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Book: The Midnight Library

It is one of the books that blown my mind. It's very well written and would probably relate with a lot of people who are in their journey to find themselves.  So many people are talking about it but I did not buy it until a few months ago where I read the preview on the first pages. Easy for me to see if I want to buy the book or not. When the first pages hook me right away, I don't need to think twice. This book is one of them.  This contains spoiler of course.  Nora, the main character, like many of us, fall into depression and decided to kill herself. But she's not dead right away. She went into a kind of limbo between life and death. In that library she met a librarian, this librarian is a kind of a guide. Our guide that probably tasked when we were born.    The librarian shows her lives that she could have had if she wants to. She is so depressed and thinks that no life will makes her happy enough to live it. I can totally understand her state. I was there....

Early getaway to Lombok!

Cihuyyyyy.....finally on trip.

Meskipun ke Lombok ini karena temen nikah, tapi tetep aja jadi early short getaway lah ya. Sempet jalan-jalan juga meskipun setengah hari dan nggak ful karena takut ketinggalan pesawat but relaxed. Meskipun lagi, ini liburan yang masih rasa kerja, tapi nggak apa lah ya. Yang jelas liburan.

Ada dramanya? Ya ada dong. Selalu. Penerbangan dari Surabaya itu jam 5.30 sore. Aku sih udah keluar kantor jam 3 sore, langsung cus ke bandara. Ke bandara sih jam 3.15 dan nyampek jam setengah 4. Cepet banget nggak macet. Nah temen yang dari Malang ini, berangkatnya agak telat. Jadi baru nyampe bandara jam set 5. Atau mungkin 5 kurang seperempat ya. Mepet banget deh. Paham kan security check disini ini 2 kali selalu, dan itu bikin rempong. Selalu rempong.



Karena aku dengan santainya nunggu sampe jam 4 lebih, tiba-tiba petugasnya nyamperin aku nanya, 'mbak terbang jam brapa?'. Aku jawab aja jam setengah 6, eh dianya yang heboh nyuruh aku buru-buru check in. Ya elah, ya aku nggak suka diburu-buru sih, akhirnya jadi bingung sendiri kan. Yawes akhirnya aku check in buat kita berdua, nggak pake KTP dia juga, tapi untungnya bisa dan nggak ribet. Itu masih nunggu lama banget, katanya dia udah di tol tapi kok ya masih lama bener. Gatau deh ya, pokoknya udah check in. Dia dateng sante bener, cape dehh eike. Setelah security check yang kedua kalinya, kita duduk 10 menit kemudian boarding. Cepet ya, ontime pula. Tumben.

 on trip bareng ini bocah

Eh didalem pesawat, temen aku ini nanya 'kayaknya invoice pesen tiketnya salah deh, masa kita berangkat jam 5.30 tapi nyampe Lombok jam 7.30 sih? padahal kan terbang cuman satu jam aja'. Ini orang mabok bener dah. Yaiyalah jamnya nambah sejam, kan dari WIB ke WITA 😑


arrived safely in Lombok. Keliatan mukanya capek tapi ya sempetin foto disini haha. Bener-bener liburan rasa kerja

Finally, kita terbang dengan selamat dari Surabaya ke Lombok dengan sajian pemandangan sunset dari atas. Cantik banget.

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  1. asik banget traveling ke lombok kak :)

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  2. Aku juga kadang gitu, suka bingung kalo ke tempat yang jamnya berubah-rubah gitu. Masih mending beda satu jam. Aku pernah ke India beda waktunya lebih lambat 1,5 jam dari WIB. Nah bingung kan? Baru landing suruh mikir jam, wkwkwk

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    1. Haha iya, aku mending nambahin mas drpd ngurangi. Dan maunya yg pas aja, ga ada setengh2nya. Mikirnya lama soale ya

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    2. Iya aku juga heran, beda kok 1,5 jam. Gawe mumed.

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    3. Mumet jg buat aku mas yg handle india dikantor. Servis kelar jam 5 indonesian time, eh dia koar2 knp ak udah pulang padal disana masih set4. Yakaliii nurutin mreka mah jam masuk krjaku jg mundur hrusnya hahah

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