Ramadhan telah tiba..

Sebelum umroh 2 bulan yang lalu, gw jarang banget solat. Paling 2 hari sekali baru solat satu waktu. Terus waktu umroh, gw rajiin banget sholat karena takut dapet karma di mekkah. hahahaha…

Terus abis umroh, solat 5 waktunya hanya bertahan 2 minggu. Abis itu balik lagi ke kebiasaan lama. Solat 2 hari sekali.

Eh tidak terasa besok udah hari pertama bulan Ramadhan. Sepertinya gw harus kembali memperbaharui iman gw dan kembali sholat lima waktu. Kita lihat aja, sampai berapa lama gw bertahan sholat lima waktu ini.

Oiya, selamat puasa semuanya. Minal Aidin Wal Faidzin. Semoga di bulan Ramadhan ini kita bisa jadi orang yang lebih baik, amin.

Percakapan dengan drg. Abdul Latief, SpBM.

Sejak Operasi Jumat yang lalu, tanggal 15 Agustus 2008, total udah seminggu gw ga keluar rumah dan ga makan apa-apa selain bubur (yang udah dicampur sama telor), strawberry yoghurt, and juice. Bosen banget gw, ga bisa kemana, ga bisa makan apa-apa. Hasilnya, kulit gw jadi lebih putih, berat badan gw turun dari 88 kg jadi 84 kg, tapi rambut ketombean karena ga boleh cuci rambut selama seminggu.

Udah seminggu gw nunggu-nunggu hari ini. Nunggu hari untuk check perkembangan mulut gw, setelah operasi. I feel better, gue udah ga ngerasa sakit di mulut. Karena itu gw merasa harusnya gw udah bisa makan dan mulai keluar rumah lagi. Tapi gw tidak diperbolehkan sebelum dokter gw bilang gw udah bisa makan dan beraktivitas lagi. Dan itu hari ini..

Jadi gw pergi dianter papa tersayang ke klinik dokter ini di pancoran setelah, AKHIRNYA, gw bisa cuci rambut. He is a nice and great dentist. Namanya drg. Abdul Latief, SpBM, tapi dikenal juga dengan nama dr. Benni. Gw ga tau dapet panggilan itu darimana, mungkin nama malamnya.

Gw sampe disana jam 4 sore. Dokternya praktek jam segitu. Terus gw daftar dan jadi orang pertama yang dateng. Gw nunggu sambil baca koran. Setengah jam nunggu dokternya ga dateng-dateng, malah pasiennya yang dateng tambah banyak. Ga lama, mas-masnya bilang kalo dokternya terlambat datang karena macet, jadi kemungkinan baru sampai jam 5-5.30.

Jam 6 akhirnya tuh dokter dateng. Gw pun dipanggil masuk. Dan ini adalah percakapan yang terjadi di dalam ruang praktek dokternya:

dr. Benni: maaf ya saya telat. Macet banget tadi.

gw: ga papa dok.

dr. Benni: Coba saya periksa dulu ya mulutnya. Masih sakit ga?

gw: masih dok, gusi yang belakang. Kayanya agak bengkak deh?

dr. Benni: Ooooh iyaaa.. (sambil memeriksa). Itu kan emang ada jaitannya. Kalo ga dijait berdarah dong nanti. Ada sariawannya juga tuh, besaar..

gw: ooh gituuu dok. Pantesan sakit.

–Terus tanpa ngomong apa-apa lagi langsung ambil gunting terus menggunting jaitan di gusi belakang gw.

dr. Benni: Tahan ya, saya mau tarik nih jaitannya.

–Sakitnya minta ampun. Gw baru tau kalo mau narik jaitan ga pake disuntik kebal dulu, jadinya gw ga prepare. Dia main langsung tarik aja.

dr. Benni: Jaitan di langit-langit mulutnya sakit ga?

gw: Ga sih dok, cuma benangnya nusuk-nusuk ke lidah dok. Lidah saya jadi sariawan. Bisa dirapihin ga ya dok?

dr. Benni: Oh gituuuu…

–tetep tanpa ngomong apa-apa dia langsung gunting semua benang sisa operasi, terus langsung ditarik keluar secara paksa, TANPA NGOMONG APA-APA SAMA GW TERLEBIH DAHULU.

dr. Benni: sus, coba kamu ambilin gunting kawat…

gw (dalam hati): mampus deh gw..

–gw panik, pasti sakit banget nih nyabut kawat penyangga ini..

–bener aja, pas ditarik keluar, ngilunya setengah mati…

Setelah dipotong kawat dan benang penyangganya, pelat di langit-langit mulut gw langsung jatuh ke lidah.

dr. Benni: wah, bagus nih hasil operasinya. Kalo ga pake pelat, darahnya suka ngegantung-gantung di langit-langit. Udah kering nih. Sekarang udah bisa makan.. Coba dikumur dulu.

– gw seneng ngedengernya…

gw: Jadi udah bisa makan nasi dok?

dr. Benni: udah

gw: ga ada pantangan dok?

dr. Benni: ga ada!

gw: makan pedes, gorengan atau KFC udah boleh dok?

dr. Benni: udah..

gw: kalo keluar rumah, kuliah, dll, udah bisa dok?

dr. Benni: udah!! (sambil setengah BT karena pasiennya ga percaya kalo udah sembuh..) Pokoknya kamu udah boleh ngapain aja sekarang, anggap aja ga pernah operasi !!!

gw: wah, makasih ya dok.

dr. Benni: eh, tapi minggu depan kamu control lagi kesini ya, soalnya masih ada beberapa jaitan lagi yang belum bisa diambil hari ini

gw: siap dok!!!

Total 10 menit gw di dalem ruangannya. Tapi 2 jam gw di ruang tunggunya…

That’s it! Kata-kata itu yang gw tunggu selama seminggu ini. Gw udah ga tahan mau keluar rumah dan makan KFC. Ayam suntik emang paling mantab.

Akhirnya, hari-hari penuh perjuangan dan penuh kesabaran mendekam di rumah berakhir juga !!!!

YIIPPPPEEEEE…

In Memory of LeRoi Moore (1961-2008)

Today I am in grieve for the death of LeRoi Moore. I am very sad that such a talented musician is gone so fast. I wonder who will replace him. Hmm.. What a very sad day..

LeRoi Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was the saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band, and a founding member of the band. Moore often arranged the music for the songs written by frontman Dave Matthews. He had co-writing credits on many of the band’s songs, most notably “Too Much” and “Stay”.

Moore was born on September 7, 1961 in Dunn, North Carolina to Lee Vester and Pennie Louise (née Smith) Moore. Raised in Virginia, he attended college at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia studying tenor saxophone and later became an accomplished jazz musician in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was tapped by Dave Matthews in 1991 to record some songs he had written and wished to flesh out with larger instrumentation.

He played bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, as well as the flute,bass clarinet and wooden penny whistle.

“For a moment this good time would never end
You and me
Just wasting time
I was kissing you
You were kissing me, love
From good day into a moonlight
Now a night so fine
Makes us wanna stay… for awhile”

-”Stay” by Dave Matthews Band

Me Under Surgery

A month ago, accidentally, I found out that I had a cyst in my mouth. That, although, it was not dangerous, it needed to be removed, because it will get bigger over time.

As soon as I found out, I’m out looking the best doctor in town, supposedly, specialized in mouth surgery. Finally I found this doctor, his name is dr. Abdul Latief, also known as dr. Benny. He is the most calming doctor and finally succeded to convince me to do this surgery.

After several meeting, I finally signed up for the surgery. We agreed to do the surgery in Pondok Indah General Hospital. (In which my mom always bragged about, having me in the same hospital as President SBY in-law.. d’uh..)  The doctors took about an hour and half to finish the surgery and I need around an hour to recover from the anesthesia. Although actually, I had not been totally recover when they brought me back to my room, I was still high..

So, when everybody was talking to me, I remember talking back to them, but I can’t remember what was I talking about. I remember talking in English but that was it.. hahahaha…

Now, I am only allowed to eat porridge and oatmeal and my mouth is full with stitches. But I’m better now. Thank you guys for coming to the hospital and all. For all your prayer and support. For those who don’t know that I was having a surgery (and I didn’t want to tell you really), that was because I don’t want you to see me in the this condition, that’s all. But I know you’re praying for me just the same.

Thanks guys.