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It’s already 11:38 PM as I write this, which means there are only 22 minutes left of 2025. Many things have happened. Some of them were good, and some were bad as well. But the good thing is I'm (we, if you happen to read this) still alive and well. But, again, I need to put it here: List new missions I hope I can accomplis by the end of 2026. Even though I don't know whether 2026 will be tough or easy for me (Bismillah...).  I won’t go into too much detail—it would take too long—but the point is, I believe these six missions will lead me to a better life in 2026 (Even there are still many previous missions that aren't done yet.).
Enjoy 2026!
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 One of the best mosque you can visit in South Jakarta.  Whenever you're on a trip from Jakarta to Cilegon, you can pray here.  This mosque has the greatest view of the Indian Ocean. So you will be reminded how small and weak we are as mortal creatures.  Even though it's a mosque, I don't know why the vibe feels so gothic. Imho. Btw, this one was built in 1596.  "And worship your Lord until what is certain comes to you (death)." Al-Hijr: 99  And, precisely, this angle was taken right after we performed a Salat Al-Janazah (Funeral Prayer) for my friend. Hope she rests in peace.  The mosque also has a role in supporting the local economic cycles.
 Pas nerima pesan ini, gw kebetulan baru sampe di kantor kira-kira setengah jam-an sebelumnya. Lagi enak-enak ngobrol sama kolega tau-tau, "ting!", ni text masuk. Reaksi pertama adalah: "Astaghfirullah..." kaget gw. Bukan maksud kesel karena tiba-tiba dikirimin ini--jujur, yang ngirim ini pun bukan temen yang deket-deket amat, sekadar kenal aja--tapi lebih ke ngebatin karena "anjirr, circle gw pun makin banyak yang kena PHK." Reaksi kedua gw adalah: Bingung jawab apa. Jujur belakangan gak cuma teks ini doang yang masuk. Ada beberapa temen yang kebetulan menanyakan hal yang sama. Gw cuma bisa beri respon empati (beneran tulus) dan mentok "sini, kirim CV lu aja ke gw, ntar gw coba bantu kirim ke HR." Reaksi ketiga gw adalah: Overthinking sambil bilang "wah gak menutup kemungkinan gw kena nih", atau "ini nih gak enaknya swasta, coba gw keterima PNS dulu" dan seterusnya sampe akhirnya jadi nyalahin takdir.
Persis dua bulanan lalu gw juga dapet whatsapp dari kawan lama gw yang menanyakan hal sama kayak di atas. Gw sampe ketemuan sama temen gw ini, nongkrong, makan, dengerin keluh-kesahnya dan betapa sulitnya untuk bisa bounce lagi alias dapet kerjaan dengan tempo sesingkat-singkatnya.
Kalo kata AI aje nih, jumlah pengangguran di Indonesia per Februari 2025 itu mencapai 7,28 dan didominasi usia muda di bawah 24 tahun. Artinya mereka aja (kira-kira) lulus kuliah itu masih susah banget nyari kerja. Saingan makin banyak untuk orang kayak gw yang sebentar lagi 40. Adu pengalman aja belum tentu menang. Masalahnya kerjaannya yang gak ada. Ibarat kita duduk mau makan, piringnya ada, tapi makanannya gak ada. Jujur, solusinya gw gak tau, pun kalo ada ya sifatnya klise aja. Kalo gak bikin usaha sendiri atau ya terus cari jangan nyerah ampe dapet. Kalo kata anak jaman sekarang, "in this economy", yang masih punya kerjaan ya disukur-sukurin, mau itu gak enak, mau sekecil apa pun gajinya, harus ditahan-tahan. Buat yang masih nganggur, ya jangan dianggurin, harus cari secari-carinya, sampe dapet, atau ya cari celah lain bikin usaha (kalo ada modal), atau coba peruntungan cari kerja di luar negeri (kalo ada skil ekstra), atau ya ngojek (kalo kata mamak gw). Begitu juga yang kena PHK, kalo belum ada plan B, ya buruan bikin (gw pun masih nyari apa kira-kira), atau ya jangan capek apply-apply, iket pinggang kencengin, ego kurangin. Jaman lagi susah, yang enak pejabatnya. (nb: buat siapa pun kalian di luar sana yang kebetulan kepapar sama tulisan ini, yuk sama-sama doa semoga hidup kita dimudahkan dilancarkan, dijauhi dari segala kemalangan dan musibah. Kalopun memang sedang dirundung masalah semoga cepat rampung dan ditemukan solusinya. Yang masih kerja semoga lancar, yang gak ada kerjaan semoga dapet segera, yang ilang kerjaan semoga ketemu lagi.) I now see that the terms of 'good people' have switched a little bit (personal opinion). Everything, to become good, becomes more transactional, or there's a kind of 'currency' to achieve such goodness. Especially in this country, where morality still sits at the top of social discourse but is only treated as a cover while decadence is the thing that is actually happening: corruption cases in many levels of government structures, sexual scandal cases in boarding schools, theft and vandalism of public facilities, exortion from local communities or mass organization, and a lot of it. Becoming 'good people' even becomes currency, where you have to pay or give something to get the service or help from them. But fortunately, thank god, there are still some good people out there. I saw it on my way back home from the office weeks ago. Since I know that there are a lot of potholes on my route that left unfixed for long times, so I know where's the safest lane to go through. Sometimes it pissed me off to see that ignored potholes while cursing the government (who is responsible for that) and saying that "someday, someone will get an accident because of it". And speak the devil. Boom! It surely happened right beside me. Someone fell off because of one of the potholes. The victim was a young man who was on his way back home, and yup, he's not local people. He just tried to avoid the traffic jam; that's why he was trying another route.  In a matter of seconds, a few people gathered to help this poor man. Some of them initiatively brought him to the pedestrian, while others checked his motorcycle and all the stuff he had brought. And there was a guy who carefully asked permission to take his smartphone so the man could contact this guy's family members. (One friend of mine got his smartphone stolen when he had an accident)  And there was something that amazed me: suddenly, out of nowhere, a group of people came and gave him proper medical treatment. I thought someone called for a hospital or something, but it was purely a community or special group that helped him. I asked who they were, and they were from the ride-hailing community. They acted so quickly; once they helped to take care of him, they left.  Finally, his family arrived and brought him to the nearest hospital. And there is one, the ride-hailing community taking care of his motorcycle. What a great people out there. And yes, they still exist.
   Always amazed by those who are able to "make time" to visit God in the midst of their busy lives. #respect     |
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