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Blog EntryAn Unfinish TaleMay 12, '07 10:24 AM
for everyone

Body Ink Studio itu yang tertulis di papan nama sebuah studio sekaligus toko pakaian yang berada di daerah bohemian dengan banyak cafe, gallery dan distro bertebaran. Bobo neighborhood seorang kawan pernah berujar. "Apa tuh bobo?" pernah aku tanya dia. "bohemian borju" jawabnya sambil terkekeh. Aku tertawa dan membayangkan mereka yang memilih jalur gaya hidup dan penampilan bohemian lengkap dengan segala vintage atributnya meskipun banyak dari mereka berasal dari latar belakang ekonomi dan status sosial yang mapan. De la vie de boheme, bukankah seharusnya merupakan kehidupan dengan kebebasan berseni dan hanya mengejar kesempurnaan dalam sebuah musik, warna atau kata-kata dan bukan mengejar kesempurnaan materi? aku mencoba menganalisa arti kata bohemia. Les bohemes bourgoiesie, sebuah paradoks yang kupikir lucu.

Aku melambaikan tangan ke pemilik sekaligus seniman tattoo yang baru saja tiba untuk membuka studionya itu. Mukanya yang sudah penuh dengan segala macam bentuk dan ukuran tindikan logam mulai dari perak sampai titanium itu tersenyum dan membuat seakan semua logam yang menempel di wajahnya ikut bergerak. Dia melambaikan tangannya yang terbungkus penuh gambar tattoo kearahku. Aku teruskan langkah pagi itu menuju Town House bergaya Mediterranean di samping tempat tattoo itu. Kubuka pintu gerbang besi berwarna hijau untuk memasuki halaman dalam yang membentuk cul-de-sac seperti La Piazza kecil dengan tanaman rambat yang memenuhi tembok luar sampai ke lantai dua gedung............................................

............ Kutekan bel pintu sambil merasakan kehangatan caffe latte, cream cheese dan bagel sekaligus semerbak aroma Lily segar lewat kantong kertas coklat yang kupegang. Tak lama pintu apartemen terbuka dan senyum khasnya yang ramah muncul di depanku.

“Pagi”, sapanya. “Lho, kok tumben nganter sendiri? si Chang kemana?” lanjutnya sambil memberi tanda menyuruhku masuk.

”........Chang sakit ngga bisa masuk hari ini”, aku menjelaskan keberadaan salah satu pegawaiku yang biasa mengantar pesanan delivery.

“Waa, sori ya musti nganter sendiri”, katanya..........

Kuambil bunga Lily dari kantong kertas dan sambil menyambar botol Absolut Vodka kosong yang terletak di atas meja itu aku berjalan menuju dapurnya untuk mengisi botol yang telah berganti fungsi menjadi vas bunga khusus untuk pesanan Lily-nya itu dengan air.keran. Sepintas tatapanku terhenti pada seuntai rosario mutiara hitam yang tergantung di lampu meja kerjanya................ ....................

"Terima kasih ya”, katanya lagi sambil mengambil uang kembalian.

."........ you have a good day, ok? mampir-mampir dong”, jawabku sambil berjalan keluar pintu.

“Sip, you too Dan. Bye bye”, katanya sambil menutup pintu.

............................Aku menyeberang jalan dan mengambil arah yang berlawanan dari tokoku untuk mengunjungi bengkel sepeda motor langgananku. Hari masih terlalu pagi dan belum semua toko dan restoran di jalan itu yang buka. Melewati Shonagon, sebuah fusion sushi restoran aku melihat poster besar bergambar seni Jepang Ukiyo-e dari pelukis Kiyonaga berjudul Girl under a Willow menempel di jendela kaca restoran yang masih tutup itu....................

.............................Aku melihat bayangan diriku di jendela kaca restoran. Memakai kaos abu-abu muda bertuliskan salah satu slogan Adidas ”impossible is nothing”, celana korduroy belel dengan warna yang mirip dan sepatu Timberland coklat lusuh. Sebuah gambaran yang jauh dari sosok eksekutif dengan setelan jas gelap Armani yang menutupi kontras warna hem putih dan dasi sutera dengan warna yang seakan ingin beradu gelap dengan setelan jas....................

Kulihat rekleksi diriku dikaca lagi, kali ini seperti layar filem dengan adegan yang berlompat – lompat antara lantai bursa yang hiruk pikuk oleh suara tawar menawar saham bergantian dengan bayangan lapisan kimono, muka berbedak putih tebal seorang Geisha diiringi suara suling Shakuhachi. Sebuah rantai fiksi imaginasi yang seakan pernah menjadi rangkaian sebuah perjalanan panjang yang merupakan bagian dari seni mencari kebahagian. Aku melanjutkan langkahku dan sayup-sayup bunyi suling Shakuhachi berganti menjadi raungan khas knalpot motor Harley Davidson bersamaan dengan bertambah dekatnya jarak menuju bengkel tujuanku........................


antara cuplikan, kompilasi, terusan dari Mutiara Hitam, Paradoks Dalam Botol dan Girl Under A Willow, an unfinished tale................
Image reference: The Black Pearl Inc (Jewelry Catalogue)


Blog EntryA Bench And A Three Stripes ShoesSep 11, '05 5:25 AM
for everyone

“Hi” …
“Allo”
she said, with a French accent.
“Mind if I sit here?”
“No, go ahead” she said blowing her smoke.
We were both in a smoking section of an airport waiting for our flights. I noticed her shoes, nice Adidas. A pair of simple black shoes with three white stripes which she worn over ankle socks.

“Where are you flying to?” I tried to make small conversation as I lighted my cigarette.
“Back home to France” she said. “And you?” “Kuala Lumpur” I said. “Ah, we should be on the same flight, my flight stop over in Kuala Lumpur” she continued.
“Nice shoes, where did you get it?”
“In France” she replied shortly.
“Cool shoes, what series is that?” I continued asking her about the shoes.
“I really don’t know” she replied kind of apologetically.
“They look really nice, I like them” I said.
“Merci” she said with a smile.

It’s a simple conversation taken place while sharing a smoke on a bench waiting for a late night international flight. Neither one of us is likely to feel any kind of intimacy from that kind of an experience. It was an exchange between a genuine interest over a pair of sporty Adidas and a return of information which was not really helpful but at least was honest answers.

But what if the swing of event were different? What if faith has it that I was also flying to France instead of just getting off in Kuala Lumpur? The sharing of a bench could extend into a sharing of a long flight.

“So, what will you be doing in France?” she asked.
“Working, I come to see some shots of food ingredients for a TV commercial” said I.
“Hmm, that sounds like an interesting commercial. You work in advertising? She asked again.
“You look good in those shoes” I complemented her as I nodded my head to answer her last question. “Me too, I work in a marketing field also, but mostly digital. I design web….. you really like these shoes?” she said as she lifted both her legs a little. I nodded my head again. She smiled and said "yes, they are actually my fave shoes too"
“Yes, its so you. So? I mean you work in digital marketing? I used to be involved in that too” I told her. “What’s so me… my work?” she asked. “No, the shoes” I said. She laughed and said
”and just how would you know that, Mr. Ad Man?”.
I laughed too and shrugged my shoulders. “I have no idea why I said that. Just a silly hunch, I get them sometimes”. I said as I rose from the bench. “We still have a long wait for our flight” I looked at my watch. “Yes, it will still be for awhile, are you going in?” she asked me. “No, I want to get some coffee, you want one?” I said.
“I would love some” she said.
“Black?” I asked again. “That’s another good hunch, yes. Thank you” she said.
“Be right back, then”. I walked towards a standing bar that still open along side a row of closed Duty Free Shops.

The cigarette has long gone but the conversation lingers on. This could be just another simple conversation over a mutual admiration over a pair of shoes between two people who happens to be involved in similar works. That and the coffee that would follow could create an innocent intimacy or at least comfort over the dreading wait for the two late night travelers.

“Here’s your coffee” I handed her a closely lid cup of coffee.
“and by the way, I’m Shai…Shai Bastara” I introduce myself.
“Merci, I’m Patna Jane” she said as she took the coffee and shakes my hand.
“Cool initial…PJ. Can I call you PJ?” I said grinning.
“PJ it is…and you’re Shai, right?” she grins back at me.
“Sometimes in some situation but right now I’m not shy with you” I winked as I sip my coffee. She laughed at the slipped of the tongue to my name.
“your coffee okay PJ?”
“you know what Shai, these shoes would look nice on you too….yes the coffee is fine. But I am thinking a cold beer would be nice now”
“I think they come in men’s sizes too, don’t they? cold beer definitely is another good idea”
“maybe we’ll have one on board later?”
she said.
“where are you sitting PJ?”
“should be around the second or third row…..I always like to seat as close to the front as I can”
she explained.
“I’m around there too I think”. I remembered I asked for a front seat too when checking in tonight. I started to look at my boarding pass and the little sticker that says 7 C. An aisle seat.
“I think I’m going to get one too” I said as I showed her my boarding pass.
“what Shai? the beer?” she looks at my boarding pass and waves hers that has 6 D on it.
“ no PJ, the shoes…I have this funny feeling that I’m going to get one too”.
“yes get one, that way we’ll then have something in common” she said.
“that would be nice, wouldn’t it? I mumbled to myself not really knowing what I’m saying.

The boarding announcement came over the speakers. “That’s us Shai…let’s go”. We walked towards the gate with me helping her carry one of her bags. We stand on line with the other passengers entering the cabin. Our seat turns out to be one row apart on opposite side of the plane. It wasn’t a very full plane as we both have no one sitting next to us.

“hey you ” I came over to her seat after the seatbelt sign is off.
“hey you too” she look up from her seat.
“can I sit here with you?”
“yes I would love the company”
she said.” it’s going to be a long journey, isn’t it?” she said again as I sit next to her.
“Pfffff, very long PJ….maybe it would feel shorter if we both share some cold beers”
“yes let’s ask for some, Shai”

The pretty dyed blonde stewardess with dark sharp eyes typical of women from the Arabic Peninsula brought us two cold Heinekens.

“here’s to PJ and her nice Adidas” I toast to her.
“here’s to sharing our long journey together, Shai. And a safe flight”
”yes a safe flight PJ”
“nothing can be predictable but yes Shai, a safe flight where everyone including you will arrive safely at your destination “
“you have a good heart PJ”




"Cheers" We both said it at the same time.

We talked about work and discussed some of the movies featured during the flight. Dinner was served and we had some more Heinekens afterwards. The cabin light is turned low and most of the passengers are asleep. I am reading my book while PJ is busy doing some sketches for a web layout.

“you want a blanket PJ?”
“yes, it’s getting a bit chilly”
“Yes I know. Here’s your blanket”
“I’m going to get some sleep Shai. You?”
“Maybe read a few more pages. Go ahead, I catch up later”
“Okay, be here when I wake up?”
she grinned at me
“Yup, with another cold beer for you” I grinned back at her.

“ mmm….you have a good heart, Shai. See you later”

The plane is high above the Atlantic flying through dark night. It is a long journey to Paris with a stop over in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai. Sharing a journey could add more burdens with the excess luggage of your companion or for having to attend some silly needs for blanket or additional cold beers. Probably even an unintentionally slip of tongue on some wrong hunches which might cause minor irritation.

But the comfort of it all and the sharing of common interest between traveling partner beat the hell out of all that burdens. Especially if we are taking a long journey of life with its unknown destination. All we have is the sharing of something in common and faith in our traveling partner. An open heart is a good heart…….it
dances and travels

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