Disclaimer: Everything that I wrote here will never be able to make this trip more noteworthy than the joke that Farhan (one who drove us) threw.
“Jodohmu di mana, Han?”
“Kurang tau. Mungkin jodohku masih bersama suaminya.”
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I hate traveling. Period. I always wish that I could be in a new place without taking the long trip and its silly ups and downs. Then these two girls interrupted my life and changed everything.
It took us about two hours by car. Yeah, if you live in a metropolis, it’s not a big deal. But I, my friends, grew up in a rural area where two hours is more than enough time to go around the town, head back home, take a nap, and finish a series of dreams. But of course it’s not enough time to bring the development to the town (I mean even decades failed to do so).
However, my trip to Berastagi had taken a special spot in my memory. It helped me define my friendship with two human beings: Kak Intan and Kak Ela.
All I remembered about our friendship is that I entered the office for the first time and met Kak Intan whom I already knew from college but was not really close to. After that, she introduced me to Kak Ela who was a front officer on our way to the office’s mosque. Then we started hanging out together–muy a menudo.
This first trip, if I recall correctly, was kind of a revenge because they had planned it a year before yet had to cancel it. I immediately said yes when they asked me because I knew I would love to be in Berastagi. I had been there several years ago and always wanted another visit.
Surprisingly, not only the trip brought me to the beauty of Karo, but also to the depth of my friends’ characters. And these are some bold lines I could conclude from our bond.
1. It’s surely not a romantic friendship, and will never be
There’s no one of us who is capable of saying sweet things to one another, or giving hugs. The best we could do is to laugh at our misfortunes together or to ask whether one has had her lunch.
2. An egalitarian connection
Most of the time I forgot that I am their junior. Of course I still call them “Kak” for the sake of cultural things. But here I am treated equally and hell yeah, I love it.
To be honest, they kinda adopted me in my early period of work and never took advantage of my status as a trainee. I am touched. Aww.
3. A safe place to be as crazy as you want
It’s a comfortable place to use swear words as much as we want. Also to bring juicy topics without being judged. They do say astagfirullah sometimes, but still in an acceptable way.
4. A planning team where the third brain is not needed
And taraaa, I am that third brain! I could just sit or sleep while they were discussing the budget, the spots, the outfits, even the snacks. Well, sorry to say, but I did make a contribution by not creating a more difficult situation for their discussion. You’re welcome.
5. A perfect spot for flabbergasting
Can you imagine about an hour after we visited the haunted house, a fire happened there?! Can you imagine in the freezing morning of Berastagi, these two girls jumped into the pool? It’s not even a thermal bath pool! Yes, a lot of unimaginable things happened. Unfortunately I am too tired to explain them now.
I think that’s all. I don’t want to make it too long that these girls end up barfing reading these passages (I know them too well). Bye.
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