Kamis, 07 Februari 2013

Kisah Cinta Dalam Secangkir Kopi Asin

Vemale.com -Ini adalah kisah cinta antara kakek Arun dan nenek Gemma. Mendengar kisah cinta mereka, aku menyadari bahwa ternyata cinta sejati itu memang ada. Dan ingin segera kulupakan sakit hatiku karena kisah cintaku sendiri.


Semoga cerita ini juga bisa menyembuhkan kekecewaan akan cintamu saat ini...

Nenekku populer sebagai gadis yang tercantik di kotanya saat itu. Banyak pemuda yang menaruh hati pada nenek dan bersedia memberikan cintanya. Mulai dari yang tampan hingga yang kaya berusaha menarik perhatian nenek, tetapi nenek tak pernah tertarik pada semua pemuda itu.

Hingga suatu saat kakek bertemu nenek di sebuah pesta. Kakekku adalah pemuda yang biasa-biasa saja. Tidak tampan, dan tidak kaya. Hari itu ia mengumpulkan semua keberanian dirinya untuk menyapa nenek. Mengajaknya sekedar menikmati secangkir kopi di sebuah coffee shop di ujung kota. Entah mengapa nenek mengiyakan ajakannya. Berharap segera keluar dari hiruk pikuk pesta.

Di sana mereka duduk berhadapan, dengan wajah cemas kakek berharap bisa berbincang banyak dengan nenek yang saat itu cuek dan tak terlihat tertarik sama sekali. Kata nenek sih, ia menerima ajakan kakek karena telah merasa bosan dengan pesta tersebut. Nenek menggunakan alasan kakek agar ia bisa pergi dan segera pulang. Di tengah perbincangan yang membisu, kakek memanggil pelayan coffee shop tersebut. "Pak, bolehkah aku meminta sedikit garam untuk dimasukkan pada kopi ini?" Semua orang yang ada di sekitar kakek dan nenek keheranan. Untuk apa garam dimasukkan ke dalam secangkir kopi?

Hal tersebut berhasil menarik perhatian nenek. "Untuk apa kau menaruh garam di dalam kopimu?" tanya nenek.

"Oh... ini hanya sebuah kebiasaan lama ayahku. Dulu aku tinggal di sebuah desa dekat pesisir pantai. Di sana kami biasa menambah garam pada kopi agar tetap ingat pada laut, tempat tinggal kami. Dan, hari ini aku rindu kampung halamanku. Aku juga rindu pada orang tuaku yang sudah meninggal. Agar aku tak lupa akan mereka, aku terbiasa menaruh garam di dalam kopiku," tutur kakek.

Nenekpun merasa tersentuh. Tak pernah ditemui pemuda semanis kakek. Sejak saat itu, mereka selalu pergi berkencan dan bercerita panjang lebar. Merekapun akhirnya menikah. Hidup bahagia, hingga punya banyak anak dan cucu.

Suatu kali, di ulang tahun pernikahan ke-50, kakek akhirnya menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya. Di sebuah kotak berisi perhiasan kado ulang tahun pernikahan, ditinggalkannya secarik surat untuk nenek. Karena mata nenek sudah kurang awas untuk membaca, maka ia memintaku untuk membacanya. Kira-kira beginilah isi surat itu...

Gemma yang terkasih,

Aku meminta maaf akan sebuah kesalahan yang sangat besar, yang pernah kulakukan sepanjang hidupku. Aku menyimpan sebuah kebohongan besar selama ini. Ingatkah saat aku mengajakmu ke coffee shop hari itu? Saat itu aku sangat gugup sekali. Saking gugupnya aku ingin meminta tambahan gula untuk kopiku. Namun, entah kenapa yang terucap adalah aku meminta garam.

Aku tak ingin terlihat konyol di depanmu. Dan akhirnya aku mengarang cerita itu. Aku tak tahu lagi harus bagaimana. Kau terlihat begitu cantik dan sempurna, hingga aku tak ingin melepaskanmu.

Tetapi, percayalah sayang... bahwa sepanjang hidupku aku sangat mencintaimu. Aku tak ingin kehilangan diriku. Sehingga sekalipun setiap pagi kau buatkan kopi asin itu, semua selalu terasa manis karenamu. Jujur saja, kau mungkin tak akan suka rasanya, karena sebenarnya rasanya sungguh tidak enak.

Gemma, aku hanya ingin kau tahu bahwa aku sangat mencintaimu.

Air mata nenekpun turun membasahi pipinya. Ia sadar betapa besarnya cinta kakek padanya. Sejak saat itupun ia selalu menambahkan garam di dalam kopinya. Setiap kali ada orang yang bertanya bagaimanakah rasa kopi bila ditambah garam, ia akan menjawabnya "rasanya manis sekali :)"

Sabtu, 22 Desember 2012

Back to December


I'm so glad you made time to see me.
How's life? Tell me how's your family.
I haven't seen them in a while.
You've been good, busier than ever,
We small talk, work and the weather,
Your guard is up and I know why.
Because the last time you saw me
Is still burned in the back of your mind.
You gave me roses and I left them there to die.

So this is me swallowing my pride,
Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night,"
And I go back to December all the time.
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.
I go back to December all the time.

These days I haven't been sleeping,
Staying up, playing back myself leavin'.
When your birthday passed and I didn't call.
And I think about summer, all the beautiful times,
I watched you laughing from the passenger side.
Realized that I loved you in the fall.

And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was "Goodbye".

So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night."
And I go back to December all the time.
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you,
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time.

I miss your tanned skin, your sweet smile,
So good to me, so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night --
The first time you ever saw me cry.

Maybe this is wishful thinking,
Probably mindless dreaming,
But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right.

I'd go back in time and change it but I can't.
So if the chain is on your door I understand.

But this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night."
And I go back to December...
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you,
Wishing I'd realize what I had when you were mine.
I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.
I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind

I go back to December all the time.
All the time.

Kamis, 13 Desember 2012

"Won't Go Home Without You"


I asked her to stay but she wouldn't listen
She left before I had the chance to say
Oh
The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she's gone away

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

The taste of your breath, I'll never get over
The noises that she made kept me awake
Oh
The weight of things that remained unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday

Of all the things I felt but never really shown
Perhaps the worst is that I ever let you go
I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you

"A Thousand Years"


Heart beats fast

Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone?
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more


Rabu, 28 November 2012

"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"


Going Back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move
Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
Saying, "If you see this girl can you tell her where I am? "

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand
I'm not broke I'm just a broken hearted man
I know it makes no sense but what else can I do
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you

'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinkin maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street
So I'm not moving, I'm not moving

Policeman says, "Son you can't stay here"
I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year"
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go

People talk about the guy that's waiting on a girl
There are no holes in his shoes but a big hole in his world

Maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved
Maybe you won't mean to but you'll see me on the news
And you'll come running to the corner
'Cause you'll know it's just for you
I'm the man who can't be moved

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"



I remember when we broke up the first time
Saying, "This is it, I've had enough," 'cause like
We hadn't seen each other in a month
When you said you needed space. (What?)

Then you come around again and say

"Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me."
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, "I hate you," we break up, you call me, "I love you."

Oooh we called it off again last night

But oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

We are never ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
Like ever...

I'm really gonna miss you picking fights

And me falling for it screaming that I'm right
And you would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine

I used to think that we were forever ever

And I used to say, "Never say never..."
Uggg... so he calls me up and he's like, "I still love you,"
And I'm like... "I just... I mean this is exhausting, you know, like,
We are never getting back together. Like, ever"

NOOOO!


We are never ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Jumat, 16 November 2012

Dear D

Dear D
I like your incomplete smile the most
I like your face while you're sleeping like teacher doesn't exist
I like your long feet which take much place
I like to see your power-rangers-motorcycle
I like your awardness
I like when you're sitting like a boss beside me
I like when you borrow a whole of my things
I like the way you play video game a day long
I like to see that you came earlier than me
I like your flat stomach and flat arms too ;)

So far, i like every little part of yours
And i like my job-admire you.
That crazy thing is about to explode when you're close to me
But i just scream inside-no voice.
I gonna be fine if i get some hurts or if you love another baby.
For me, youre a very kind man, you're awesome, you're charming.
Wish someone like you will be mine someday