TIPUS

Tahun 2008 awal ini, gue jadi sering banget mondar mandir bolak balik ke rumah sakit. Pertengahan Mei tahun lalu, gue kena tipus dan sempet opname 2 malam di RS PIK. Total absen kantor 2 minggu lebih, ganti dokter sampai 2 kali, terakhir sama dr. Sonya yang minta opname, dan beberapa kali check lab (lupa berapa kali saking banyaknya).

Saat itu positif tipus, dokter udah confirm bahwa bener kena tipus. Dan yang namanya orang kena tipus itu, walahualam susah banget harus jaga makannya. Denger denger sih harus makan extra bersih dan ngga boleh keras, asem dan pedes selama, wuih.. 1 tahun.. Gue ngga. Begitu sembuh dan masuk kantor, gue langsung ke kebiasaan lama. Pagi mi / nasi uduk abang abang, siang kantin carefour Puri atau kantin RCTI atau tempat lain yang murah meriah, yang tau sendiri kebersihannya sudah tentu tidak terjamin. Makan pedes adalah favorite gue, semua serba pedes, kalau kurang pedes, gue ngga selera hehe, di rumah aja selalu masak dengan cabe rawit.

Belum genap setahun tipus gue sembuh, terbaringlah gue lagi, dengan penyakit yang sama :_(
Tapi kali ini gue ngga mau di opname, ngga ah, enakan juga dirumah. Parahnya lagi, minggu depan (Sabtu ini deng, 19 Jan 2008 ini), gue bersama Nat dan rombongan Papa Mama dan Mama mertua berangkat ke Malaysia, Singapore dan Phi Phi Island. Gimana dong. Ngga ada cara lain, gue harus sembuh sebelum itu. Apa yang gue lakukan? Istirahat, udah dari minggu lalu gue ngga masuk kantor, cuma masuk hari Kamis ½ hari dan Jumat. Jaga makan. Ngga ada makanan lain selain bubur dan hanya bubur. Dengan ayam rebus. Cemilannya roti marie sesuai pesenan dokter. Tiap hari gue harus ke dokter untuk disuntik entah apa. So, tiap hari bolak balik RS PIK Senen – Jumat (14 – 18 Jan 2008) untuk sebuah suntikan, soalnya gue kan ngga mau opname. Kalau gue diopname, nanti Papa Mama pikir apa, takutnya dicancel lagi the whole trip minggu depan :_(
Jadi, gue harus sembuh sebelum itu. Perkara disana harus jaga makan, ya memang harus hehe.

Yang kali ini, spt yang dijelaskan dokter, cuma gejala tipus aja kok. Terlihat dari hasil pemeriksaan lab. Parathipy ada tipe H dan O dengan varian A, B, C. Nah, yang positif di gue itu varian A tipe H. H artinya cuma ada kaki tangannya si virus di badan gue, sedangkan badannya (O), ngga ketemu. Artinya, virusnya belum sempat berkembang. Tapi gue harus waspada, karena kadar Hnya cukup tinggi (1/320). 1/320 artinya si H ditemukan sampai 4 kali sample darah gue diencerkan (1/80; 1/160; 1/240; 1/320). Kalau, A, B dan Cnya ini kata dokter cuma namanya saja, bukan mencerminkan parahan yang mana (kayak hepatitis A, B, C). Dijelaskan dokter, parathipy ini ngga terlalu bahaya, yang bahaya, ya Thipy itu sendiri alias tipus beneran.

Dan ngga cuma itu. Ternyata oh ternyata, asam urat gue juga tinggi banget, 10.4 dari batas maximal normal 8.5. Pasti kegemaran menyantap kambing dan kacang kacangan dan cemilan sebelum tidur nih. Parah. Untung gue bukan penyuka jeroan, kalau iya mungkin lebih tinggi lagi kali. Jadilah, mulai sekarang juga stop semua kacang kacangan, tempe, tahu, buncis, kacang panjang, gado gado, ketoprak, karedok, dan tentu saja, emping (hehe masih ada1/2 bungkus yang belum digoreng di lemari). Untungnya, masih ada untungnya, gue ngga kena demam berdarah yang sekarang ini sedang mewabah.

Di rumah sakit
Ini pengalaman yang memperingatkan. Sungguh bukan pemandangan yang enak dilihat. Orang tua yang napasnya udah ngga teratur, jalan dengan tongkat, bahkan sebagian besar mereka ada di kursi roda. Tapi bukan itu. Liat deh raut mukanya. I don’t see life there. Setelah puluhan tahun meniti hidup, tidak ada kehidupan di wajah mereka, tidak ada kepuasan, kebahagiaan dan keberpasrahan. Bahwa hidup gue sudah baik, ber-isi, dan gue bahagia setelah semua ini. Ngga ada. Semua raut wajah cemberut, bertekuk tekuk dan marah, dan mengatakan “gue masih mau hidup, karena gue belum puas” “gue mau berjalan lagi, karena ada tempat yang mau gue kunjungi” “gue mau bicara lantang, masih banyak yang gue belum ungkapkan” “gue mau mengangkat tangan, karena banyak yang belum gue ulurkan” “gue mau kesempatan kedua, yang mana pada saat itu berakhir, gue mau duduk di kursi roda ini dengan banyak orang, terutama orang orang yang gue sayang mengingat gue, menyapa gue dan mengatakan betapa hidup gue baik dan berkualitas, dan gue bisa pergi dengan tenang; bukan seperti sekarang, yang bahkan bagi orang orang terdekat, gue adalah beban yang ngga lama lagi terlepas dari mereka.”

Gue juga punya keinginan yang sama; dan gue, bersama Nat, masih banyak kesempatan. Kesempatan yang kita sendiri ngga mulai mulai. Ngga, gue bukan takut mati dan ngga masuk surga. Gue lebih takut, ketika hari itu tiba, gue belum pasrah dan masih menyesal. Itulah ketakutan terbesar dalam hidup gue.

My first CAR and first MOTORBIKE

I bought my first motorbike on February 2002. A brand new light blue first edition Yamaha Jupiter. With loan from my sister (Cece) which I installed monthly with my enough-is-enough KPMG Junior salary. I installed 1 million, sometimes 1.5 a month until it fully settled, IDR 12 million. Off course, it’s non-interest bearing loan, he he. During those times, due to installment and other cost of living (I live separated from my parent – ngekos), I sometimes have to take only “Indomie” or Rp. 1000 bread for stuck my hungry stomach in exchange of dinner. I remember those cloudy days... :_(

My first car has different story. But also, this one is an installment :P this time from my lovely Dad. After I’m not ngekos anymore and live with my big brother (Khioko), I have to travel the longer road to the office due to Khioko’s house is a bit far from my office. Khioko’s house at Citra Garden (Kalideres) and my office is in Sudirman (Wisma GKBI). By bike, everyday must travel through Jl. Daan Mogot which well-known for the traffic jam and bad reputation of the bus’ driver, known as Mikrolet, Kopaja and angkot Tuyul. That’s where my mom, who live separated from us (at Bangka), really worry about me might having an accident. So, my father came all the way to Jakarta, to find me a good second-hand car.
That’s where came my gold Suzuki Baleno year 2000. The price quite high at that time, IDR 86.5 million bought in 2004, around August. Installment was IDR 2.5 million per month by paying their insurance (Prudential). Papa 1.5 million, Mama 1 million a month. Until November 2007, has been fully settled. Now the Prudential being paid by Khioko (1 million), me (1 million) and Cece (half million).

I sold the car in 2006 around November, due to need money for house down payment. Sold at IDR 65 million, go down 20 million more in only 2 years. Quite sad. But what to say, at that time really need money and the market price is around there. Most people asked 61 or 62 million only. I gave this guy (Adri) included 12 CD changer worth IDR 2.5 million and several CDs. Also before sold, I fixed here and there cost me almost 2 million. Not to mention fixing air conditioner 1.3 million more. Also cleaning the mold and other things cost me a few hundreds, which to small to be mentioned.

However, by sold-out the Baleno, didn’t mean I have no car :_) I have this brand new Kijang Inova which belong to my Dad. So this is how it was. When my dad bought this car in early 2006, my Baleno was given to my sister, because, you see, Inova is too big for her, off course. Then, when I sold my Baleno, was around November, and it was near her birthday, so guess what?? Birthday present was a brand new dark grey metallic Toyota Yaris… really groovy huh? So now, after a motorbike and a Baleno on my own (I mean I owned them with my own money, although it was a loan), I now joint my elder brother and sister, using the property of my dad :_) My brother using Isuzu Panther, sister use Toyota Yaris, and me, he he a Kijang Inova. Until my Mom and Dad moving to Jakarta, the Inova is mine :_) off course, except if they’re coming to Jakarta (visit), I gave it back. But now, lucky my brother has himself a Kijang Inova also, so I didn’t have to return the car every time my parent were here :_) Consider my self a lucky son :_)

Back to the story of my bike. So, after a bought the Baleno, where this Jupiter gone? Well, tell you the truth, sometimes I even forget I have this bike. First, it just there at my brother’s house. Then come my friend, Syamsumin (Umin) with his idea. Because he is temporarily stay in Jakarta, he come to lend my bike with payment of IDR 150,000 per month. Ojeg rate he said, off course + taking good care of the bike. After six month, he handed back to me, because he’s gone to Bangka. After that, my brother ‘occupied’ it to one of his employee (salesman). Poor bike. Did not treat right at that time. I’m not sure they ever check the oil or take it to the routine service. Not even wash perhaps. So, after a while, I take it back, and rather handed it to Keni (my step brother), who I believe, will use and take care it more responsible. At that time, Keni just joint an MLM (don’t have to write the name here). He need the bike for mobility and at that time still don’t have enough money to buy one. So I lend him for free in exchange of taking good care of the bike. After a while, Keni bought himself a brand new motorbike, Suzuki something (New Smash if I’m not mistaken), so he kindly return the bike form me.

Not just that, he also do me another favor. He found me a potential buyer for the bike. I forget his name, he’s a friend of Keni. For IDR 4 million, I sold the bike in Jun or July 2007. The bike has been mine for about 5 years, but actually with me only 2 years. After 2004, I really only used it occasionally for, when my car when to workshop several days or when extension of vehicle tax (STNK). I remember the time when I was still routinely take the bike to workshop for maintenance and for wash. Sometimes also I washed it my self. Really love it.