See You, Semarang

A place I proudly called a hometown. I shall thank you for being my playground, a place for me to grow, a place for me to experience bitterness, a place for me to  find best friends, a place that introduced me to a beautiful thing called love, the first place that creates me for whatever I am today. To start the journey of my life with my grandparents, I was fully getting everybody’s attention towards me for being the ‘last child’. Everything is there, everything is ready for me. When a mother/father is not there for her/his child, she/he tends to find the substitute of her/his presence by pampering the child. Well, I know it now. I was innocencely happy back then J

Being a teenager was not easy for me, maybe it’s the hardest part of my life. A naive young lady came to town, she had to face the real life. Understanding that her life was not perfect at all, creating a rebellious soul filled with hatred, she believed that life has been being unfair to her. I could laugh it up now, but before, I was seriously angry about it. I tried everything new to me, I did everything I want, I wanted revenge. So many possibilities of me being damage, but you, yes you Semarang, you and your nature (I believe) kept saving me, you wrapped me with good people, you introduced me to wonderful people, they are closed to my heart, and they do until now.

High school was the vital stage of my life in shaping character. Being more aware of what I do, what I say, what I think, who I want to befriend with, etc. Experiencing ‘sense of belonging’ in terms of love life, I could say that high school mostly coloured with romance and friendship. However, I used to dream high and brave in taking risk. I decided to continue study abroad. Leaving all families, bestfriends and boyfriend with their sweet memories. Bravely (yet still naive) stepping out from this country all alone.

Being a kid who never lived with parents, I was unintentionally shaped to be independent under my mother’s watch. And yes, I have decided to move out to find new experiences. But I believe that you’ll be taking care my loved ones, thus I will always coming back to you, Semarang. It’s never a goodbye, so I’ll say “See you..”

“Round my hometown, memories are fresh. Round my hometown, oh the people I’ve met are the wonders of my world” Adele – Hometown Glory