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Today is the World Book Day and I want to share my favorite book, actually I had many favorite book as my favorite movie but however I couldnt pick them all right? So I sort 5 recommended books which was worthy to read, from local author and foreign author in all genre. Here they are ...

Harry Potter series

J. K. Rowling made me crazy and imagine about another world that seems so close with our living, I cant counting how many times I (re)read this book (all series including the additional book) and spent the day and night just for read this book until finish. This book is the most thickly book that I ever read in my teenager life (I reed Mushashi after by e-book, so itsn’t count as essentials book in physic form) and the most awaiting book of my life because I need to preorder even before they published it.

Harry Potter is a poor boy whom living with Dursley family, they threated him badly and his cousin Dudley always bullying him. He spent his life unnoticed until one day he got a mysterious envelope from Magical School named Hogwarts. After a little fighting with the Dursley, Harry start to entering the magical worlds with Hagrid.

Diagon Alley, Lumos, Quidditch, Boggart, Dobby is just a little things in magical world, there are so many (detail) things which is interesting to imagine. With his bestfriend Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger he starting his adventure in Hogwarts. Together they’re facing the (dark) hidden secret in Hogwarts and magical world also the truth of Harry’s parent death.

As usually there always an enemy in every book and his is Voldermort a.k.a you-know-who whom known as his parents murder. Beside that Harry had a cruel rival named Draco Malfoy but in the end they being (awkward) friend. Last but not least is Severus Snape the man behind whom keept Harry in his way.

I feel this book is made a big influence in my life, I became a freak reader and thristy (book) reader hehe 1 book in a day isnt enough. Also we (me and Vici my bedmate) adapt Harry and Ron habit saying “good night” before sleep and trying to made our day in dormitory awesome as in Harry Potter book.

Sometimes Harry Potter words remain in my mind ...

2nd Traveller Tale

I falling in love with this book since the first time saw the cover and the authors hehe Adhitya Mulya and Ninit Yunita yes, I adored them. I’m loving the way Adhitya Mulya represent his character (most of his book) funny, ugly but adorable, simple and to the point.

This book is about the unfinished square love (see ... triangle love is so yesterday hehe) in a frienship gank of 4 peoplesince Senior High School. Interesting, they falling in love to each other in one time by a little accident. They grown up with unrealize love that always following their life, wherever they go.

Ucup : The poor man whom always being the poor man hehe He spent his incridible live with optimism that he would survived from anything for Farah. He working in bloody war of African border.

Farah: The most beautiful girl, eh woman, in this gank. Her Jordanian blood made her became an centre attention. She is working in Hoi An Vietnamese, spent her the time by waiting Francis message.

Francis : He is a pianist, the brave one and the nicest man whom always pay attention to Retno. He is the mother of this journey. He is nomaden.

Retno : If Francis is the mother of this journey, so she is the mother of this unfinished square love. She might not beautiful as Farah, but she’s pretty on her way (Francis way). She isworking in Denmark and ready for travelling.

Everyone (not everyone, BTW only Ucup and Farah) is screwing up when Francis sent the invitation e-mail, a mariage invitation in Barcelona Spain. So they are ... passed half of the world map, raced to hold back the marriage and told the truth, a long lasting (unfinished) love. Just for 1 answer ... the answer that would be change their life.

There is 4 authors, everyone had their characther and really described the way to Barcelona based on the character working place. 2 thumbs up! And more 2 thumbs up (with my foot thumb hehe) for the story, i feel amazed!!!

After read this book I had a big desire to have a chance for traveling and wish it could be true. BTW i knew about backpacker concept by this book hehe

AntologiRasa

“The more you make me suffer the more I find I love you”

The more you read the book the more you find that Ika Natassa need to make into triology (please) because 1 book isn’t enough, I (we, actually) want more, more, more and more.

The story is about unfinish square love(again hehe) from Harris to Keara to Rully to Denise, they working together in a Bank, so be ready to get some explanation about Banker things and how they’re life. Keara branded stuff is so tempting me, really tempting me. I can’t ignore the desire of woman, love the beautifulness even it’s painfull.

Ika Natassa using 2 language in this book, Indonesian and English, so far it’s OK for using both even (actually) I (still) took more time for understand hehe After read Antologi Rasa I search another book of her (even the background story still Banker things)

BTW, should I tell about the book right? Hehe Every book is awesome if we’re loving the author first.Yap. Ika Natassa is complete package hehe She is clever, had a high taste, always sharing a good review or link by twitter (I’m her follower) and her sketch skill is a bonus. So, how can I’m not falling to her?

I enjoying Antologi Rasa as I drink fruity youghurt, it’s biting, the taste in my mouth was shocking my heart but cant stop until finish.

Sirkusdirektørensdatter/ Putri Sirkus dan Lelaki Penjual Donggeng

This is my first Jostein Gaardr tehat I read before Sophie’s World, I impressed with the way of his thinking, let’s say out of the box. His philosopher background is the main interest of the book, he mixing the imagination and a little bit of philosopy into those (not much as Sophie’s Worlds) off course it became a great result, a story of story.

With easy and simple words he let me in into his worlds, Peter worlds (for this book). A smart boy which had a big imagination and a chance to make it true. He growing up as a nice guy and his love life leads him into the great idea of literature world, Writer’s Aid. He is selling the draft or half story ideas to the other writer whom had difficulties of writing ideas, they only need to develop or decorate the story.

Until one day, he found that most of his story is published by strange writer out of his cycle, then most of his buyer is concern and complain. He escaping to ignore his buyer and accidently meet with a girl whom created by his.

The most interest part of this book is the draft story of Writer’s Aid, a story of story. You only need to read this book to know what I really feel when read this book. It’s easy to understand but hard to explain.

BTW, you would curious Jostein Gaarder other book after read this book.

Totto Chan : The Little Girl At The Window

My father gave me this book when I was on Junior High School, he told me that he read the book review on the newspaper before bought this book for me. Wishing me enjoy the high quality book.

The book is about the girl named Totto Chan a little girl whom schooling in Tomoe Gakuen, owned by Kobayashi.

My first impression is “her school is more fun than mine” hehe The method is so tempting and keep me asking “why we dont use those method in our school?” Totto Chan school is opening my mind about education concept, school is about learning and everyone had their way of learning, dont push just let it flew away ...

Totto Chan school is amazing place for learning and would be a great school in the future, but unfortunatelly this school was bomb on 2nd world war and never build again.

This is a recommended book for education student whom want to know more about education method.

OK, that’s all for now, I hope this book list would be helpful ... See me on the next review.

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We (the whole family) decided to try alternative healing (non-medic way) to help my mother, we don't want to see her frustrated because of the slow progress and hoping that way would be faster than the regular way of healing.

So, after asking other friends who have a family member or acquaintance who has tried that way (actually, they told us it's painless), we’ve got a lot of options, many options. One person said this place is good, one person said this place is so good, and one person said this place is better, most people gave advice and recommendations about a place and healer based on the fact or their experience.

After discussion, we chose my aunt's recommendation, because of... her recommendation hehe because she knew well with the owner and the place is still in the Subang area (between 45 minutes from my home).

So here we go, we went on Friday night to an unknown place, I mean I still have not seen yet the place. we used my uncle's car because we carried so much stuff for my mother. Besides that, my aunty said that the place is middle of nowhere hehe and difficult to find a food stall and Alfamart (as I said before, Alfamart is the largest franchise after Warung Nasi Padang, even you can even find it on Cihideung Peak).

After a long way...

We arrived in the middle of nowhere place, really in the middle... of a rice field. I still couldn't see around because we were focused on my mother. We moved the stuff into the room (a long room that reminds me of the dormitory) and placed the stuff randomly.

FYI, (finally, I knew it) this place is owned by Pak Engkim, he lived with his family and his assistants, the location is at Katomas village on the border of Pagaden and Binong, in front of his house there was a huge material shop, people called it “Material Panjang”. People around here know Mr. Engkim so well.

My first impression about this place was that I felt like spending the summer holiday in a Javanese village, trust me, the temperature is so hot and I wondered if they survived hehe

Let me describe this place. The house is built in the middle of a rice field and there is a small path which is connected to the house and the road. In front of the longhouse, there was a medium concrete yard, and after that, a small mosque (musholla) made of bamboo bilik (bamboo strap which is plaited by hand used for the wall or floor of Sundanesse traditional building).

On the left there is a catfish pond and the other pond (I still don't know its function), also there was a crop planted, and all building is united in one area. There is a river after the house and the railways, so we (always) can hear the sound of train bells from here, especially at night or dawn.

We stayed in the dormitory hehe, they provided a slight bed for the patient and carpets for the keeper, in other words: we slept on the floor, no bed again T.T Fortunately I prepared a sleeping bag just for myself hehe

My daily activities start with shubuh praying, then glucose checking and blood pressure checking, taking a bath for my mother and myself (and washing the clothes). After that, I inject insulin into her body 15 minutes before breakfast. I brought her outside to sunbathe, no longer than my mother eating her meals. Sometimes I challenge her to move her left body, especially her fingers and it will end up with her frustrated face :)

THE METHODS

Pak Engkim used 2 ways of healing, the 1st is by herbs and the 2nd is by massage.

HERBS

3 times a day his assistant would bind my mother's body (only for the stroke part) with their special potions, in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the night. The potion is made from smashed ginger, casava, and chili, which are blended and packaged with fabrics before attaching to my mother's body, she said that the potion is super hot. It took around 2 hours for binding time or until my mother felt so hot. The purpose is to stimulate the nerves until the deepest of skin layers.

In the morning his assistant would give my mother kuning / kunyit / kunir water (it’s made from smashed turmeric and a little bit of water which was filtered), and in the afternoon his assistant would give my mother beras kencur water (it’s made from smashed rice and kencur and a little bit of water which was filtered) sometimes they give pandan water (it’s made from smashed pandanus leaf and a little bit of water which was filtered) all depend on my mother condition. That’s all for the drink.

MASSAGE

There is one man who does the massages, he knows better the nerves and the veins in our body as a neurologist but without formal education. He would massage Pak Engkim patient once in 2 days because he worried the patient couldn't accept the pain after massage. So far he’s good but my mother hates him hehe... He always gave the pain, please... it’s his job, Mom.

I enjoyed waking up in the morning by the rays of sunrise, the rare moment of my regular day, peeking (FYI, my sleeping position is in front of the door, so I had the day in widescreen) from my sleeping bag made me feels in camping mode hehe

Maybe because nothing (serious) to do here, I can sleep early in the night and my day is no longer than sleeping, eating, washing clothes, writing a journal (yes! I had something to do), and another unproductive activity just for killing the time. I hope she’s doing well soon and has her life as before.

The worst problem is she had around 2 weeks without going to the washroom, she had a stomach problem. I gave her the calomel but still not work, I gave her 2 times and nothing happened!. So we’re moving seriously, I bought her dulcol*x (bullet shape) which using by entering from the (sorry) butt, and... success !!!

Then... the problem continued, now she had a serious stomachache, a very bad problem. She can stop at the washroom, it has been 3 days and won't stop. We must work harder because she can't move or leave her bed, so .. here I am... stuck cleaning the diapers T.T

After those difficult days, we planned to send her to their recommended doctor, dr. Iwan. He is a famous doctor here (Binong and around) and has a lot of patients during his workday, so we need to make an appointment by phone to avoid the queue, we’ve got the 110th (even) after making an appointment. Popularity is a guarantee, at least it’s my impression while looking at him checking my mother's condition, he explained well about the disease, and how to control and handle it.

The cost is average (for average people) around 6 digits (000,000) including the medicine, we like the doctor because he convinces my mother (as I said, she is stubborn and wouldn't believe until she finds the truth by herself) and made her waiting for the next appointment 10 days after.

For almost 2 weeks we have stayed here, In the beginning, she used the wheelchair, then she tried to walk by holding onto 2 men (her ex-worker and Mr. Engkim's assistant) the progress is slow but she needs to face it, it’s better than sitting on the wheelchair in the day. Cheers, Mom!!!

(re)thinking about the last month made me realize maybe this is the reason why I am still unemployed (oh please... really?) maybe this is my turn to take care of my mother, to return back around 11 years that I spent separated from her, for all the caring that she always gave to me, this is not enough... still not enough. T.T

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1st day

Bells Palsy is a famous disease in my country nowadays, because Rano Karno (he’s a senior actor who was selected to be Banten Governor) had it, it’s a kind of temporary stroke in the face because of AC virus or in another way because of chilled nerves. I saw the explanation about it on television often. But, I never supposed that Bell's Palsy could hit my family...

Yesterday my mother woke up in the morning with a stiffy half face, I thought she’s got a toothache, but looking at her drooling and having difficulty speaking, I feel she had a serious disease. She went to the office in a mess, even though she driving her car! And had to search on Google about the early stage of stroke.

I worried about her and decided to clean up my house immediately, I am really sure that she would come home after going to the doctor. Then, my aunt called, she said my mother need to hospitalize at the hospital and asked me to prepare the stuff at home.

I’m so panicky!!! I saw my mother stay on the bed of the polyclinic building PTPN Hospital, she's moved from UGD (or ICU) because the room is not available. The hospital is over capacity, even the ICU room is full until the patient must stay in a wheelchair, yes, a wheelchair. There is an old couple who sat in a wheelchair near the ICU room, they queue for the ICU bed and the ICU patient waiting in the room.

Looking at this situation my mother feels so worried, she doesn't like to waiting, especially in an ill condition. The condition got worse when the polyclinic staff ask us for leaving because they were closed, then my mother moved back again to ICU and stay in a wheelchair for more than 1 hour until decided to change the hospital. I can't imagine if we stay there. So awful maybe...

Fortunately, we got the room in RSUD Kelas B Ciereng, it's a VVIP room. Actually based on BPJS regulations we would have 2nd class (max) but looking at her condition we decided to put her in the VVIP room, my mother is picky so putting her with other people would be difficult and made her want to go home early.

FYI for getting a VVIP room, we must pay Rp 2.500.000 as a deposit t first, that money would paying back to us after being reduced by other costs (such as medicine and medical treatment), every case is different depending on the diagnosis.

We stay in Kemuning room, there are only 8 rooms inside with a little guest room in front of the receptionist and office, every room has a washroom and (private) porch. The facility is patient furniture (bed, cupboard, table, etc) and medical equipment, 1 sofa, 1 water dispenser, 1 medium refrigerator (single), LCD (cable TV), shoe rack, towel hanger, and (porch) chair. Actually, it’s a comfortable room... FYI, in front of the patient's bed, there are “insomnia pray (for moslem)” displayed, so helpful for calming the patient.

As common Indonesian people around the world, if one family is staying in the hospital another family would come and make a work shift to watch the patient. It’s very helpful because I had many hands for taking care of my mother hehe even though sometimes I am confused by messy stuff.

My mother's condition is awful, her right face is clumsy and her left body (from shoulder to finger) is hard to move. She even couldn't drink rightly... the nurse said “Don't let her go anywhere” It’s the hardest thing to do because my mother is stubborn, she always tried to wake up for going to the washroom. I understood that she is really want to pee or anything, but her condition is awful, she couldn't stand because she’s got a half-body stroke... we tried to help by putting diapers on her and offering a pee pot. The option that absolutely she rejects hehe... That night I couldn't sleep properly because she couldn't sleep...hehe

2nd day

Finally, my mother is agree to try diapers and a pee pot, but it doesn't help, for making it easier we discuss it with the doctor and nurse, then we decided for using a tube to help her, it was the best decision.

Today we (me and Puput) brought her to Radiology Lab for an X-Ray check, the result is good nothing serious in her body except the fact that hers couldn't work properly. In the afternoon we went to Dewi Sartika Laboratorium for CT-Scan by ambulance, on the way there I feels so sad and worried too much for her, especially when saw her weak face. My mother's body is average to fat, so moving her to another bed is a thought job hehe Also we need more than 2 nurses for moving her (excluding us).

Today is better than yesterday, she can eat her meal slowly and talking some words clearly. Keep fighting Mom!!!

3rd day

7 people stay with my mother, me and my sister Widy, my aunty Wa Iti and her son Mas Hendi, my aunty Wa Endang and her daughter Puput + her son-in-law Abon, I feel living in the small rented house a.k.a rumah petak hehe

In the morning some of us would leave for work and come back in the night. We (the girls) spent this morning by face makeover on the porch hehe

My sister going back to Bandung this afternoon before the rain, she promised to come on Saturday morning. I can feel my mother is sad that she leaves, but however, she is busy.

For the first doctor diagnosis, my mother got Bells Palsy, but it’s only the beginning of the disease, that’s Bells Palsy continues into half body stroke. Even if it’s half body stroke, we’re grateful my mother was sent to the hospital immediately, because there are 6 gold hours period which is valuable, in that 6 hours at least the patient must go to the hospital to get the infuse, if longer than 6 hours maybe she would have whole body stroke.

4th day

Her blood pressure is decreased consistently, but she still doesn't want to eat hospital meals, so I talk to Nutricior to change the menu, from filtered porridge to jelly. Besides that, we added fruit to gain her energy such as bananas, pears, apples, and squash water.

Today her coworker came to visit her, it’s the first time they met as one department. Our room is full... hehe most of them asked for leaving their job, forgetting about it for a while. The therapist came after, and he trained my mother's body, it’s seems difficult because her body didn't move anyway. Oh, btw she can feel the touch on her foot... I tested by pinching her skin hehe she might be surprised when realizing the mark hehe

VC called me, asking about my readiness because Fahria and Maya would come to visit her... a little break maybe, but I still couldn't decide because of my mother's condition and my status... hehe... being unemployed isn't nice for heard.

5th day

My mother is fussy, maybe because she stays in bed for a long time, and she got irritation on her skin because of the covered sweat. it’s hard for her to sleep tight, so she moves to the right and left randomly and makes us tired for making her comfortable. Also, She had 4th infuse needle today because of that.

Surprisingly, she asking porridge for her lunch instead of milk or jelly and she ate well, it was because she was hungry, and heard about the woman next to our room allowed for sent back home because her meals were all gone (the fact is her daughter ate the rest).

Her coworker (another department) visited today, they told my mother about the chance of healing is so big, many people proved surviving so don't worry about that. Most of the visitors came with an envelope (aka money) and food, of course, my mother only ate a little the rest is for us hehe... But sometimes we got many food in a day, so we gave it to a family who visited us or the nurse at the front desk and the security.

She seems happy when her friend came to visit, even though sometimes she is visited by an unknown well person or just knew not a close friend.

Happy Mother's Day :* :* :*

6th day

Sometimes I feel so angry when facing my mother, in the one side I feel frustrated with her condition, I still can't accept her (un)capability during her ill, but on the other side I feel sorry for making her feel difficult, might she do.

After 6 days in the hospital, our topic shifted to payment things, we need other options after BPJS because we were jumping from 2nd classroom into the VVIP room and worried that BPJS couldn't cover our payment. I thought every company which used BPJS should choosing 1st class for made their employee feels secure and calm in the hospital, it doesn't matter if they (the company) choose 2nd class or 3rd class but however, but everyone needs the best for their healthy.

My mother is the 1st case (in her office) of a BPJS claim, many people waiting for the result of payment things, they (HRD) managed other (private) insurance (which is being the partner before BPJS) to investment insurance than healthy insurance because they thought that BPJS could cover all the payment as the promise of advertisement. So lets we see...

7th day

Our family came to visit us, and my sister was crazy about my mother... It’s kind f a regular day of visiting. The good news for today is my mother can move her foot, a tiny movement is very helpful.

Ok, here is the explanation of BPJS service in (Subang) hospital.

If we used BPJS for hospitalization (1st class, 2nd class, and 3rd class) they would serve the standard, the doctor who checking is a general doctor (not a specialist doctor) and we must buy the medicine by ourselves, so BPJS only covers the room (and facilitation) cost, appropriate with the type of class we took.

If we jumping class to VIP or VVIP, they would serve over the standard, the private room (including the facility) and the nurse is ready 24 hours, the doctor who checking is a specialist doctor, and could be more than 1 specialist doctor depending on the disease, the medicine (including with external medicine) is buying by the hospital (automatically included in the bill). BPJS would cover the cost appropriate with the type of class we took only and we must pay the rest. For VIP and VVIP BPJS looking at the diagnosis level, the hard disease is easier.

8th day

The doctor said that she is able for going home, and her healing would be increasing after she stays at home, finally... I’m so happy for her ups... we’re happy for her, congratulation. Then, we spent the afternoon relaxing hehe At that time we’re stay around my mother's bed while doing our own business, but even though we were watching my mother, no one realize my mother falling down until heard her screaming.

We were shocked to find my mother's body on the floor, she was falling because my cousin forgot to pull up the fence of the bed after giving her medicine, and her head hit the infuse pole. In the next scene, we stay around her bed, to keep her safe and watch her move directly.

After that, my mother isn't moving from her pose, she worried about falling down for the second time. What we worried about the most is her head, we worried her condition getting worst, and unable to go home tomorrow. Fortunately, after a body check the nurse said “She is fine only a little bit shocked”. Then we laughed at her hehe...

9th day

I woke up on fire and started my day by packaging all the stuff in the room. Nothing to do then besides checking up the bag and the stuff. We stay after the afternoon because waiting for the doctor who is never to come, yes, she couldn't come because her father was sick. So we spent the half day for nothing (the nurse told us in the noon).

We are pending the payment because all BPJS staff in the hospital went to the meeting, ALL, ALL BPJS STAFF. How could they ALL leave the job without a replacement? It’s made me upset. From the consumer's view, this is a critical moment, we want to leave clearly and feel so objected to coming back to the hospital for taking care of the pending payment. It’s useless. No one was there.

Nothing I can say except “Welcome home Mom!!”

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