let us take a small step to help this Earth! 

xoxo,
Janice

H O ---- M E

I used to wander the meaning behind 'HOME' in those every single damn sad quotes. 

Either it was a broken hearted one, nor blooming loves. 

I often thought, it was only as simple as I'm comfortable around them, but the more I dig deeper into it, 

it is beyond the word of 'comfortable'. 

Home is where you can rest. You find comfort. You find shelter from the raging world. 

Home is where you grow up. Learn bad things, good things and all in between. 

Home is where you taught to be someone. A place that helps you fight your fears, 

holds your tears, subside your anger, provide you a warm hugs on a windy day. 

Home is where you can express yourself to the fullest, either it's in a good or bad way.

Home witnessed your hard rides, hears your interesting stories yet sad songs you played a

thousand times in your showers. Home is your hiding place, your safest sanctuary, 

yet also your battlefield. It keeps safe your past, celebrate your present and excited for your

future. Home accepted for who you are, it is silence when everyone's being so loud, but it

doesn't always like this type of situation. It scolds you privately. 

Home offers warmth and joy. Home unite and reunite. 

Home is both the first and the last thing on your mind. It will always be your favourite 

hide out, no matter how wrecked, no matter how bad, no matter how small, how cheap, 

but home never leaves its place, it stays and patiently waits whenever you want to come

back. It welcomes you over & over again. It could be rusted, but you can always rebuild. 

It may broke in some part, but you can always fixed.

Home is where your heart is,

where all the magic always happens.

xoxo,
Janice

8 EXTREMELY SIMPLE WAYS TO ZERO WASTE

It’s been like a thousand years I’m abandoning this e-diary of mine.

Believe me, it’s just your girl here who’s bad at time management and the blame will be on the cliche “BUSY” words. hehe. To be honest with you, guys, I’m really not having my best time at taking pictures. I wanted to collect the real memories here in some part of my brains, instead of busy capturing everything and not living in the moment. Time is priceless, and you can’t turn it back (well, yet) I do believe someday, we could travel to past or future.

Okay, intermezzo, PAST or FUTURE? Let me know in the comment box

and why?

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Without further introductions, let’s get to the topic which I kinda interested lately. ABOUT HOW WE CAN SAVE THIS PLANET :D

Our Mother Nature isn’t young anymore, and as our human Mother, we need to keep her alive, keep her safe, keep her feel loved and cherished as she grows old. Why? it’s simple as, we love them! And she already gives us life first. She took care of us, she gave a safety embrace more than we need, she provided us with everything we don’t really deserved.

She never wanted anything much from us (if you couldn’t) just a simple help would be so much appreciated. So, what can we do as a regular human being that can slow down our Earth from its destruction? Because of big responsibilities can be assisted by Scientists, Billionaires, Governments, etc.  

Earth is not only a space-thingy thing, but all that took part. The Sea and its inhabitants, the Sky and everything up there (atmosphere, air, etc) and the Land where there are also us, humans inhabit it. Yes, we can’t stop any animals from the brink of an extinction, nor decreasing the CO2 that is on the dangerous scales, but we could help prevent it.

Today, I’m eager to share some really really simple tips for us,  on how we can also took a part. It may only one tiny dot acts, but if we all do this, we could be a whole circle. I still want to witness the wonder of the extraordinary world in my next ages!

So. which one have you done? Is it hard to be a habit? But, don’t worry, as you do it every day, everything will get a little easier. Just, keep moving forward.

Let’s love our Earth, and for the sake of our next generations. I still want to see them make a time travel pod, discovering Dementia meds, more healthy foods, proving Atlantis is not only in a myth, roaming to other planets, or even find an alternate Earth out there,  and so on! Our kids born in the 4th Industrial revolution which displays them a lot of new techs and opportunities within their advanced brain.

Will you cherish and support them? Or just breaking their world?

it’s all in your hand. small steps, for a great change.

-Editor : Malvin A.

xoxo,
Janice

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE AN INTROVERT

Hello, there, guys! How are you? Good? I hope so J

Today I want to talk about me as an introvert. Introverts can be vary on personality. Not every introverts are having a same issue as me. So, I made this based on myself, because I don't want to generalized the others.

So many articles said that introvert is not someone who completely abandoned themselves from the society. Yes! It’s true. We can blend in, just not good as extrovert did. We take actions mostly based on our feelings. So, let’s take a look at my life as being one of them.

I do have small circle of good friends

And I pretty much grateful for that. Though, I don’t have one particular group chats for it, I like to send them random chats or just gossiping about life and stuff. I’m not casually chat them on a daily basis, just when it’s time to say hello to them. Well, yeah, a bit strange, but that’s exactly what I did. I’m also grateful for they are all a low maintenance peeps for they never lower our statuses from friends to acquantainces just like how SIMS did. Ugh!

I do cherish solitude moments

Where I don’t have to interact with people. I ever found myself retreating from a group of conversation and stay distant for a couple of minutes. And I don’t find it was a pity to myself. Or, I love love love going on cinemas by myself and eating alone, having an internal conversation. And yes, I find it was so peaceful, I didn’t feel so alone, because I talked to myself regularly. Not that I have an imaginary friends, and it’s good to talk to yourself. I usually motivate myself.

I love coming home to my ‘private place’

Which is my right hemisphere part of the brain. Oh how I nurture this part of me. When everything goes wrong (at least for me) I switch to be head in the clouds. I like creating visions, that I usually put it to words, for drawing is out of my league. That’s why I love reading  fantasy books, adoring fictional characters, because I’m aware that they’re all can’t hurt me like people always did.

I am not good at small talks

How I hate open up a conversations. I do hate it. But I’m the one who almost do it all the time! I want to know more about them. But that’s not appropriate for someone you just knew. And besides, I also don’t want to get attached at the same time. I don’t like opening up to people or listening to their voluntary stories. Hahaha. It’s a bit complicated, yes, I know. I really don’t know how to make the situation between two people who just met goes along naturally. Especially if they’re also a reserved one. Oh God, can I just gone with the wind right now?

I have two sides self that coming out when it comes to the intersection

It is so hard for me to choose between 2 best options. I am indecisive. My one self told me this. My other self told me that. And sometimes the result is not coming out very good, I often found myself guilty or sorry. For example, I need to choose between two type of foods. Which one will they like? They must be like this one, but I want to give them something they never tried yet. But, will they happy if I give them this? Yeah, that’s complicated. Because when it comes giving someone a present or a souvenir, I believe it needs to be something they love and something they will use it for a long time. I must choose it carefully.

I am not ambitious

That’s why some people see me as a ‘goes where the river flows’ person. I am so full of dreams, but I am too afraid to let my hands reach for the stars. I am too anxious for failure. I am afraid to step out from my bubbles. But when I need to, I will stay behind the line, calculate every possible threats and thinking on how to prevent all of them. When the calculations is well done right, I step out little by little and expect everything in a very careful way. That makes me a well planned one. I don't do sudden  trip. I need to planned everything. Some trivia, we are an observer. The best one in the fields.

I am so emotional

As time goes by, this melancholic part of me growing stronger. I don’t like it though. I could let out a tear just by seeing an animal videos! Or a simple act of love from a drama. I love pretty things. I love sweet simple love movies. I do review my life, or having an epiphany and store it to my journal.

But I do enjoy talking to my extroverts, and taking a lot of new experiences!

I like talking about everything. I like sharing thoughts. I like hearing lovely stories, humors, gossips too. I love being surrounded by people I grow fond with. I like taking new activities, going to new places, reading new books, met new friends. It will be too overwhelmed sometimes we need to pull up the sheets again, but we introverts do love people that have a big warm heart.

Well, I think it’s a bit too much isn’t it? Readers, here it is some of CUTE CARTOON (worth a click!!) to understand us even more. Are you an introvert too? Tell me how is it like from your point of view! Till we meet again!

xoxo,

Janice