Tiga Bunga MerahDulu, waktu main ke Singapura, saya beli tiga kuntum bunga plastik yang besar buat ibu saya. Bentuknya bagus, kayak bunga betulan, warnanya merah. Repotnya, sepanjang Orchard Road saya terpaksa menenteng tiga bunga feminim yang panjangnya 70 senti itu. Memang bikin penat, tapi minimal tidak serasa orang sinting, karena tidak ada tatapan aneh ataupun lirikan menghakimi dari para singapurawan maupun singapurawati. Tidak seperti kalau di tempat kelahiran saya. Lagipula, udara Singapura segar dan trotoarnya luas bersih. Nyaman sekali buat pejalan kaki yang menenteng 3 bunga merah besar seperti saya.

Sepulangnya di bandara Semarang, lagi-lagi saya harus menenteng tiga bunga yang mencolok mata tadi, walaupun kali ini lebih repot karena bawaan saya ditambah sebuah koper yang berat. Suasananya juga beda, airport Ahmad Yani tentu saja bertolak belakang dengan Changi. Sudut-sudut yang kumuh disesaki wajah prihatin—plus bau-bau anehnya—rupanya mengingatkan halus kalau saya sudah kembali ke dunia nyata.

Dalam perjalanan menuju parkiran, ada tiga orang bapak sopir taksi yang sedang bersandar di pagar. Dengan gerakan tiba-tiba, salah satu bapak itu dengan lancang menyentuh bunga plastik saya. Lho apa ini, pikir saya. Kemudian dia tersenyum, bersandar ke pagar dan bilang ke teman-temannya, “Tenan to! Mung kembang apus-apusan kok.” Artinya, “Benar kan! Cuma bunga palsu kok.”

Oalah, bapak ini cuma mau memastikan itu bunga palsu, bukan bunga betulan.

Entah kenapa, tapi saya malah senang bapak tadi tidak enggan memastikan bunga itu bukan betulan. Mungkin, si bapak merasa kalau saya dan dia itu cuma saudara jauh. Kalau saudara buat apa enggan?

Dalam hati saya tersenyum simpul dan berpikir, “I am home

3 Bunga Merah Besar
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30 thoughts on “3 Bunga Merah Besar

  • January 30, 2007 at 10:39 pm
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    :-) sarkasme yang dibalut oleh cerita menarik. tumben posting ttg kehidupanmu…

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  • January 31, 2007 at 1:28 am
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    berarti orangg kita lebih ‘dekat’ ya.
    kamu suka yg mana, mon ?

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  • January 31, 2007 at 2:28 am
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    Tapi sueer aku lebih suka orang indonesia deh, walaupun hujan emas di negeri orang masih mending ga hujan di negri sendiri deh. Hujan emas sakit tuh kena kepala hiks..hiks

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  • January 31, 2007 at 4:31 am
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    mungkin karena di s’pore dianggap orang asing makanya dicuekin, tapi mereka juga banyak yang suka pingin tahu lho–istilahnya keipoh (nosey)–samalah dengan si bapak di semarang itu :D

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  • January 31, 2007 at 10:49 am
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    to cherish small (yet significant) thing(s) around us, hmm.. nice post.

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  • January 31, 2007 at 12:40 pm
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    saya belum pernah berbuat sehebat itu untuk ibu saya lho..

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  • January 31, 2007 at 2:47 pm
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    saudara. that’s a simple word with a huge of meanings..nice post.

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  • January 31, 2007 at 4:22 pm
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    good boy…!! I just got nice bracelet from my son too…

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  • January 31, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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    hahaha bapak itu lucu kalo nurut gue :)

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  • January 31, 2007 at 6:42 pm
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    lha, tenan to hormon bisa bikin cerita menyentuh sing personal. ora apus-apusan iki! :D

    bahasa semarangnya: “hè-èh, isih dikiro sadulur kok! trang rak enak is nyekel kembangku. tak gethok kowe, piye jal?” :D

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  • February 1, 2007 at 5:10 am
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    pointnya pada singaporeans yang super cuex (menghargai apa cuex) atau pada orang indonesia yang bau-bau tapi sensitif (apa sok campur tangan)?

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  • February 1, 2007 at 8:02 am
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    bapak yang nyolek bungamu itu…khas orang kita :)

    tapi kok agak2 annoying buat aku, ya?

    agak lancang. oiya, ‘orang kita’ dhing ya :D

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  • February 1, 2007 at 9:46 am
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    Bilangin: My flowers fake not, don’t you follow mix (Bunga gue palsu ngga, jangan lu ikut campur…!)

    Singlish gak sih? Singlish maksa kalik ya

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  • February 1, 2007 at 9:49 am
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    Tambahin lagi, singlishnya: “My body is not delicious. Enter wind.” (Badan gue lagi gak enak, masuk angin). Hihihihi. Bukan singlish kalik ya, Mon.

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  • February 1, 2007 at 2:53 pm
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    @ doc_wong : ok.. ok no what-what. tidak apa-apa :-D

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  • February 9, 2007 at 5:35 pm
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    hikss..
    jadi pengen pulang

    kangen ma ke- Indonesia -an itu…

    sekali Indonesia
    tetap Indonesia :D

    *yanglagidiluarnegeri*

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