Thinking / Laughing / Smiling Session

#1st Story

When I was a little child, I was a coward. Especially about things that could not be seen: GHOST!!

One day, there were only me and my older sister at home. My Parents went to my uncle's wedding and wouldn't go home till midnight.

It'd be fine for me in daylight because I could spend my time by watch tv. Yet, it would be different after the sunset.

So, I went to my room and tried to sleep.

Then, my naughty sister started to scare me. She moved her hair covering her face and crawled on the floor while making spooky voices.

I was petrified. And only stared at her. 

Slowly, she's crawling and moving to my bed, little by little. I threw all the things around me to make sure she wouldn't come near me.

I ran out of pillows and she's getting closer, and closer, and closer...

   "Oh my God, what should I do?"

Suddenly I remembered what my mom told me, "If you scared, just pray. It will erase your fear".

Automatically I prayed the only Do'a I remember. Loudly. As loud as I could.

She stopped. She only sat there.

   "Oh my God, it's true!! What my Mom told me worked"

Yet, my sister started to laugh. She laughed out loud till her face turn red.

   "Why?", I asked her. Confused.

Still laughing, she said: "Are you hungry? You pray Do'a before having a meal".

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#2nd Story

Last week, my little cousin, Popo got lesson about God and religious things from his kindergarten teacher.

He was really excited, and told everyone everythings his teacher told him in class.

   "Come on, Ruru! Sit here..", he pulled my hand and asked me to sit beside him, right after I arrived at his house.

I sat and put my bag on the table. Ready to pay attention to him, "Oke, What's up?"

   "So", he looked at me, "Do you know about God?"

   "Hmmm, not really", I act like I knew nothing, "Please tell me."

   "Well, fella. Since you have a lack of knowledge about our Creator, I'll tell you these " 

   "Please.. go on" (- -!)

He took a deep breath and continued, "Our Almighty Creator, by Popo".

   "God is the One who created all of us. God created You, Mommy, the blue sky, those beautiful flowers, aaaannd Me."

He pointed me,his mother, window, flower, and last, himself. 

  

I smiled to listen his "lecture" about God from his point of view. Then he asked me.

   "Do you like Ice cream?", I nodded, "Then, you can ask him. In fact, you can ask him everythings, because he has a superpower"

He touched his chin, "I'll ask God a van full of Ice creams, and I can share it with you, Mommy, Daddy, and all of my friends"

   "Wow, that sounds terrific"

He responded, "Indeed. Oh don't forget. God has a lot of nicknames"

   "What are they?"

   "One of my friend call him Allah, another call him Almighty and the others call him Tuhan"

   "And what are you going to call him?"

   "I prefer Tuhan", then he said Tuhan repeteadly, "Tuhantuhantuhantuhantuhan..."

...........................................................................5 minutes later.

I was making a cup of milk tea when Popo ran to the kitchen, crying..

   "What's wrong, Popo?"

Sobbing he said, "Ruru, I am a sinner"

   "What do you mean?"

   "Emmm, I didn't mean to, but I have insulted God", I looked at his face, he did really sad, he continued, "I called him Hantu repeteadly".

P.S    :
Hantu = (Indonesian), ghost

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#3rd Story

This weekend, I'm going to spend my holidays in my uncle's house. 

His house is in East Java while my campus is in Yogyakarta. So, I need to ride a bus to go there. 

Now, I'm waiting for my bus in bus station. I guess my bus is late and I run out of book's pages to read. So, I only paying attention to situation in this place to feel not bored.

There are a lot of people here. A family group with a bunch of  luggages, a man who is always talking to his phone--loudly, a stylish woman with a pretty handbag, and many more.

And of course there are also sellers, with vary goods to sell, mineral water, instant cup noddles, coffee/hot beverages, pecel, bakpia, or even some colorfull toys.

You'll be surprised by what you find here, by what those creative sellers bring to you.

A young man, i guess he's only 16 or less, approaches me, and asks me to buy his food.

   "Hello, miss. Would you like to buy some foods??", he shows his basket,"There are fried peanut, eel chips, tahu asin,bakpia..."

I decide to buy 2 packs of tahu asin and mineral water. And pay him.

He smiles, gives me the foods, say thanks then approaches another customer across my seat.

   "Tahu asin, tahu asin.. Only 2 thousands rupiahs!!!", he yells along this bus station.

Suddenly, a television near my seat presents a news about a member of DPR who's been aressted for accepting illegal money.

The tv's volume is loud enough to be heard by people in this station. Almost everyone get irritated due to what the corruptor did.

Suddenly, the young man yells,

   "TAHU ISIN, TAHU ISIN, ONLY 2 MONTHS IN JAIL!!!"

P.S :
Tahu asin = Fried tofu that seasoned with only salt, usually eaten with a whole grenn chili. 

Tahu isin  = (Javanese) the antonym of "bare faced/shameles/unabashedly" 

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#4th Story

Once upon a time, far-far away from here, there was a country named "Brontox".

Here, lived a king named Schizofrenic. He's not a wise leader, and that's why a lot of corruptors lived here without any punishment.

One day, Mr. Grasshead, a farmer, would like to buy a sack of manures for his farm. So he went to the agriculture shop. There, he asked the shop keeper,

   

   "Sir, i need a sack of manures,please..."

   "Oh, I'm sorry, Sir. Our manures have sold out. We have nothing left"

Feeling blue, he went home without any manures in his hand. He dissapointed because the last shop he visited have no any manures for his farm.

On the next day, he went to the palace,and told his deppression to his King.

   "Lord Schizofrenic, I need your help", he continued, "Yesterday I went to agriculture shop to buy menures for my farm. Yet, the shop keeper said all the manures sold out."

   "And then?", asked King Shizofrenic.

   "Actually, Sir.", Mr. Grasshead took a breath, "Those manures not sold out yet, I saw them in the warehouse of Agriculture Minister. 

People said he's going to sell them to other country for more expensive price."

   "Oke, I understand. You may go home now."

Actually, he often got reports about this, about corruptions in his country. But he never did anythings. He only nodded without any conclutions. And he really tired about this.

.......................................................................................days later

One day, all the corruptors got a command from the King to go to a neighbor-country. They were going to on a 'field study'.

Unfortunately, on the halfway, their vehicles got trouble, their wheel damaged and slipped to Mr. Grasshead farm. 

Mr. Grasshead farm located in hillside, and of course that accident made a huge injuries for the corruptors, some of them died.

Mr. Grasshead reported about the accident to the King, and King Schizofrenic commanded him to bury all the bodies.

Mr. Grasshead confused, but he obeyed him and buried all the corruptors' bodies.

After finished his duty, Mr. Grasshead went to the palace to meet King Schizofrenic.

   "Why all of them get buried?", he asked

King didn't answer, he only asked Mr. Grasshead, "Have all of them died?"

Mr. Grasshead answer, "Ummm, some of them tried to tell me they're still alive."

And King Schizofrenic said, "It's OK, We should bury them. We know they are corruptors, and definitely you must know that they always lie, don't you?"

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