Friday, July 17, 2009

The Bicycle with Color of Happiness

Story 1

Aku ingin mengubah warna dari kenangan yang tertinggal di belakangnya dan berharap bahwa tempat itu akan menjadi tempat untuk aku dan dia.


Seperti biasa, pagi ini aku terlambat lagi. Aku berlari sekencang-kencangnya. Kring…kring… terdengar suara sepeda. Tiba-tiba, dari belakangku ada yang berteriak “ Vena, lu telat mulu dah!” Wah, ternyata dia adalah Dhion.


“ Wah kesempatan bagus nih! Dhi, Tunggu dulu! Boncengin gw dong!!!” teriakku. “Hahaha… Lu lari dengan kecepatan segitu juga keburu kok. Daaghh!!!” balas Dhion sambil melambaikan tangannya dan pergi sambil tersenyum.


Hosh..hosh… napasku terengah-engah. Semuanya karena Dhion! Dasar! Tuh anak emang pelit. SANGAT PELIT! Kenapa aku harus ada di dekat orang yang menyebalkan. Huuaa… nasib-nasib.


“ Pelit! Sebenarnya gak masalahkan memboncengin saja?! Lu tau kan kalo gw ini udah setengah mati!!!” “ Nyantai mbak… Yang penting lu keburu kan? Sekali-kali lu juga harus olahraga tau. Ah.. lagi pula gw berprinsip gak akan membonceng seseorang.” “Hah? Kenapa lu punya prinsip yang membosankan gitu sih?” Dhion pun tertawa. Tapi, apa boleh buat?! Dia anaknya gak jelas.


Lalu… Dhion dengan bangganya memberikan sebotol air minum sambil berkata, “ Hadiah! Karena lu udah berlari dengan sekuat tenaga. Sebelum belajar matematika yang paling lu benci, minumlah dulu yang banyak.” Ha? Aku herannya bukan main. Saking herannya, air minumku hampir diambil lagi sama pemiliknya. Ya sudah. Pada akhirnya ku bilang ‘terima kasih’ ajah.


Dhion menoleh ke belakang sambil tersenyum. Sampe-sampe giginya kelihatan. Ah… dia itu … wajahnya seenaknya saja melekat pada ingatanku.


Teman-teman sekelasku buuaanyyaak yang bilang kalo aku sama dia cocok. Tapi menurut aku gak ada cocok-cocoknya. Aku diisengin terus. Udah gitu dia itu orangnya seenaknya saja. Emang sih dari kelas 1 aku sekelas sama dia dan dia itu orangnya gak terlalu ‘friendly’ tapi… apa mungkin dia cowo yang paling dekat sama aku?


Masa-masaku sama dia sangat menyenangkan. Mungkin aku besar kepala, tapi ada saatnya kupikir kalo dia menyukai aku lebih daripada cewe lain. Atau… apa cuma pandangan sepihak dari aku yang menyukai Dhion ya?

Oo00oO


Hari ini, ada praktek memasak di kelasku. Woaduh! Aku lupa bawa kentang. Untung saja di dekat sekolahku ada warung. “ Wah! Gw lupa bawa bawang bombay! Gw beli dulu yaa… sekalian beliin kelompok sebelah tuh.” Dhion menyahut. Ia pun pergi. Tapi tanpa sengaja, aku melihat ada bawang bombay di tasnya. Aku mengejarnya.

“Dhion!!! Lu ngerencanain apa sih? Pakai berbohong lupa bawa bawang bombaynya! Apa lu segitu pengennya mau pergi ke warung? Gw bisa pergi sendiri kok! Kembalilah ke kelas. Tapi pinjamin gw sepeda ya. Gw gak punya sepeda sih.” “Cerewet! Kalo lu yang pergi gak bakal keburu. Gw tau jalan pintas jadi gw saja yang pergi.” “Kalo begitu, boncengin gw. Kita pergi sama-sama.” “ Gw sudah bilang kan… Gw gak bisa memboncengin orang di belakang. Daaghh! Nanti gw tagih biaya kentangnya ya.”


Nggak bisa memboncengi? Bukannya gak mau membocengi? Kenapa? Kok… aku jadi ada perasaan asing. Sepertinya Dhion aneh… pelit ato membosankan? Sepertinya bukan kedua hal itu. Apa ada sesuatu dengan sepeda itu ya?


Tanpa sadar pun aku menghampiri sepedanya. Pemiliknya tiba-tiba datang. Hari ini aku ingin mencari tau kebenarannya.


“ Kenapa lu gak membiarkan orang membonceng di sepeda lu?” “… nggak ada alasan khusus kok. Aku kan memang pelit.”


Aku marah karena ia membelokan pembicaraan. Aku memintanya untuk menceritakan yang sebenarnya. Pada akhirnya, ia pun mau berbicara.


“Di sini… kursi boncengan di belakang gw ini selalu… menjadi tempat spesialnya dulu.” Tiba-tiba emosi ku menaik. “ Apa maksud lu dengan spesial? ‘Dulu’ kata lu, bagaimana dengan sekarang? Sekarang pun boncengan itu sudah menjadi tempat spesialnya seseorang? Karena itu gw gak bisa duduk disitu? Lu menolong gw dan itu membuat gw senang. Apa gw bukan teman yang baik buat lu? Bagi lu begitu?” Dhion pun menjawabku, “ Apa arti khusus itu ya? Bagi gw vena adalah vena.”


Oo00oO


Apa maksudnya bicara begitu ya? Apa yang dimaksud Dhion dalam perkataanya itu? Dipikir-pikir sejak saat itu kami gak ngobrol lagi. Dhion, aku sebenarnya ‘apa’ mu?


Saat sedang berpikir begitu, tiba-tiba aku melihat Dhion membonceng seseorang. Eh? Ah! Anak itu adalah Retha dari kelas 1. Apa dia anak ‘spesial’ bagi Dhion ya?


Hari ini, lagi dan lagi aku menghampiri sepedanya tanpa pikir panjang. Ya sudah! Karena udah terlanjur basah, aku tanyakan saja hubungan mereka berdua. Dhion menjawab, “Dia bukan pacar gw. Gw dan dia hanya teman sepermainan sejak kecil. Kemarin gw boncengan dengannya karena sudah nggak pernah sejak SMP dan sudah sangat lama kami gak ngobrol…” Aku berpikir sejenak, dan aku berkata, “ Hmm…. Dhion, gw… ya! Gw bakal jadi teman dekat lu! Ceritain aja semua masalah lu ke gw. Gw bakal dengerin semuanya! Gw akan selalu berada di samping lu.”


Padahal aku ada di dekatnya, aku ini nggak tau apapun tentang Dhion ya. Aku gak tau, tapi… aku akan mengubah warnanya dengan perasaanku. Berikanlah tempat itu buatku!


CONTINUE...


Saturday, July 4, 2009

CANCEROUS FOODS / PRODUCTS (Picture)

CANCEROUS FOODS / PRODUCTS

INSTANT NOODLES

Instant noodle lovers,
Make sure you break for at least 3 days! After one session of instant noodles before you eat your next packet! Please read the info shared to me by a doctor. My family stopped eating instant noodles more than 5 years ago after hearing about the wax coating the noodles - the wax is not just in the Styrofoam containers but it coats the noodles. This is why the instant noodles do not stick to each other when cooking.

If one were to examine the ordinary Chinese yellow noodles in the market, one will notice that, in their uncooked state the noodles are oily. This layer of oil prevents the noodles from sticking together.

Wanton noodles in their uncooked state have been dusted with flour to prevent them sticking together. When the hawker cooks the noodles, notice he cooks them in hot water and then rinses them in cold water before cooking them in hot water again. This process is repeated several times before the noodles are ready to be served. The cooking and rinsing process prevents noodles from sticking together.

The hawker then 'lowers the noodles in oil and sauce to prevent the noodles from sticking if they are to be served dry. Cooking instructions for spaghetti require oil or butter to be added in the water when boiling the spaghetti to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Otherwise, one gets a big clump of spaghetti!

There was an SBC (now TCS) actor some years ago, who at a busy time of his career had no time to cook, resorted to eating instant noodles everyday. He got cancer later on. His doctor told him about the wax in instant noodles. The doctor told him that our body will need up to 2 days to clear the wax. There was also an SIA steward who after moving out from his mother's house into his own house, did not cook but ate instant noodles almost every meal. He had cancer, and has since died from it.

Nowadays the instant noodles are referred as ' cancer noodles '.

SATAY LOVERS (BARBECUE)
If you all eat Satay, don't ever forget to eat the cucumber, because eating Satay together with carbon after barbequing can cause cancer.
But we have a cure for that... Cucumber should be eaten after we eat the Satay because Satay has carcinogen (a cancer causing element) but cucumber is anti-carcinogenic. So don't forget to eat the cucumber the next time you have Satay's.

PRAWNS (SUGPO) & VIT C

DO NOT eat shrimp / prawn if you have just taken VITAMIN C pills!!
This will cause you to DIE in ARSENIC (As) toxication within HOURS!!

PORK AWARENESS

Try this and see whether the pork you bought has worms. There goes with your 'Bak Kut Teh' for those who love it. Most men love to eat this so watch out before it's too late. If you pours Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork, wait a little while, you will SEE WORMS crawl out of it. A message from the Health Corporation of Singapore about the bad effects of pork consumption. Pig's bodies contain MANY TOXINS, WORM and LATENT DISEASES.
Although some of these infestations are harbored in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far MORE PREDISPOSED to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because PIGS like to SCAVENGE and will eat ANY kind of food, INCLUDING dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta including their own, garbage, and other pigs. INFLUENZA (flu) is one of the MOST famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harbored in the LUNGS of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and human in the cooler months.

Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who EAT pork sausage tend to SUFFER MORE during EPIDEMICS of INFLUENZA. Pig meat contains EXCESSIVE quantities of HISTAMINE and IMIDAZOLE compounds, which can lead to ITCHING and INFLAMMATION; GROWTH HORMONE which PROMOTES INFLAMMATION and growth; sulphur containing mesenchymal mucus which leads to SWELLING and deposits of MUCUS in tendons and cartilage, resulting in ATHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, etc.
Sulphur helps cause FIRM human tendons and lid garments to be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage.

Eating pork can also lead to GALLSTONES and OBESITY, probably due to its HIGH CHOLESTEROL and SATURATED FAT content. The pig is the MAIN CARRIER of the TAENIE SOLIUM WORM, which is found in its flesh. These tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and Canada has RICHINOSIS from eating trichina worms, which are found in pork.

Many people have NO SYMPTOMS to warm them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are NOT noticed during meat inspections.

SHAMPOO

Cancer-causing substance in shampoos. Go home and check your shampoo. Change before it's too late... Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they have a substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos; manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is cheap. BUT the fact is, SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong!!! It is also proven that it can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no joke. Shampoos that contains SLS: Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, L'Oreal, the new Hemp Shampoo from Body Shop etc. contain this substance.

The first ingredient listed (which means it is the single most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Therefore, I called one company, and I told them their product contains a substance that will cause people to have cancer! They said, Yeah we knew about it but there is nothing we can do about it because we need that substance to produce foam. By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the same substance to produce the 'bubbles'. They said they are going to send me some information.

Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of getting cancer is 1 out of 8000 and now, in the 1990s, the chances of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is very serious. Therefore, I hope that you will take this seriously and pass this on to all the people you know, and hopefully, we can stop 'giving' ourselves cancer-causing agents.

Canvas

As you wave your hand that says, "Someday,
let's meet again." Your smiling face...
is eternally burned into my memory
My face which replied "That's right",
I wonder if I was able to laugh convincingly, convincingly...
Though I still cannot hand over the ball
with the words "I like you" written on it
It rolls in my chest and tickles...

Even if we cannot remain like this
and even if we are washed away by the future
It never changes, it can never become dirty
This canvas that's just for us...

Your response of "I'm sorry"
I looked at it and continue walking on and searching...
Even though the words "I like you" written on the ball will fade...
I didn't have the strenght to throw it or the sneakiness to get rid of it

Within time which passes by
Beneath the sky which continues to change
These chains that I will never forget that will never break
will probably turn into strengh

It seemed so easy to tear like the clouds
and it's impossible to catch like the rainbow
We can never return. It can never become dirty
That blue canvas of ours.

Love and dreams and the last train and
everything that's mixed up with it, as we chase it
You say "It hurt" when I ask
Love and dreams and your tearful voice was my life's everything
I was looking in your eyes, it's true. I could never say it.


Even if we cannot remain like this
and even if we are washed away by the future
It never changes, it's not a lie
That we are able to meet right now

Even though I was free as a bird
I was as lonely as the wind
We can never return. It can never become dirty
The painted tears of canvas...

Love and dreams and the last train
everything is mixed with expression.
You say "It hurt" when I ask
Love and dreams and your tearful voice was my life's everything
I was looking in your eyes, it's true. I could never say it