Editor's note: In life, everything has a beginning. Even endings. So, this is the beginning of the end of my college years. I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel a hint of sadness about it, even though I'm actually very happy and grateful for this. When people come to this stage, they like to express their gratefulness, and no one can help but being a bit nostalgic about how far we've come this far. And so this, is how I do it.
2. My sisters - You guys taught me more than you know you did. Each one of you taught me things in different ways. We've had our ups and downs, but that's what siblings do. We've screamed and yelled at each other, but that's what sisters do. Throughout my college years I've been away from home a lot, and sometimes it's a joy, but sometimes it makes my life even more dull without you guys. I learned a lot about being an adult, and about what it means to be the baby of the family. And now I know that, we're functioning quiet well. So let's just keep it up... Let's just be sisters forever.
3. My closest friends in college - Basically the very, very great people who did so much for me. These people are great without knowing half the greatness that they are, and have the unique ability to, funnily enough, laugh at themselves. Now, let me be very particular this time. Let me review our friendship briefly, one by one, in no particular order.
- Hilda Mulyana - My sobi PK 1. Holding the record of having the most classes together with me, thank you for being always there to keep me on the track. It wasn't always easy, our classes. But having you there certainly helps me to go to class and stay awake during lecture. Thank you for being such a good listener. Thank you for always showing the simple side of things. Thank you!
- Cantika Febrisya - Oh God, where do I start???? :-) Thank you for keeping up with me since Grade 11! Thank you for getting in the same law school with me (because it would be so hard starting fresh without you). Thank you for showing me how strong and independent a girl could be. Thank you for so much of the last 3,5 years that you spent talking non-sense to me (nyampah has never been so fun!!!!) Those are not easy years for you (as you spent big chunks of it being galau) so thank you for sticking to commuting Jakarta-Depok through all this time. Thank you!
- Tika Ajeng - Thank you for understanding the fact that we went to high school together but were never introduced to one another and then become part of the same crowd all throughout college, and make it not seem weird at all. Thanks for showing me how to be kind and not annoy people (or at least know when you're being one). Thanks for making me feel home with so many Javanese words you insisted on saying as if people would understand. Thank you for being ambitious, and smart, and very wacky (yes, I just had to italic those words because you could really be one) without showing it off (because so many people do, which is sickening). Matur nuwun sanget, Mbak Tika.
- Setyaning Kartika - Ning, seriously, thank you for being part of this clique I'm in. It makes people think that I'm your kind of smart (which obviously I'm not). Thank you for being the distinct one of the group, so that I know that in Pati, people say jitul as if it doesn't sound madly funny (LOL). Thank you for being so cool! You are many things I can never be (let's just say I will never be athletic, winning gold in swimming, winning national mooting competition, and writing so many tear-jerker blogposts. Damn you) so thank you for showing me how you could do it as if... by magic. But magic isn't very real, is it? Of course you worked hard for it, and that's why I really wanna thank you for showing me that maybe, just maybe, I can be great too, if I try.
- Claudia Anjani - Thank you for showing wisdom beyond your size. Sometimes I'm amazed by how much wisdom such a little girl could ooze out of her lips, and how logically true they are. Thank you for being such a lovely person all the time. Thank you for making great things seem simple, when you actually work hard for it. Thank you for your wit, your constant cheerfulness, and the fact that you are so damn possessive about your friends, because honestly that makes being your friend is one of the best honours someone can have. Thank you for being you. Thank you!
- Winandya Almira - Thank you for being such an artsy friend. Every now and then you need to be reminded of how good you are as an artist, so thank you for always supplying our healthy dose of aesthetics in the last 3,5 years. Thank you for being the longest person to stick up with me in college. Thank you for being so... how do I say this without seem insulting? You do so many absurd things that are just very funny, and it makes people happy, even though your sense of humour tend to be a bit... dry. (This is a compliment, trust me on this. Not everyone can make the mishaps of their life to be something as entertaining!) Thank you for always being so thoughtful, so kind, and so delightful all the time. Thank you!
- Natasya - Thank you for always being the most unique person I've ever met! You are such a person that can make a day that seems flat somehow a little brighter just by showing up, wearing a well-put dress that you've successfully managed to pull off, and smile. It's a gift, you know? And thank you for bringing that gift to our small, lovely family. Thank you for being such a delicate flower in what seem to be a pile of hard rocks that is our group. Thank you for always being so, very nice to everyone that it teaches me to try to be a little nicer (It's so hard. How do you do that so effortlessly?) All in all, thank you for always being your peculiar self.
4. The people that I've also been close with:
- Diandra - Thank you for being the kindest soul I've ever known. Thank you for being very nice, even when the situation is bitter. Thank you for having a heart so big it probably fits the whole population of Mozambique (Please don't assume I did a research on how many people actually live there?) Thank you for so many amazing stories about the series of misadventures you had in your life. You can be easily convinced by people that sometimes you believe lies (which can be hilarious), but that teaches me that having faith in people is good. Trusting people is necessary. Just... please don't be anywhere near naive, okay?
- Meinyda - Thank you so much for being the loveliest girl I know! Thank you for showing me that it's relatively possible to be such a girl while also working hard and doing my job well professionally. But most importantly, thank you for being an example that someone can change; someone can be so sensitive and so fragile, but as the time goes by, they can learn to heal their own wounds and be stronger than they'd ever been. Thank you. I will always remember how you've survived that last... calamity :)
- Ajeng - Thank you for always having the voice that look at things from a fresh perspective. Sometimes, I don't need the right perspective. I just need a new perspective, one that other people haven't exposed to me, and that's what you always had to offer. Thank you for speaking so loud most of the time (like me) and thank you for always reminding me of a nice holiday in Bali whenever you start opening your mouth (which is all the time). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Aqida - This is actually a special thanks, because you are the one person who proved to me that in this millennial generation, there is still someone whose mind is still so free from the toxic of this disgusting millennial era. In other words, for being the best example of how a true cucu guru ngaji should ever be. Thank you for being that. Don't ever change. (Or change, go ahead. It might be good for you!)
- Erif - As the only guy on this list (aside from my dad, of course) you should realise that you are here because I know you'll be reading, and I want you to know that I thank you so much for being such a forgiving person, karena betapapun seringnya gue ceng-cengin lo, lo nggak pernah marah. (Atau pernah, tapi you didn't let me know) It's a rare trait in people, you know. Okay, that's not the real reason. The real reason is because I learned so much from you. Your stories, they taught me so many things I've never learned from anyone else before. And that is why you need to be on this list.
5. Other people who have helped my college life so much easier: basically everyone who have bothered to help me at all, which includes abang-abang ojek, tukang-tukang kantin, and other people not mentioned on this list. I do not mention your name specifically not because I am not grateful for you in my life. But it's would be boring for other readers to keep reading so many names with me saying "thank you for inspiring my life". So, I had to cut it for the sake of the convenience of people who would want to read this blog. I am so grateful for so many things you've ever done for me, whether you realise it or not.
Sincerely,
A.
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