Two Days Off (1)

1 Mei – Hari Buruh, Hari Libur.

1 May – Labor’s Day, Day Off.

Antara pengen jalan dang a kepengan jalan.

Wanna go somewhere but yet also didn’t fell like going anywhere.

Mesti hompimpa dong?

Should I go ennie minnie miney mo?

Setelah pikir sini, timbang sana selama seminggu.. akhirnya.. ah, di rumah aja deh. 

After giving it a thought, taking some considerations for a week.. finally.. ah, I better stay home.

Pertimbangannya begini, itu hari libur nasional. Tempat wisata pasti penuh-nuh-nuh diserbu umat dari sejuta kampung.. belon lagi jalanan yang macet-cet-cet. So, dari pada ntar jadi siksaan dunia akherat kan lebih baik aman diam di rumah, tentram damai sejahtera hati, pikiran, badan dan juga dompet.. haha..

The thing is it was public holiday. Recreation places would be swarmed by crowds of people from millions of places.. not to mention the traffic. So rather than driving myself crazy it would be better to stay home and give peaceful to my heart, mind, body and wallet.. haha..

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Jumat, 28 April

Friday, 28 April

TK diliburin ga ya hari Selasa depan?. Itu inti percakapan whatsapp dari dua rekan saya sesama guru. 

Will school be given a day off on Tuesday?. That was the topic that my two fellow teachers's talked about on whatsapp.

Libur apa?

What day off?

2 Mei Hari Pendidikan Nasional. Guru-guru harus upacara di kecamatan.

2 May is National Education Day. The teachers have to attend flag ceremony in municipal office.

Mudah-mudahan hari itu sekolah diliburin.. kata mereka berdua. Ya, iyalah harus libur. Kalau nggak, siapa yang mau ngajar? Masa si Keke sendirian harus ngajar di dua kelas?

Hopefully school will be given a day off on that day.. they said. Of course it should. Otherwise, who will teach? Would Keke have to teach two classes by herself at the same time?

Oh, untuk sedikit info, September 2016 saya diminta untuk kembali mengajar di Taman Kanak-Kanak tempat saya dulu pernah mengajar tahun 2005-2011.

Oh, fyi, in September 2016 I was asked to resume my teaching post in the kindergarten where I used to teach in 2005-2011.

Jadi sejak September 2016 itu saya mengajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari Selasa.

So starting September 2016 I teach English every Tuesday.

Saya senang kembali mengajar di sekolah, bisa dapat penghasilan tambahan dan saya juga jadi punya pekerjaan cadangan lainnya selain mengajar les.

I am happy to return to my teaching post in school, get extra income and I thus have another side job beside tutoring.

Ok, jadi hari ini lewat dua rekan guru itu saya jadi tahu tanggal 2 Mei ada kemungkinan TK diliburkan.

Ok, so today I learned from my two fellow teachers that there is possibility school will be given a day off on 2 May.

Tapi ntar dulu, cin, keputusan kan ada di tangan si kepsek.

But wait a second, dear, the decision is on the headmaster's hand.

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Sabtu, 29 April

Saturday, 29 April

Pemberitahuan resmi dari kepsek di grup whatsapp orang tua murid TK B: 2 Mei sekolah diliburkan.

Official notification from headmaster on B class parents' whatsapp group: School is off on 2 May.

Horeeee!

Yippeeee!

Selamat upacara ya.. tulis saya ke dua rekan saya di grup whatsapp kami. Sukur saya bukan guru tetap jadi tidak ada keharusan ikut upacara.

Enjoy the flag ceremony.. I wrote that to my fellow teachers in our whatsapp group. Good thing I am just a part time teacher so I don't have to attend the flag ceremony.

Gue buang aja seragamnya biar ga usah ikut upacara juga, kata Yohana.

I am gonna throw away the uniform so I don't have to attend it either, said Yohana.

Hahaha..

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Eh, tapi omong-omong, itu artinya saya jadi punya dua hari libur dong..

But wait, it means I shall have two days off then..

Horeeee! Horeeee! Horeeee!

Yippeeee! Yippeeee! Yippeeee!

Ya buat kamu yang tempat kerjanya libur tiap Sabtu-Minggu, libur dua hari berturut-turut mungkin sudah jadi hal yang biasa so ga istimewa lagi.

So for you guys whose work place close every Saturday-Sunday, two days off in a row must be felt unspecial.

Atau buat kamu yang bisa ambil cuti seminggu sekaligus, libur dua hari berturut-turut itu ga ada artinya.

Or for you guys who can take one week leave, two days off in a row surely means nothing.

Tapi buat saya yang dalam seminggu liburnya cuma sehari setengah, yang diijinin ambil cuti paling banyak cuma tiga hari dalam sebulan dan itu juga kagak boleh tiga hari berturut-turut, yang sakit tiga hari aja digerutuin-dibilang sering banget sakit dan kenapa kok ga ambil ijin sakit pas di hari libur... eits, ini bukan saya bercanda, ini beneran ada yang ngomong gitu.. nah, dengan kondisi di tempat kerja kayak gitu, bisa dapat dua hari libur berturut-turut adalah anugrah dari surga!

But for me who have only one and a half days off in a week, who is allowed to take only three days of leave in a month and shouldn't be three days in a row, who took sick leave for three days and was being told why didn't I take it on my day off.. no, I'm not kidding, somebody did say that to me.. so with that kind of situation at work, getting two days off in a row is really a blessing from heaven!

Dan saya menikmati dua hari libur itu lebih dari mereka yang rutin mendapat libur tiap Sabtu-Minggu.

And I enjoyed those two days off more than those who get days off every Saturday-Sunday.

Saya mensyukurinya lebih besar dari rasa syukur mereka yang dengan mudahnya bisa mengambil cuti seminggu.

My gratefulness is greater than those who can easily take one week leave.

Mau tahu kenapa?

Wanna know why?

Karena begitu segalanya di dapat dengan mudah, ketika hidup berubah menjadi baik, ketika yang tadinya ekor kemudian sekarang menjadi kepala.. aha, biasanya kalau sudah jadi begitu manusia jadi menganggap remeh hal-hal yang dianugrahkan surga padanya dan biasanya dia juga jadi meremehkan sesamanya.

Because once everything becomes easily earned, when life gets better, when one's destiny was changed from tail to head.. aha, it usually turns one to take the blessings from heaven for granted and it usually also makes one treating others like dormat.

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Senin, 01 Mei

Monday, 01 May

Ga nyetel alarm tapi jam 4.30 pagi saya sudah bangun dan seluruh sistem di badan langsung nyala.

I didn't set the alarm but I've been up since 4.30 am and all the system in my body was alerted.

Tapi ada untungnya juga sih. Saya bisa mulai bebersih lebih pagi. Daftarnya panjang nih. Mau nyuci baju sekalian seprei, jaket dan selimut. Mau bersihin kamar mandi. Mau nyetrika. Mau... wah, rencananya sih banyak tapi disesuaikan sama kondisi badan deh.

It benefited me though. I could start do the chores early. It was a long list. Needed to wash the clothes along with bedsheet, jacket and blanket. Needed to clean the bathroom. Needed to do some ironing. Needed to... wanted to do many things but would be adjusted with physical condition.

Biar ga usah panjang-panjang cerita, liat aja deh foto-foto kegiatan saya seharian.

To make long story short, just look at the photos to know what I did the whole day.

Cuci mencuci dari jam 5.45 - jam 8.
Kelas berat juga nih cucian karena ada benda-benda saya; seprei, selimut wol dan jaket tudung.
Washed the laundry from 5.45 am to 8 am.
Lots of laundry; my bedsheet, wool blanket and capuchon jacket were emong them.

Bersihin kamar mandi sekalian mandi jam 8.30
Cleaned the bathroom and took a shower at around 8.30 am

Udah mau jam 9.. Akhirnya... Sarapan yuuukkk..
It was almost 9 am.. ah, finally.. breakfast..

Bikin saos kacang ah. Masih ada beras ketan seliter.
Ketan pake kelapa parut & saos kacang.. sedap kan. Nah, ni hari saos kacangnya dulu yang dibikin. Ketannya besok.
Making peanut sauce. There was one litre of sticky rice.
Sticky rice with grated steamed coconut and peanut sauce.. mm yummy. Today made the peanut sauce.
Tomorrow will make sticky rice 

Paling kagak demen sama kerjaan yang satu ini.
I really dislike this one house chore

Kepanasan abis nyetrika.. ngadem dulu deh..
Something to cool myself after doing the ironing..

Siangnya hujan besar. Untung kerjaan sudah selesai semua. Hujan begini bikin bobo siang jadi makin mantep ☺
Big rain in the afternoon. Glad all work has done. The rain made afternoon nap nicer.

Malam nyantai sambil sedikit memanjakan diri..
Night came and it was time to relax and pampering myself abit..

Besok ngapain lagi? Haha.. ceritanya bersambung di postingan berikutnya..

What would I do on the next day? Haha.. story continues on the next post..