alone doesnt mean lonely. it is telling that when that person who sits with nobody is there not because of being emo. is just a state of mind where that person want to be in public but being invisible. get it? :D
as my observation so far, is not a trend here in Jakarta to sit alone and do our work. people will start judging you that you are lonely or single or emo-ing (the eyes telling me that they are judging) (and well it is not safe being alone although u r in cafe). is true because it is very rare to find a person sit on a cafe or coffee shop alone. normally, is because that person is waiting for someone or trying to get free wi-fi :D
and i dont care with the fact that im sitting with nobody.
the way people here think are not the same like people in KL. where it is very normal to see a person sitting with nobody and enjoying with the stuff that person do. #cultureshock
cinnamon roll and frappucino are the best couple <3 |
this is what i love to do and it has become my style. is part of me. i like to sit hours and hours in the coffee house (please dont kick the loyal customer out k? ;)). named it: STARBUCKS.
and my friends will start to pop-up and comments: "oh is really an expensive coffee", "the price not equal with the taste", "wow you are rich kid", etc etc. what can i do? the taste suits my taste buds, the service make me convenience, and idk why that only starbucks coffee (after i try lot type of coffee) who can only makes me awake till late night and support me with my study. all the reasons above are worth for me. and i tend to skip a meal coz coffee and pastry gives me feeling of full. i dont feel like taking any meal. so, for my case, it is worthed right? :)
lappie, drinkie, mousie, and kitty :D |
i find this place suits me most. this starbucks has 2 floor. im exactly on the 2nd floor and im basically sit on a long chair at the end of the room. where i can overlook the whole room, where plug is available, where light is bright enough and where it gives me cozy feeling with the soft padded seat and a wooden backrest upright that suits my back. i like this most (now people will start saying that i am too perfectionist in picking the best seat hahaha). i dont sit on normal chair coz i realize im not sitting there for 1 hour and i dont sit in sofa coz i scare i feel sleepy.
look, when the room is empty, it even gives me best privacy ever. feels like home. you'll be asking me then, why im not doing at own home?
there are two reasons. firstly is bed. for me home is equal to bed. i always look for my bed and i do everything on my bed. reading, watching, online, playing and etc. so i will loose my focus. important :P secondly is habit. since i enter my college in Malaysia, i have this habit of studying outside in coffee shop. because i need wifi, good environment, and food for my tummy. so im used to consume a cup of coffee for each day during my exams week. so for me, when there is a book, there must be coffee goes along with it.
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last but not least... tadaa ! my own face haha :) i looked pale :P well people said i've changed (i hope is a good one) and yea is true. i'd changed my hairstyle, to be exact, my bangs. is getting longer and i dont plan to cut it. also here, i put a slight make up bcoz i just came back from a wedding party (definitely not mine haha) and i suddenly inspired to do my work. so i stop by to starbucks without removing my make. honestly, i never walk into shopping mall with full make up like this >__< i feel embarrassed.
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voila ! c'est tout.
i love to share my point of view to people.
i hope you get inspired from this and you'll find your own style for study and even when you doing ur work. effectively.
thank you for reading :)
Oui, c'est la vie!
ReplyDeleteisn't it funny, how you get a reverse culture shock in your own hometown, which you have lived for ages and only being away for couple of years
ReplyDeletebeen there, done that, find it difficult to go back, but at a certain point, I'm starting to ask myself, where's home then?